Anonymous
Post 06/11/2026 11:16     Subject: Camp Rant
The beauty of free market by supply and demand.
Anonymous
Post 06/11/2026 11:06     Subject: Re:Camp Rant
OP, you will hear a lot of outrage at the idea that you are outraged by the price of volleyball. You are right to be outraged because the prices do not reflect in any way the costs to run those activities. Even the most expensive venue gets paid for by the first 2-3 players who sign up for the camp / clinic. They charge this much because there are enough suckers who offer their daily praises to market forces and are willing to pay. Then you have those who complain about the price, but they still pay because they don't want to be left behind.
Anonymous
Post 06/11/2026 10:54     Subject: Camp Rant
Anonymous wrote:You’re going to have to give up something. It sounds like you want low cost, at a time that works for you, close to you in DC and a step above rec. That’s going to cost you in time money or both, especially if you have gone out of the DC Parks and Recs system.

Volleyball is an expensive sport. Most of these coaches already have a full-time job which is why most of these camps are in the PM. The cost of these camps are on par with a lot of other specialty summer camps.

Metro timing may not be convenient based on where you live. Many of the volleyball camps are in NW. Try looking at the Sidwell Camp or the Nike camps at Maret since that may be more metro friendly

Sidwell Friends head coach:
https://megandunnvolleyball.com/elite-training-series

Nike at Maret:
https://www.ussportscamps.com/multisport/nike-2/nike-multi-sport-camp-maret-school

Other camps to consider that are somewhat metro accessible (metro + bus)

American Univ, GW Univ, Georgetown
Georgetown Day School



Also these

https://academy-volleyball.sportngin.com/
https://www.maret.org/community/summer-programs/volleyball
https://www.spikedcitydc.com/scdccamps
https://bethesdavolleyball.com/
https://www.americanuniversityvolleyballcamps.com/
https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1771431112/stjohnschsorg/oqnbfobuga29my37rjsc/SJCVolleyballCamp.pdf
https://www.howardvolleyballcamps.com/bison-camps.cfm
https://www.metrovbc.com/camps
https://vbcamper.com/girls-volleyball-camps/george-mason-university-virginia/
https://volleyball.marymountsportscamps.com/
https://www.mojovolleyballacademy.com/page/show/9435985-august-mini-camps
https://www.virginiaunitedvbc.com/
https://mcleanhs.jumbula.com/volleyball
https://www.masonvolleyball.com/

Anonymous
Post 06/11/2026 09:46     Subject: Camp Rant
You’re going to have to give up something. It sounds like you want low cost, at a time that works for you, close to you in DC and a step above rec. That’s going to cost you in time money or both, especially if you have gone out of the DC Parks and Recs system.

Volleyball is an expensive sport. Most of these coaches already have a full-time job which is why most of these camps are in the PM. The cost of these camps are on par with a lot of other specialty summer camps.

Metro timing may not be convenient based on where you live. Many of the volleyball camps are in NW. Try looking at the Sidwell Camp or the Nike camps at Maret since that may be more metro friendly

Sidwell Friends head coach:
https://megandunnvolleyball.com/elite-training-series

Nike at Maret:
https://www.ussportscamps.com/multisport/nike-2/nike-multi-sport-camp-maret-school

Other camps to consider that are somewhat metro accessible (metro + bus)

American Univ, GW Univ, Georgetown
Georgetown Day School

Anonymous
Post 06/11/2026 07:42     Subject: Camp Rant
You choose to live in a very expensive area within the metro area. You want your kid to do a sport that requires a lot of indoor space, and to do it close your expensive neighborhood and to metro where indoor space is at a premium. Yet you don’t seem to understand that these are luxury choices that come with luxury price tags.
Anonymous
Post 06/11/2026 07:37     Subject: Camp Rant
The farther out you go, the cheaper the warehouse type space you need for private, commercial volleyball courts that these camps need to rent to run.

Anonymous
Post 06/11/2026 07:37     Subject: Camp Rant
Anonymous wrote:Parent of a 12-yo beginner in DC who's taken a few rec programs and would like to get better and maybe play for her school team. Why the f%ck are so many vball camps:

* Out in the suburbs or even farther (Sterling is NOT Northern Virginia)
* In the evening (some ending at 10PM!)
* Expensive, especially for the very few in the city ($250 for ONE day?!?)

How am I supposed to do this with a rising 7th grader when none of these places are anywhere near public transportation? Thought the barrier to entry was bad for soccer. . .


Sterling is northern virginia, of course. Are you high?
Anonymous
Post 06/11/2026 07:35     Subject: Camp Rant
Sterling is northern VA but you don’t have to go there. This is how I felt when my DD wanted to go to clinics in MD or even DC for Metro a while back. We were closer to Sterling.

Yes, it’s an expensive and inconvenient sport.
Anonymous
Post 06/11/2026 06:57     Subject: Camp Rant
Sterling is indeed northern Va
Anonymous
Post 06/11/2026 06:57     Subject: Camp Rant
Anonymous wrote:Parent of a 12-yo beginner in DC who's taken a few rec programs and would like to get better and maybe play for her school team. Why the f%ck are so many vball camps:

* Out in the suburbs or even farther (Sterling is NOT Northern Virginia)
* In the evening (some ending at 10PM!)
* Expensive, especially for the very few in the city ($250 for ONE day?!?)

How am I supposed to do this with a rising 7th grader when none of these places are anywhere near public transportation? Thought the barrier to entry was bad for soccer. . .


How is Sterling not in Northern Virginia? Why wouldn't volleyball camps be in a variety of locations?

Anonymous
Post 06/11/2026 06:13     Subject: Camp Rant
YouTube
Anonymous
Post 06/11/2026 06:04     Subject: Camp Rant
Anonymous wrote:Parent of a 12-yo beginner in DC who's taken a few rec programs and would like to get better and maybe play for her school team. Why the f%ck are so many vball camps:

* Out in the suburbs or even farther (Sterling is NOT Northern Virginia)
* In the evening (some ending at 10PM!)
* Expensive, especially for the very few in the city ($250 for ONE day?!?)

How am I supposed to do this with a rising 7th grader when none of these places are anywhere near public transportation? Thought the barrier to entry was bad for soccer. . .


The complaint about not being near public transportation is an odd one. Nothing in the dmv is near metro. There are some at McLean high school. Check those out.
Anonymous
Post 06/11/2026 06:00     Subject: Camp Rant
Attend a Try Volleyball Clinic

We are hosting our 3rd annual Try Volleyball for Free clinics in July, and registrtaion is now open!

Participant Requirements
To participate in the clinics, you must:

Be in 1st to 8th grade.
Register online before attending the clinic. Use the map below to find a clinic near you.



https://usavolleyball.org/try-volleyball/#attend-a-clinic

Anonymous
Post 06/11/2026 02:25     Subject: Camp Rant
Just practice at home and then join the school team.
Anonymous
Post 06/11/2026 00:55     Subject: Camp Rant
Parent of a 12-yo beginner in DC who's taken a few rec programs and would like to get better and maybe play for her school team. Why the f%ck are so many vball camps:

* Out in the suburbs or even farther (Sterling is NOT Northern Virginia)
* In the evening (some ending at 10PM!)
* Expensive, especially for the very few in the city ($250 for ONE day?!?)

How am I supposed to do this with a rising 7th grader when none of these places are anywhere near public transportation? Thought the barrier to entry was bad for soccer. . .