Saturday, November 21, 2009
A Long Long Day
The mood after tryouts today is a little more subdued than it was on Thursday night. Just got home from Club C tryouts: 70 girls for 12 spots which includes the girls who played on their U14 club. I think Kate is a solid, hard working barely 14 year old with one season of Jr. High Volleyball under her belt and plain and simple, she did not stand out among 70 other girls, many who have played club ball before based on their logo t-shirts. The folks at B were very nice, but they ran through drills on 2 courts for about 75 minutes and then the coaches went away and spent a half hour picking their names. Compare that with Club B: 24 girls today and 24 girls tomorrow. They had a separate sheet for each person and called them by name to do drills where they actually watched and evaluated. The facility was great and we would be thrilled if they offered Kate a spot. No word on that; they will start calling people tomorrow. But even if we don't make B, I feel like she got a fair shot. Not so on C and I'm pretty worried that D will be the same. I'm not sure how you break into the 'travel' teams as a newcomer. I guess you work your butt off on the school team, do a camp during summer and try again next year. There's supposed to be a level playing field, but I didn't really get the feeling that that was the case at C. OK. It's been a long day. Tomorrow we give it a shot at Club D but I hope its more like B and less like a cattle call. Good job today, Kate!
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so sorry about your experience but unfortunately SI will be the same, I believe.
ReplyDeletefor the 15's and 16's at IT they have 75 15s and 60's coming to the tryout they too do a cut half way thru. remember if she gets cut early at SI come over to the IT tryout at newport high school and tell them you are interested in the "blue" 16's team only. This will help you get a good look and it soulds like it would be a great fit for your DD. the blue coach is great! good luck tomorrow and know that blaze or moxie are a great first season club!
So far---my vote is Blaze. SI will be much the same as HV---but a great experience and you might as well get an idea of each club before hand. Ulimately, the key to "Kate's" success WILL be club vb. Jr. High is fun, nothing more...Club is very competitive and she will find the right home at this stage (and, more importantly...have fun). NEVILLISMS should be high on your list if she truly wants to grow as a player. Starting at 15 is tough---she has a bit of catching up to do. Sounds like she has the fire to do it! You'll be amazed what one season can do.
ReplyDeleteBTW--what position are they considering her for with each team, they should have an idea of where they see her fitting into their program.
My suggestion, unless she is going to grow 4+" the next year that she concentrate on DEFENSE more than any other position, especially looking down the road.