Post tryout

[Anonymous]

If we were mostly put in with the first team at tryout and don't make that how come there's no offer for second or lower teams?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If we were mostly put in with the first team at tryout and don't make that how come there's no offer for second or lower teams?

Usualy they don't send out the second team offers until the first team is full.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If we were mostly put in with the first team at tryout and don't make that how come there's no offer for second or lower teams?

You were basically a fluffer

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If we were mostly put in with the first team at tryout and don't make that how come there's no offer for second or lower teams?

Same position and I think I know the club. Watched my kid fight through a 10v10 rumby-like scrum on a small field to the 7v7 with the 1st teamers. He played a position in the final scrimmage he has not played all year and maybe 3x his club career. Nobody wanted to play it but he is a team player. Coach pulled him to the side afterwards to invite him to practice next week. No response since. They are either not that into my kid or inefficient. Either way, we are out and moved on. I typically have coaches come to me directly on the field. If they don’t reach out to me within 24 hours, they are just not into my kid and that’s okay. Next.

[Anonymous]

Offers go out in a rolling basis. Great feeling if your DS gets an offer early in the process, not a good feeling to wait and wait as they roll out offers.

To give any perspective, just because a player gets an early offer, they may end up on the bench while coaches use playing time and to get other players to accept the invitation. All shady imo. Coach don't realize an accepted invitation can always be rescinded if the parent/player finds that distasteful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If we were mostly put in with the first team at tryout and don't make that how come there's no offer for second or lower teams?

Same position and I think I know the club. Watched my kid fight through a 10v10 rumby-like scrum on a small field to the 7v7 with the 1st teamers. He played a position in the final scrimmage he has not played all year and maybe 3x his club career. Nobody wanted to play it but he is a team player. Coach pulled him to the side afterwards to invite him to practice next week. No response since. They are either not that into my kid or inefficient. Either way, we are out and moved on. I typically have coaches come to me directly on the field. If they don’t reach out to me within 24 hours, they are just not into my kid and that’s okay. Next.

just curious what the unpopular position was.

[Anonymous]

Please everyone do not let yourself believe these posts saying that the coach has conclusively decided that even if your dc makes the team he will just be a bench warmer. Most coaches are completely ineffective at identifying talent at tryouts in anything but the broadest terms. They just grab the guys who are fast and run around a lot, and then they try to put a team together. If your son was on the bubble and only got an offer because three people ahead of him declined, and then in preseason scrimmages he’s the only guy who says he can play right back, and he goes on the field and does a great job, then he’s got that spot for the year and probably can play every minute.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If we were mostly put in with the first team at tryout and don't make that how come there's no offer for second or lower teams?

You were basically a fluffer

Spit out my coffee lol

[Anonymous]

What I don’t understand is why a coach can’t just say “thanks for coming out, but it’s not a fit.” Parents talk and coaches know that. News travels fast. I dont know I guess they don’t care but seems cutting out the bs saves time and energy on all sides.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What I don’t understand is why a coach can’t just say “thanks for coming out, but it’s not a fit.” Parents talk and coaches know that. News travels fast. I dont know I guess they don’t care but seems cutting out the bs saves time and energy on all sides.

I so agree. Transparency and clear communication goes a long way and earn a lot of respect imo. All the shady business and run around just perpetual what many feels about coaches and clubs.

[Anonymous]

All this tryout stuff reminds me of dating in the younger years. Trying to read into mixed signals, overanalyzing every interaction, being strung along by someone who’s too chicken to say they’re not interested. Remember “he’s just not that into you?” I think the same principle applies here. If someone is truly interested, you won’t be questioning it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All this tryout stuff reminds me of dating in the younger years. Trying to read into mixed signals, overanalyzing every interaction, being strung along by someone who’s too chicken to say they’re not interested. Remember “he’s just not that into you?” I think the same principle applies here. If someone is truly interested, you won’t be questioning it.

This pretty much sums it up.These guys have the mindset of sorority chicks when it comes to tryouts.

[Anonymous]

And then you hear the guy went on to date your friends. Hearing that your kid’s friends got the invite while you’ve heard nothing is no fun either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All this tryout stuff reminds me of dating in the younger years. Trying to read into mixed signals, overanalyzing every interaction, being strung along by someone who’s too chicken to say they’re not interested. Remember “he’s just not that into you?” I think the same principle applies here. If someone is truly interested, you won’t be questioning it.

Great analogy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Please everyone do not let yourself believe these posts saying that the coach has conclusively decided that even if your dc makes the team he will just be a bench warmer. Most coaches are completely ineffective at identifying talent at tryouts in anything but the broadest terms. They just grab the guys who are fast and run around a lot, and then they try to put a team together. If your son was on the bubble and only got an offer because three people ahead of him declined, and then in preseason scrimmages he’s the only guy who says he can play right back, and he goes on the field and does a great job, then he’s got that spot for the year and probably can play every minute.

No one is implying that you can't sneak in at the bottom of the roster and earn a spot...happens all the time. But the brutal truth is that if you don't get an offer right away you aren't the first choice for that coach. That is good info to know and understand, right? Too many parents are clueless or think their baby is the best when they aren't. Or maybe the team is pretty set already, and they don't need your player for certain reasons.

My kid is one of the best in his age group...up to you if you want to believe me. He is being courted by clubs/coaches all the time and offered roster spots on top teams outside of IDs. My point is that I know where my kid stands (for now) because of that experience...and if you are getting crickets after a tryout then learn from that experience too. Don't be one of those clowns that just gets angry at coaches for not "realizing how good my kid is". Go get better, and if you get the opportunity (even as the last on the roster) you should really seize it!