Anonymous
Post 11/05/2024 00:28     Subject: Volleyball Clubs Still Looking for U16-U17?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Some Metro Regional teams are holding additional tryouts tomorrow.


This club told my DD, two years a row, that she was the first alternate on their list and that as long as someone declined an offer she would be getting a call for an offer. Both Fairfax and the one that is in PWC (Kids Choice). Yet then both years they had additional try outs the next week which made no sense. If there was still room on their roster why hadn't my player gotten that follow up offer as promised?

When confronted metro admitted that their roster was full. I went on to hear from a Mojo coach that I knew personally that it is common to tell a player that they're first on your alternate list and then ghost them because either you don't want to hurt their feelings in person or you didn't really watch them at try outs so don't have anything else to say.


Honestly though this seems like a total mojo-move. It tracks with their culture/communication style.
Anonymous
Post 11/05/2024 00:26     Subject: Re:Volleyball Clubs Still Looking for U16-U17?
FPYCparent wrote:Another poster shared this page last week ... Free Agents page (hosted by VAE):

https://www.vaelite.com/free-agents

It would be great if some folks can share some success stories using this resource.


On the surface this seems nice for VAE to “host” a page like this. But it also strikes me that this is the carnage that VAE leaves behind with their practice of absolutely no loyalty to former team members. They are happy to lure skilled players away from a club but then leave them club-less the next year and replace them with a taller player with zero experience the following year.

It also strikes me that the ECP/Renaissance/Mojo shuffle of past season left many former mojo players (U15 and U16) on this list scrambling to find a place to play volleyball. It’s really too bad.
Anonymous
Post 11/05/2024 00:17     Subject: Volleyball Clubs Still Looking for U16-U17?
Anonymous wrote:Copy and pasting an Email from today:

MOJO is hosting a free tryout tomorrow to anyone still looking for a club team this season.

We are looking for the following positions:
16s: OH, Opp, & Utility
17s: OH, Opp, Middle, Utility


Please register online so we have the necessary information
(CHRVA & contact information)
REGISTER HERE
Redeemer Lutheran Church
1545 Chain Bridge Road
McLean, VA 22101
700-900pm


What is “utility”? Sorry haven’t heard this term used before. Does it just mean general play-anywhere position?
Anonymous
Post 11/05/2024 00:14     Subject: Volleyball Clubs Still Looking for U16-U17?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Vienna elite had hundreds of girls show up and has a lot of outstanding offers. This is a money grab.


That might be true, but they also may still need players. You can have hundreds show up and make offers and few accept.


+1
They aren’t a new club and they know how this works. It’s unlikely they are attempting a money grab here if they are confident that all teams are full.
Vienna Elite used to have their own facility and they lost that during Covid shutdown and then over-promised new facility, etc. It seems like those upper years that were normally a powerhouse for them are a bit unpredictable at the moment because those who were with them on the lower teams U11-U14 during Covid scattered after the instability of the on-again/off-again facility thing. So the loyalty they used to cultivate isn’t there and they found it difficult to retain top players.
They do just fine and have a good enough reputation to still be a force, but I believe they would not offer additional clinics if they didn’t still have openings in those age brackets.
Anonymous
Post 11/04/2024 23:51     Subject: Re:Volleyball Clubs Still Looking for U16-U17?
Maryland Juniors instagram says they're looking for particular positions for several teams. The fact they list teams and positions needed would suggest this isn't a ploy to get more people to pay their tryout fee, but rather an actual need.
Anonymous
Post 11/04/2024 23:00     Subject: Volleyball Clubs Still Looking for U16-U17?
Curious if anyone has actually picked up a club placement from these last min makeup tryouts?
Anonymous
Post 11/04/2024 21:05     Subject: Volleyball Clubs Still Looking for U16-U17?
Copy and pasting an Email from today:

MOJO is hosting a free tryout tomorrow to anyone still looking for a club team this season.

We are looking for the following positions:
16s: OH, Opp, & Utility
17s: OH, Opp, Middle, Utility


Please register online so we have the necessary information
(CHRVA & contact information)
REGISTER HERE
Redeemer Lutheran Church
1545 Chain Bridge Road
McLean, VA 22101
700-900pm
Anonymous
Post 11/04/2024 16:54     Subject: Volleyball Clubs Still Looking for U16-U17?
Wow that’s shady about Metro. I was just sharing the info they had emailed. I guess I’m on their distribution list bc DD attended one of their clinics.
Anonymous
Post 11/04/2024 16:51     Subject: Volleyball Clubs Still Looking for U16-U17?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Some Metro Regional teams are holding additional tryouts tomorrow.


This club told my DD, two years a row, that she was the first alternate on their list and that as long as someone declined an offer she would be getting a call for an offer. Both Fairfax and the one that is in PWC (Kids Choice). Yet then both years they had additional try outs the next week which made no sense. If there was still room on their roster why hadn't my player gotten that follow up offer as promised?

When confronted metro admitted that their roster was full. I went on to hear from a Mojo coach that I knew personally that it is common to tell a player that they're first on your alternate list and then ghost them because either you don't want to hurt their feelings in person or you didn't really watch them at try outs so don't have anything else to say.


Oh I could written this word for word with metro south - last year PW this year FFX.
FPYCparent
Post 11/04/2024 16:41     Subject: Re:Volleyball Clubs Still Looking for U16-U17?
Another poster shared this page last week ... Free Agents page (hosted by VAE):

https://www.vaelite.com/free-agents

It would be great if some folks can share some success stories using this resource.
Anonymous
Post 11/04/2024 16:34     Subject: Volleyball Clubs Still Looking for U16-U17?
Anonymous wrote:Some Metro Regional teams are holding additional tryouts tomorrow.


This club told my DD, two years a row, that she was the first alternate on their list and that as long as someone declined an offer she would be getting a call for an offer. Both Fairfax and the one that is in PWC (Kids Choice). Yet then both years they had additional try outs the next week which made no sense. If there was still room on their roster why hadn't my player gotten that follow up offer as promised?

When confronted metro admitted that their roster was full. I went on to hear from a Mojo coach that I knew personally that it is common to tell a player that they're first on your alternate list and then ghost them because either you don't want to hurt their feelings in person or you didn't really watch them at try outs so don't have anything else to say.
Anonymous
Post 11/04/2024 16:26     Subject: Volleyball Clubs Still Looking for U16-U17?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Some Metro Regional teams are holding additional tryouts tomorrow.


money grab. BTDT[/quote

I’d say so


We were told all the teams for u16 are full with pending offers.
Anonymous
Post 11/04/2024 16:11     Subject: Volleyball Clubs Still Looking for U16-U17?
Anonymous wrote:Adding MOJO make up tryouts, looking for 16s and 17s, mostly likely on their pink regional teams, maybes spot out two on national, interesting…they are free!


Free? The website says $80 and that’s what we recently paid. Where do you see free?
Anonymous
Post 11/04/2024 16:00     Subject: Volleyball Clubs Still Looking for U16-U17?
Adding MOJO make up tryouts, looking for 16s and 17s, mostly likely on their pink regional teams, maybes spot out two on national, interesting…they are free!
Anonymous
Post 11/04/2024 15:57     Subject: Volleyball Clubs Still Looking for U16-U17?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Some Metro Regional teams are holding additional tryouts tomorrow.


money grab. BTDT[/quote

I’d say so