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[quote=Anonymous]It's not a Mclean-specific thing -- most clubs do this.

Coaches and staff (i.e., the evaluators) will attempt to organize the players into different groups based on perceived skill level / ability. Usually the evaluators look to move kids into higher or lower groups as they watch them performing drills and small-sided scrimmages. The idea is to try to cluster the players into first group, second group, third group, etc.

It's not perfect (and it's not easy) and often clubs will run multiple tryout sessions so that they have time to look at each player and adjust the groupings. By the ends of the tryouts, they have an idea of who would be candidates for Team 1, Team 2, Team 3, etc.

There isn't anything you need to do as a parent, other than getting your kid to each tryout session for the club, being positive, and encouraging your kid to do their best and keep working hard and paying attention during every tryout session.
 
After offers go out to players for the various teams, if you think that your player has been offered a spot on a team that is not up to her skill level, you could call the club and ask to speak with them about it. And clubs do sometimes move players up/down during the year (or by the end of the year).[/quote]

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