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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=FPYCparent]My kid's first club volleyball experience was with The St. James two years ago.  Loved the facility (aside from parking, of course!).  My kid's coaches were great, but were not retained for the next year, so most of that team left, as I think only one player went back for another year.  They seem to be going through coaches like crazy.  If anything, I wonder if The St. James mostly focuses on their boys' program ... to the detriment of the girls' teams.

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I apologize to PP, but I have a different tangent to explore.  What is the consensus on nearby regions?  I think we all know the CHRVA is relatively weak nationally, especially outside of Metro and Paramount.  Can the same be said for Old Dominion, Carolina, Garden Empire, Keystone?  Are there similar clubs that tend to be the behemoths of their particular regions?  For example, are Triangle and RVC the go-to clubs in North Carolina and the rest of Virginia, respectively?
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Pretty much every region north of Florida and east of Ohio is weaker than the top regions, which tend to be in Texas, Florida, California, Chicago and some hot spots in the midwest. Of course there are some great clubs outside of those areas (e.g., A5 in Georgia, Triangle in NC, AZ Storm) but generally the mid-Atlantic, Northeast, and New England tend to not have as many strong clubs. The ranking of the top clubs in the country (used for determining who gets invited to Triple Crown) includes the state where the club is located and notably there are no clubs from Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, or any other state in New England. 
[url]https://tcspub.blob.core.windows.net/usclubrankings/vb/2024%205%20Year%20Rankings.pdf[/url]

So, yes, it's fair to say that the neighboring regions are similar to CHRVA in the competitiveness of clubs compared to the best clubs nationally. There are of course good clubs in these states - just similar to CHRVA in that they are not quite at the level to be competitive with the open level teams from the top clubs nationally.

And similar to the examples you cited, there are some bigger clubs in these regions that tend to be better. Using the Keystone Region as an example, the bigger clubs are EC Power and Synergy which both have numerous teams at every age group (and EC Power in many different cities).
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Last weekend in Baltimore, Metro 15 Travel lost to Triangle in 2 sets, and Metro 17 Travel lost to EC Power in 3.[/quote]

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