With summer tryouts for the next season approximately 10 days away players must decide on the next (or first) steps in their volleyball journey. Many players will return to tryouts with their last year’s club and secure their spot, on next season’s team. Some players riddled with frustration will decide it’s time to venture out […]
Tryouts. It’s that time of year. It’s stressful on Players, Parents, Coaches, Club directors, and even innocent bystanders. Clubs are forced to make difficult decisions, what will be best for the team, club, player athletes, coaches etc. Players & families are making these same difficult decisions, what team? Costs? Commitment? Major Travel vs less travel? […]
Most people don’t coach to get rich. Most people who are rich are NOT youth sports coaches And MOST Volleyball clubs are a business in the end. Very few that are left are breaking even or losing money. It just doesn’t work anymore. There are a few gems out there that have mostly volunteer coaches […]
Yakima Elite Volleyball Club will be holding summer tryouts for the 23/24 season which will start in November after school volleyball is over. We have done the summer tryout for the last two years as it is slowly becoming the new normal across the nation. If for some reason we do not fill our teams […]
As I write this I reflect on the conversations I’ve had with potential coaches, current coaches, and club directors within the last two weeks. The number one phrase that keeps escaping their mouths “Wow, things have certainly changed with Club Volleyball….” Followed by, “since I played” “in the last few years” or some other time […]