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TxClubMom |
HP try-out results are up! |
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http://www.usavolleyball.org/HighPerformance/08TryoutResults-Girls.asp
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DirectionallyChallenged |
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Results are only out for birth years 1992 and 1993. Expect others around May 6th.
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JTawa |
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I heard they were going to do this by the numbers but this is ridiculous!
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TxClubMom |
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I guess they got the biggest group out of the way first. Per the USA HP site: A total of 2860 girls attended the 30 tryout
sites offered this year. This included 698 in the Junior age group, 1381 in the Youth age group and 781 in the Select age group.
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jusamom |
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I think I managed through all those numbers and found my kid. Please excuse my ignorance... Can anyone with more experience tell me: What's an
Development A1 camp? What does a player who plays middle on her HS team and Outside on her club team do at given "position specific" camp? Is this
camp better than other camps out there? They sure seem to be offering a lot of camp, to a lot of kids. I would expect my little freshman/sophomore to come
home with some wicked new skills for $600
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04/30/08 10:52 PM.
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verticalhelp |
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Go to a college camp that you are interested in.
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TxClubMom |
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Hi verticalhelp - is your advice from personal experience?
Just curious to hear from anyone that attended a recent A1 Development camp.
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beachmama6 |
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Are the DA2 camps worthwhile? None are in our immediate area so travel to the camps would be lengthy and/or expensive. What time to these camps start and end
(Morning or evening on first and last day)? This will make a huge difference in travel arrangements.
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JumpOnIt69 |
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Out of curiosity...did everyone that tried out make a camp of some sort?
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BigTenVball |
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yes, everyone more or less will be extended an invitation to some camp.
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TxClubMom |
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JumpOnIt69 wrote: Hi JumpOnIt69 My understanding is the A1 and A2 camps are by invitation, and only open to HP tryout participants.
The Youth High Performance Training Camp YHPT is open to anyone that wants to attend the camp, including athletes that did not try-out for HP. The site directs player/parents to contact them if your number is not located ... so I assume they placed everyone in either one of the two team programs or in one of the 3 levels of camps ... but what do I know? Per the HP site "The HP Training Camp is for athletes not ready to train at our Development camp level or for Athletes that did not attend a USA Volleyball National High Performance Tryout, yet want to train under the guidance of a USA Volleyball High Performance." |
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beachmama6 wrote: Questions concerning the Development A2 Camps should be directed to Mary Wright at (mwright@theamericanathlete.net) or (269) 342-0029. |
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Is going from a DA1 camp one year to a DA2 camp the next considered a "step down"?
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jusamom |
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Thanks for the insightful comments as I guess what you call a "rising sophomore" a current 9th grade student. She usually has very limited
free-time in the summer summer, and the schools that are interested in her are in the South, and we live in CA. This is our concern with waiting. She won't
be able to see these schools play; she has expressed interest in "going far away to college," but I feel it's really important to at least have
some interaction with the coach. There is a lot to consider. Thnaks for the helpful insight.
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TX09ER |
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We're in TX and our child was only interested in the SE. We watched some team when they came to TX but we also watched some on video streaming - great
tool!!
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jusamom |
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Good idea. Thank You.
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vb4me2 |
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While I am thankful that My daughter made the A1 team, It appears to me from looking through the literature that the Developmental camps possibly pay for the
National teams expenses? Does it look that way to anyone else? From experience of other players we know, the camp is a great experience if you can afford the
time away and financially. These camps conflict with alot of summer high school camps etc..., so, it's really an individual decision. This was my
daughters first attempt at the High Performance tryout. It was a great experience and we will probably do it again regardless of the result.
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VolleyballFan13 |
Everything pays for the national teams | ||
It appears to me from looking through the literature that the Developmental camps possibly pay for the National teams expenses?Pretty much everything pays for the National teams: these camps, youth dues, JO profits. The amount of revenue they get from the National teams does not come close to covering their cost. The USAV have added a lot of camps and probably profit in the last couple years. Hopefully, this will be the funding they need to not only support the National teams but invest in junior volleyball development too. |
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VKorchnoi |
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The A1 & A2 developmental camps are nothing more than camps, and very expensive ones at that. Most girls are much better off going to a camp at one of the
colleges or universities, although some like to put the USAV camp designation on their v-ball resume. During this time of the year the girls are better off
either enjoying some time off or building camraderie with their high school team mates.
Ask yourself this, "Is my daughter better off going to the Penn State camp and playing in front of coach Rose or going to a USAV camp and hoping someone who knows coach Rose sees me play"? The answer is clear! |
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Old Coach |
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I would have to disagree with the notion or the implication that the A1 and A2 Dev. camps are "just" camps. Any camp is "just" a camp. The
issue with the developmental camps is there are only so many quality coaches free (time), to go around. I've had kids come back and say they learned ton
and would do it again. I have had others that said it was a waste of time and they learned more at the regional camp the previous year. Some of the camps staff
is going to be stellar and others probably not so much. Ask questions ahead of time as to who the staff is going to be (and chances are, right now, they are
still trying to figure a lot of that out). From there, privately ask questions of those who may know better and take their opinion(s) about the various staff
members.
There is a certain reality to questionnaires and take this for what it is worth; a LOT of kids get them. It's a starting point and it's a good sign but it is little more than a questionnaire. I know 13 and 14 year olds that received questionnaires. It is not the be all end all to college recruiting. To that end, another thing to keep in mind is there are a lot of assistants and even some major DI coaches working those developmental camps. I won't urge you one way or the other, but I would encourage you to make a very informed decision on both ends. Make some calls, send some emails, get some information from the source and that should help you make a better decision. In the end, both camps want your money. If your daughter is driven, my guess is either decision will work out just fine for her. Good luck! |
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