Please explain tryouts

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Anonymous wrote:^ Wanted to highlight this "Oh - and by the way - the other team is playing its weaker players. If you lose because of your weaker players, you lost because you were the weaker team. If you don't play your weaker players and win you prove nothing except that you didn't believe you could win as a team. And pretty soon you won't have a team."

So very true. The players with most minutes leaves for ECNL/GA and the ones that are marked ok or poor will leave. FACT. How about believing in and coaching the players that are given roster spots? Oh right, roster spots needed to be filled.

On higher up teams there should t be that much if a demonstrable difference in subs. Our team could pretty much swap any player out and the one coming in would be just as capable. Sure there are 1 or two total standouts, but a good coach knows strategies to use them effectively and when to give them a break. If we are up in a tournament, the stars will rest more against a slightly easier opponent and then play almost the whole game in a tough match. People are usually okay when the total time over the course of a tournament isn’t a huge discrepancy. Any kid that sits out an entire tournament is on the wrong team.

Oh and when my kid is having an off game, I’m the first thinking “pull him out”.

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Some kids play futsal during the winter and then come back in the spring even better.

Yes, playing futsal over the winter helps with some things. However, I have found that it doesn't really help with others (like handling shouldering and avoiding getting pushed off).

Yea, I agree with this as well. My DS did Futsal this past winter and it helped so much. Especially with one on ones and tight spaces. One of the kids on his Futsal team was a beast at playing futsal — like really good (VDA player), but when I saw him at practice not too long after (ds was invited to a session) he was actually one of the mid to lower level players on boys vda — physically he struggled to keep up.

I think pairing futsal over winter with some “strength” Training ( pushups, sit ups, small weights) is the way to go.

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Anonymous wrote:Who selects the rosters and who decides on the weak benched players? Be careful with the club you aim for and don’t get distracted by their propaganda.

In some clubs benched players are selected at tryouts and they will be benched players until you parents get tired. The club sells you your benched spot when they select your DC the club just does not tell you.

+1 a club in North Virginia.

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At what age do promotion from B team to A team become impossible.

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I think pairing futsal over winter with some “strength” Training ( pushups, sit ups, small weights) is the way to go.

Agreed. Although my son does all that, and still, he is 10th percent in height and 15th in weight. He is a monster at futsal, but fairly mediocre (decent) at soccer. It's just a different sport.

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I think pairing futsal over winter with some “strength” Training ( pushups, sit ups, small weights) is the way to go.

Agreed. Although my son does all that, and still, he is 10th percent in height and 15th in weight. He is a monster at futsal, but fairly mediocre (decent) at soccer. It's just a different sport.

My kids are both better at Futsal...even my older son who is tall and muscular.

They are both VERY technical players with quickness in tight paces. They are good outdoor, but really good in Futsal and prefer it to outdoor.

My younger son is small and skinny for his age so definitely excels in that arena.

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Anonymous wrote:At what age do promotion from B team to A team become impossible.

Never - at a good club.

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Anonymous wrote:At what age do promotion from B team to A team become impossible.

I don’t think it ever becomes truly impossible. I think once kids are in their sophomore and junior years they tend to just accept where they are. Not always. I’ve noticed some coaches are lies likely to demote or make space for a kid before those prime recruiting years

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Anonymous wrote:

I think pairing futsal over winter with some “strength” Training ( pushups, sit ups, small weights) is the way to go.

Agreed. Although my son does all that, and still, he is 10th percent in height and 15th in weight. He is a monster at futsal, but fairly mediocre (decent) at soccer. It's just a different sport.

My kids are both better at Futsal...even my older son who is tall and muscular.

They are both VERY technical players with quickness in tight paces. They are good outdoor, but really good in Futsal and prefer it to outdoor.

My younger son is small and skinny for his age so definitely excels in that arena.

Futsal really exposes players that have poor first touch, technical, and passing skills. Playing outdoors on a large field, size and speed can mask the lack of ball skills.

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Anonymous wrote:At what age do promotion from B team to A team become impossible.

Never - at a good club.

You mean bad club as in BRYC.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:At what age do promotion from B team to A team become impossible.

Never - at a good club.

Yes I agree with that, but it also depends on the club too. Feeder clubs will have more spots available (or need more help) in the older age groups. Top U15 and up players will get picked off some, so it opens up more possibilities to make the A team.

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Anonymous wrote:At what age do promotion from B team to A team become impossible.

Never - at a good club.

We are at a good club where the A team is one of the best in this area. I don't think it will ever happen but I think my son is fine with that. He just plays for the love of the game and never mentions it.

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Anonymous wrote:

I think pairing futsal over winter with some “strength” Training ( pushups, sit ups, small weights) is the way to go.

Agreed. Although my son does all that, and still, he is 10th percent in height and 15th in weight. He is a monster at futsal, but fairly mediocre (decent) at soccer. It's just a different sport.

My kids are both better at Futsal...even my older son who is tall and muscular.

They are both VERY technical players with quickness in tight paces. They are good outdoor, but really good in Futsal and prefer it to outdoor.

My younger son is small and skinny for his age so definitely excels in that arena.

Futsal really exposes players that have poor first touch, technical, and passing skills. Playing outdoors on a large field, size and speed can mask the lack of ball skills.

Unfortunately although a large part, soccer is not just technical skills. You need everything listed above, plus the speed, stamina and strength to excel.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I think pairing futsal over winter with some “strength” Training ( pushups, sit ups, small weights) is the way to go.

Agreed. Although my son does all that, and still, he is 10th percent in height and 15th in weight. He is a monster at futsal, but fairly mediocre (decent) at soccer. It's just a different sport.

My kids are both better at Futsal...even my older son who is tall and muscular.

They are both VERY technical players with quickness in tight paces. They are good outdoor, but really good in Futsal and prefer it to outdoor.

My younger son is small and skinny for his age so definitely excels in that arena.

Futsal really exposes players that have poor first touch, technical, and passing skills. Playing outdoors on a large field, size and speed can mask the lack of ball skills.

Unfortunately although a large part, soccer is not just technical skills. You need everything listed above, plus the speed, stamina and strength to excel.

agreed.

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Anonymous wrote:

I think pairing futsal over winter with some “strength” Training ( pushups, sit ups, small weights) is the way to go.

Agreed. Although my son does all that, and still, he is 10th percent in height and 15th in weight. He is a monster at futsal, but fairly mediocre (decent) at soccer. It's just a different sport.

My kids are both better at Futsal...even my older son who is tall and muscular.

They are both VERY technical players with quickness in tight paces. They are good outdoor, but really good in Futsal and prefer it to outdoor.

My younger son is small and skinny for his age so definitely excels in that arena.

Futsal really exposes players that have poor first touch, technical, and passing skills. Playing outdoors on a large field, size and speed can mask the lack of ball skills.

Unfortunately although a large part, soccer is not just technical skills. You need everything listed above, plus the speed, stamina and strength to excel.

agreed.

Futsal doesn’t really expose poor technical skills. The smaller weighted ball, lack of areal play, and lack of space to play at speed actually makes futsal a poor proxy for technical skills. It’s a mistake to believe that someone who plays futsal well will be able to to be a technical player at soccer.