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Soccer tryouts can be difficult for both the players and the coach.
Soccer tryouts are not simply to find the most competitive players.
Soccer tryouts act to sort out the players into teams that best
suit them. Players are lined up with other players who have similar
skills, commitment, and competitiveness.
Some people may think that a coach at a soccer tryout can easily
recognize the best players. This is not true. It can be very difficult
for a coach to judge her players, especially if she has not had
much experience. Sometimes excellent players who have great skill
and game knowledge may be overlooked simply because they do not
stand out on scales of size or fastness. Sometimes players who simply
handle the ball a great deal are seen as the best players, this
is not necessarily true.
In general, more athletic players who are better skilled do better
at soccer tryouts. But there are some things that players can think
about and work on to get themselves noticed at soccer tryouts.
Coaches are looking speed (even though, as stated above, it is
not the most important thing). Speed can’t be taught, but
quickness can. What’s the difference? Well, quickness is more
like smartness about what’s going on in the game. Quickness
is about getting to the spot you need to be in when you need to
be in it. You may be fast, but that doesn’t do you any good
unless you can read the game.
Coaches are also looking at the speed of decision making. This
goes hand in hand with quickness – see the ball, make a decision,
and act on it. Don’t dilly dally wondering what to do.
Another thing that coaches are looking for at soccer practice is
pace – does a player know how to pace herself so that she
can play her best but still last through the game? The ability to
pass is also important. Can you get the soccer ball to its target
whether it is close or far? Do you pass when you need to.
Soccer tryouts are about communication. How well do you communicate
with the other players on the field? Will Fred be surprised when
you suddenly pass him the ball – will you be taken off-guard
when Fred passes the ball to you?
Aggressiveness. A player at soccer tryouts should show his coach
how much he wants that ball, how much he wants to play. You should
always think of the ball as “your ball.” How can you
get “your ball” back. How can you score with “your
ball.”
Working on some of these things will help you out at soccer tryouts.
Just remember that even if you don’t make the team this year,
you can always tryout again. Sometimes coaches make mistakes, and
sometimes you really do have some skills you need to work on. If
you don’t make it, as the coach “why?” so that
you can try to improve for the next year’s soccer tryouts.
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