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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We're new to volleyball and had a question about committing to a club if you have a kid trying at two levels at different clubs.  My dd can try out for U14 and U15 since U14 is her birth year and U15 is her grade (she has a late birthday).  She tried out for a U14 team at club A this past weekend and received an offer.  However, she also has tryouts for a U15 team at clubs B and C this upcoming weekend.  If she accepts the U14 club A offer, could she back out of it if she receives an offer from the U15 team at club B or C?  I don't know if it's ok to switch from one club to another once you've accepted an offer.  Can that be done and if so what are the repercussions/penalties of doing that, if any?

I didn't think it through when we signed up for both U14 and U15 tryouts and don't want to burn any bridges.  I want her to accept with the best club she can get in to, but also don't want to leave her without a team if she doesn't get any offers from the U15 clubs. Trying to figure out what our best option is here.

Appreciate any guidance from anyone who's done this.[/quote]

That’s a tough one and you really should have thought about it ahead of time. It also depends on how good she is, if she got a spot on 14 as a beginner she must be decent, so you could take a chance on 15, but on the other hand 15 is also very competitive and chances are very slim as a newbie. I personally would take the 14, tryout for 15 just to see, so next year I can decide to jump up to 16.
Really hard to give advice without knowing her skill level though. [/quote]

She's had a couple of years of rec volleyball and was on her HS freshman team.  So she's pretty good but I don't know how that translates to club volleyball.  And like you said, U15 is very competitive.  Is switching clubs a possibility if she makes the U15 team or is that not allowed? [/quote]

NP. You will be leaving a 14 team without a player a week after tryouts ended. You don’t know who that coach talks to and it’s not a good thing to do. Forget trying out for that club in the future.

I don’t know the answer to this question, but I know my DD is assigned the team in CHRVA when she accepts.  Can a club release you to be reassigned? I don’t know how that works.  [/quote]
It’s always a bad look to change your mind after accepting an offer, but I especially agree that it would be even worse if you waited to do so until after 15s tryouts. That would absolutely put the 14s coach/club in a tough spot. [/quote]

If she is a relative newbie let her play on the 14's team. She will probably get more playing time there anyway.[/quote]

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