Almost 200 kids at McLean HS soccer tryout for 30 spots in Varsity and 30 spots in JV.

[Anonymous]

Do you think coaches look at the teams these kids are on to help make decisions, or do they just go off tryout performances? Just wondering if a lower level kid has a shot if they are doing well in tryouts.

[Anonymous]

I hear on the girls side is not like that and numbers are much smaller compared to boys. Why is that

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hear on the girls side is not like that and numbers are much smaller compared to boys. Why is that

Just speculation (there are probably many reasons), but being a male athlete for your high school can be a pretty big social deal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hear on the girls side is not like that and numbers are much smaller compared to boys. Why is that

Just speculation (there are probably many reasons), but being a male athlete for your high school can be a pretty big social deal.

Isn't the same for girls??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hear on the girls side is not like that and numbers are much smaller compared to boys. Why is that

Just speculation (there are probably many reasons), but being a male athlete for your high school can be a pretty big social deal.

Isn't the same for girls??

Could be. I'll have a girl who will be trying out for high school soccer next year, but just speculating out loud based on my own high school experience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hear on the girls side is not like that and numbers are much smaller compared to boys. Why is that

Don't know why but definitely fewer on girls side. My DD is a freshman at a Class 4 size high school in VA and there are around 50-55 girls in total trying out for varsity and JV. Definitely some rec players who will be cut but some rec players who will make the bench on JV.

[Anonymous]

When my kid tried out at our McpS HS there were 70 kids trying out for 3 open spots on the JV team. It was brutal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When my kid tried out at our McpS HS there were 70 kids trying out for 3 open spots on the JV team. It was brutal.

3 open spots? Everyone has to try out every year.

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Anonymous wrote:This is pretty normal. Same thing happened in MD is the fall. Schools are too big!

Is the size of the school the issue or the fact many kids who can bearly make a Rec team are trying out?

Some kids who had only played rec soccer made the JV team last year at our school. Some kids who had played club were cut.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hear on the girls side is not like that and numbers are much smaller compared to boys. Why is that

A lot fewer girls play all sports compared to boys or want to play high school sports. MUCH easier to make any girls team at our school (basketball is walk on for freshman girls! freshman boys basketball cut 30 kids).

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Anonymous wrote:Why not have more teams? Obviously kids want to play.

Because that's not how things work. Everybody doesn't get to play just because they "want" to

The government should stop subsidizing a privileged few soccer players. They can join a private a league.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is pretty normal. Same thing happened in MD is the fall. Schools are too big!

Is the size of the school the issue or the fact many kids who can bearly make a Rec team are trying out?

Some kids who had only played rec soccer made the JV team last year at our school. Some kids who had played club were cut.

No way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why not have more teams? Obviously kids want to play.

Because that's not how things work. Everybody doesn't get to play just because they "want" to

The government should stop subsidizing a privileged few soccer players. They can join a private a league.

What?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hear on the girls side is not like that and numbers are much smaller compared to boys. Why is that

Less girls play sports than boys. It's why most clubs have more boys teams than girls. The same thing occurs in other sports like basketball, baseball/softball

[Anonymous]

With so many trying out coaches can get confused. Blur of brunettes (especially) w/a ponytail. All good, mostly. Coaches can get confused, who's who. DD decided to look the same every day, wear the same thing to tryouts. Obviously sashed her clothes. She made the team, who knows?