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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can someone explain ID sessions verses regular travel tryout? New to area and kid has first “travel tryout” tonight. I’ve read posts here and talked to some parents(most seems gossip/ unreliable info). Strong athlete in multiple sports but best at soccer. Not thinking college at all(at least at this point)but loves the sport and wants more than one day a week. Wants to play on HS team(2 years away). Is my kid going to automatically be placed in a “lower” field as stated above because they’ve never been seen?[/quote]

Hello!

While not well defined, 'ID Sessions' are typically for the top leagues like MLS Next, ECNL and ECNL RL and GA and GA-Aspire.  These start at U13 and are often held earlier in the season, like February & March.  ID Sessions are usually smaller. (20-30 kids) trying to field 1 or 2 teams.

While 'Travel Tryouts' are held for all other leagues below the top leagues and for U12 and below.  Travel Tryouts are happening now for most clubs and the numbers can be quite large. (40-80 kids) trying to field 3-5 teams.

I saw a kid come to u12 travel tryout tonight, who essentially was a great athlete but was lacking a good 'soccer touch.'  That kid was ultimately grouped and scrimmaged with other 2nd team caliber kids.  But yes, that kid was placed in small-sided mixed scrimmages with kids of all abilities and then the better players are culled out.  So, I am saying, if your kid can stand out enough, they can move up from the bottom scrimmage to a higher scrimmage.

That being said and based on what you have told us, I would almost 100% expect your kid to be put in the "lower field" to start.   If they are serious and love a challenge, they need to come to all 3 travel tryouts to get on the radar.  If they would like to play on the HS team, they should defiantly consider taking any slot in travel as a new toy travel player.  If they are only practicing 1 day per week now, you will see incredible improvement after 9 months of 3 day a week practices, Fall and Spring leagues and tournaments.  Then next year, they will be known to the club and might move up.

Also, a lot of families come out to tryouts just to see if their kid will make the 'top team' and when reality sets in, they either don't come back or even leave the tryout before the session is even over.

Either way, both making the bottom team and making a higher team are both hard to do, but not impossible. -Good Luck! [/quote]

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