Tryouts are HERE

[Not_that_Serious]

Heck, I still see teams on Facebook posting for tryouts for this season.
I do wish that ALL clubs would wait until after State Cup for tryouts.
Or that Cal-South would at least move State Cup up. I know there are some logistics issues with high school players, but no reason to wait until February for many age groups.

lol, we just started. we still have a couple kids coming in on various teams. in theory they should do tryouts until after state cup - if you are ethical and dont want to feed into the poaching mentality. some clubs follow the protocol, but also pay for it by not maximizing the talent coming in. just depends on the club mentality/ethics. some clubs cant function unless they are promoting the "tryout or be left out" message. this is also why we have insurance salesmen, lawyers and folks with no playing/coaching experience starting up their new clubs - easy as 1,2 3 with the easy to use starter pack that includes full business model, coaching videos and promotion materials.

 

[Not_that_Serious]

Such incredible BS. Your post completely degrades and devalues the huge amount of effort exerted by the hundreds of girls in what you call “big money” clubs. It also devalues the long hours and expertise delivered by the coaches of these clubs. Many of these coaches work incredibly hard to help these girls develop and get better. Either you do not have the money to afford a “big money” club or your player didn’t have the chops to make it at one of these clubs...but don’t lump all of the hardworking girls that earned a spot together, because of your bitter experience.

Hopefully you have found a small club experience that is a good fit for your player, and she develops and thrives in this environment.

this person isnt totally off base. removing how hard the players work. not a secret many teams are the $ teams - shove any kids who want to play on the team. all kids make the team. really easy to see when you get multiple teams, from the same club, from the city, with multiple teams in a low flight - especially when one is good or decent team and the other one (or two) teams dont win a game. Galaxy, Pats, Surf, Strikers, and just about all clubs (even the small clubs) do this. Just part of the structure - and isnt something new. Been this way for decades. Some teams thrive or survive off this and others end up folding due to the amount of kids/parents who quit or move to other teams.