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If they go to the four year cycle I don't think it harms them. In a two year cycle they'd play one year of JV only and then move to a varsity schedule with juniors and sophomores. Next year is year two of the current cycle. BC would just need to find some schools willing to add an extra JV game on to the schedule. This is what happened to Independence. I think Ravenwood as well. So it would be no different whether it's a two or four year cycle. They will be playing a full varsity schedule in their second year regardless.

It looks like they will catch a break and not have to play a varsity schedule in the first year. I remember when Summit opened with just freshmen and sophomores they were at the start of the two year cycle. They were put in the district with Giles County, Lewis County, etc. It was brutal. IIRC Independence opened in the middle of the cycle and got to ease into football with a JV schedule only the first year. This will also affect Spring Hill HS in two years sending them back down to 4A or maybe even 3A for a bit. The re-zoning for BCHS is going to take a big bite out of their population.

Page beat Siegel in three: 19, 16, & 22

Here are the committed athletes from the top 2 clubs in middle Tennessee. It's not complete as there are other clubs with players that are probably moving on to the next level. But this will be the majority. https://alliancevbc.com/page/1045/committed_athletes.html https://www.tennesseeperformance.com/page/show/5935949-committed-athletes

Hillsboro with the nice win

Where can I find the brackets? I've been trying to find them on the TSSAA website. But honestly that is one of the least user friendly websites I have ever been on.

Page will be an interesting team to watch. They already had talent at S, L, & MB. Now it appears that they have a talented OH who moved into the school from out of state.

LOL! Sorry. Didn't mean to make it dark. Yes, the person is not officially affiliated with TPV. But people have the impression that the person is a TPV representative.

I’m being very careful here Osage. You can be associated with a club but not under their direct control. In fact it can be the reverse. A person can appear to be a representative of a club but the relationship is not what it seems. Suffice it to say, Teeter is correct. TPV is being neutral in this. They are neither advocating for or against the idea. They are not out to undermine HS volleyball in this area. But they are also not going to undermine the relationship they have with the Wizard behind the curtain.

That's my point Teeter. It's not TPV or anyone paid by TPV who is pressuring girls into giving up HS ball to train.

This very unfortunate development of training instead of playing HS is being driven by one individual not controlled by TPV. That's all I will say. But as my volleyball player said when I told her about this, HS ball is the reason she didn't give up the sport and the opportunities at the next level. That's where she had the most fun. She said the pressure of open club combined with training instead of being with her HS friends/ teammates would have burned her out. She loved the memories of post season play and the accolades that aren't given in a training facility. And as said above, she also mentioned that she actually got better playing against the best in Wilco and that it would not have happened had she skipped real live volleyball to do training instead.

Ahhh. My mistake. Had heard proms and graduations had ended their season.

The Alliance 181s have completed their schedule. Season is over.

I agree 100% and I think this is the first year in a long time that Alliance got it right. Amber is an amazing coach and the way she handles athletes is perfect for this age group. Dan runs that TPV 141s team. He is top notch. It will be interesting to see how this age group progresses over the next for years with the quality coaching they are getting this club season.

VBD I have to chime in here. You clearly don’t like TPV and are doing your best to convince people to steer clear of that club. Maybe you’re on the Alliance Board. Maybe you’re an Alliance coach. But this talk of corruption and compromised amateurism is too much. Girls volleyball is far removed from the world of big time men’s basketball. Outside of parents, some overzealous, there is no worry that the FBI is going to be raiding Gothic Court because the pressure to recruit the best high school players is leading to illegal activity. The interest is just not at the same level. And whatever both clubs are doing or not doing are well within the rules. I know both Directors and both are beyond reproach. I’ve been around since Impact and Select formed an “Alliance.” Saw Nashville One die and Club West rise as a temporary challenger. What is happening is nothing more than the continued evolution of club volleyball in middle Tennessee. I, for one, hope that TPV sticks and Alliance continues to rise to the challenge. (As they have as evidenced by their recent emphasis on highlighting their players on and off the court accomplishments.) Because the real winners are the players and their parents when the competition between clubs is real. I would rather Nashville have two plus viable clubs similar to Louisville, Cincinnati, Indianapolis etc than what we’ve experienced the past half decade. Talk about a sense of entitlement! There was no reason to worry or truly work to get better because there wasn’t a serious challenger to get the top players. There are a myriad of reasons beyond waived dues why some top players have or will defect. If it works out as I hope it will, both clubs will be fine and there will be a rise in the level of play throughout middle Tennessee because the opportunities to train and compete at the highest levels will double. Everyone wins in that scenario.