Tryouts - Any reason certain players are in pennies all the time?

[Anonymous]

Been wondering for a while, but is there a reason why some players are always in pennies and some are never? I always assumed it was random, but after this season of tryouts I don't buy it. I think coaches do this for a reason. Anyone know?

[Anonymous]

Generally coaches tend to group players into general levels and then have those groups play against one another over the course of tryouts to see the quality of the play. It's possible the top groups you are seeing are wearing pinnies.

[Anonymous]

Tell us your observations that made you conclude this was for a reason, and not random?

[Anonymous]

Pinnies are not random at tryouts. Most of them time they’re related to dividing up players by skill level.

[Anonymous]

They divide players by skill. But a non penny or an orange or greem penny could all mean the same thing. Its not like every kid wearing a red penny always gets an offer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Been wondering for a while, but is there a reason why some players are always in pennies and some are never? I always assumed it was random, but after this season of tryouts I don't buy it. I think coaches do this for a reason. Anyone know?

Depends on the club, coach, tryout, etc... it can mean something, but it can also be random and mean nothing. Don't try to read into it that much...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tell us your observations that made you conclude this was for a reason, and not random?

I know several kids, myself included, who have gone to all the recent tryouts. At both tryouts the kids are either wearing a penny or not wearing one. With 50-60 kids per tryout this is not my accident. It's on purpose. Just wondering why. I recognize many other kids from camps and several who were not in pennies were always not in pennies. There is a pattern.

[Anonymous]

The ones not in pinnies may have all been wearing black shirts, for example, so they could be the "black team".

[Anonymous]

They didn't have enough quarters and dimes, so some wear pennies

[Anonymous]

Yes, they often group kids by skill level. Top team with players they are sure of, might have pinnies of 1 color. Then the 2nd team might not have pinnies. 3rd team in pinnies and 4th, no pinnies.

Then, if your kids busts their but and hustles, they might pluck them out of a scrimmage and move them up a level.

[Anonymous]

At the recent tryouts we attended everyone was given a reversible numbered pinny to wear.

[Anonymous]

As posters have said, tryout coaches split kids into groups by level- but whether you have a pinnie or not isn’t a signal of anything in general. Maybe one coach puts certain groups in pinnies or whatever, but it’s not a universal thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, they often group kids by skill level. Top team with players they are sure of, might have pinnies of 1 color. Then the 2nd team might not have pinnies. 3rd team in pinnies and 4th, no pinnies.

Then, if your kids busts their but and hustles, they might pluck them out of a scrimmage and move them up a level.

While this might be true in some cases, it definitely isn't across the board. I have been at a lot of tryouts, and I have seen a lot of parents try to read into every little thing the coach does, just sit back and let the process unfold. It's just as often as not just a way to split teams, etc.

[Anonymous]

Bro if you don't get a penny its over, hang up the boots immediately. The pennie means evefything!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bro if you don't get a penny its over, hang up the boots immediately. The pennie means evefything!

Pennie 4LIFE!