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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does anyone know how many players Arlington (ASA) selects for the U9 boys team(s)?

We have a first grade 2009 birth year boy, so we are just starting to wade into this.  He's already signed up for the tryouts.  As a first grader, we're not really expecting him to make it, but he wants to try out anyway.  [/quote]

They have A, B, C, D, E, and F teams, so expect ~66 total to make the cut.  They will have somewhere between twice and three times that amount trying out.  You won't know what team you are on until after the cut and they hold a special invite-only 4th tryout for those ~66 players.  Good luck.  Very difficult to stand out and you will figure out very fast where your player falls once you ID the stronger/older/skilled players on the A and B tryout fields.  Check out their ADP program as well.[/quote]

A Team:
If your kid is big, fast and has played soccer.
If your kid is highly skilled and fast.

B Team
If your kid is big and fast but not terribly skilled but can play
Very skilled, but small and average speed.

C Team
Average in size, speed and skill

D Team
Same as C team, but not sure
Kids could also display some attribute such as speed and size but skill levels are to far off

E Team
Mostly small and slow but can demonstrate some soccer skill

F Team
Same as above but even less. These are kids that are coach-able and demonstrate that they want to play and it is hard to say no to them because you never know how any of them might turn out.

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Thanks very much to both PPs!  I appreciate your input; it's very helpful.  These tryouts are truly no big deal to us, or to our son, but I was curious about how it's likely to work.

It will be interesting to see how DS fares.  He stands out against first grade rec players, but he certainly won't stand out against the kinds of players trying out for the U9 teams.   Last Spring (in K), he played (non-tryout; all welcome) ASA Academy for 2009 players, and he was middle of the pack.  He's average height for 1st grade - which will make him small for U9 - but fast.   We mostly signed him up for the U9 tryouts to give him a chance to play against some really good players.  It wouldn't have been on our radar screen, but some of the ASA coaches encouraged him to try out.  I've heard good things about the ADP program, and it might be the sweet spot for DS.  We'll probably aim for that.[/quote]

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