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Anonymous wrote:Tell me about call backs. If you get a call back what are your chances of making the team?

The best outcome is an offer. If you don't get an offer, a call back is better than a rejection. You are still on their radar, but they have other players at about the same level. They want to see all those players on the same court to make a better decision on who gets an offer and who doesn't.

Has anyone here received a call back and NOT received an offer?

Anonymous wrote:Tell me about call backs. If you get a call back what are your chances of making the team?

The best outcome is an offer. If you don't get an offer, a call back is better than a rejection. You are still on their radar, but they have other players at about the same level. They want to see all those players on the same court to make a better decision on who gets an offer and who doesn't.

Tell me about call backs. If you get a call back what are your chances of making the team?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have tried finding this answer elsewhere and failed so hoping someone here knows:

DD has an offer for a regional team and an alternate offer from a national team she’d prefer. Are we able to accept the regional offer before the deadline and then switch to the national team if we get an offer after Tuesday (understanding we’d lose our regional team deposit)? Or does DD have to choose between guaranteed spot on regional team OR possible spot on national team - in other words, accepting the regional offer commits her to that team and means she cannot take the possible alternate offer if it comes in? (I was thinking this would be more like college admissions, where people take waitlist offers and switch schools after the deposit deadline and just lose the deposit to the first school, but certain aspects of both the regional and national team offer email make me worry that is not the case.)

I assume the offers are from different clubs? If so, what you’re suggesting is frowned upon. A coach/club will make decisions on the remainder of the roster based on who has accepted. If your DD accepts a spot on the regional team they think they have that roster spot filled and will not make offers based on that. Putting together a club team with +/- 12 players is not the same as a college admitting students for a class of hundreds or thousands. They are trying to find the best 2-3 players available to them for each
then.

Understood, but I assumed that if DD gave up her spot on the regional team they would go to their waitlist which would have a couple other girls they thought could be good options for the position.

This approach would seem to maximize happiness - national team and DD would both get their preferred outcome (vs national team having to go deeper into their waitlist with a less desired player if DD declines and DD getting a less preferred team).

We’re not trying to be shady or burn bridges - this is our first time and we just didn’t fully understand how it works.

What is the order of preference? You got an offer for Team1 regional, but you want Team1 national. How does Team2 fare? in your preferences?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have tried finding this answer elsewhere and failed so hoping someone here knows:

DD has an offer for a regional team and an alternate offer from a national team she’d prefer. Are we able to accept the regional offer before the deadline and then switch to the national team if we get an offer after Tuesday (understanding we’d lose our regional team deposit)? Or does DD have to choose between guaranteed spot on regional team OR possible spot on national team - in other words, accepting the regional offer commits her to that team and means she cannot take the possible alternate offer if it comes in? (I was thinking this would be more like college admissions, where people take waitlist offers and switch schools after the deposit deadline and just lose the deposit to the first school, but certain aspects of both the regional and national team offer email make me worry that is not the case.)

I assume the offers are from different clubs? If so, what you’re suggesting is frowned upon. A coach/club will make decisions on the remainder of the roster based on who has accepted. If your DD accepts a spot on the regional team they think they have that roster spot filled and will not make offers based on that. Putting together a club team with +/- 12 players is not the same as a college admitting students for a class of hundreds or thousands. They are trying to find the best 2-3 players available to them for each
then.

Understood, but I assumed that if DD gave up her spot on the regional team they would go to their waitlist which would have a couple other girls they thought could be good options for the position.

This approach would seem to maximize happiness - national team and DD would both get their preferred outcome (vs national team having to go deeper into their waitlist with a less desired player if DD declines and DD getting a less preferred team).

We’re not trying to be shady or burn bridges - this is our first time and we just didn’t fully understand how it works.

A lot of girls aren’t waiting by Tues. If they haven’t heard by tonight, they are filling tomorrow with any tryouts they can find. Repeat that for Monday if they don’t have any offers by Sunday night. And if nothing by Monday night, you check social media and email for last chance tryouts for Tuesday. You don’t sit around hoping to get off a wait list.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have tried finding this answer elsewhere and failed so hoping someone here knows:

DD has an offer for a regional team and an alternate offer from a national team she’d prefer. Are we able to accept the regional offer before the deadline and then switch to the national team if we get an offer after Tuesday (understanding we’d lose our regional team deposit)? Or does DD have to choose between guaranteed spot on regional team OR possible spot on national team - in other words, accepting the regional offer commits her to that team and means she cannot take the possible alternate offer if it comes in? (I was thinking this would be more like college admissions, where people take waitlist offers and switch schools after the deposit deadline and just lose the deposit to the first school, but certain aspects of both the regional and national team offer email make me worry that is not the case.)

I assume the offers are from different clubs? If so, what you’re suggesting is frowned upon. A coach/club will make decisions on the remainder of the roster based on who has accepted. If your DD accepts a spot on the regional team they think they have that roster spot filled and will not make offers based on that. Putting together a club team with +/- 12 players is not the same as a college admitting students for a class of hundreds or thousands. They are trying to find the best 2-3 players available to them for each
then.

Understood, but I assumed that if DD gave up her spot on the regional team they would go to their waitlist which would have a couple other girls they thought could be good options for the position.

This approach would seem to maximize happiness - national team and DD would both get their preferred outcome (vs national team having to go deeper into their waitlist with a less desired player if DD declines and DD getting a less preferred team).

We’re not trying to be shady or burn bridges - this is our first time and we just didn’t fully understand how it works.

Agree, with one caveat. The coaches might think your DD is better in a different position than what she wants to play. Obviously, if your DD has experience, she will know her skillset for positions. My DD started as a middle, worked hard to earn outside, and then coach moved her to right side. Also, some coaches will not even consider shorter players for front row, so if she listed OH/MB/OPP, those positions might not even be a possibility (even if she's a decent hitter), depending on the club.

