Youth Volleyball Clubs

[Tracy Dudley]

How Do You Choose?

There are a lot of options out there for youth volleyball this time of year!  And, it can be a cut-throat and very confusing world for parents who want to do what's right for their kids.  My advice to you is to find out AS MUCH AS YOU CAN about the people who make up the CLUBS you are considering.  You are NOT going to get all of the accurate information you need from the CLUBS themselves, so you are going to have to do some research.  If you do not do research on the front end, you may end up with a 6 or 8 month commitment that puts an unnecessary strain on you, your bank account, your player, and rest of your family!!!

 

--Ask all founders, management and coaching staffs for their backgrounds and bios. 

--Ask them when and WHY they started their CLUB.

--Ask them about the key strategies of HOW they got their CLUB off the ground.

--Ask their COMPETITORS what they think of this CLUB.

--Ask parents within that organization what they think of this CLUB.

--Ask parents from COMPETING organizations what they think of this CLUB.

--Ask non-club entities in the industry what they think of this CLUB.

--And, take a look at how well the CLUB's teams fared overall in prior years.

 

Once you get answers to these questions from several sources, you will have a much clearer picture of the TRUE fabric of the CLUB you are considering.

 

 

Club 5280 Volleyball

Based on my third-party personal experience from direct contact with management of many clubs in our facility over the past year, my personal recommendation goes out to Club 5280.  The 5280 management team has been involved in Colorado club volleyball for an extensive number of years.  The founder has an long-standing bio that he is willing to share with anyone, and my experience with the management team and coaches of this organization has been nothing but positive.  (Because this is an unnecessarily cut-throat industry, there are unfortunately very few organizations for which I can honestly say that.)   

 

If you are looking at potential clubs for your kids, I recommend checking into Club 5280 this weekend (flier and coupon attached).

 

2010- 2011 TRYOUTS for CLUB 5280 VOLLEYBALL
12s (Born on or after Sept 1st, 1998): Saturday, October 9th 9 to 11 am**
13s (Born on or after Sept 1st, 1997): Saturday, October 9th 9 to 11 am**
14s (Born on or after Sept 1st, 1996): Saturday, October 9th 11 am to 1 pm**
15s (Born on or after Sept 1st, 1995): Sunday, October 10th 1 pm to 3 pm**
16s (Born on or after Sept 1st, 1994): Sunday, October 24th 9 to 11 am
17s (Born on or after Sept 1st, 1993): Sunday, October 24th 12 to 2 pm
18s (Born on or after Sept 1st, 1992): Sunday, October 24th 12 to 2 pm
**Make up tryouts for 12s,13s,14s,15s: Sunday, October 10th from 1-3 pm**

Spots will be offered on Saturday so come to first tryout if you can.
CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE FOR THE TRYOUT CHECKLIST AND TO REGISTER
www.club5280volleyball.com

 

 

A Non-Club Option

Inverness Sports Complex does not have a "club" because there are PLENTY already.  Instead, we offer a growing club-alternative "league" for those who just do not want to make all the sacrifices associated with the long and intense club-season.  I created this program only to fill a niche for the kids who get left out...and, over the past year, many parents have said to me something like,

 

"I love this league!  Our daughter has really improved and enjoyed the coaching.  We love the competition she gets and the fact that we don't sacrifice the rest of our lives for a ‘club’ atmosphere.  Thank you for creating South Metro Volleyball!" --John, Highlands Ranch 

 

 

Please let me know if you have any questions I can help you with!

 

Tracy Dudley, MBA
Founder & CEO
South Metro Volleyball...of the people, by the people, for the people

InvernessSports.com
303.662.1737

 

"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." --Dr. Seuss