To keep this in NKy for a sec I was wondering what schools NCC & Brossart pull from. Do they have good feeder programs to pull from? If so which schools?

 

That's a loaded question! Which schools feed NCC and Brossart appears to be a running debate on here. You may want to search. There the official answer, and the unofficial one.

 

In general, the Kenton County schools have better feeder programs - they are more established and there's frankly more interest in volleyball. Volleyball takes a back seat to other sports in the Campbell County parishes.

To keep this in NKy for a sec I was wondering what schools NCC & Brossart pull from. Do they have good feeder programs to pull from? If so which schools?

 

NCC and Brossart have feeder school teams much the same as Notre Dame but obviously have a much smaller number of girls to form a team with. NDA with 600 and NCC and Brossart with less than 200 each. Same with St.Henry with a little less than 300, and Holy Cross with about 200.

Technically NCC has the smaller set of grade schools with St. Therese, St. Catherine, St. Thomas, Holy Trinity and Brossart has St. Joes Cold Spring, St Joes Camp Springs, St. Mary, St. Peter and Paul and St. Phillip but many of the St. Joes kids attend NCC. There is no extra out of feeder tuition charged or you would have people switching parishes/schools all over the place.

Hi guys,

 

I don't want to stir up anything with this question however answers would influence my decisions so I would appreciate your input. - - How's that for a starter? - - -

 

Preparing for club ball and trying to pick which of the local (and not so local) clubs to tryout for this fall. I have had several parents tell me their is favoritism at the Lexington United (LUV) club. The common point from these discussions is if the coach of a team is a high school coach then their players are "automatically" on the team and they get the playing time over non-high school team players regardless of skill.

 

Some of this is probably sour grapes but I hear it from current and former parents/players and wanted to pose the question to a wider audience if any of you have had similar experience or thoughts you'd like to share.

 

Again, I am not trying to stir the pot and do not want to disparage anyone. I'm only trying to figure out what my daughter (and us) would be getting into.

First, I would say you want to be in the highest level, most competitive club you can. You only get better when you practice with, and play against, teams and players that are as good or better than you. KIVA has 18 girls from the class of 2015 getting scholarships - do you think all of them are on the 1's team? or even seeing significant playing time? No and no. That's the power of being at a good club.

 

You always hear about favoring certain high schools in so many clubs...and it's mostly not true. Clubs have so many players from so many different high schools that it really doesn't matter. Everyone has a spot in club until someone better comes along - the club isn't going to care where they are from.

 

If you have specific concerns about LUV I would address them with the Club Director or Owner.

Thanks for that Dallaslaredo. That eases my concern.

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Hi guys,

 

I don't want to stir up anything with this question however answers would influence my decisions so I would appreciate your input. - - How's that for a starter? - - -

 

Preparing for club ball and trying to pick which of the local (and not so local) clubs to tryout for this fall. I have had several parents tell me their is favoritism at the Lexington United (LUV) club. The common point from these discussions is if the coach of a team is a high school coach then their players are "automatically" on the team and they get the playing time over non-high school team players regardless of skill.

 

Some of this is probably sour grapes but I hear it from current and former parents/players and wanted to pose the question to a wider audience if any of you have had similar experience or thoughts you'd like to share.

 

Again, I am not trying to stir the pot and do not want to disparage anyone. I'm only trying to figure out what my daughter (and us) would be getting into.

 

I think some of the answers you seek depend on your situation, ie. club/coaching philosophy you want your child to learn under, your players ability, your players age, potential future coaches, etc. It's a fact that some teams are coached by people who have a vested interest in the development of future players for their program. I'm not sure how you get around that part at any club. Even so, most clubs assign coaches to a specific age group, so you would only have said "biased" coach for one year. It is not in the best interest of the coach or the club to cater solely to a given school, though I'm sure some do. Whatever you do, do not pick a club solely on her potential high school coach. HS plays a minimal part in scholarships. The seniors at Assumption who were alluded to earlier in this thread earned their scholarships at the club level.

 

Most established club's coaching staffs are of similar experience level, so I personally don't think that plays into it as much as the club philosophy. For example, in Northern KY we have several options for players. The top 3 clubs which kids have to choose from have definite different styles of learning. One is militant with a high emphasis on everyone running the exact same drills, another places a high emphasis on fundamentals and allows coaches to be more flexible with their specific team needs, and another stresses fundamentals and learning the game through game play. It may sound the same, but each of them approach coaching differently. What may work well for one does not work well for all. Beyond those are several clubs who offer players the ability to be on a 1's team at their club, versus a 2's, 3's, or 4's at the other three. Then there is a small portion who drive to Cincinnati or Lexington to play for other clubs for various reasons.

 

If you/your daughter has never been involved in club volleyball it's hard to say what level she will land at, or what program suits you best. Regardless of where she goes I suggest supplementing her team practices with bi-weekly private lessons at first.

 

If your child has drive, ability, and coachability she will thrive anywhere you place her. Too often parents measure their own attributes when looking at their kids and blame the coach or club for their child's lack of progress. Find a good system you like, with a good set of coaches, and players and parents you and she enjoy being with.

 

Hopefully your starting this journey early enough to connect all the dots for your situation by the time invitations start being handed out which is 15's in NKY. How old is your daughter? That will steer this conversation going forward.

 

At any rate, Good Luck.