Arlington ADP tryouts yesterday

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone from any group gotten results yet? Our tryouts were less than a week ago, just trying to figure out if we’re likely to hear in the next few days or will have to wait until after that make-up practice next week. Kid is driving me nuts wanting to know when they might hear.rrr

Some parents for U10 heard right after the first tryout. Their children didn't have to attend the 2nd. Others still waiting and I assume it will be like last year ... about 1 week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone from any group gotten results yet? Our tryouts were less than a week ago, just trying to figure out if we’re likely to hear in the next few days or will have to wait until after that make-up practice next week. Kid is driving me nuts wanting to know when they might hear.rrr

Some parents for U10 heard right after the first tryout. Their children didn't have to attend the 2nd. Others still waiting and I assume it will be like last year ... about 1 week.

A week from what? From the end of that group, or for all? Have the U9 girls heard yet?

[Anonymous]

22:16 - 30 girls passing on travel in a single birth year seems like a lot. My guess is that they were hoping for a higher team but got gold or silver and the parents don't want to spend the money for gold/silver. (I personally didn't find it worth the money we paid to be on gold.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:22:16 - 30 girls passing on travel in a single birth year seems like a lot. My guess is that they were hoping for a higher team but got gold or silver and the parents don't want to spend the money for gold/silver. (I personally didn't find it worth the money we paid to be on gold.)

Not long ago travel was travel. I think it took a while for people to realize that we can’t have several tiers of high quality travel teams that are all worth the time and $$.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:22:16 - 30 girls passing on travel in a single birth year seems like a lot. My guess is that they were hoping for a higher team but got gold or silver and the parents don't want to spend the money for gold/silver. (I personally didn't find it worth the money we paid to be on gold.)

Why not? Your player had the same training opportunities as the kids on any other team and was playing with and against kids with similar skill level. That is how they develop and improve. Especially at the younger ages, the opportunities between the high level and low level teams aren’t that different.

[Anonymous]

ASA has posted an update that they will post results late next week at the earliest.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:22:16 - 30 girls passing on travel in a single birth year seems like a lot. My guess is that they were hoping for a higher team but got gold or silver and the parents don't want to spend the money for gold/silver. (I personally didn't find it worth the money we paid to be on gold.)

Why not? Your player had the same training opportunities as the kids on any other team and was playing with and against kids with similar skill level. That is how they develop and improve. Especially at the younger ages, the opportunities between the high level and low level teams aren’t that different.

The coaching isn’t as good for the same money/time commitment. At this age, ADP is a better value than a lower travel team.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:22:16 - 30 girls passing on travel in a single birth year seems like a lot. My guess is that they were hoping for a higher team but got gold or silver and the parents don't want to spend the money for gold/silver. (I personally didn't find it worth the money we paid to be on gold.)

Why not? Your player had the same training opportunities as the kids on any other team and was playing with and against kids with similar skill level. That is how they develop and improve. Especially at the younger ages, the opportunities between the high level and low level teams aren’t that different.

The coaching isn’t as good for the same money/time commitment. At this age, ADP is a better value than a lower travel team.

Marginally, dollar to field time is about the same. Then it can be very hard to break in to travel if they want to except for the very best players in the program.

[Anonymous]

10:52 - 12:12 is correct. I spent the year observing all the coaches, since all 6 teams practiced on the same fields at least one day a week. (and the coach for red/white coached one of our games early in the season.) The level of coaching at the top was just better. We had a head coach who was kind of half-assing it (and left at the end of the second season) and an assistant coach who didn't even show up for the first day of a tournament, so we had to play our first tournament game (of our entire soccer career) without a coach. We got creamed nearly every game that first season because we were a 6th team playing other club's 2nd or 3rd team. it was pretty bad. And we were paying the same amount of money as the red/white players for the privilege of lesser coaching and getting creamed every week. Not worth it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ASA has posted an update that they will post results late next week at the earliest.

It sounds like people are already hearing results, based on another thread. At least some who aren’t receiving offers.

[Anonymous]

Received the notice for our 2009 girl today.

[Anonymous]

We got a rejection today for ADP 2011 Boys but I am not surprised because we were 30 min late for the rescheduled tryout due to my getting lost on the way (tho we did attend the first chaotic tryout) AND my son was placed into a game with 2 coaches who paid little attention to the game and players, in fact were looking at the sky, Crystal City, other fields etc. I watched carefully and my son played really well offensively and defensively, scoring 10 goals over the course of 3 games but coaches were looking away. He always plays very well in REC and his team usually wins every game, Frustrating for me and I am glad that I didn't tell him he was trying out for a better soccer league.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We got a rejection today for ADP 2011 Boys but I am not surprised because we were 30 min late for the rescheduled tryout due to my getting lost on the way (tho we did attend the first chaotic tryout) AND my son was placed into a game with 2 coaches who paid little attention to the game and players, in fact were looking at the sky, Crystal City, other fields etc. I watched carefully and my son played really well offensively and defensively, scoring 10 goals over the course of 3 games but coaches were looking away. He always plays very well in REC and his team usually wins every game, Frustrating for me and I am glad that I didn't tell him he was trying out for a better soccer league.

They can be hardasses about commitment to the program, so it wouldn’t surprise me if being late was part of it. When they recommend getting there 20 minutes early and you’re 30 minutes late, they take it as a sign you don’t take it seriously.

Conversely, positive attitude gets rewarded. The 2008 boys tryout had pouring rain the whole time, and I’ve heard they gave particular consideration to who pushed through and stayed focused, and who whined about the weather.

[Anonymous]

My experience is they move the stronger players up to the field next to the main coach to has a closer look and whatever's happening on all other fields don't matter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My experience is they move the stronger players up to the field next to the main coach to has a closer look and whatever's happening on all other fields don't matter.

It does matter, since they’re likely cutting some of those kids.