FCPS Tryouts

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Already had one player quit on my kid's varsity team. Same happened last year. Why would you go to so much trouble to try out then quit? Not a starter, so maybe that's the issue.

It makes sense to me. They don't know they won't be a starter until they see the competition. HS Basketball is a huge time commitment and the practices are incredibly physically grueling. So kid #11-15 on Varsity is spending all that work and time to be a practice player. Some kids are happy with that, some kids do not see it as a good use of their time.

[Anonymous]

Please link to the FCPS HS that has publicly posted their roster with heights, thanks!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Please link to the FCPS HS that has publicly posted their roster with heights, thanks!

Our HS doesn’t have a roster yet because they’re not done with try-outs. Kids from football couldn’t make the scheduled tryouts so they are holding a “special” tryout this week. I think the assumption is that these are kids who are wired to be selected anyway. The main cuts have already been made.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DH checked the web today for the varsity roster of our local zoned high school and he said the shortest player is 5’ 11”! Also, he didn’t recognize the names despite being fairly well connected in the dad coach community from years of basketball and other sports. He didn’t see any players we know from recent middle school FCYBL teams, even the top talented players from division one teams.

Last year, we heard a rumor (that turned out to be true) that the basketball coach recruited players because several transferred into the school somehow.

Our DS is in middle school and looks forward to playing in high school. But despite years of playing AAU at a higher level and FCYBL, DH has doubts about him making the team due to his size (projected to be 6’ but slow start) and coach favoritism (and recruiting?)

Post the link to the roster or your entire post is BS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please link to the FCPS HS that has publicly posted their roster with heights, thanks!

Our HS doesn’t have a roster yet because they’re not done with try-outs. Kids from football couldn’t make the scheduled tryouts so they are holding a “special” tryout this week. I think the assumption is that these are kids who are wired to be selected anyway. The main cuts have already been made.

I think the football players should have to actually compete at tryouts like everyone else. The tryouts are really hard at our kid's school.

[Anonymous]

Height rosters will post but none yet for Publics (that I have seen).

Kids quitting makes sense if told they'll just be bench players or worse, not dress

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please link to the FCPS HS that has publicly posted their roster with heights, thanks!

Our HS doesn’t have a roster yet because they’re not done with try-outs. Kids from football couldn’t make the scheduled tryouts so they are holding a “special” tryout this week. I think the assumption is that these are kids who are wired to be selected anyway. The main cuts have already been made.

I think the football players should have to actually compete at tryouts like everyone else. The tryouts are really hard at our kid's school.

Apparently the football coach woouln’t them because they were still playing last week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Height rosters will post but none yet for Publics (that I have seen).

Kids quitting makes sense if told they'll just be bench players or worse, not dress

I have never heard of an FCPS public HS putting kids on the team and not allowing them to sit on the bench in uniform at the games. That's a travel soccer thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DH checked the web today for the varsity roster of our local zoned high school and he said the shortest player is 5’ 11”! Also, he didn’t recognize the names despite being fairly well connected in the dad coach community from years of basketball and other sports. He didn’t see any players we know from recent middle school FCYBL teams, even the top talented players from division one teams.

Last year, we heard a rumor (that turned out to be true) that the basketball coach recruited players because several transferred into the school somehow.

Our DS is in middle school and looks forward to playing in high school. But despite years of playing AAU at a higher level and FCYBL, DH has doubts about him making the team due to his size (projected to be 6’ but slow start) and coach favoritism (and recruiting?)

Post the link to the roster or your entire post is BS

+1. We are waiting! Where did you go with this fascinating information your Dh found "surfing the web" ?

[Anonymous]

Just popping in to see if pp posted that link yet.
No? Hmm.

[Anonymous]

Still nothing?