Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:new to volleyball here. what happens if you already have travel planned during one of the tournaments? should we cancel or do the coaches understand that vacation happens.....

Also, depends on the tourney. Some are more significant than others. It’s certainly expected that each player attends each tournament except for unforeseen circumstances. Ask the coach, ideally going in with a willingness to change your plans.

Anonymous wrote:new to volleyball here. what happens if you already have travel planned during one of the tournaments? should we cancel or do the coaches understand that vacation happens.....

Anonymous wrote:Another new VB parent here chiming in. After reading this thread, I'm sure there's been miscommunication regarding club/team top/competitive/tier, offers/preselect means. Is it really a tryout or money grab? As well as how much things cost. Parents really do come here for information from more experienced parents. I can also concur with a previous post. I was at a Metro Regional tryout and heard a coach say we only have a few spots left. Whatever you call that, I'll leave it up to the veteran parents or coaches.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:metro regional teams fund the travel teams. the regional teams are marginal at best. It's just a revenue stream Sylvia created a few years ago.

Categorically false. The Metro regional teams have been around since long before Silvia bought the club from the Goldbergs. They also have much cheaper fees (website says $2250 for most age groups, less for the younger ones) than most of the numbers that get posted on here. Metro North teams frequently play in Open level at tournaments and go to AAU Nationals if not USAV. The other regions are frequently competitive at the Club level in big tournaments.

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know of any volleyball winter camps between Christmas and New Years?

Anonymous wrote:new to volleyball here. what happens if you already have travel planned during one of the tournaments? should we cancel or do the coaches understand that vacation happens.....

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:new to volleyball here. what happens if you already have travel planned during one of the tournaments? should we cancel or do the coaches understand that vacation happens.....

Here's an example of club policy for missed practices and tournaments. We've been in club for 5 years and this seems typical.

12. Players are required to attend all practices. A player may be excused from practice only with prior consent of her Coach and only up to 3 times throughout the season. After 3, a player will be unable to play in matches for duration of time at the discretion of her coach. Players may make up a missed practice with another team with permission of their Coach.

13. Illness that causes you to miss school will be considered an excused absence. Sprains, headaches, pulled muscles and soreness are not considered acceptable reasons for missing practice. All injured players must attend practice.

14. Practices are at specific times. Players must be ready to play at the appointed time. Players must stay until the end of practice. Players who attend less than 1 hour of a practice will be considered absent. Players are not allowed to use their cellphones during practice. Cellphones are not to be visible.

15. Players are expected to attend all tournaments. Players who miss more than one tournament will be dropped from the team. To allow for emergencies, each case will be reviewed on an individual basis. PLEASE NOTE: a vacation is not an emergency.

16. Players who miss a practice prior to a tournament will not play the first match of the tournament but must arrive on site at the same time as the rest of the team.

We've seen players benched for a couple of sets during tournaments in some cases or not starting when they were starters.