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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do players have to do this circus every year, even after they’ve made a club  one year and are happy?  In other words, do they have to fight hard to retain their spot from the prior year or are clubs loyal to returning players?  I realize she will always have to tryout but is her spot safe with the same club, assuming no issues?  This was our first year of tryouts, and DD got offers from 4 of her 5 teams from tryouts.  But it was stressful and we put so much time and money into clinics at each place.  I know she will have to tryout again but I’m hoping the stress is not like this every year. [/quote]
 
YES, ever. single. year.  My DD got 4 offers her first year club and by the end of the season she was not be rotated out during games. She was invited to invite only clinics before the next year's try outs for her former club. She was cut after the first round of try outs from that former club. She was lucky enough to get 1 offer last year to play at a new club so took that. Unfortunately that was ECP, which disbanded/dissolved about 2 weeks before this year's try outs, so once again she was clueless. Her prior coach let her know where they were coaching this season and asked her to try out, and then that club did NOT give her an offer.

There is zero loyalty in club volleyball. None. It is unlike any other sport my other kids have played where if you start with a club early often that club will look at the long term goal of developing you over the years and often you can stay year after year (not a guarantee but likely, such as lacrosse, soccer, etc). With volleyball there is no club loyalty so the players also are looking to change every year as well. Learn this lesson now for next year.[/quote]

It really is such a hard experience for families, and it’s a shame. But as this thread indicates, some ppl are frustrated by a lack of loyalty, myself included, while others are equally frustrated that they saw clubs fill their rosters ahead of time with their girls from last year. The best we can do is go into the process with eyes wide open and exposure to as many clubs as possible ahead of time. My heart hurts for those families that don’t have the benefit of that knowledge because they are newer.[/quote]

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