Travel Soccer Tryouts -- Post Your Club's Dates

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can anyone in the know answer whether it is still possible to start trying out for PAC travel soccer and receive an offer? I looked and they have started tryouts but still have a few dates left.

Definitely. They want you to go to three tryouts, and they have four dates left.

[Anonymous]

Went to BRYC U9B tryouts yesterday. How is it that the majority of the boys already have what seem like training uniforms on when travel starts at U9? Do they have a U8 program or did that many boys play up last year?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Went to BRYC U9B tryouts yesterday. How is it that the majority of the boys already have what seem like training uniforms on when travel starts at U9? Do they have a U8 program or did that many boys play up last year?

I know they did have several kids (siblings of older kids) playing up on the C teams last year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Went to BRYC U9B tryouts yesterday. How is it that the majority of the boys already have what seem like training uniforms on when travel starts at U9? Do they have a U8 program or did that many boys play up last year?

Most clubs don't let you wear any club gear to tryouts. Strange.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Went to BRYC U9B tryouts yesterday. How is it that the majority of the boys already have what seem like training uniforms on when travel starts at U9? Do they have a U8 program or did that many boys play up last year?

Most clubs don't let you wear any club gear to tryouts. Strange.

Not true. No one cares.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Went to BRYC U9B tryouts yesterday. How is it that the majority of the boys already have what seem like training uniforms on when travel starts at U9? Do they have a U8 program or did that many boys play up last year?

Most clubs don't let you wear any club gear to tryouts. Strange.

Depends on the format. If tryouts are essentially joining an existing team for practice, the kids who are already in the club are usually wearing training gear. If they're doing a "blind tryout," yeah, everyone wears a plain-ish shirt and maybe a pinnie.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Went to BRYC U9B tryouts yesterday. How is it that the majority of the boys already have what seem like training uniforms on when travel starts at U9? Do they have a U8 program or did that many boys play up last year?

Most clubs don't let you wear any club gear to tryouts. Strange.

Stoddert alternated from current players wearing club training shirts to having them wear white or any color. No pattern, and no idea why the thinking shcnaged from year to year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Went to BRYC U9B tryouts yesterday. How is it that the majority of the boys already have what seem like training uniforms on when travel starts at U9? Do they have a U8 program or did that many boys play up last year?

Most clubs don't let you wear any club gear to tryouts. Strange.

Stoddert alternated from current players wearing club training shirts to having them wear white or any color. No pattern, and no idea why the thinking shcnaged from year to year.

Arlington and Mclean both state only plain white t-shirts and absolutely no club gear--even club shorts or socks. the socks shorts is a little weird since we own the same Copa socks in many different colors.

But--they pre-sort so they already know who the travel players in the club are. I am guessing it's so newcomers don't see the fields stacked with travel players in their gear and they get to think they have a shot.

[Anonymous]

I've seen tryouts where everyone wears white, and those that have returning players wear their practice jerseys. I think it's better for new players if the returning players wear their practice jerseys as it makes it easier for coaches to focus on those players they haven't seen before, rather than those players they've been training for several months and already know. However, I realize for the kids that it can be intimidating seeing all the practice jerseys and feeling like a stranger.

For the question about BRYC U9 players having club gear, I'd assume those kids did the micro-academy, which starts younger.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've seen tryouts where everyone wears white, and those that have returning players wear their practice jerseys. I think it's better for new players if the returning players wear their practice jerseys as it makes it easier for coaches to focus on those players they haven't seen before, rather than those players they've been training for several months and already know. However, I realize for the kids that it can be intimidating seeing all the practice jerseys and feeling like a stranger.

For the question about BRYC U9 players having club gear, I'd assume those kids did the micro-academy, which starts younger.

Those kids are existing play-ups. Micro-academy have different shirts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've seen tryouts where everyone wears white, and those that have returning players wear their practice jerseys. I think it's better for new players if the returning players wear their practice jerseys as it makes it easier for coaches to focus on those players they haven't seen before, rather than those players they've been training for several months and already know. However, I realize for the kids that it can be intimidating seeing all the practice jerseys and feeling like a stranger.

For the question about BRYC U9 players having club gear, I'd assume those kids did the micro-academy, which starts younger.

Those kids are existing play-ups. Micro-academy have different shirts.

Makes sense. I think I saw the Micro-Academy in black on an adjacent field practicing. If they have a bunch of play-ups from last year, then you already have a bunch of boys acclimated to playing on the bigger fields. Could possibly be a good group of boys next season.

[Anonymous]

How many kids do the U9 BRYC boys teams take total? I don't care so much about making the top team, just wondering how many spots are available. Just curious for next year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How many kids do the U9 BRYC boys teams take total? I don't care so much about making the top team, just wondering how many spots are available. Just curious for next year.

My guess is 36 for the 3 teams they field.

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know how the SCAA tryouts turned out for the younger ages?

[Anonymous]

Did a lot of players decline offers at your club this year?

I was amazed to see the high volume of players that declined spots at our club this year. Some of the older age groups had double digits the # of players that declined.

This scares me a bit. Is this a birth year thing? Is this due to the fact people really shopped around this year or indication that people are really unhappy with the Club? Maybe a little of both?

Did things shake up at other clubs this much???