With every tryout season, there comes potential for change and great anxiety from players, parents and coaches alike. We encourage you to remember that each year is a chance to grow, to develop as a player, to develop as a person and to develop a passion for soccer. One year can help you get better, but one year won't define you forever.

We understand and admire the desire for players to be on "the best team", but hope that you understand the potential difference between that and "the best team for your player right now". The development path we have created and continue to strive for and strengthen allows for movement of players among play levels. Your player's desire to improve allows for that. Each player goes through the process at different rates. We encourage you not to get caught up in the level of team your player is on and instead focus on the path of their development. The strength of our club lies in the players that fully buy in, fully commit and fully focus on their development.

The team formation process will be led by the Director of Coaching, with input from the Boys or Girls Director and team coaches. Player placement decisions are based on a multitude of inputs, which include winter training observations, in-season performance observations and tryout results.

While every effort is made to place each player on a Competitive team, TCSL and MYSA roster size restrictions and the number of players trying out at an age group may prevent placement of every player. All players must be evaluated for placement on a team.

All players should make every effort to attend tryouts. Due to the team nature of the tryout sessions, no makeup sessions are offered. Players must attend the tryout for their own birth year. 

In-Season Performance - Each coach in the club is continuously evaluating players and during the summer season will be completing player evaluations for each player. These evaluations are intended to keep each player and parent(s) updated on the current status as well as potential future status in the club. Following the summer season, each coach will then provide the Director of Coaching a ranking of each player on their roster and make suggestions for each player's future team selection. This will be done collectively as well as by position for each competitive team. This document will be a starting point for the next cycle of team selection. In addition, observations made during the season and during pool training/winter training will also be taken into consideration when forming teams.

Commitment - Commitment to the team as it relates to attendance for both training and games during the entire competitive season. A player's involvement with outside activities will be assessed and the staff will determine the best interest for the club and particular team for a player's potential involvement. For Premier and C1 teams, there is a higher standard of commitment and attendance expected.

Tryout Performance - Players will have the opportunity to play  4v4, 6v6 and full-sized games during the tryout session.

Players will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

• Technical - dribbling, passing, receiving, etc.
• Tactical - decision-making, vision, movement off the ball, etc.
• Mental - competitiveness, aggressiveness, team player, etc.
• Physical - speed, agility, strength, etc.

In order to maximize player development, we will do our best to place players on teams where they are surrounded by others of similar ability, commitment, and aspirations.

Players will be placed based on a combination of how they ranked on their previous team and tryout rankings.

Team placements are not negotiable. We cannot share specifics regarding rankings and scores. Players looking for feedback on where they can improve should reference their end-of-season player evaluations.

After Tryouts, rosters are typically finalized within 24-36 hours.

Players will be notified via email with next steps to either accept or decline their roster spot. The notice will be sent to the main email entered in your Tryout registration on PlayMetrics. In order to accept a roster spot, the commitment fee must be paid in full, and a payment plan agreed to for the team fees for the season.

Each age level will vary for tryouts:

• 9U / 10U/11U:  Players will rotate through field positions, including Goalkeeper, and will not try out for the position. Players with a high interest in playing GK can indicate this during registration but will not have tryouts.
• 12U: Players interested in Goalkeeping will try out during their age appropriate session. You may indicate on your registration you are interested in 1/2 time GK. Top level teams may have GKs that are more dedicated to the position.
• U13 & older:  Top level teams 13U and older will have a full time Goalkeeper. Players will try out during their age appropriate tryout session. Second level teams may have 1/2 time or full time Goalkeepers based on registrations and these players will also tryout during their age appropriate tryout session.

We offer winter and summer Goalkeeper training by a club Goalkeeper Coach.

All North United competitive players are eligible to attend Goalkeeper Training. There is no additional cost to the trainings in the winter season.