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[quote=Anonymous][quote=NOVASoccerCoach][quote=Anonymous][quote=NOVASoccerCoach][quote=Anonymous]Coach - very interesting thread - thanks! Two questions:

You have made multiple references to getting kids evaluated by a "qualified" outsider. Who does this and how do we find them?

Also, I've heard that private coaches can help kids move to the next level. Where do we find these folks? 
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Basically when I talk about a "qualified" outsider, I just mean a freelance coach (Same as private coach) who offers individual training/analysis. You can find them simply by googling. The reason I refer to this is because sometimes the higher ups at clubs won't give a fair assessment of your player. Too much politics. If you have a good individual as a coach, your coach may (and should) give you an unbiased evaluation. Basically I see the only benefit of having a private coach is to have someone who will give unbiased opinions about your player.[/quote]

Hi Coach, how do the higher ups give assessment to players for team placement? do they rely on player's current coach's recommendation? the tryouts at big clubs are just scrimmages where most coaches do not even pay lots of attention (chatting with each other etc). I guess a decision for most players have been made before the tryouts except you are new. Right?

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You can evaluate a lot from scrimmages about a player. Having said that, it is unfair to evaluate a player on 2-3 days of tryout if they are not new. So the tryout typically also holds some ties to how that player performed during the course of the season as well. Every club's tryouts are different and really tryouts for each age group should be eval'd by coaches who have no knowledge of that age group. Having said that, players that do move up to the next team typically have some backing by the coach. That's why it's important never to be the parent who's a dick to your club coach. Harsh reality.[/quote]

The high level teams (ECNL/DA/GDA) at a good club are pretty set by the time tryouts roll around.  There MIGHT be 1 or 2 spots held open in case a kid that no one knows about shows up.  If you are looking to move your kid to a new club, they should be attending practices leading up to tryouts.  [/quote]

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