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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A few general things. Be assertive during scrimmages. When you are warming up make sure you are passing, juggling etc. They're watching you at all times. When you are subbed out during scrimmages make sure you are doing something like juggling etc.

My DD thought the scrimmages were like a practice where she should play her position and ended up getting few touches. She did not make her first two tryouts (with two different teams). After watching her I helped her understand that they are watching you to see if you are a part of the play or not, so be assertive. She made her third tryout (with the original team) and ended up on a higher-level team than her previous teammates who passed the initial tryout.[/quote]

Someone necroed this tread, but your advice is spot on - I noticed this with my kid too... she played like it was a regular game, getting open, making passes, but not being overly assertive or trying to be part of most plays. She def did not do well.  [/quote]
At this age tryouts are all about being aggressive and getting on the ball. Go all out on defense even if it’s not your position. When you have the ball try push through and attack attack attack. If you lose the ball attack harder to get it back. Don’t worry about your position, go get the ball. Even if it’s on the other side of the field from where you are supposed to be. If you are on defense push forward and make runs. If you are forward run all the way back to chase someone down on defense. Basically, be a bad teammate and a ball hog. These are the players who stand out and get selected in tryouts. Tryout soccer is different than normal soccer. [/quote]

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