Hershey Soccer Tryout Process Summary and FAQ's
Hershey Soccer Tryout Process Summary and FAQ’s Which teams have a tryout process?
See attached Tryout Schedule for team dates and times.
Which team/age group should I sign up for?
Players who wish to try out for an older team (older than their age specific team), must try out for their age appropriate team as well as the older team they hope to participate with. Along with the Coaching committee, the Director of Coaching will determine whether a player wishing to 'play up' qualifies for the specific older team. See attached age group chart on the tryout flyer to see which age group your child should be trying out for. If you want to try out for two different age groups, we ask players to tryout out for your true age group the first week and the older age group the following week. You can also choose to attend both age group’s tryout each week if you would like too.
How do I sign up for tryouts and play travel soccer in the Fall 2016-Spring 2017 Season?
Simply go to www.hersheysoccer.com and register for Fall 2016- Spring 2017 Travel tryout. Try out fee is $20 and includes a tryout jersey. We also take walk-in registrations the day of the evaluation with the walk up registration fee of $25.
Tryout Procedure
Most teams will have two tryout sessions at different dates and times. If you cannot make one of these tryouts, you need to email the coaching director Adam Clay to make other arrangements to get a separate assessment. Attending both tryouts will give you the best chance to be placed correctly. Tryout sessions and evaluation procedure will be organized and run by our director of coaching and professional training staff. Team placements are determined by director of coaching with input from independent evaluators and HSC coaches, trainers and staff.
Team Placement Process 1. All evaluations will be reviewed following the final tryout date. 2. Once evaluations are complete, Coaching Director along with coaching committee will meet shortly following the second tryout to go over all ages and team selections. 3. Once Coaching Director and Coaching Committee have completed the team selections. Players will be placed in one of three categories: 1. Team Invitation, 2. Bubble list (between Elite-Orange, Orange-Blue or between Blue-Rec), 3. Recreational Team invite
U8 and U9 players will all placed on a travel team. U8 and U9 players will not be cut from travel soccer.
4. Once evaluations are complete and teams are organized, all players/ parents will be emailed by the club with their placement.
Team placement emails will be sent within 10 days of the final tryout date.
5. All players offered invitation will be required to give a confirmation to play on the team and pay the initial deposit within 72 hours or their offer could be rescinded.
If a team is still participating in the State Cup Tournament, team selections may need to be postponed until the tournament has played itself out.
6. Director of Coaching and Coaching Committee will be responsible for informing all newly formed teams (those without a current head coach) and finding appropriate coaches and managers for each team. 7. Team meetings will be scheduled in May to go over details for the upcoming year.
See attached Tryout Schedule for team dates and times.
Which team/age group should I sign up for?
Players who wish to try out for an older team (older than their age specific team), must try out for their age appropriate team as well as the older team they hope to participate with. Along with the Coaching committee, the Director of Coaching will determine whether a player wishing to 'play up' qualifies for the specific older team. See attached age group chart on the tryout flyer to see which age group your child should be trying out for. If you want to try out for two different age groups, we ask players to tryout out for your true age group the first week and the older age group the following week. You can also choose to attend both age group’s tryout each week if you would like too.
How do I sign up for tryouts and play travel soccer in the Fall 2016-Spring 2017 Season?
Simply go to www.hersheysoccer.com and register for Fall 2016- Spring 2017 Travel tryout. Try out fee is $20 and includes a tryout jersey. We also take walk-in registrations the day of the evaluation with the walk up registration fee of $25.
Tryout Procedure
Most teams will have two tryout sessions at different dates and times. If you cannot make one of these tryouts, you need to email the coaching director Adam Clay to make other arrangements to get a separate assessment. Attending both tryouts will give you the best chance to be placed correctly. Tryout sessions and evaluation procedure will be organized and run by our director of coaching and professional training staff. Team placements are determined by director of coaching with input from independent evaluators and HSC coaches, trainers and staff.
Team Placement Process 1. All evaluations will be reviewed following the final tryout date. 2. Once evaluations are complete, Coaching Director along with coaching committee will meet shortly following the second tryout to go over all ages and team selections. 3. Once Coaching Director and Coaching Committee have completed the team selections. Players will be placed in one of three categories: 1. Team Invitation, 2. Bubble list (between Elite-Orange, Orange-Blue or between Blue-Rec), 3. Recreational Team invite
U8 and U9 players will all placed on a travel team. U8 and U9 players will not be cut from travel soccer.
4. Once evaluations are complete and teams are organized, all players/ parents will be emailed by the club with their placement.
Team placement emails will be sent within 10 days of the final tryout date.
5. All players offered invitation will be required to give a confirmation to play on the team and pay the initial deposit within 72 hours or their offer could be rescinded.
If a team is still participating in the State Cup Tournament, team selections may need to be postponed until the tournament has played itself out.
6. Director of Coaching and Coaching Committee will be responsible for informing all newly formed teams (those without a current head coach) and finding appropriate coaches and managers for each team. 7. Team meetings will be scheduled in May to go over details for the upcoming year.
