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TRYOUTS: RIGHT OR WRONG?

Learn the importance of soccer tryouts in player development across different age groups and levels, from evaluating potential to identifying talent. Understand the significance of birthdates and player performance metrics.

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TRYOUTS: RIGHT OR WRONG?

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  1. TRYOUTS: RIGHT OR WRONG? Glen Buckley UEFA A, USSF A, NSCAA Premier Diploma, National Youth License State Director of Coaching NYSW Youth Soccer Association National Staff Coach, US Youth Soccer

  2. As a team sport, soccer is a late specialization sport. Player Development • Research has shown that it takes between 15 and 17 years to become competent to compete at the highest level in any sport. • The time frame for the development of soccer players is considered long-term athlete development.

  3. Why Do We Hold Tryouts? • Evaluation Process • Player Development (potential) • Building a “winning” team • Resource Limitations

  4. Are Tryouts Appropriate for: • Recreational No • Club/Travel Maybe - At What Age? • Premier/Select Yes - At What Age? • ODP Yes - Representative • Professional / • National Team Yes

  5. Ages of Soccer Growth • Childhood 4-9 years old • Puberty 10-14 years old • Adolescence 15-23 years old • Adulthood 24-35 years old

  6. Identifying Potential Puberty (10-14 years old) • evidence of technique • coordination / athleticism • application (why are they playing?) • speed (physical and mental)

  7. Identification of Talent Adolescence (15-19 years old) • technical application • tactical awareness (decision-making) • physical maturity / fitness • strength / stamina • psychological strengths

  8. How Many F’s??? Finished files are the re- sult of many years of scientif- ic study combined with the experience of many years Answer = 6. 95% of the population will only see three (3) F’s in this sentence. The word “of” is such a common word that our brains have learned to filter it out.

  9. Lateral Thinking (outside the box)Longer term vision • How many “common” players are we filtering out because we have a preconceived notion of what WE believe a player needs to be able to do today? • Research tells us that cognitive, psychological and physical skills develop at different rates in young people.

  10. QUESTION: ARE THE MAJORITY OF THE BEST PLAYERS BORN SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER? More Things to Consider Age vs. Birthdate 57 % School and club start 30 % 13 % Sep-Dec Jan-Apr May-Aug

  11. More Things to Consider Birth Months of Professional Players

  12. Tryouts for 10-14 Year Olds Objective • measuring a player’s technical proficiency Tools • small-sided games (3v3, 4v4) • street soccer • technical assessments

  13. Point System Win = 3 Draw = 1 Loss = 0 Goal = 1 Assist = 1 Shutout = 1 Street Soccer • version of a small-sided game • players organized by numbers • individual point system

  14. Turning Dribbling & Speed Passing / Shooting Heading Running w/ the Ball Technical Assessments • stations to assess the six skills • measurement against performance standards

  15. Technical Assessments • measurement against performance standards

  16. Tryouts for 15-19 Year Olds Objective • talent identification and development Tools • match play (11v11) • over the course of 3-4 matches

  17. Match Play Things to consider • range of technique • quality of opposition • understanding of role • quality of decisions • assertiveness / imposing themselves on the game • leadership / role model • ongoing assessment (over multiple matches)

  18. Summary • Tryouts not needed for recreational clubs • 9-14 travel/club, technical assessments • 15-19 select/representative, match play • Assess players potential to meet the requirements of the game through continued development. • Observe players strengths and weaknesses to perform in various roles. • Birthdate!

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