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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Any parents of tall girls, how many offers are you getting? My daughter is 5’10.5 and I would say somewhere in the middle skill wise, but she has 3 offers in top teams. Wondering at which age level this will change. [/quote]
If she's 5'10.5" and reasonably athletic, that could carry through all the way through 18s, assuming she's a nice kid, a hard worker, and her parents aren't high maintenance  :lol:   At younger ages, the allure of the tall girl is both what she can contribute this season and perhaps even more importantly, what she might be in the future.  If she continues to improve, being tall is one of the data points that is always important in volleyball.  And if she's truly 5'10.5" in her bare feet, then she's probably already taller than a lot of the college players who list themselves as 6'1". The amount of exaggeration of heights on rosters is pretty comical, particular for girls in the 5'9"-5'11" range.

You didn't say how old she is, but if she's on the younger side be careful about her being trained only as a middle blocker. Lots of girls in that 5'10" range are the tallest on their teams at 12 and 13 so they are made middle blockers. Depending on how much more they grow and how athletic, by 15s or 16s, if she's still on a high level team and still in that 5'10" range, she might be better suited as an outside hitter, but it can be tough to train up on serve receive and defense which tends not be a focus for middle blockers. So even if she ends up playing middle for this season, she should insist on getting reps at other positions. [/quote]

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