Anonymous wrote:Teams are filled up by what DD put for her primary and secondary position, right?

Yes, you can't make a team of 12 Liberos. Team are filled up by position. So out of 50 people. 20 outsides, 20 setters, 5 DSs, and 5 middles, people from each category will be chosen. The ratio of outsides and setters to DSs and Middles is significant in this scenario. So for this case it's best to be a DS or middle.

Teams are filled up by what DD put for her primary and secondary position, right?

Real time updates? Which clubs and teams have you heard from for U14?

Anonymous wrote:I have tried finding this answer elsewhere and failed so hoping someone here knows:

DD has an offer for a regional team and an alternate offer from a national team she’d prefer. Are we able to accept the regional offer before the deadline and then switch to the national team if we get an offer after Tuesday (understanding we’d lose our regional team deposit)? Or does DD have to choose between guaranteed spot on regional team OR possible spot on national team - in other words, accepting the regional offer commits her to that team and means she cannot take the possible alternate offer if it comes in? (I was thinking this would be more like college admissions, where people take waitlist offers and switch schools after the deposit deadline and just lose the deposit to the first school, but certain aspects of both the regional and national team offer email make me worry that is not the case.)

Thank the club for the offer on the regional team and tell them that you are still weighing your options. You can hold on to this offer until Tuesday and they cannot take it back. If a spot opens on the national team, they will let you know. If you get another offer on a different team you can still hold on to both offers until Tuesday or when the first club tells you whether you made it on their top team.

Anonymous wrote:I have tried finding this answer elsewhere and failed so hoping someone here knows:

DD has an offer for a regional team and an alternate offer from a national team she’d prefer. Are we able to accept the regional offer before the deadline and then switch to the national team if we get an offer after Tuesday (understanding we’d lose our regional team deposit)? Or does DD have to choose between guaranteed spot on regional team OR possible spot on national team - in other words, accepting the regional offer commits her to that team and means she cannot take the possible alternate offer if it comes in? (I was thinking this would be more like college admissions, where people take waitlist offers and switch schools after the deposit deadline and just lose the deposit to the first school, but certain aspects of both the regional and national team offer email make me worry that is not the case.)

I assume the offers are from different clubs? If so, what you’re suggesting is frowned upon. A coach/club will make decisions on the remainder of the roster based on who has accepted. If your DD accepts a spot on the regional team they think they have that roster spot filled and will not make offers based on that. Putting together a club team with +/- 12 players is not the same as a college admitting students for a class of hundreds or thousands. They are trying to find the best 2-3 players available to them for each position.

That said, players do back out of accepted offers every year. Some clubs will be nice about it and others won’t. In every case it burns the bridge with that club.

The rules that give you until 10pm on Tuesday are designed to give a player time to get several offers and then make a decision. If a club is telling you to wait until after Tuesday to maybe get an offer, it most likely means they are waiting to see if another player they have made an offer to accepts. That’s fine, but know that probably means your DD is not high on their list and it could be an uphill battle for playing time.

If you haven’t already accepted the offer for the regional team, I would wait. They have to keep it open until 10pm on Tuesday. Hopefully your preferred team comes back with an offer (or tells you no offer is coming) before then.

Anonymous wrote:I have tried finding this answer elsewhere and failed so hoping someone here knows:

DD has an offer for a regional team and an alternate offer from a national team she’d prefer. Are we able to accept the regional offer before the deadline and then switch to the national team if we get an offer after Tuesday (understanding we’d lose our regional team deposit)? Or does DD have to choose between guaranteed spot on regional team OR possible spot on national team - in other words, accepting the regional offer commits her to that team and means she cannot take the possible alternate offer if it comes in? (I was thinking this would be more like college admissions, where people take waitlist offers and switch schools after the deposit deadline and just lose the deposit to the first school, but certain aspects of both the regional and national team offer email make me worry that is not the case.)

No, it’s not like college admissions where you just lose your deposit. You don’t actually have an offer from that other team. Your DD is an alternate. If her number is listed on a website it’s true. If she was verbally told, it may or may not even be true.

When you accept you are going to be assigned the team with CHRVA. I don’t know if you can be reassigned to a different team after that. Either way, it’s not nice to do and you are burning a bridge. Just wait until Tuesday night since you aren’t sure yet.

I have tried finding this answer elsewhere and failed so hoping someone here knows:

DD has an offer for a regional team and an alternate offer from a national team she’d prefer. Are we able to accept the regional offer before the deadline and then switch to the national team if we get an offer after Tuesday (understanding we’d lose our regional team deposit)? Or does DD have to choose between guaranteed spot on regional team OR possible spot on national team - in other words, accepting the regional offer commits her to that team and means she cannot take the possible alternate offer if it comes in? (I was thinking this would be more like college admissions, where people take waitlist offers and switch schools after the deposit deadline and just lose the deposit to the first school, but certain aspects of both the regional and national team offer email make me worry that is not the case.)

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Basic question from a newbie: how are offers made? Email? Phone call? Text? I think one of the clubs told us that we have to login to their portal or an app. I just don’t want to accidentally miss a communication

From experience, phone call right away if they really want you with an email after tryouts. Email too if they really want you within the hour after tryouts.

One word of caution - offers have to be in writing to be official (email counts as in writing). While I think it’s exceedingly rare, I have heard of situations where players believed they had a verbal offer from a coach and turned down other clubs relying on that, and then a formal written offer never came and they were left scrambling for make up tryouts at other clubs. My advice would be to make sure you have it in writing before you decline any other offers. And as others have said, once your DD accepts an offer be sure to decline any other offers that she has.