Anonymous
05/04/2026 23:13
Subject: Arlington Travel Tryouts
Question: Shouldn't ASA Red players all be good enough to be on their Academy team? I understand if they pick up one or two great outside players, but if not all the ASA top players are not making the Academy team, something is wrong.
ASA Red is no longer the top team in any age group. They have Pre-Academy 1 and 2 ahead of that now. Pre-Academy 1 and 2 go down to one ECNL team at U13. The Red team becomes the ECNL-RL team with the leftover Pre-Academy girls and some of the better Red girls.
Domt lie to people…Pre academy 2 is RL…maybe 1-2 players from Red will make the RL but more than likely they will fill it out from players from the outside. No even all the pre academy 2 players will make the RL team and no pre academy 2 players will make ECNL team
Anonymous
05/04/2026 23:00
Subject: Arlington Travel Tryouts
My daughter was told she will receive an offer this week. Arlington seems to be on the late side this year.
Anonymous
05/04/2026 21:10
Subject: Arlington Travel Tryouts
Anonymous wrote:Now that we’re thru tryouts, how quickly should we expect to hear something? My son is U12 and we’d expect one of the bottom teams if anything if that makes a difference
In past years, it’s been within about a week.
Anonymous
05/04/2026 20:12
Subject: Arlington Travel Tryouts
Now that we’re thru tryouts, how quickly should we expect to hear something? My son is U12 and we’d expect one of the bottom teams if anything if that makes a difference
Anonymous
05/04/2026 15:48
Subject: Arlington Travel Tryouts
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Not sure about the boys side but for the girls side Red team offers went out weeks ago for U11, and U12 . Tryouts are basically for teams 4, 5 and 6. If you dont already have an offer today welcome to team 5 or 6
Yep can confirm this is true
This is true for U13 and up, because Red is RL now, but for U12 and below, this is NOT true on the girls side. We know several current Red team players and no one has received an offer.
U11 and U12 Red team invites have been out for awhile. If you didn't get one yet then welcome to the white team or lower
ALL offers have gone out, or just the kids that are new to the club or moved down from Pre-Academy?
Wait until U13. Your DC will get bumped as they bring on outside players for their academy. They may keep 20% of Red team. Wait for it.
+1
every year like clockwork but parents never wise up. some parents are still gullible enough to think pre academy 1, 2 and red offers haven't gone out and will start to scramble and complain when their daughter gets a white or blue offer
Question: Shouldn't ASA Red players all be good enough to be on their Academy team? I understand if they pick up one or two great outside players, but if not all the ASA top players are not making the Academy team, something is wrong.
ASA Red is no longer the top team in any age group. They have Pre-Academy 1 and 2 ahead of that now. Pre-Academy 1 and 2 go down to one ECNL team at U13. The Red team becomes the ECNL-RL team with the leftover Pre-Academy girls and some of the better Red girls.
Anonymous
05/04/2026 14:28
Subject: Arlington Travel Tryouts
But we live in Arlington, where else is my DD supposed to play?
Anonymous
05/04/2026 14:27
Subject: Arlington Travel Tryouts
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Not sure about the boys side but for the girls side Red team offers went out weeks ago for U11, and U12 . Tryouts are basically for teams 4, 5 and 6. If you dont already have an offer today welcome to team 5 or 6
Yep can confirm this is true
This is true for U13 and up, because Red is RL now, but for U12 and below, this is NOT true on the girls side. We know several current Red team players and no one has received an offer.
U11 and U12 Red team invites have been out for awhile. If you didn't get one yet then welcome to the white team or lower
ALL offers have gone out, or just the kids that are new to the club or moved down from Pre-Academy?
Wait until U13. Your DC will get bumped as they bring on outside players for their academy. They may keep 20% of Red team. Wait for it.
+1
every year like clockwork but parents never wise up. some parents are still gullible enough to think pre academy 1, 2 and red offers haven't gone out and will start to scramble and complain when their daughter gets a white or blue offer
Question: Shouldn't ASA Red players all be good enough to be on their Academy team? I understand if they pick up one or two great outside players, but if not all the ASA top players are not making the Academy team, something is wrong.
No, they are definitely not all good enough. Just like all the blue players are not good enough for the white team. The top players are good enough and Arlington does a good job of promoting people to higher teams until you hit academy. As has been said on this site a million times, academy runs like a different club and they very rarely promote from within.
Anonymous
05/04/2026 13:51
Subject: Arlington Travel Tryouts
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Not sure about the boys side but for the girls side Red team offers went out weeks ago for U11, and U12 . Tryouts are basically for teams 4, 5 and 6. If you dont already have an offer today welcome to team 5 or 6
Yep can confirm this is true
This is true for U13 and up, because Red is RL now, but for U12 and below, this is NOT true on the girls side. We know several current Red team players and no one has received an offer.
U11 and U12 Red team invites have been out for awhile. If you didn't get one yet then welcome to the white team or lower
ALL offers have gone out, or just the kids that are new to the club or moved down from Pre-Academy?
Wait until U13. Your DC will get bumped as they bring on outside players for their academy. They may keep 20% of Red team. Wait for it.
+1
every year like clockwork but parents never wise up. some parents are still gullible enough to think pre academy 1, 2 and red offers haven't gone out and will start to scramble and complain when their daughter gets a white or blue offer
Question: Shouldn't ASA Red players all be good enough to be on their Academy team? I understand if they pick up one or two great outside players, but if not all the ASA top players are not making the Academy team, something is wrong.
