Welcome to the 2023/24 Competitive season tryouts

Monday, May 22 - Thursday, May 25
Tuckertown Fields, 1268 Tuckertown Road, South Kingstown

Click here to register for tryouts

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Tryout information

On field evaluations will take place at Tuckertown fields Monday, May 22 - Thursday, May 25. All players who want to play next year will need to register. Registration is free and does not commit you to playing next season. 

Please register for tryouts by May 11: Click here to register for the 2023/24 competitive season tryouts.
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Players should wear shin guards and cleats and bring a soccer ball and water bottle to tryouts.
​Please arrive atleast 10 minutes early to check in.​

Groups	Dates	Times
Boys U7-U8 (2016-2017)	Monday, May 22	4:40pm - 6:05pm
Boys U9-U10 (2014-2015)	Monday, May 22	6:20pm - 7:45pm
Boys U11-U12 (2012-2013)	Tuesday, May 23	4:40pm - 6:05pm
Boys U13-U15 (2009-2011)	Tuesday, May 23	6:20pm - 7:45pm
Girls U7-U10 (2014-2017)	Wedneday, May 24	4:40pm - 6:05pm
Girls U11-U15 (2009-2013)	Wednesday, May 24	6:20pm - 7:45pm
​U16-U19 (2005-2008)*	no tryout at this time	no tryout at this time
Goalkeepers**	Thursday, May 25	4:40pm - 5:25pm
Rain Date	Thursday, May 25	​TBD

*All U16-U19 players (born 2005-2008) interested in playing next year: please register for tryouts so that we can collect your interest. There will be no formal tryout at this time. We will communicate after tryouts if we have enough players to form a team for the fall and/or spring.

**All Goalkeepers: please attend two sessions: the session for your specific age group on either Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday AND the goallkeeper session on Thursday.

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Tryout Objectives and Evaluation Methodology

Player tryouts are offered once a year. All current and new players interested in joining a team must attend tryouts. Our objective is to form boys/girls teams per age group starting with U7/U8. Often, there will be an ‘A’ team and a ‘B’ team.

Players wishing to participate on a team must pre-register and attend tryouts on the published dates. If the number of players registered for the tryout is equal or less than the roster limit, SCYSC may decide not to hold a tryout. This decision will be made after the registration closing date. 

Players unable to attend a tryout must submit a waiver request via email to Michael Interlini, our Competitive Director, no later than 7 days prior to the start of tryouts. Waiver requests must include reason for not attending the tryout. 

Player selection is based on the following:

• Performance from the on-field evaluations at tryouts: SCYSC will partner with Challenger Sports coaches to lead tryout sessions in order to obtain objective, independent evaluations of players. Evaluators score players on four key soccer traits that best indicate playing level in a game situation: ball control/dribbling, passing, receiving, and game awareness.
• Pre-tryout evaluation conducted by SCYSC Head and Assistant Coaches from prior season (if applicable). This may include but is not limited to: ball mastery, speed, shooting, passing, attacking, defending, positioning, effort, attendance, and attitude.
• Previous game and training performances if such data exists.
• The discretion of the Competitive Program Committee.

Players will be placed on teams that best fit their current skill sets and expected development, taking into account positional requirements and team composition needs.

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​COMPETITIVE Season PROGRAMMING and costs

A full season commitment to competitive soccer typically includes:
- Fall and Spring league play
- Weekly outdoor Technical Training during Spring/Fall
- Weekly team practices during Spring/Fall 
- Winter indoor training opportunities
- Tournament play (Seaside Classic plus another)
- All competitive players may also play Rec for no additional cost

Details regarding costs and specific programming will be available closer to the date of evaluations. 
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​For more information about our competitive program, click HERE.  
Questions? Contact our Competitive Director Michael Interlini.​