Anonymous
Post 11/29/2024 20:04     Subject: First year ECNL/ GA Tryouts
Anonymous wrote:Reach out to a Director not the coach. They know who will coach next year not the coaches. They should also have an idea of what they need moving from u12 to u13. Are they picking up 4 players because they have 14 good ones or are they picking up 9 to 10 because the squad is weaker.
reachout to the directors over ever club in each alliance to see how many players they need? Not being sarcastic here but does that actually work? Also, how do you navigate missing practices at your club during the summer due to super y with another club?
Anonymous
Post 11/29/2024 19:59     Subject: First year ECNL/ GA Tryouts
Reach out to a Director not the coach. They know who will coach next year not the coaches. They should also have an idea of what they need moving from u12 to u13. Are they picking up 4 players because they have 14 good ones or are they picking up 9 to 10 because the squad is weaker.
Anonymous
Post 11/29/2024 19:56     Subject: First year ECNL/ GA Tryouts
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Putting all the alliances to the side, are there any methods to get known by the coaches outside of tryouts? This inquiry is geared around U13 tryouts. I recognize there is usually the game within the game, so I am curious if anyone has tips or tricks they could share. Suggestions on 6 months out, 3 months, 2 months, 1 month is appreciated. Thanks in advance.


Check to see if any of those clubs have a Super Y team. Some of the super Y tryouts are held before the ECNL/GA tryouts which can give your kid extra looks.
super Y is the summer but I guess that could be something to see. I know brave had a super y team but never saw another club doing that. Tryouts are march so this would be 9 months prior but appreciate the idea


The tryouts for Super Y happen before March. Go to those tryouts to be seen prior to the ECNL/GA tryouts. Kid has to been seen as much as possible if not coming from a feeder club.
ok so let’s break this down for ecnl: Union: which club do you tryout for? VDA: which club? NVA: Loudoun doesn’t have super y tryouts. Arlington: straight forward
Anonymous
Post 11/29/2024 19:49     Subject: First year ECNL/ GA Tryouts
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Putting all the alliances to the side, are there any methods to get known by the coaches outside of tryouts? This inquiry is geared around U13 tryouts. I recognize there is usually the game within the game, so I am curious if anyone has tips or tricks they could share. Suggestions on 6 months out, 3 months, 2 months, 1 month is appreciated. Thanks in advance.


Check to see if any of those clubs have a Super Y team. Some of the super Y tryouts are held before the ECNL/GA tryouts which can give your kid extra looks.
super Y is the summer but I guess that could be something to see. I know brave had a super y team but never saw another club doing that. Tryouts are march so this would be 9 months prior but appreciate the idea


The tryouts for Super Y happen before March. Go to those tryouts to be seen prior to the ECNL/GA tryouts. Kid has to been seen as much as possible if not coming from a feeder club.
Anonymous
Post 11/29/2024 19:44     Subject: First year ECNL/ GA Tryouts
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Putting all the alliances to the side, are there any methods to get known by the coaches outside of tryouts? This inquiry is geared around U13 tryouts. I recognize there is usually the game within the game, so I am curious if anyone has tips or tricks they could share. Suggestions on 6 months out, 3 months, 2 months, 1 month is appreciated. Thanks in advance.


Check to see if any of those clubs have a Super Y team. Some of the super Y tryouts are held before the ECNL/GA tryouts which can give your kid extra looks.
super Y is the summer but I guess that could be something to see. I know brave had a super y team but never saw another club doing that. Tryouts are march so this would be 9 months prior but appreciate the idea


Syc mclean arlington springfield and alexandria definitely had super y teams. We used this as a way to get my kid seen.
thanks but how do you know the future coach has anything to do with these teams? Isn’t super y usually coached by second team coaches of current age groups? McLean’s isn’t an ecnl team and Alexandria has now alliance so not sure how to make this connection.
Anonymous
Post 11/29/2024 19:34     Subject: First year ECNL/ GA Tryouts
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Putting all the alliances to the side, are there any methods to get known by the coaches outside of tryouts? This inquiry is geared around U13 tryouts. I recognize there is usually the game within the game, so I am curious if anyone has tips or tricks they could share. Suggestions on 6 months out, 3 months, 2 months, 1 month is appreciated. Thanks in advance.


Check to see if any of those clubs have a Super Y team. Some of the super Y tryouts are held before the ECNL/GA tryouts which can give your kid extra looks.
super Y is the summer but I guess that could be something to see. I know brave had a super y team but never saw another club doing that. Tryouts are march so this would be 9 months prior but appreciate the idea


Syc mclean arlington springfield and alexandria definitely had super y teams. We used this as a way to get my kid seen.
Anonymous
Post 11/29/2024 18:35     Subject: First year ECNL/ GA Tryouts
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Putting all the alliances to the side, are there any methods to get known by the coaches outside of tryouts? This inquiry is geared around U13 tryouts. I recognize there is usually the game within the game, so I am curious if anyone has tips or tricks they could share. Suggestions on 6 months out, 3 months, 2 months, 1 month is appreciated. Thanks in advance.


