Reply to Volleyball tryouts in real time

Forum Index » Volleyball

Reply to "Volleyball tryouts in real time"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]New U14 club volleyball player. Average height, average skills. Tried out for 5 mid and low level regional or second club teams according to rankings in Northern VA. Went to a few clinics beforehand, nothing major. DD was not invited to any "invite only" clinics. In the end, received two offers, one alternate offer, rejection from another on Monday, never heard back from another until after deadline with a more general notice that all teams were filled. I'm not going to get into specific clubs but just want to say there is hope for those who are told how impossible it is to make a club team.

My advice is to be realistic, don't bother trying out for national/open teams on your first try, and do your homework on each club. Try to accurately assess your DD's skills compared to other girls. Its difficult to not be biased but its so important in order to provide the direction they need navigating this crazy scene. Lower level clubs with multiple teams are a great way to go. Some clubs added third U14 teams (Mojo, X-Factor) so that probably helped the overall pool too.

Not to pat myself on the back, but I think my ability to target 5 realistic clubs made a big difference. DD didn't get the club we thought she would get, but we cast a wide-enough net to get another. Not wasting finite tryout time on the best or national clubs was key even though we considered "taking a shot, who knows what can happen?" at one or two of the top clubs. Would've been a waste of valuable tryout time.

Of course, the main reason is that the kiddo gave it everything she had in terms of effort. After watching some but not all of the tryouts, I was amazed at how much she improved just during the tryouts. The tryout entry fee is easily more valuable than any individual clinic.

Tryouts are scary for young kids. I was worried about the pressure and potential disappointment. But the growth and confidence building of the process was amazing to see and, after all, that is the reason most of us are in this, right? [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics