F.A.Q.'s

Question: I heard that Brandywine's teams are all full. Then why are there tryouts?

There are tryout's for every age group because our team's are not full - or closed. At Brandywine VBC. we do not have any closed teams. We do have open tryouts every year because we believe in a fair chance for everyone. No one gets a free pass here at Brandywine. Everyone must tryout and no one is guaranteed a position.

Question: Is it a good idea to tryout for other clubs besides Brandywine?

Probably. We always advise girls to make sure you tryout for the team you really want to play for - but to be sure that you have a back up plan, such as trying out for another club. The important thing is that you play. The most discouraging thing we hear is "I wanted to play for Brandywine but didn't think I'd make the team so I tried out elsewhere". Don't make that mistake! One thing is for sure... you will never make the team if you don't try!

Question: Can you tell me if your games are on Sunday's?

The tournaments are either a Saturday or a Sunday. That is up to the tournament host. I know that they try to keep the younger girls on Saturday's and the older (15's and above) on Sunday's but I do have to say that either age group can play on either day.

Question: How many tournaments do your teams go to a month?

Club volleyball teams do not have a schedule made up in advance like a school team might. It is all invitational tournaments and our teams generally go to about two a month.

Question: How far away are the tournaments?

All of our regular one day tournaments are within a 2 hour radius. We generally travel to Maryland and Pa. for most of our regular tournaments. Most teams generally choose to travel to a few weekend long tournaments that will give that team better competition. Those weekend type tournaments can be in Pittsburgh, Richmond or even Texas or Atlanta (just thinking of places some of the teams went last year). Generally most teams do not do more than a couple of those type.

Question: What is a "practice player" and what is the benefit of becoming one?

A practice player is a volleyball player that cannot play on a tournament team (for a variety of reasons). These volleyball players recognize the benefit of practice and working with a team at a high level during the club season. A practice player receives all the instruction that a "regular" tournament player does but does not attend tournaments.