Check to see if any of those clubs have a Super Y team. Some of the super Y tryouts are held before the ECNL/GA tryouts which can give your kid extra looks.
super Y is the summer but I guess that could be something to see. I know brave had a super y team but never saw another club doing that. Tryouts are march so this would be 9 months prior but appreciate the idea
Anonymous
Post 11/29/2024 18:06     Subject: First year ECNL/ GA Tryouts
Anonymous wrote:Putting all the alliances to the side, are there any methods to get known by the coaches outside of tryouts? This inquiry is geared around U13 tryouts. I recognize there is usually the game within the game, so I am curious if anyone has tips or tricks they could share. Suggestions on 6 months out, 3 months, 2 months, 1 month is appreciated. Thanks in advance.


Check to see if any of those clubs have a Super Y team. Some of the super Y tryouts are held before the ECNL/GA tryouts which can give your kid extra looks.
Anonymous
Post 11/29/2024 15:20     Subject: First year ECNL/ GA Tryouts
I recently reached out to an ecnl u13 coach about my pre-ecnl u12 kid’s interest in changing clubs next year. No response. Should I pester, contact someone else at the club, or assume crickets means he’s not interested?
Anonymous
Post 11/29/2024 12:24     Subject: First year ECNL/ GA Tryouts
That shouldn’t be true for u13. Only for older ages and only for other ECNL clubs.
Anonymous
Post 11/29/2024 12:21     Subject: First year ECNL/ GA Tryouts
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Putting all the alliances to the side, are there any methods to get known by the coaches outside of tryouts? This inquiry is geared around U13 tryouts. I recognize there is usually the game within the game, so I am curious if anyone has tips or tricks they could share. Suggestions on 6 months out, 3 months, 2 months, 1 month is appreciated. Thanks in advance.


Guest practices, super-y and any other club specific training that is offered.
but what team are you doing this with? It’s different coaches and fed into by alliances mostly, at least for ECNL. Would you try to guest practice a year up, is that what you are suggesting?



I’d suggest reaching out to the age group directors for the ECNL club and they will direct you to the right teams to work with.
Thanks, I tried that and was told they are in a no contact period until march…?
Anonymous
Post 11/29/2024 12:17     Subject: First year ECNL/ GA Tryouts
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Putting all the alliances to the side, are there any methods to get known by the coaches outside of tryouts? This inquiry is geared around U13 tryouts. I recognize there is usually the game within the game, so I am curious if anyone has tips or tricks they could share. Suggestions on 6 months out, 3 months, 2 months, 1 month is appreciated. Thanks in advance.


Guest practices, super-y and any other club specific training that is offered.
but what team are you doing this with? It’s different coaches and fed into by alliances mostly, at least for ECNL. Would you try to guest practice a year up, is that what you are suggesting?



I’d suggest reaching out to the age group directors for the ECNL club and they will direct you to the right teams to work with.
Anonymous
Post 11/29/2024 11:46     Subject: First year ECNL/ GA Tryouts
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Putting all the alliances to the side, are there any methods to get known by the coaches outside of tryouts? This inquiry is geared around U13 tryouts. I recognize there is usually the game within the game, so I am curious if anyone has tips or tricks they could share. Suggestions on 6 months out, 3 months, 2 months, 1 month is appreciated. Thanks in advance.


Guest practices, super-y and any other club specific training that is offered.
but what team are you doing this with? It’s different coaches and fed into by alliances mostly, at least for ECNL. Would you try to guest practice a year up, is that what you are suggesting?
Anonymous
Post 11/29/2024 11:23     Subject: First year ECNL/ GA Tryouts
Anonymous wrote:Putting all the alliances to the side, are there any methods to get known by the coaches outside of tryouts? This inquiry is geared around U13 tryouts. I recognize there is usually the game within the game, so I am curious if anyone has tips or tricks they could share. Suggestions on 6 months out, 3 months, 2 months, 1 month is appreciated. Thanks in advance.


Guest practices, super-y and any other club specific training that is offered.
Anonymous
Post 11/29/2024 11:14     Subject: First year ECNL/ GA Tryouts
Putting all the alliances to the side, are there any methods to get known by the coaches outside of tryouts? This inquiry is geared around U13 tryouts. I recognize there is usually the game within the game, so I am curious if anyone has tips or tricks they could share. Suggestions on 6 months out, 3 months, 2 months, 1 month is appreciated. Thanks in advance.