Thread: A Different Kind of Tryout

[QUOTE=Bird1812]There is room in youth soccer, and a need, I might add, for both the flamboyant and the composed player, but I think in our experience the come-one-come-all tryout system so prevalent in youth soccer in the US tends to favor the bigger, more physically mature young player . The new invitation-only approach at this USSF Development Academy club was like a breath of fresh air. [/QUOTE] Not so sure it's the tryout system as...

This was posted in Top Drawer.  I thought you might find it interesting considering the topics of discussion on size and creativity that have risen following Barcelona's Champions League victory. http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/component/option,com_mojo/Itemid,304/g,2/p,146/ A Different Kind of Tryout June 2nd, 2009 by Play2Feet /* I recently experienced something completely different in youth soccer: an invitation-only tryout. My...