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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As we worked our way through what (in my opinion) was a brutal try out season this year, a friend shared this post from the Volley Truth YouTube channel . . and it hits a lot of important points regarding club "loyalty" and appropriate management of expectations:  https://youtu.be/vZ4ngeheNUQ

Learn what you can about the various clubs, and then make the best decision about which clubs (yes PLURAL) to pursue for your child.  Do not wait for, or assume any form of loyalty from one season to the next.  Period.  And NO club, from my what I observed, independently initiated conversations to tell prior players that they would not be picked up this season.  The people who found out ahead of time, were parents who were aggressive about approaching club directors and coaches to ask the question across the summer and the Fall lead up to tryouts (i.e., where does my child stand for next season) and were willing to invite what might be an uncomfortable conversation.  My observation was that those parents who received negative responses -- or even ambiguous or noncommittal responses -- saw the writing on the wall, and initiated their hustle.  Parents who waited, or who were not aggressive about getting the feedback/confirmation about where their player stood were unfortunately blindsided.

I do agree that there is a general fear across our local volleyball community (not just from players who previously played for Metro or Paramount) that if you are seen visiting other clinics, your past club won't invite you back or exact some form of retribution.  To that I say . . take a look at the video link above.  She makes great points about that.

The only person you owe loyalty to is your child.
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1000+!
A learning lesson for our kids to be their own advocates.  [/quote]

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