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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our experience is that most of the team is formed by tryouts.  [b]You'd need to be a total standout to bump current players (including bench players) off.[/b]  The exception to this is if it's a newly forming team or if you have insider knowledge that many players are leaving the team for another team and they need to fill a lot of roster positions.  Another exception is if your kid is younger.  But the older the kids and the more established the teams--certainly true in soccer and basketball.  Sadly, being a parent in the loop and a well liked parent helps your kid.  It sounds like you've been a bit too uninvolved maybe????????  [/quote]

This is it.  A good coach always prefers a known commodity.

For example, if your son outperformed the other players that were already on the team, but only marginally, the coach wouldn't be wrong to keep the player that they already know.  They know that player has a good attitude, comes to practice on time, has a positive mindset on the sidelines, etc.

Forming a team is more than just who has the fastest 40.

Especially as these teams have matured and grown together, it gets harder and harder to bump a player from a well coached team[/quote]

Adding a new player always brings some unknowns/risks….will he be happy with his role on the team? will he get along well with the other players? Will he show up to practice on time, hard worker? Are the parents supportive and nice?

They’ll generally keep the kid they know rather than the rock the boat and take a risk on a new kid.

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