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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sign her up as a middie.[/quote]

Horrible advice if you aren’t a Middie.   No amount of goals will make a good impression of you are constantly exposed on defense [/quote]

Sorry, I should have clarified this as for the showcases where you are trying out (as the OP stated).  A lot of standing around at attack and d if the team you end up on can't win/can't lose the draw. [/quote]

I'd still stand by advice for the most part.   At most tryout/showcases there are small group drills (small sized play, etc) before the actual games.   These tend to mean much more than full field scrimmages.   Full games are usually used as "tiebreakers" across borderline kids.

That said,  if your child plays multiple positions like middle and attack, sign her up as a middle.   If she is primarily a low attacker, keep her at attack and let her dominate during small sides play.

Middie play in there showcases tend to just be able athleticism.   If you have a great athlete, then sign her up as middle.  If not, keep her in natural position.

Here is an example from a prospect day where an older daughter eventually received an offer.  (ended up committing elsewhere).

Her game team had 19 or 20 girls.  2 goalies, 4 defenders,  8 middies, 5-6 attackers).    The defenders never left the field.   The middies played about 40% of the game.   Now who had a chance to make a better impression? [/quote]

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