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[quote=Anonymous][quote=FPYCparent]From my limited "experience" of 1.5 club years, I think I can say that winning at the Open level [i]outside of CHRVA[/i] is HARD.  We all agree that this region simply doesn't have dominant teams (on a national scale) like other regions where every club seems to be at least at the level of Metro/Paramount.  I think I looked at Paramount's finishes from this year's Triple Crown NIT ... and [url=https://results.advancedeventsystems.com/event/PTAwMDAwMzY3MjM90/clubs/14217/standings]only two of five teams[/url](<== link) finished that event with equal or more wins than losses.  None of those teams finished in the top half of their respective age groups.

So, for a club like VAE to consistently play Open, they are going to accept/have accepted that USAV bids are going to be few and far between.  It doesn't mean that their teams are terrible.  Those teams may have a bit of success if they played in lower divisions at qualifiers ... and could even get USAV bids at those levels.  However, the players are getting exposure to high-level play (and to college recruiters seeking high-level players) even without the teams wins.  It looks like the older teams (17s/18s) seem to perform fairly well.  I just don't know much about the makeup of those teams to know if all of their talent came into VAE early and stayed ... or if quality players from other clubs switch to VAE in the 17s/18s years for more playing time.

Is there value in that exposure/experience that VAE teams/players receive?  To me, that's something that can only be answered at a player/family level.  I'm going to guess that there are players at the top clubs that are paying quite a bit and not getting any playing time.  What's the value in that?[/quote]

VAE does have a great setters program and often the setters move to other clubs such as Metro and Paramount after they have really developed as setters. They value height above all and develop their tall outsides as 6 rotation hitters even when those hitters should not be in the back row and take the longer range approach. [/quote]

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