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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can you elaborate on that? My DD really liked the coach and it seemed like all the girls who tried out were sooo good. I read about the club and they seem well run. Anything we should know? She tried out for MoCo, still waiting on that but I’d actually prefer a smaller club.[/quote]
You probably know that not all the players who tried out will accept their offer. Academy has a short history and not a good track of success with their teams. There is a thread that compares the rankings of the few clubs in the region for each age group, where you can see that their teams are not doing that well. Let me know if you need help finding the thread - it should still be on the first page of the Volleyball forum. Even great coaches can't do much when their teams are not competitive. The teammates play a significant role in a player's development - you develop much faster in a competitive team compared to a non-competitive team. I suggest that you wait for an answer from Moco and dig a little deeper before you make a decision. You still have time to try out for other clubs - we are just two days in the tryout period. [/quote]

To add some context, the last two years Academy had a lot of new players (new to club volleyball).   I know at least a couple that are now pretty good are returning because they like the team and didn’t want to look elsewhere, so the team may do better this year.  I think it’s a legit altetnative to a lower team at some of the other clubs.  Especially if you live in bethesda, CC or Kensington — it is so much more convenient than going up 270.  That’s a valid consideration.[/quote]
Unfortunately, based on our experience and talking to others a number of the better players on the team are looking elsewhere.  [b]Plus there are a lot of players being offered to play up on an older age team[/b] with Academy that aren't receiving offers for their actual age group teams at other clubs.[/quote]

Academy is not the only club that tries to build up their older teams by making offers to their younger players. This is very shortsighted because most players are not even good for their own age level. Having these players compete with older players will pretty much guarantee plenty of losses during tournaments. This is a good recipe for top and mid-level players to avoid your club in the future. [/quote]

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