Tomorrow (the last day of NEQ 16s Open) could be interesting for the Metro squad. Of the twelve teams vying for Gold in the morning, "only" four of them already have Open bids. Metro is pooled with two teams that already have Open bids. They may have to beat both teams just to make the Gold bracket and even then they may not get their own Open bid pending the results of the other morning pools. It looks like the Paramount 16s played themselves out of an Open bid on the first day of the weekend.

If I am reading last weekend's NEQ results correctly, the Paramount 15s finished tied for 5th in the Open division. I think they only won a morning match last Sunday (losing the other match), but that was enough to earn them an Open bid as the top finishers already had Open bids. In fact, there wasn't even a Silver bracket for 15 Open. Five of the top eight finishers already had Open bids (including all four in Gold), so the remaining three Open bids went to the teams that didn't already have one.

Other than the Paramount 15s, only the Metro 14s and 18s have Open bids. As mentioned above, it looks like the Metro 18s are playing in Silver to finish in 9th place overall tomorrow morning at the 18s national championships in Baltimore.

Metro 18 T just lost in the challenge match to get to the gold bracket at 18s GJNC (best they can finish now is 9th). Great season for them. However, this means that last season’s Paramount 18’s record 5th place finish in 18 Open GJNC still will stand as the best finish of all time for a CHRVA teams in 18 Open GJNc

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’ve been in the volleyball world in this area and I’d summarize things as follows:

1. Paramount has the best coaching in the region, harsh sometimes but good prep if your kid wants to play at college. Recruiting decent but not stellar
2. Metro attracts, by far, the best talent, some great players sit a ton there. Their recruiting is not as good as it should be.
3. VA Juniors was once the nr 2 club in the region, now probably 5th. Seems to be struggling and their technical training doesn’t seem to set their kids to play straight away at college.
4. Once the top dog in the region and seems to have good recruiting relationships. Hit and miss on coaches but technical training seems probably the best of all. From what I can see, a lot of their kids play straight off the bat at college. Their kids seem to be attract a lot of interest from high academic D3 schools.

Metro and Paramount are the only two clubs sending virtually their entire 18’s teams to play D1. Look at the last two graduating classes at both

Each paramount team has had girls quit bc the coaching is worse than "harsh". But ok that's been heavily debated on this forum. To each their own.

Metro has a deep bench and girls sit instead of getting playing time and exposure to recruiting. But again, some parents/girls fall for this sales pitch and being on the "best team".

Other clubs rankings in the region is up for debate but overall it's what vibe your daughter and parents wants/thrive in. If your daughter is a true D1 player she's going to get recruited, being on paramount or metro doesn't guarenter it, nor does being on another team prevent it. Good players get noticed and ranked accordingly.

Yes, Metro players are more likely to go to top or mid-tier D1 colleges.

#4 is VAE.

#4 has to be VAE

There is a big difference between where the players from Metro and the players from Paramount go on to play in college.

Anonymous wrote:I’ve been in the volleyball world in this area and I’d summarize things as follows:

1. Paramount has the best coaching in the region, harsh sometimes but good prep if your kid wants to play at college. Recruiting decent but not stellar
2. Metro attracts, by far, the best talent, some great players sit a ton there. Their recruiting is not as good as it should be.
3. VA Juniors was once the nr 2 club in the region, now probably 5th. Seems to be struggling and their technical training doesn’t seem to set their kids to play straight away at college.
4. Once the top dog in the region and seems to have good recruiting relationships. Hit and miss on coaches but technical training seems probably the best of all. From what I can see, a lot of their kids play straight off the bat at college. Their kids seem to be attract a lot of interest from high academic D3 schools.

Can you elaborate on the bolded? I assume #4 is VAE.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’ve been in the volleyball world in this area and I’d summarize things as follows:

1. Paramount has the best coaching in the region, harsh sometimes but good prep if your kid wants to play at college. Recruiting decent but not stellar
2. Metro attracts, by far, the best talent, some great players sit a ton there. Their recruiting is not as good as it should be.
3. VA Juniors was once the nr 2 club in the region, now probably 5th. Seems to be struggling and their technical training doesn’t seem to set their kids to play straight away at college.
4. Once the top dog in the region and seems to have good recruiting relationships. Hit and miss on coaches but technical training seems probably the best of all. From what I can see, a lot of their kids play straight off the bat at college. Their kids seem to be attract a lot of interest from high academic D3 schools.

Can you clarify what club you are referring to as #4?

