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[quote=Cruzado]Your daughter sounds like she'll be similarly situated to most of her peers trying out for soccer this spring. Every club and coach has their own way of doing things, but after going through tryouts with my kids over the years the best advice I have is to just tell your daughter to listen carefully to the coaches and demonstrate that she's mature and willing to listen/learn; and of course, to try her best and put in the effort or "work rate" at whatever drills the coaches are having the kids do at tryouts. Showing that she's well-behaved, eager to learn, and hard-working is the most important thing at this age, where most kids are trying out for their first competitive soccer team. In terms of the drills, I've seen the "rondo" drill where one player is in the middle trying to intercept the ball while 4 or 5 other players try to complete passes through the center of the circle; there will probably be some brief 1v1, 2v2, 3v3 matchups; some passing drills; etc. During the course of the tryout the coaches will start to sift the kids into different groups of similar skill which is how they end up narrowing things down to the first team, second team, etc. Good luck as you start your journey in kids' travel soccer. Enjoy it and have fun! [/quote]
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