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The #1 Secret On How To Make A Soccer Team Or A Soccer Program Tryout

6/11/2012

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Coaches look for many things during the soccer tryout, and it's not always about the skill and speed. Parents, tryouts are mainly for new kids that will like to join an existing program. If your kid is already a member of that particular program, the coach already knows what your kid can do. Because most soccer programs have tryouts annually, the coach has a chance to watch and evaluate your kid’s performance, focus, attention and development all year. If your kid has a great tryout but has been fooling around all year chances are he or she may not make the team.

Below are some more trips:

Think ahead and be prepared.

Be in good physical condition.

Prepare your skills to the best of your ability.

Make sure you have a ball that's the correct size for your age.

Wear your shin guards.

Make sure your shoes fit properly.

Keep yourself hydrated and make sure you have a nutritious snack about two hours before the soccer tryout.

Make sure you bring your own water.

Be on time. That means getting to the field with enough time to park the car, find the coaches and the field, and get signed in.

Make sure you are already dressed with your shin guards and shoes on before stepping on the field. Then, make sure that you're warmed up BEFORE the soccer tryout starts. Also, all long hair should be up and out of your face. Do not wear any necklaces, rings, earrings, toe rings or any other jewelry when you play soccer.

Introduce yourself to the coach. Don't let your mom or dad do it. Don't interrupt him if he's talking to someone else. Wait until he's done. It might be scary, but just walk up to the coach and say, "Hey, Coach. My name is Mia. Where do you want me?"

Be respectful. If the coach introduces himself as "Coach Niko," call him "Coach Niko" or just as "Coach." Coaches like it when you call them coach - especially if this is their first year. You should always use "sir" or "ma'am" when answering a direct question from the coach.

Don't mess around with your soccer ball while the coach is explaining things. Stand with the ball cradled between your elbow and your hip, or place it on the ground between your feet. If someone kicks or hits your ball away, let it go. You can retrieve it AFTER the coach is done talking.

Make eye contact with the coach. As he is talking to all the players that are there for the soccer tryout, keep your eyes on his face and eyes. Many of the other kids will be messing around, not paying attention. If you make eye contact with the coach, he will soon be talking directly to you. He might look around at all the other players, but he will come back to you. He'll know that you care about what he is saying and he'll see that you are paying attention. He will notice who you are.

Stay focused and remember why you are there. You are at the field for a soccer tryout. You are not there to hang out with your friends. You are not there to play tag, chase butterflies or due cartwheels in the grass. Mind your own business. Don't let the other players distract you.

When you line up to do drills, and if you know exactly what you are supposed to do, do not be afraid to go first. Coaches respect kids who are willing take the lead.

On the other hand, you don't have to be first all the time. If you don't go first in the drills, try to do it faster and better than the kids that do go first.

Throughout the soccer tryout, the coaches will give you opportunities to take water breaks. Be the first one back from the water break. Do not play around during water breaks.

Keep your shirt tucked in. You'll have to do it during games, so you might as well get used to it. Tucking in your shirt makes you look taller, more muscular and in better shape. Long, sagging shirts make you look dumpy. Wear your shorts how they were designed to be worn, with the waistband at the waist.

Don't whine and complain. A coach doesn't want to hear how hot it is or that Johnny is jabbing

you in the back.

He doesn't want to hear that you can't find your ball.

He knows you're thirsty; you don't have to keep reminding him.

He doesn't want to hear "I can't do it."

Don't tattle on the other players.

Don't ever excuse bad behavior on your part because "Johnny did it!"

When your soccer tryout is over, pay attention to what happens next.

Many times tryouts are conducted over several days.

Sometimes the coach will tell you right then if you made the team.

Sometimes they will notify you with an email or a phone call.

Make sure you gather up everything you brought to the field.

It's perfectly okay to say good-bye to the coach and even thank him.

Do not ask him if you made the team.

If you followed all of these Soccer Tryout Tips, he knows who you are.

The waiting to find out if you made the team can be excruciating.

The best way to handle that stress is to get outside and continue to work on your dribbling, juggling and shooting skills.

 If you followed all the Soccer Tryout Tips, the coach is going to love you.

But, if it doesn't work out for you this time, find yourself another team to tryout for, and keep working on those skills.

Even Michael Jordan didn't make the team the first time he tried out.

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    Niko Alexopoulos

    As an ex player I have loved the sport since I was 4 years old. 
    Soccer has always been part of my life, both on and off the pitch. From my early years as a 4year old playing in my dad’s pro team peanut programs for kids, to the older training sessions, through high school, college and eventually going back to Europe and playing at the pro level I have loved the game, and the lessons it has taught me both on and off the pitch. The relationships with fellow players and coaches are priceless. 
    Passing the knowledge of the game and teaching kids the love of the game, watching them develop, both on and off the pitch, watching their love for the game grow, leading with the game being the best teacher and showing them how to play a complete game is a great passion.

     


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