Looks like VAE

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’ve been in the volleyball world in this area and I’d summarize things as follows:

1. Paramount has the best coaching in the region, harsh sometimes but good prep if your kid wants to play at college. Recruiting decent but not stellar
2. Metro attracts, by far, the best talent, some great players sit a ton there. Their recruiting is not as good as it should be.
3. VA Juniors was once the nr 2 club in the region, now probably 5th. Seems to be struggling and their technical training doesn’t seem to set their kids to play straight away at college.
4. Once the top dog in the region and seems to have good recruiting relationships. Hit and miss on coaches but technical training seems probably the best of all. From what I can see, a lot of their kids play straight off the bat at college. Their kids seem to be attract a lot of interest from high academic D3 schools.

Metro and Paramount are the only two clubs sending virtually their entire 18’s teams to play D1. Look at the last two graduating classes at both

There’s D1 and there’s D1. Metro’s the only club sending their kids to top and mid tier D1.

Anonymous wrote:I’ve been in the volleyball world in this area and I’d summarize things as follows:

1. Paramount has the best coaching in the region, harsh sometimes but good prep if your kid wants to play at college. Recruiting decent but not stellar
2. Metro attracts, by far, the best talent, some great players sit a ton there. Their recruiting is not as good as it should be.
3. VA Juniors was once the nr 2 club in the region, now probably 5th. Seems to be struggling and their technical training doesn’t seem to set their kids to play straight away at college.
4. Once the top dog in the region and seems to have good recruiting relationships. Hit and miss on coaches but technical training seems probably the best of all. From what I can see, a lot of their kids play straight off the bat at college. Their kids seem to be attract a lot of interest from high academic D3 schools.

Can you clarify what club you are referring to as #4?

Anonymous wrote:I’ve been in the volleyball world in this area and I’d summarize things as follows:

1. Paramount has the best coaching in the region, harsh sometimes but good prep if your kid wants to play at college. Recruiting decent but not stellar
2. Metro attracts, by far, the best talent, some great players sit a ton there. Their recruiting is not as good as it should be.
3. VA Juniors was once the nr 2 club in the region, now probably 5th. Seems to be struggling and their technical training doesn’t seem to set their kids to play straight away at college.
4. Once the top dog in the region and seems to have good recruiting relationships. Hit and miss on coaches but technical training seems probably the best of all. From what I can see, a lot of their kids play straight off the bat at college. Their kids seem to be attract a lot of interest from high academic D3 schools.

Metro and Paramount are the only two clubs sending virtually their entire 18’s teams to play D1. Look at the last two graduating classes at both

I’ve been in the volleyball world in this area and I’d summarize things as follows:

1. Paramount has the best coaching in the region, harsh sometimes but good prep if your kid wants to play at college. Recruiting decent but not stellar
2. Metro attracts, by far, the best talent, some great players sit a ton there. Their recruiting is not as good as it should be.
3. VA Juniors was once the nr 2 club in the region, now probably 5th. Seems to be struggling and their technical training doesn’t seem to set their kids to play straight away at college.
4. Once the top dog in the region and seems to have good recruiting relationships. Hit and miss on coaches but technical training seems probably the best of all. From what I can see, a lot of their kids play straight off the bat at college. Their kids seem to be attract a lot of interest from high academic D3 schools.

Paramount took 14-15 players on many teams this year, and they lost 5 players on their 17s. They still have 10 players on that team. Historically, they have taken 12-13 and lost a few, so some teams attended Nationals with 9 players.

And on a side note, most Paramount coaches played D1 volleyball in college.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a little surprised Metro 15 didn’t go far at NEQ, especially after beating Paramount 15 at Sunshine and Regional recently. Do they have injured girls on the team?

I was recently at the gym where Paramount practice and they look like they are training hard and the coaches look like they know what they are doing. I think their training is probably the best in the region.

When Cassel’s was still open, I often saw Paramount practicing and they definitely run intense practices. That intensity and the singular focus on winning doesn’t seem to be for everyone. The Paramount 17s had 4 or 5 players quit the team in the past few weeks.

Whoa! Really? Paramount only has 11 players to begin with. So they are down to 6-7 players now?

Anonymous wrote:I’m a little surprised Metro 15 didn’t go far at NEQ, especially after beating Paramount 15 at Sunshine and Regional recently. Do they have injured girls on the team?

I was recently at the gym where Paramount practice and they look like they are training hard and the coaches look like they know what they are doing. I think their training is probably the best in the region.

When Cassel’s was still open, I often saw Paramount practicing and they definitely run intense practices. That intensity and the singular focus on winning doesn’t seem to be for everyone. The Paramount 17s had 4 or 5 players quit the team in the past few weeks.