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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Question: my child tried out for a sports club that rhymes with "Pallor" that had three teams already. They had two tryouts last week and a third one much later (this Saturday). We were told that the first team received their offers before tryouts began and the tryouts were actually just for the lower teams and that was standard for "Pallor".

At what point should we assume our child has not made the second team? We wouldn't pay $4k for the third or possible fourth team.  Or if the offer for the second team hasn't come yet, is it safe to assume our child was a last pick and won't play much?[/quote]

And another question, do they wait to make offers until after the third tryout? Why is the third tryout so much later in time than the first two? [/quote]

This little subthread is making me LOL. I can only speak to what's going on in one of the age groups. There have been multiple rounds of offers. Some kids got offers early to stay on their same teams, at least for the first and second teams. But not all kids on those teams got offers at the same time because some were apparently on the bubble to move up or down. Then another round of offers went out to kids on the bubble confirming their placements, as well as kids placed on the third team.

I don't know how many new kids have gotten offers. But I would not expect a second team offer to be coming if you haven't yet heard anything. [/quote]

Is it true that the first team kids all got offers to stay on their teams before the tryouts started and that the tryouts actually aren't for any open spots on the first team? 
I---naively--thought it was a real competition for all the teams (oldest kid what can i say).[/quote]

That's what I heard from a friend who has a child on the first team. He got his return-to-the-team offer before the first tryout and so did other kids.[/quote]

Well [b]that's because their season IS the tryout. [/b]We had some flip flopping in our club- kids swapped from top to next team and vice versa. This was before any other offers went out.[/quote]

Yes, this is what we were told. I feel bad for anyone whose coaches lead them to believe that tryouts are a chance to make a big move. If you kid is on the cusp of being moved up, you probably have some indication of that by being invited to guest play or practice sometimes with the higher team. If your kid never starts a game, isn't getting great feedback from the coach, and gets less playing time than others, then you're probably on the cusp of being moved down. Tryouts just help solidify what the coaches are thinking. They are constantly talking all season about who should be where. [/quote]

It's pretty obvious. Why would a one or two time scrimmage tryout be the time to show your stuff instead of a real game when it counts? Anyone can have a good tryout. [/quote]

It probably varies by sport, but the A team coach may have never even seen the B team play and they may never practice together. I've had kids on teams where you never see the other teams at the same age level [/quote]

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