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Anonymous wrote:How is Hong in moco? Is it a scam?

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Anonymous wrote:What’s the best U12 club team? My DD got club offers from Moco, MEVC and MVSA. All for their #1 teams. Curious to know if we made the right decision.

Another vote for MVSA, followed by Moco

Anonymous wrote:How is Hong in moco? Is it a scam?

Anonymous wrote:What’s the best U12 club team? My DD got club offers from Moco, MEVC and MVSA. All for their #1 teams. Curious to know if we made the right decision.

Anonymous wrote:This certainly isn't the only source for describing court positions ... and other aspects of youth volleyball, but Coach Johns offers her perspectives in her Volley Truth series on YouTube:

Ep. 6 Defensive Specialists and Liberos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nBmfItDbTM&list=PLF_rx77ovbe8Gwtu7FgxqRUIUAkjQzxZL&index=5
Ep. 10 The Outside Hitter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw2tBrtYHQU&list=PLF_rx77ovbe8Gwtu7FgxqRUIUAkjQzxZL&index=10
Full Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF_rx77ovbe8Gwtu7FgxqRUIUAkjQzxZL

FWIW, Coach Johns came to one of my DD's games during the fall high school (FCPS) season.

Anonymous wrote:Thank you, this is all new to me! ^^

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Anonymous wrote:I forgot how stressful the 13/14/15 club volleyball circuit is for parents and young teens. My advice, as the mother of 2 college players is don’t get too stressed - if you fancy the college route - it’s basically all down to physical potential, so if your kid is 5’6, is an incredible player and plays outside, it’s still never happening, if your kid is 6’3 (or projected to be), can jump out of the gym but can’t hit the ball - never fear, she’s going D1 regardless. Also, quite a low percentage of kids go all the way through from13s to 18s at any club, so keep looking at the various clubs. There’s not much loyalty at these clubs - a better player comes in, and bang someone’s out. If your DD wants to play for fun, I would recommend not playing at any of the top clubs. Whatever stress levels you think you are experiencing, just wait till college coaches arrive on the scene. Good luck - I don’t miss it.

This is SO TRUE.......having been through it with 2 kids as well. Just enjoy the ride. If possible, have your kid, especially if they are not over 6' tall (or projected to be), play multiple positions and LEARN TO SERVE RECEIVE & PLAY DEFENSE. Many 5'9" - 5'11" OH in club/HS gets converted over to DS in college.......so be careful if a club tells your DD her role is just right side. There is NO LOYALTY with the clubs - clubs get upset when you leave but also actively recruit better players from other club!

What do "OH" and "DS" mean in the bolded above?

FPYCparent wrote:Another newbie question ...

How many players have been showing up at tryouts thus far? Are we seeing 40 to 50 players for 12 to 15 roster spots? More? Less?

I realize that some clubs will have tryouts covering multiple age groups ... and multiple teams within a single age group. It seems that the numbers have increased greatly at some pre-tryout clinics over the past week. I wonder if that kind of turnout will spill over into this weekend's tryouts.