Spring 2017 soccer club tryouts

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, the SYC 2006 top boys team is incredible..beats EDP and CCL teams in tournaments.

Many teams beat CCL and EDP teams in tournaments---especially the MD teams. WTH is in the water in MD?

The CCL teams all stick together and do each others tournaments anyways. They'll often throw each other some of their many teams in an age group to fill out brackets. They generally play the same teams over and over again. Then get shocked when they step outside the CCL bubble.

This is not accurate. Are there teams in ccl that are terrible ? of course there are. But several of the best clubs in ccl dominate state cup. The only teams getting shocked in state cup are NON CCL.

None of this says anything about your child's skill or personal development. The CCL teams play American soccer.

Most knowledgeable soccer parents tend towards a different type of development for their children. Personalized, skill and possession-based. They don't buy into the big club mantra. These kids are light-years beyond 'state cup' play which used to be the goal in the 1980s, 90s. Not anymore.

This is not true for all. My kid played against some of the NOVA CCL teams and they played possession style soccer. There was no kick and chase going on.

Just about every ccl team my kids under U-12 have played just have the goalie do the long punt it out of the back every.single.time. This shouldn't even be allowed in the younger years. It just results in the type of soccer where you send the biggest kid down the middle. They are learning absolutely nothing about the sport or play doing this. It's a detriment to their development--especially as physical attributes even out down the road. Watch champions league and see how often that is done in real play. LMVSC is one of the few that don't do this.

Obviously has not been to any recent CCL matches . . . . totally false.

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CCL teams vary greatly depending on gender, age and club, but for the most part, they are quality teams. I've had kids play WAGS, NCSL, ODSL and CCL...the CCL teams were definitely better quality, in terms of both coaching and players. (Of course I'm sure some hyped up ECNL and/or DA person will have a comment here, but not everyone is up for that environment).

If you are looking at teams for U9-U12, then stay close to home if you can...it's not worth a long drive just to play on what someone else perceives to be the "best in the area". The most important thing to look for is a coach who will be able to develop your player - whatever the skill level. Once you know what type of player you have (at U11-13), then you can start deciding if they need to be moved to a different team.

CCL Guy resurfaces. So ez to spot his posts. CCL top teams do not play kickball, but the league sucks ass. Might as well travel to Florida at U11 and say, hey, find a new team, it is your choice! Thank you CCL Guy. Teams should leave this league just like BRYC and Md. U did.

I don't get this comment. Isn't one of the gripes about CCL all the long distance travel? Wouldn't BRYC in the ECNL be even worse??

+1 LOL, YEP!!!!!!

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CCL Guy resurfaces. So ez to spot his posts. CCL top teams do not play kickball, but the league sucks ass. Might as well travel to Florida at U11 and say, hey, find a new team, it is your choice! Thank you CCL Guy. Teams should leave this league just like BRYC and Md. U did.

I don't get this comment. Isn't one of the gripes about CCL all the long distance travel? Wouldn't BRYC in the ECNL be even worse??

The CCL gripe is all the long distance travel to play weak teams. ECNL will not be weak teams.

PP, did you miss this response?

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CCL Guy resurfaces. So ez to spot his posts. CCL top teams do not play kickball, but the league sucks ass. Might as well travel to Florida at U11 and say, hey, find a new team, it is your choice! Thank you CCL Guy. Teams should leave this league just like BRYC and Md. U did.

I don't get this comment. Isn't one of the gripes about CCL all the long distance travel? Wouldn't BRYC in the ECNL be even worse??

The CCL gripe is all the long distance travel to play weak teams. ECNL will not be weak teams.

PP, did you miss this response?

Honestly, I did...and it's a very good point. I still thought the comment was funny.

There's still a huge difference between traveling for CCL vs ECNL. Traveling 2-3 times per year to other parts of VA vs traveling several times a season to other states is quite different. The girls that play at BRYC are very good and should do well playing against other teams of their caliber. But if you're in the bottom of ECNL (like McLean), then how's all that travel a good thing?

I will agree that the CCL needs to tighten things up and fix this issues that result in teams only having to play 1-2 challenging teams per year (or in another age group, losing almost every game).

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FPYC tryouts: http://fpycsports.com/travel-team-try-outs/

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Anonymous wrote:Having now reached the stage of going to college ID clinics, many of the same complaints about beginning level tryouts still hold true at the college sessions. There are still players showing up who have no place being there, the players who think that they have to be a ball hog to impress, and even those players who show up in bright socks or shorts in order to catch the coach's eyes. And the format of the tryouts are very similar - the individual dribbling moving to passing drills to small-sided scrimmages and then finishing with a large-sided game.

