I feel like from talking to people... most of the kids on the team are scouted at tournaments or recruited by academy staff talking directly to club/teams... or a lot of them are also siblings/family of current academy players...
So are open tryouts worth attending?
My perspective is... if you're seeking them out... you're probably not good enough to be on those teams... I would think if you're good enough, they'll reach out to you instead...
I don't think my kid(s) will be good enough to ever make it on an academy team or anything... (who knows in the future... but they're not quite at that level right now) but I did see LAFC post something about an open tryout so was wondering what the experience has been like for those who ever participated...
So are open tryouts worth attending?
My perspective is... if you're seeking them out... you're probably not good enough to be on those teams... I would think if you're good enough, they'll reach out to you instead...
I don't think my kid(s) will be good enough to ever make it on an academy team or anything... (who knows in the future... but they're not quite at that level right now) but I did see LAFC post something about an open tryout so was wondering what the experience has been like for those who ever participated...