+1 Good advice. Other options: Joining a low key AAU team (CYA, SYA, BRYC) may be a good opportunity to get real playing time. During off days, get some professional training (Evolution, MVM). By next year, you'll be ready to get day one offers. |
I would only take a spot where it was clear my child was not in the first group of picks IF my kid had a friend on the team he really wanted to play with, and understood game time might be very limit AND I thought the coach was good. You want a team where your kid is in the top half of the roster or at least part of the first 10-12 selected. |
| The 7th grade BRYC winter team is really strong. That spring team might be tough to make. |
Thank you. Does anyone have info about the other suggested teams? |
Boys or girls and what age? |
An easier team to make for 7th grade boys. |
SYA, Shots up if you live further east |
| Shots Up teams are easier to make? Do they have more than one per age group? |
They are the very definition of pay to play |
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The 7th grade spring CYA team is being coached by a rec coach . They had four 7th grade winter teams in the county league, but none of those coaches seem to be coaching spring which I think is a little strange.
The spring SYA team is being coached by the same coach as the winter county team (they only have one team). My kid played in the higher division so don't know any specifics on that team but they look to be one of the better second tier teams. Agree with pp, the BRYC team is very strong, but their best players may go to higher level teams for the spring season so it might be worth looking into. |
Could be a good option for OP, then, if they do multiple teams. |
On the girls side, they will roster anyone who pays |
Girls side is a much more limited pool of paying customers. |
| Does anyone know of any teams for 8th grade girls? Not Fairfax Stars. Is it already too late? |
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Look on the Sports Engine Tourney app for the Shots Up league, look up the 8th grade girls teams listed in the league on social media, and see when their tryouts are scheduled to be.
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