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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some things I wish I had known before club volleyball tryouts the first time around —

Broadly, there are three types of volleyball clubs in the DMV

College Prep
- at the 18s level 90-100% college commitments 
- U15 up —USAV bids or play either open/premier level at AAU for college exposure
- most players are really tall in the older age groups 5’10 or above
-many parents one or both were college athletes 
-smaller players are Libero/DS/setters and unusually skilled/athletic 
-win rates generally 70+ percent

High School Prep/Developmental 
- as competitive as DMV volleyball has become to get on varsity or even JV at many schools club experience required
-players continue bc the reps are needed for HS playing time 
-usav bids rare but go to aau every year (not open. rarely premier,  more like club level for solid experience but not exposure) 
-can see movement from these clubs to college prep level as girls grow taller and/or more skilled 
- often many players for the same 1-3 high schools on the rosters 
-win rates 50 -60 percent range

Identity Challenged Clubs 
-trying to do both of the above with mixed results 
— 0-3 ish college commitments per grad yr, highly variable win rates 
- Rarely is everyone on the team on the same page.  Can end up with an uneven team -starting 3-6 college potential or adjacent, sometimes other players don’t even get on the court much.  
-win rates all over the place between different teams, 20-60 percent

Unfortunately in this area I believe many clubs fall into the identity challenged group — which can be hard to recognize in the wild.

Happiest players and families I have observed seem to be those who know exactly what they want and are on the right team for that —College Prep or High School/Developmental. When you’re not sure yet or find yourself in the middle that can be truly painful.

For a quick a dirty litmus test I would ask what level they register their teams in AAU if no USAV bid is won. That can start a helpful conversation about club philosophy and goals

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Can we add “have fun playing a fun sport,” in to the middle category. Ideally, it’s present in all clubs, but I think these “developmental” clubs allow more space for just playing for the love rather than the prestige, accolades and college goals. [/quote]

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