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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Tonight was the first night of tryouts for Arlington U9s. Do they make all the kids go to all three days, or is there rolling notification?  I understand there's a fourth day to determine which team kids are on - if it is clear a kid will be in the mix do they let anybody know early?  [/quote]

Politics and nepotism was on blatant display at the final tryout last night.  It's not how you play it's who you know.  [/quote]

We were there last night, too.  It's our first time at tryouts for any travel club, so we didn't know what to expect.  We were surprised to see so many parents approaching the coaches.  Are they lobbying for their kids?  DS said that the results will be posted online on Thursday.[/quote]

Yes.  Ass-kissing is an art form there.  What you don't see is even worse--phone calls, emails behind the scenes.

I come from a time and place that stuff wasn't tolerated and it had the opposite effect--they wouldn't take you if you were a pain in the ass like that.

Arlington is that way in everything--school, sports, etc.  You know in real soccer countries--parents aren't allowed anywhere near tryouts and are kept apart from the coaches.  The idea of a parent lobbying or pleading or making up fake injuries to get their kid into academies over there is ludicrous, but here it's the way it is done.

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