Anonymous
Post 09/29/2025 13:34     Subject: Help Picking Clubs to Tryout for - in Virginia
Anonymous wrote:New to club volleyball and trying to figure out which clubs to try out for. My DD has played rec for the last 3 years and done some clinics and would like to play travel this year. We live in Arlington and distance to home matters but we also  want it to be a club with a good reputation which will develop her game and love for the sport. We have shortlisted a few clubs in the area that she could try out for based on distance to home:
1. Mojo
2. Virginia Elite
3. X-Factor
4. XP
5. Alexandria Titans

Which ones am I missing - in the Mclean, Fairfax, Alexandria vicinity? Also - if you were to rank these from good to bad, which should be our top choices?

Thanks for your help.


Legacy VBA is also in that area and has added a 13s team. So they will have 13s-17s this season. https://legacyvba.sportngin.com/register/form/782243161
Anonymous
Post 09/29/2025 11:20     Subject: Help Picking Clubs to Tryout for - in Virginia
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:^ I meant you can go to Mojo and VAE. Go to the others too if you want. They are safer options.


Thank you! VAE and Mojo are our top picks. Wondering if neither of those work out what our order of preference should be with XFactor, XP and Alexandria Titans. Is BRYC a better club that the other 3? I can't get myself to shell out the extra $$$ for St James - so that's out. Volley Viet doesn't seem to have a winter/spring team. Their website only has info on fall.


Yes, BRYC is the better team based on final ranking. The club has been rebranded as Royal and White for U13-U18.

Here's the tryout video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNf64zEXyvU
Anonymous
Post 09/29/2025 11:12     Subject: Help Picking Clubs to Tryout for - in Virginia
Anonymous wrote:^ I meant you can go to Mojo and VAE. Go to the others too if you want. They are safer options.


Thank you! VAE and Mojo are our top picks. Wondering if neither of those work out what our order of preference should be with XFactor, XP and Alexandria Titans. Is BRYC a better club that the other 3? I can't get myself to shell out the extra $$$ for St James - so that's out. Volley Viet doesn't seem to have a winter/spring team. Their website only has info on fall.
Anonymous
Post 09/29/2025 05:45     Subject: Help Picking Clubs to Tryout for - in Virginia
^ I meant you can go to Mojo and VAE. Go to the others too if you want. They are safer options.
Anonymous
Post 09/29/2025 05:44     Subject: Help Picking Clubs to Tryout for - in Virginia
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Hello- how old is your daughter? This is really important to know. Unless she is very young she will not have a chance at making VA Elite since she is new to club. They are great and she should attend clinics but be realistic going into tryouts.

Mojo is the same unless she is young. They do not always perform the best but they are often loyal to their returning players.

XP or X-Factor are safe bets for a beginner. I do not know anything about the titans.

If she’s u12, go to clinics now and try any of these clubs.


Thanks! She’s U13.


At that age, go to Mojo and VAE.

Volley Viet is having a U13 team and is good for beginners and a great price. They are also very loyal to returning players so this is a good age to tryout.
Anonymous
Post 09/28/2025 23:46     Subject: Help Picking Clubs to Tryout for - in Virginia
Anonymous wrote:Hello- how old is your daughter? This is really important to know. Unless she is very young she will not have a chance at making VA Elite since she is new to club. They are great and she should attend clinics but be realistic going into tryouts.

Mojo is the same unless she is young. They do not always perform the best but they are often loyal to their returning players.

XP or X-Factor are safe bets for a beginner. I do not know anything about the titans.

If she’s u12, go to clinics now and try any of these clubs.


Thanks! She’s U13.
Anonymous
Post 09/28/2025 16:56     Subject: Help Picking Clubs to Tryout for - in Virginia
BRYC
St James
Anonymous
Post 09/28/2025 09:14     Subject: Help Picking Clubs to Tryout for - in Virginia
In doing a little research myself, these are the clubs that wouldn’t be a horrible drive from Arlington, in no particular order:
Metro Central or South FX
Evolution
MOJO
Spiked City DC
Virginia United (associated with Bishop O Connell)
American
Virginia Elite
St James
X factor
Volley viet
Monument
Alexandria Titans



Anonymous
Post 09/28/2025 09:02     Subject: Help Picking Clubs to Tryout for - in Virginia
Op - which HS will your kid go to?

Find out who the volleyball coaches are there and see if they coach club ( most do; at least a lot of the FCPS ones). Then try-out accordingly.

Youll thank me later when your kid makes the freshmen team coincidentally.
Anonymous
Post 09/28/2025 08:54     Subject: Help Picking Clubs to Tryout for - in Virginia
Anonymous wrote:Libero Virginia great club to develop players at all position and all ages. They have proven system of making great players out of beginners. Also they have two locations one in Ashburn or route 7 and at the Dulles town center mall. Worth every penny to be part of. Good Luck


I’m 19:39 and my DD has been to a lot of their advanced clinics and open gyms and liked them. The Ashburn address is actually pretty close to Sterling and not far from the Dulles mall. I agree with this poster, their second teams would be good for a beginner.
Anonymous
Post 09/28/2025 08:33     Subject: Help Picking Clubs to Tryout for - in Virginia
Libero Virginia great club to develop players at all position and all ages. They have proven system of making great players out of beginners. Also they have two locations one in Ashburn or route 7 and at the Dulles town center mall. Worth every penny to be part of. Good Luck
Anonymous
Post 09/27/2025 20:05     Subject: Help Picking Clubs to Tryout for - in Virginia
Anonymous wrote:Hello- how old is your daughter? This is really important to know. Unless she is very young she will not have a chance at making VA Elite since she is new to club. They are great and she should attend clinics but be realistic going into tryouts.

Mojo is the same unless she is young. They do not always perform the best but they are often loyal to their returning players.

XP or X-Factor are safe bets for a beginner. I do not know anything about the titans.

If she’s u12, go to clinics now and try any of these clubs.


Great advice above. We met Titans on the court and we were not impressed. You can add them to the list of clubs where you have a chance. But again, it all depends on the age: you could make it into a really good club if you start early, but the doors start closing for beginner players at older ages.
Anonymous
Post 09/27/2025 19:36     Subject: Help Picking Clubs to Tryout for - in Virginia
Hello- how old is your daughter? This is really important to know. Unless she is very young she will not have a chance at making VA Elite since she is new to club. They are great and she should attend clinics but be realistic going into tryouts.

Mojo is the same unless she is young. They do not always perform the best but they are often loyal to their returning players.

XP or X-Factor are safe bets for a beginner. I do not know anything about the titans.

If she’s u12, go to clinics now and try any of these clubs.
Anonymous
Post 09/27/2025 18:27     Subject: Help Picking Clubs to Tryout for - in Virginia
Sorry, no help on clubs, but we also live in Arlington, and wondering where you played rec? It seems to be slim pickings around here!
Anonymous
Post 09/27/2025 18:15     Subject: Help Picking Clubs to Tryout for - in Virginia
New to club volleyball and trying to figure out which clubs to try out for. My DD has played rec for the last 3 years and done some clinics and would like to play travel this year. We live in Arlington and distance to home matters but we also  want it to be a club with a good reputation which will develop her game and love for the sport. We have shortlisted a few clubs in the area that she could try out for based on distance to home:
1. Mojo
2. Virginia Elite
3. X-Factor
4. XP
5. Alexandria Titans

Which ones am I missing - in the Mclean, Fairfax, Alexandria vicinity? Also - if you were to rank these from good to bad, which should be our top choices?

Thanks for your help.