Anonymous
05/04/2026 12:29
Subject: Arlington Travel Tryouts
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Not sure about the boys side but for the girls side Red team offers went out weeks ago for U11, and U12 . Tryouts are basically for teams 4, 5 and 6. If you dont already have an offer today welcome to team 5 or 6
Yep can confirm this is true
This is true for U13 and up, because Red is RL now, but for U12 and below, this is NOT true on the girls side. We know several current Red team players and no one has received an offer.
U11 and U12 Red team invites have been out for awhile. If you didn't get one yet then welcome to the white team or lower
ALL offers have gone out, or just the kids that are new to the club or moved down from Pre-Academy?
Wait until U13. Your DC will get bumped as they bring on outside players for their academy. They may keep 20% of Red team. Wait for it.
+1
every year like clockwork but parents never wise up. some parents are still gullible enough to think pre academy 1, 2 and red offers haven't gone out and will start to scramble and complain when their daughter gets a white or blue offer
Anonymous
05/04/2026 10:48
Subject: Arlington Travel Tryouts
Then you can spend the next 6 years complaining how your kid should be on the top team and how Arlington should promote from within. All while some leave the club, get better and come back on the top team.
Anonymous
05/04/2026 10:36
Subject: Arlington Travel Tryouts
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Not sure about the boys side but for the girls side Red team offers went out weeks ago for U11, and U12 . Tryouts are basically for teams 4, 5 and 6. If you dont already have an offer today welcome to team 5 or 6
Yep can confirm this is true
This is true for U13 and up, because Red is RL now, but for U12 and below, this is NOT true on the girls side. We know several current Red team players and no one has received an offer.
U11 and U12 Red team invites have been out for awhile. If you didn't get one yet then welcome to the white team or lower
ALL offers have gone out, or just the kids that are new to the club or moved down from Pre-Academy?
Wait until U13. Your DC will get bumped as they bring on outside players for their academy. They may keep 20% of Red team. Wait for it.
Anonymous
05/04/2026 10:35
Subject: Arlington Travel Tryouts
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I’ve seen people say you don’t want to be on team 5 or 6. Can someone give me more details on why? How does the experience on the last team compare to ADP, for example?
The lower Arlington teams are a huge step up from ADP. Our daughter has also had an excellent experience on these teams - great coach, fun team, good and dedicated families. She has also moved up a team each year, so you are not stuck on these teams like people say.
I agree with this. My DC is on Arlington’s top team but has a classmate on one of the lower teams. That kid is very skilled, and I’m really impressed with their development and foundation as a player even without all the outside work and training. It ultimately comes down to objectives. If you’re looking for a solid platform to support middle and high school soccer down the road, Arlington’s lower teams can serve that purpose well, but you do need to be prepared to navigate some of the potential pitfalls others have already mentioned.
Tool. No one cares about where your son is placed.
Anonymous
05/02/2026 18:07
Subject: Arlington Travel Tryouts
Official offers haven’t gone out for U11 and U12 on the girls side.
Anonymous
05/02/2026 18:02
Subject: Arlington Travel Tryouts
still haven't gotten an offer...was hoping for at least 4th team. I know a couple girls for U10 and U12 that have gotten their white team offers. Should I be worried?
Anonymous
04/30/2026 12:42
Subject: Arlington Travel Tryouts
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I’ve seen people say you don’t want to be on team 5 or 6. Can someone give me more details on why? How does the experience on the last team compare to ADP, for example?
The lower Arlington teams are a huge step up from ADP. Our daughter has also had an excellent experience on these teams - great coach, fun team, good and dedicated families. She has also moved up a team each year, so you are not stuck on these teams like people say.
I agree with this. My DC is on Arlington’s top team but has a classmate on one of the lower teams. That kid is very skilled, and I’m really impressed with their development and foundation as a player even without all the outside work and training. It ultimately comes down to objectives. If you’re looking for a solid platform to support middle and high school soccer down the road, Arlington’s lower teams can serve that purpose well, but you do need to be prepared to navigate some of the potential pitfalls others have already mentioned.
Do boys from the lower Arlington teams even make JV at the public schools, though?
A kid on the 4th level Arlington team at U9 absolutely has the possibility to improve, end up playing on a top team (ECNL / GA / MLSN) by U13, and eventually easily make varsity at even the largest public high schools, if they want. But they need to put in the work every day, and/or just have a blast playing a lot of soccer outside regular training.
Meanwhile, a kid on the top Arlington team at U9 can only go to practice, never train on their own, never do any outside futsal / summer league, etc., and end up quitting soccer before U13. Or worse, keep playing but being pushed down to lower teams, get demoralized, and never even make a school team.
(Also, puberty/size/speed, injuries/health, friends, parent attitudes, and other activities also play a factor, not just their training.)
The question was, do the boys currently on the 4th, 5th, 6th Arlington teenaged boys teams make their JV/Varsity HS teams?
I think it depends on the school. They certainly make the middle school teams which is relevant here since the OP was asking about an 11 year old player.
That's interesting because there are so few middle schools in Arlington, I would think the middle school rosters would be taken up by the Arlington soccer kids on the 1st thru 3rd teams.