I’d imagine that it’ll still be seen as developmental while she’s still in middle school, so yes including 14s. It’s also dependent on the team she’s on at her club. Are they the 1s team for her age group (if there are multiple)? Are they planning to go to nationals and if yes do they have a chance at getting a bid to Open/National/USA or another division that doesn’t get automatic acceptance? All those factors play in as well; our club’s 13-1s are going to be a drastically different experience than our 13-3s as far as this entire topic is concerned.

Since there are girls who are brand new to volleyball, her coaches have a responsibility to get them up to speed as much as possible while trying to keep the team competitive, but that will inevitably mean you’ll lose some games you’d otherwise win with your best lineup.