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[quote=Anonymous]The tryout process is terrible. There are so many factors that go into who is selected. Many of those factors have nothing to do with how well they perform at the tryout.

If this is an existing team the coach will already have a pretty good idea who is going to make it before the tryout even starts.

Tell your kid a tryout is different than playing in a real soccer game. In a game, there are positions, passing and setting up your teammates is a good thing. The goal is to help the team any way you can. In a tryout the goal is different. It’s not one team vs the other. It’s everyone on the field competing against each other. The goal is to stand out. This is difficult for some kids because it’s counter to everything they’ve learned about playing soccer. They need to be more selfish. Unfortunately tryouts favor a certain type of player - aggressive, selfish, athletic, offensively minded.

Consider this year a learning experience. Next year, contact the coach before tryouts even begin and ask if he can join some practices. He’ll get a fairer look and already be known come tryout time[/quote]

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