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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 2nd grade DS tried out for a travel select team this week (no longer in DC area), and they rotated a group of about 70 kids (25 make it) from station to station. My kid was paired with a peculiar group - one kid who was a ball hog and never passed, one kid who kept flinging himself on the ground and tantruming and crying, then my DS and one other boy. Tryout was pretty much a washout for my kid. Blah. Feel bad for him.
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Being with a ball-hog at the younger ages isn't always a bad sign, I can literally be a good sign.  What I have come to learn is some coaches love younger players who are ball-hogs.  They are generally revered for loving the ball/ wanting it more. Therefore, they develop more ball mastery skills & talents.  I was surprised to learn some Tech Directors want kids to be ball hogs & showoffs at the younger ages to develop their skills.   I will say the ball hogs on my U11 kids team have the most skill on the team.  Then, they will be coached to pass the ball more at the middle level. (Well lets hope, it does get annoying to see how many times they could have made simples passes -vs- losing the ball dribbling...)

But aside from that, it sounds like your kid wasn't in a very good group.  It is hard to play well, when you are in a crap group.  (But tell him next time if he finds himself in a lower skill group, to play like hell to get noticed to move back up!)

I will say it is interesting they had stations to rotate kids.  If that is the case, it sounds like they were evaluating kids based on individual skills -vs- scrimmaging?

-Better luck next year![/quote]

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