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I would assume she can jump if Pitt is looking at her. Size isn't much of an issue if she's mobile. Frankly, I like smaller players that are athletic. Might just be me and the Arkansas coach, though. There is also a chance that Pitt might offer as an opposite. I would add that the little video of her that I saw, she has a pretty wicked float serve.
Just watched a Nebraska recruit at a tournament in Raleigh today. She is from Charlotte but plays for a loaded team out of the Raleigh area. Does anyone have any insight into how this is reasonably done? I would assume practice is 3-4x a week traveling 2.5 hours each way……seems like a lot. I guess maybe most of their high school classes are online?
Most clubs practice 2-4 times per week. I travel about 2-1/2 hours round trip but I know of kids that go further. It’s not really unusual for the big clubs to draw in from bigger distances.
Very cool. I just wonder how the individuals handle it without compromising school. We live 2 hours from Raleigh but if my daughter wanted to play for a club up there we just could not reasonably do it without sacrificing schoolwork and other responsibilities.
I sat my kid down and told her she had to make some choices. Last winter/spring, she did dance, threw for track, had a decent sized part in the school musical, plus volleyball. Told her she couldn't reasonably do all of that with some of the advanced classes she wanted to take. She gave up dance and the musical and she's glad she did. She's practicing and doing strength training four nights a week, right now, and the club season is heating up. She even got to fill in for a women's league team that was short a player. She just likes volleyball more. And to be clear, she's no D1 volleyball player.
Thank you for your input. It’s definitely a huge commitment for teenage girls with everything else they have going on
No problem. I hear a lot of people talk about club sports but volleyball feels like it's different. I know the "time commitment" argument is made around club basketball and some teams don't even hold practices. One of my daughter's friends plays club baseball for several different teams and rarely practices with a couple. Again, time commitment. So yeah, it is a lot.
I know where you’re coming from. Good luck to your daughter on Sunday. Those single days can be a grind.
MAPL event? I believe there is a 2027 middle that plays for Metro that everyone is geeked about who will be there. You'll have to let us know.
Yeah, it’s a MAPL event, just like the one in Raleigh last weekend. Metro is a big club, is the 2027 middle on their 15u team or is she playing up? I will try to check her out…..if she’s 15u my daughter could actually play against her.
My bad. The Metro DC girl a 6'3" setter. Her name is Isabelle Bardin and she's a 2025.
Ah yes, the "Classic". I heard that's a pretty wild setup. We don't venture south his year so I doubt we'll cross paths. We do end up playing some Virginia and DC clubs so I'm keeping an eye out for those players.
If we're keeping track, does this make three players with national team experience on the current roster?
Stafford and Babcock both played for the U19 National team so 5 right? Kelley and Fairbanks on the U21s last year and now Garibaldi
The correct answer is 6. Stafford on the '22 U19 team and Babcock and Bayless on the '23 U19 team. So ignore my last comments
Good call out. 7 then. Thats pretty impressive, could be a point where our entire rotation besides Libero has national team experience
Seems to me a transfer L/DS to round out the roster but I'm not sure whether the portal has anyone left.....but remember there is a 2nd portal that opens May 1 to May 15th.
Just need a DS replacement for Logan Mosley. Should still be options out there for that type of role. Top one on my list is Isabella Brady, A-10 Libero of the year from Davidson, just not sure she would transfer in to only be a part time DS. She could challenge Klika for the Libero spot though. Other top option is Madyson Chitty, was the Rutgers Libero this past year. Both have 1 year of eligibility left.
Would be tough to leave a FT libero slot to be a DS. Maybe if it's a younger player that was willing to wait a year and inherit the job if they weren't ready to compete.
I can't recall the girls name that nearly served out against Miami but she's probably your new serving specialist.
Thank you. Also important to keep in mind that a serving specialist is not a must if you have middles who can serve, LOL.
I think it’s pretty unlikely Fisher goes to a 6-2 very much this year given that takes his best hitter out of the back row and his best player (Fairbanks) either or out of her position or out of the game entirely. If Fairbanks is fully healthy this year she should set all the way around every game and hopefully Hai’ti can redshirt. I still think we need an experienced DS like Mosley to be able to take pressure off our OHs if they are struggling passing in the back row, and I don’t see that on the roster right now, especially if Griffin is in the serve specialist role which I would expect
Here is how I would guess our first rotation (rotating around the back starting with server):
