How to Pick a Club Volleyball Team

        Choosing what club team you want to play for is stressful sometimes but if you keep a few things in mind you should be good to go. When choosing where you want to play you should keep in mind, who your coach will be, how many players will be on the team and how it will affect your playing time, how far away you want to travel for practices and tournaments, what your team chemistry will be like, and the costs involved.

To determine if you will like your coach and his/ her coaching styles make sure to attend all player and parent meetings and ask questions.  If you have a club in mind attend a match and watch the coaching style of your potential coach.  Ask friends who have played at the club for their opinion of the coach and their philosophies. Search online for records of teams played under the coach you may have. Are they at the top the region or near the bottom? Make sure the coach’s style fits your personality. Is the coach too demanding or too laid-back? How many years have they coached? What position did they play? Do they play everyone or do they play to win?

Some club teams are more competitive than others, and this usually determines how far they travel for tournaments. Club volleyball tournaments range from in town scrimmages to national qualifiers with over 200 teams for each age division. If your club team is going to try to qualify for nationals you will more than likely compete in tournaments all over the country. Club practices usually take place in the city where your club is based. Before you try out for a club you should decide how far you want to travel every week to practice.

Team chemistry is a very important part of picking a club team. If your team doesn’t get along and connect well together you probably won’t get to where you want to be at the end of the season. In order to ensure you will have good team chemistry make sure you talk to the girls that could potentially be on your team. Get to know them before you commit to playing for the team.

If you are not sure about where to play club I hoped this helped you make your decision!

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