[Noah930]

If your daughter really has aspirations of playing in HS and college (and beyond?), then it's understandable that she join a club-level team. Childhood classmates of mine that played on the highschool volleyball team (some of whom went on to play in college) started out that way.

That being said, I also temper it with what I saw when I worked in a large orthopedic office a couple years ago. They dealt with a lot of highly athletic kids. One odd thing I found was when the parents seemed to be more interested in their kids' sporting endeavors than the kids themselves. I'm completely not saying that's true in your case, and I understand the total family commitment it takes for a kid to play high-level competitive sports; but I also thought it was a bit sad to see that role reversal of sporting interest going on. In the end, it's a game. And I say that as someone who did have the fortune to participate in collegiate-level athletics when I was in school. It's great if your parents are willing and able to support you; but the kid should be the one who most wants to participate. I thought a lot of families seemed to lose sight of that somewhere along the way.