Anonymous
Post 02/26/2025 10:10     Subject: Almost 200 kids at McLean HS soccer tryout for 30 spots in Varsity and 30 spots in JV.
Anonymous wrote:This is pretty normal. Same thing happened in MD is the fall. Schools are too big!


Is the size of the school the issue or the fact many kids who can bearly make a Rec team are trying out?
Anonymous
Post 02/26/2025 10:10     Subject: Almost 200 kids at McLean HS soccer tryout for 30 spots in Varsity and 30 spots in JV.
Anonymous wrote:VA HS Soccer dad has checked back in....Newsflash nobody cares about HS soccer champ!


"nobody cares" but yet... you are here posting... lol...
Anonymous
Post 02/26/2025 10:07     Subject: Almost 200 kids at McLean HS soccer tryout for 30 spots in Varsity and 30 spots in JV.
This is pretty normal. Same thing happened in MD is the fall. Schools are too big!
Anonymous
Post 02/26/2025 10:04     Subject: Almost 200 kids at McLean HS soccer tryout for 30 spots in Varsity and 30 spots in JV.
ECNL for *JV* ? Seriously?
Anonymous
Post 02/26/2025 10:01     Subject: Almost 200 kids at McLean HS soccer tryout for 30 spots in Varsity and 30 spots in JV.
Anonymous wrote:So how good does a kid have to be to make JV? Ecnl-rl? Ncsl division 1?


Often ECNL. But there are exceptions.
Anonymous
Post 02/26/2025 10:00     Subject: Almost 200 kids at McLean HS soccer tryout for 30 spots in Varsity and 30 spots in JV.
So how good does a kid have to be to make JV? Ecnl-rl? Ncsl division 1?
Anonymous
Post 02/26/2025 09:45     Subject: Almost 200 kids at McLean HS soccer tryout for 30 spots in Varsity and 30 spots in JV.
Our largw schools rosters only had 23 per jv and varsity last year !
Anonymous
Post 02/26/2025 09:43     Subject: Almost 200 kids at McLean HS soccer tryout for 30 spots in Varsity and 30 spots in JV.
great that its so popular, unfortunate that there is no way to accommodate even half.

Is selection skill based, grade based, and then with a hefty dose of politics and inside track.
Anonymous
Post 02/26/2025 09:42     Subject: Almost 200 kids at McLean HS soccer tryout for 30 spots in Varsity and 30 spots in JV.
175 boys at Westfield.
Anonymous
Post 02/26/2025 09:41     Subject: Almost 200 kids at McLean HS soccer tryout for 30 spots in Varsity and 30 spots in JV.
Anonymous wrote:They don't usually take 30 kids per team.


They generally take 26-28 kids in both JV and V, which essentially equates to JV1/2 and V1/2. Some kids literally never see the field. One DS has always been a starter, one DS almost never saw the field. Both very much enjoyed being a part of the team.
Anonymous
Post 02/26/2025 09:37     Subject: Almost 200 kids at McLean HS soccer tryout for 30 spots in Varsity and 30 spots in JV.
They don't usually take 30 kids per team.
Anonymous
Post 02/26/2025 09:35     Subject: Almost 200 kids at McLean HS soccer tryout for 30 spots in Varsity and 30 spots in JV.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why not have more teams? Obviously kids want to play.


Where would they play? Most HSes in FCPS only have one football field, and that field has to accommodate both boys and girls JV and varsity lacrosse and soccer in the spring.


There should be freshman teams or JV1 JV2. If Football can accomodate Freshman, JV and Varsity teams why can't they for soccer?
At a minimum, because there is so much demand, some schools should offer after school pick-up soccer or intramurals within their own schools. Set up pug goals and let the kids go at.it.
Anonymous
Post 02/26/2025 09:29     Subject: Almost 200 kids at McLean HS soccer tryout for 30 spots in Varsity and 30 spots in JV.
Same at WL in Arlington. So many kids.
Anonymous
Post 02/26/2025 09:24     Subject: Almost 200 kids at McLean HS soccer tryout for 30 spots in Varsity and 30 spots in JV.
What is the level of player that can realistically make the JV team at an affluent school like McLean? ECNL players only? Do RL players have a chance? NCSL players? It’s so discouraging.
Anonymous
Post 02/26/2025 09:21     Subject: Almost 200 kids at McLean HS soccer tryout for 30 spots in Varsity and 30 spots in JV.
Anonymous wrote:Kudos to McLean for making it into the Virginia championship game last season. Glad it has inspired so many boys to try and make the team.


+1

It was a tough loss in the final but a good overall season for Mclean HS soccer.