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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not sure if this is just in MD ( new to travel soccer) but the team we tried out with didn’t actually do tryouts. We just went to a 2 hour practice and they assessed DD at the practice. 
The coach said most teams don’t do tryouts anymore. [/quote]

Fake news. Everyone does tryouts. [/quote]

Yes, pretty much all clubs have an annual "official" tryout. BUT by then, for the top team, it often is very much theater, because any new players already showed up at a practice ahead of time to get a sense if they want to play for that coach/with that team and visa-versa. Only time that doesn't happen is with smaller clubs or age groups where the club starts to attract fewer players, usually at the upper ages when kids decide to move on.[/quote]

I agree. There is theater for the upper team. They are usually pre-picked unless you are able to practice with them ahead of time.[/quote]

Yes. Especially for the older age groups' top teams--ID sessions are in Jan/Feb.  The team is pretty much set long before the spring tryouts.  Very rare for anyone to be added on after because rosters at that point are all 25+ deep, with designated players allowing to practice with upper team.  The tryouts are for filling out the 2nd-4th teams, but now even the 2nd teams at top clubs are full as well. [/quote]

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