And while you occasionally see the ball hog moving up to the higher field, generally the same things that will get your kid noticed by smart coaches at the younger ages, are the things that actually impress the college coaches - eg, as noted above, the ability to possess under pressure, to communicate with your teammates, high work rate, etc.

How does a parent know whether or not their kid should try out for travel? Wouldn't want to be one of the ones who has no place being there, but all I have to go off of is other rec players and some skills clinics sponsored by the clubs. Kid (U10) is definitely dominant in rec, but not refined.

If your kid has some soccer skills and a desire to play soccer and travel then go to some tryouts and don't worry about it.

If you can try out for one large club and a smaller one. Where do you live...people can give you a few clubs names.

Rockville

Bethesda
http://www.bethesdasoccer.org

Potomac
http://www.potomacsoccer.org

PPA
https://www.ppateam.com

MSI
http://www.msisoccer.org....

two others in DC, but that's a drive.

Thanks! Is Maryland Rush Montgomery one of the big clubs too? I've seen them mentioned here but am not familiar.

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Burke Athletic Club Tryouts

http://travelsoccer.burkeathleticclub.org/tryouts/index_E.html

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South County Tryouts
http://www.scaasoccer.net/Default.aspx?tabid=903258

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12:58 - we did consider ADP (and tried out and got in), but my daughter wanted to stay on her rec team in addition to travel/ADP. Rec and ADP both play games on Saturdays, so we would have had more conflicts. With Saturday vs. Sunday games, we've only had one conflict this year.

Would have probably done ADP otherwise.

I did think 2nd grade was too young for travel, but it seemed like it would be easier to get in at the first opportunity than to try to compete for limited open slots later on. This year when she tries out, she'll at least know what the coaches are looking for, and she'll have a year of travel under her belt, vs. just another year of rec.

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Premier AC (PAC) tryouts, in which those trying out basically hop into practice with the existing players ...

May 15-18, 22-25 and June 5-8. I think you need to attend three of the possible six dates. They're on turf, so they shouldn't be rained out.

GIRLS
Falls Church High School
2009-2005: 5-6:30 p.m.
2004-older: 6:30-8 p.m.

BOYS
Luther Jackson Middle School
2009-2005: 5-6:30 p.m.
2004-2003: 6:30-8 p.m.

Falls Church High School
2002-older: 6-7:30 p.m.

Get there a little early to check in. Wear an expendable white T-shirt -- they'll write a number on it (or pin it on, in some cases).

Site is http://premierac.org/News.asp?org=PREMIERAC.ORG#481921

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Super Y Tryout. Think this is a summer league with MSI
Date: Sunday, April 30th

Location: Julius West Middle School
(651 Great Falls Road, Rockville, MD 20850)

Times: 5:00-6:00 PM — Players born in the years

2007 and 2008 (U10)
2004 and 2005 (U12, U13)
6:00-7:00 PM — Players born in the years

1999 and 2001 (U16/U18)
https://washingtonspirit.sportngin.com/register/form/718236279

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VYS has times but not places:
http://vys.org/programs/travel/tryouts

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Achilles tryout this weekend for 2002 to 2010. Sunday at St. Johns College HS in DC, 9:00 - 11:00am. Short skills session followed by games. Best to register before, but not essential http://salsoccer.com/programs/achilles-fc/

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For the Maryland players, here's a new club looking for players:

Maryland DA

Final Open ID Event

Date: Sunday, May 7, 2017
Location: Maryland Soccer Plex
Time: TBA – Please sign up for age group. Tryouts will last 1.5 hours and be schedule between the hours of 6pm -10pm. Exact time for each age groups will announced soon.

Registration: https://washingtonspirit.sportngin.com/register/form/208037663

Washington Spirit – Baltimore Armour Girls’ DA Coaching Staff
Technical Director – Denise Reddy
U-18/19 Head Coach – Bonnie Young
U-15 Head Coach – Danny Skelton
U-15 Assistant Coach – Santino Quaranta
Goalkeepers Coach – KJ Spisak

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PWSI

http://www.pwsi.org/Default.aspx?tabid=580580

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Are there any travel programs for 5-year-olds? My kid's rec team just isn't cutting it, and we don't have travel yet at that age.