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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Metro's summer camps:
https://www.metrovbc.com/camps[/quote]

For those who have gone in the past, have they found them to be helpful for tryouts? Are they looking at the girls this early for Nov tryouts? My DD is considering the elite positional session during the last week of July but doesn’t know if this will be a waste of time and if she should focus on fall clinics instead.  [/quote]

Most camps / clinics / leagues are money grabs: most clubs charge fees that have little to do with their actual costs to run the camps. The costs are spiraling out of control because many people in this area can afford to throw money at the sport. You can go relatively cheaper with camps / clinics organized by the county / city, but the quality is not there (most coaches have little experience).

Let's say you have the money and you are willing to throw it away. Most clubs offer these opportunities to advertise and recruit. You learn what they do at practice and you meet club players. You evaluate whether the club is a good fit. Some activities are better than others. You will gain the most if you match the level of the camp with the level of your player. If you are not sure where your player stands, you should sign up for beginner activities (most likely that's where you are). Let's say your child played one year of rec volleyball and you believe them to be an intermediate player. You are most likely wrong: sign them up for beginner activity. If you sign them up for an activity where they are out of their league, they will end up on the second court. The real action happens on the top court, where players really benefit from being present.

We figured out pretty quickly that the Metro camps we signed up for were not a good fit. They were teaching skills designed for their top players, which were too advanced for our DD's level. I am not blaming Metro: they did what they had to do to challenge their players. I was the one signing up my DD for the wrong activity. MOCO was almost the same, except that the level was lower than Metro (but even more expensive). For us, activities organized by MVSA, MEVC, and Platform worked much better. Especially MVSA - they try really hard to place players at the level where they belong. [/quote]

This is a helpful post for me- Ty![/quote]

It was- I’m not pp but 2nd what they said.  Metro has their teams figure out already so if your dd isn’t  12, 13 or  maybe 14 you need to find another club.[/quote]

Thanks to all who responded.  I asked if the camps would be a waste of time.  DD is currently on a U14 team and will have had two years of club experience. She wants a more competitive club next year and knows Metro will be basically impossible to make. It sounds like this might not be worth going to since the location isn’t convenient. [/quote]

What club is your DD in now? If you want to attach yourself to the name Metro, you can tryout for their regional teams. There is a huge difference between the Metro travel teams and their regional teams though. The first teams in relatively decent clubs beat the Metro regional teams (they are competitive against the second teams in decent clubs). If you are looking for a competitive team, the first teams in a decent club would be a better choice than a Metro regional team. Metro North might be an exception. [/quote]

I’d rather not say to give too many details.  She’s not interested in a regional team.  She’s on a team that registers for open level but doesn’t do well and wants to play on a team with more competitive players.  Think along the lines of Mojo, St. James, Vienna Elite, VaVa, Va Athletics… Her team has a mix of abilities this year.  She might end up on a similar team next year but she at least wants to try to be on a more competitive team.

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