Anonymous
Post 11/17/2025 08:29     Subject: FCPS Tryouts
Anonymous wrote:DH checked the web today for the varsity roster of our local zoned high school and he said the shortest player is 5’ 11”! Also, he didn’t recognize the names despite being fairly well connected in the dad coach community from years of basketball and other sports. He didn’t see any players we know from recent middle school FCYBL teams, even the top talented players from division one teams.

Last year, we heard a rumor (that turned out to be true) that the basketball coach recruited players because several transferred into the school somehow.

Our DS is in middle school and looks forward to playing in high school. But despite years of playing AAU at a higher level and FCYBL, DH has doubts about him making the team due to his size (projected to be 6’ but slow start) and coach favoritism (and recruiting?)


Oh please, stop trolling. In three posts you will "reluctantly" post your kid's alleged school (which is actually a rival of your child's school, or a school you want to "out" for cheating.)

Tallest kid on Varsity being 5'11 is normal. Those heights are usually inflated by an inch or two.

NO FCPS HS has their roster published with heights listed as of this weekend. Post what your DH found on "the web" today to prove you aren't a troll.

Finally, any recent middle school players are on freshman or JV, or at private schools, not public Varsity.



Anonymous
Post 11/17/2025 07:05     Subject: FCPS Tryouts
Already had one player quit on my kid's varsity team. Same happened last year. Why would you go to so much trouble to try out then quit? Not a starter, so maybe that's the issue.
Anonymous
Post 11/17/2025 01:54     Subject: FCPS Tryouts
DH checked the web today for the varsity roster of our local zoned high school and he said the shortest player is 5’ 11”! Also, he didn’t recognize the names despite being fairly well connected in the dad coach community from years of basketball and other sports. He didn’t see any players we know from recent middle school FCYBL teams, even the top talented players from division one teams.

Last year, we heard a rumor (that turned out to be true) that the basketball coach recruited players because several transferred into the school somehow.

Our DS is in middle school and looks forward to playing in high school. But despite years of playing AAU at a higher level and FCYBL, DH has doubts about him making the team due to his size (projected to be 6’ but slow start) and coach favoritism (and recruiting?)
Anonymous
Post 11/16/2025 15:23     Subject: FCPS Tryouts
Anonymous wrote:Ours is 15 Varsity, 14 JV and 14 Freshmen.

Where do you see other school's rosters?


They will get posted on the school Athletic website soon.
Anonymous
Post 11/16/2025 10:52     Subject: FCPS Tryouts
Ours is 15 Varsity, 14 JV and 14 Freshmen.

Where do you see other school's rosters?
Anonymous
Post 11/16/2025 10:39     Subject: FCPS Tryouts
Rosters are out for our public HS.

13 Varsity
14 JV
12 Freshmen
Anonymous
Post 11/13/2025 12:13     Subject: FCPS Tryouts
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:On the boys side, coaches know the varsity (almost certainly), JV (mostly), and even freshman team (starters) rosters before tryouts. There was a varsity parent meeting for DS’s team the first week of school.

Girls is usually less determined, but if the team has had Green Day’s/open gyms, many kids will have a good idea where they stack up.


For an FCPS public? This is brazen. The coaches are supposed to pretend like tryouts are actually tryouts.

Girls teams are not competitive at all and even JV is no-cut at most of the large publics.


I don't think this is true at all.


It's absolutely not true for most of the High Schools in FCPS.
Anonymous
Post 11/13/2025 11:26     Subject: FCPS Tryouts
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:On the boys side, coaches know the varsity (almost certainly), JV (mostly), and even freshman team (starters) rosters before tryouts. There was a varsity parent meeting for DS’s team the first week of school.

Girls is usually less determined, but if the team has had Green Day’s/open gyms, many kids will have a good idea where they stack up.


For an FCPS public? This is brazen. The coaches are supposed to pretend like tryouts are actually tryouts.

Girls teams are not competitive at all and even JV is no-cut at most of the large publics.


I don't think this is true at all.
Anonymous
Post 11/13/2025 11:20     Subject: FCPS Tryouts
Big FCPS: they usually have 14-15 on Varsity and 13-14 on JV and freshmen.
Anonymous
Post 11/13/2025 11:11     Subject: FCPS Tryouts
Our FCPS carries a 15ppl roster on Varsity but JV has less.
Anonymous
Post 11/13/2025 10:19     Subject: FCPS Tryouts
Anonymous wrote:10-12 ppl rosters

Most cuts happened on the 3rd day.


This is really not accurate for the largest FCPS HS. What school has such low rosters??

15 kids on Varsity and 13-14 on JV/freshman is the norm at ours, and that's after cutting a lot of kids.
Anonymous
Post 11/13/2025 07:50     Subject: FCPS Tryouts
10-12 ppl rosters

Most cuts happened on the 3rd day.
Anonymous
Post 11/12/2025 20:15     Subject: FCPS Tryouts
Anonymous wrote:Cuts start today at most schools. All 3 teams will be set by Friday at each school most likely.


Our school cut some after three days and called the others back for a fourth day of tryouts tomorrow.
Anonymous
Post 11/12/2025 16:02     Subject: FCPS Tryouts
How big of a roster can we expect at each level?
(Typical FCPS HS)
Anonymous
Post 11/12/2025 09:15     Subject: FCPS Tryouts
Our big FCPS HS cut kids from the Varsity tryouts after the first day. Some of the kids at the freshman tryout cut themselves after all the running the first day.