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[quote=Anonymous][quote=asksoccernova]At a tryout, each evaluator will have a clipboard or sheet with players names and numbers. There will generally be 4 categories to mark next to each player, either:

TIPS (Technique, Insight, Personality, Speed)

https://www.soccerxpert.com/soccertips/id1201.aspx

Technical, Tactical, Physical, Psychological
... or something similar to that.

You could also see something like:

Dribbling
Passing
Shooting
Game Awareness
Speed
Ball Control

Each player is a mix of attributes, so you don't go into the tryout looking for something specific. You just observe the players, and any attribute that really jumps out at you as unusually high gets a positive mark.

Things I personally look for at U9/U10:

What does a player do when they receive the ball
Does the player have the skill and confidence to take players on 1v1
Do they have foot skills, or signs of potential ability to develop foot skills
Can they turn and change directions with the ball quickly
Can they make an accurate pass while under pressure
Can they take 2 players on at once
Are they scoring goals and do they have the desire to score goals
Are they pressuring the other team on defense and do they have a high work rate
Is their speed of play faster or slower relative to the other players on the field
Does the player create plays, or do they slow the game down or lose the ball as a result of mistakes

Players that can do even 1/3 of things well are very easy to spot. Players that can't do any of these well are also easy to spot.

It really comes down to is the player increasing the level of play by being on the field, keeping it at the same level, or lowering it? [/quote]
Thanks [/quote]

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