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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Such a Metro homer. At least try to be somewhat objective.

While I may be a Metro homer, at least my opinions are supported by actual facts. [/quote]

We may want to tone done the vitriol a little bit.  Its possible for everyone to have good points. The problem with these discussions is the confirmation bias that a PP referred to.  If you think Metro is great, you'll find facts to support it.  If you don't, you'll find facts that don't.  Unfortunately, neither side will include the facts that defeat their point.  I do think the latest comments here illustrate perfectly the earlier comment "Saying "I play for Metro Travel" can be a big part of the personal identity of a player. It can be an even bigger status symbol for the parents, especially at the younger ages."  That same sentiment can also apply to Paramount and to several other clubs in this region. IMO, none of it is healthy for either the player or the parent. If you are a top-level club player you should never be so locked-in to a specific top club that you wouldn't even consider playing somewhere else that the fit is better for you.

The constant "Metro Great", "Metro Terrible", "Paramount Great", "Paramount Terrible" spiel does little to help families who just want to find a great place to play volleyball. I can't speak for others, but it definitely turns me off to either club because it sounds more like a religious fight focused on proving your are following the right gospel than it does an honest attempt to help others who are just looking for information.  If this is the way people who play for those clubs defend them or attack their competitors in public, then what are they like in private?

Moving on, both of these statements can be true:
1) Metro has the most U17 and U18 players in CHRVA that commit to play in D1, and
2) A large number of those players were developed at younger ages by other clubs before switching to Metro.

Regarding 2025 college commitments, there are at least 4 missing that I'm aware of, and probably more.  There's also a 2025 D3 commit who for Metro.  The Blue Ridge beach commits played both beach and indoor for Blue Ridge should be included in the D1 total.  I know 540 (D1), MOCO (D3) and VAVA (D3) all have college commits for 2025. I do wish CHRVA had a page that captured everyone that's college committed. But thanks for the huge effort it took to even compile your list.

Adding those additional commits to the data, if you are an aspiring college volleyball player you should consider the following:
D1: 15/35 = 43% of D1 are Metro
D2: 0/6 = 0% of D2 are Metro
D3: 1/14 = 7% of D3 are Metro
All 2025 Commits: 16/55 = 29% are Metro

The D2 and D3 ratios will likely change dramatically over the next three months, because D2 and D3 typically have a lot of commits in their senior year, as late as spring.

These facts tell you a lot of info:
1) If you want to play D1 and want to increase your chances, making a Metro Travel team can be good. This is especially true if you want to take a shot at Power 5 volleyball.
2) If you want to play D2 or D3, other clubs may give you a better chance, at least for the class of 2025.
3) If you want to play college volleyball, there are more than a dozen clubs that have players moving on to play in college. 10 of those have D1 players.[/quote]

Why are we only looking at 2025 commitments? Why don't you go back the last two years, including the 2023 and 2024 classes? Both Metro and Paramount committed all their athletes to play in college in 2023 and 2024, pretty much all D1. Metro did have many more P5 commits in 2023 (whereas Paramount had zero), which lays claim to the fact that Paramount's 5th place finish at 18 Open GJNC is all that more impressive considering it's the CHRVA record and was done with not 1 P5 commit at the time. VAE has one good team, their rising 18s team, which has some solid D1 commitments. The 2025 class is known to be very weak in the CHRVA Region, with the exception of 2-3 exceptionally strong players. Metro already has several P5 commits in 2026, which is impressive. I've never seen a CHRVA team with that much size as the Metro 16 team from last season (5 or 6 girls 6'2" or taller). Kind of crazy that they could only win 2 games at Nationals. Perhaps that's why Sylvia is coaching 17s this year (to appease parents). It could also be because her three best players for rising 18s are all leaving early to go to college, and she only wants to coach the most talented team.[/quote]
I did not see [b]any evidence[/b] that playing for Metro can increase the chance to play in D1. Depends on your own athletic ability and height, the college you want to go, your current volleyball skill level, playing for Metro may not make any difference for your future. But, if you want to play for umd and gwu or  au, Metro may help because ...... Or Metro practice location is good for you.[/quote]

You probably didn't see the list of college commits with the percentage of Metro players who make it on college teams. If you did look that up and you are still unconvinced, what evidence would convince you? [/quote]

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