vbwatcher

Why do you think the private schools do so much better than the public schools in volleyball? I know that many of the public school girls play club, so that can't be the only reason. Any ideas?

Good volleyball by Scott...not so good by SK tonight. Still always hopeful to see a public school make it to state....hmmm....will it ever happen in this region?

Simon Kenton Ladies took the silver bracket after defeating Dixie and Tates Creek today and Boone yesterday. It's fun to watch these girls when they are "on". They played a hard fought match yesterday against a very good Campbell County team...when you catch them like this you can see the team that beat Highlands at the Bluegrass Invitational! Good Job to Coach Atwood for her work with these ladies. Keep it up...can't wait to see you by the end of the season.

KyTmcNcc;3597275]There is a simple soution . If other schools want to compete then the coaches at them have to get their players to play club ball in the offseason to hone and improve their skills .[/color] Campbell Co. does this as does I suspect Dunbar , Manual and other sucessfull programs around the State . This is what I was responding to as far as club ball. Sorry for the confusion. Just think there is a lot to consider when asking about the state of volleyball. Please don't take offense.

Look, I certainly did not mean to offend anyone at the Catholic schools. I myself am a product of a wonderful Catholic school education. I was merely replying to a couple of ideas that were put forth. The first one being that coaches need to get their players playing in the off season....that is just not feasible for many. The other one being that the reason the Catholic schools are so much better is that they have elementary programs. (Don't get me wrong, I agree that it helps.) But I know for a fact that there were several girls who played middle school ball in the public schools and then switched over to the Catholic high schools. I am not saying that is unfair. Why not give your child what you can in terms of opportunities and education. But these girls got their start in the public schools so let's not be so quick to judge the lack of preparation the public schools give. As far as the Penn State idea...kind of proves my point. They are able to pull girls from all over the country. They can build an elite team.

I think we're missing some of the equation here. One, many of the kids that go to public schools cannot afford the cost of club ball. Two, quite a few kids get their start at the public middle school level and switch over to the private schools for high school. The public schools play with those in their districts, the private schools can build elite teams.

Anyone have any scores for the Scott/NDA 9th region volleyball match?