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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Tryouts are for outside kids and bubble kids only. And smart outside kids attend a few practices ahead of time if they are serious about joining. The coach will give any of the following feedback:

1. She did great and would love to have her as part of the team. (This IS the offer. For this to become formal requires registering for tryouts and showing up.)
2. Come back again to another practice and register for tryouts. (This is positive but not an offer. This generally means he/she just wants to see a little bit more of the player in regards to best fit, position and possible roster ranking compared to current players. Likely this kid is closer to a same as the middle pack of players.)
3. She seems like a good little player, register for tryouts. (This generally means depending on who shows up at tryouts.)
4. She is nice, let me talk with the TD and I'll get back to you. Register for tryouts. (This means, the coach would probably like to recommend your player for the team below but does not wish to speak for that coach.)[/quote]

Edit to #1...  with a true pre-offer, the coach says that, you register for the tryout, then they send the contract right away.  Tryout date is meaningless...[/quote]

Mileage will vary, but in most cases coaches like everyone to show up at the tryout because it looks more transparent and they like to see big numbers on the field. They love to boast in social media about big turnouts at tryouts.[/quote]

Perhaps, but if they are really doing pre-offers, many of the kids showing up are already locked (contract signed) in and on a roster.[/quote]

Lets try it this way. There is no such thing as a "pre-offer". There is only an offer. An offer can be made at anytime. All the "pre-offer" means is those kids were offered first. Coaches ALWAYS make the first offers to the kids they really want. And with top talent that they wish to lock those offers will be made before tryouts. And generally it is only 1-4 players who will get them.

I have seen coaches tell players directly after a practice or the first tryout that they have made the team. I think you are splitting semantic hairs on this. Coaches like to keep it quiet so as not to get parents and players, who are otherwise most likely safe, from freaking out because they didn't get their offer yet. But believe me, for DA/ECNL many coaches have their short list of who they want on their team looooong before tryouts. [/quote]

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