Palo Alto AYSO Spring Select
Teams: U14 Boys
Please read the general
information at Palo Alto AYSO Spring Select Teams
Jack Bungarden, cbungarden@aol.com, jbungarden@pausd.org, 494-6066
Terry Kelly, tkelly@sbcglobal.net
The objective of the U14B Spring
Select Team is to have fun playing soccer at a level of competition higher than
the fall season and, more importantly, to further develop each player's
individual skills and understanding of team tactics and strategy.
If your son will be participating
in the tryouts, please send an email to Jack Bungarden at cbungarden@aol.com with your players name
and the tryouts he plans to attend. This will help us prepare for the number of
players at the tryouts.
Players must bring two documents
to the first tryout attended:
1. Please print out a copy of the pre-tryout form and
complete the bottom portion.
2. Login
at "Parent / Coach / Referee Login" near the bottom of the Palo Alto
AYSO home page, click on "Form Package", print out and sign and date
your player's Fall 2007AYSO Player Registration Form.
Sunday November 18, time:
3:00-5:00 at Greer #2
Sunday December 2, time 3:00-5:00 at Terman #2
Saturday December 8, time
9:45-11:20 at Mayfield South
If we have a day rained out, we
may reschedule one more tryout.
Players are expected to attend at
least two of the tryouts and are strongly urged to attend all three tryouts.
Players attending tryouts should:
1. Arrive 30 minutes early
for the first tryout they attend. This allows us to get all the players checked
in and warmed up prior to the tryout beginning.
2. Bring your paperwork.
3. Wear your fall AYSO uniform shirt (please plan to wear the same uniform
shirt to
all tryouts). WEAR
SHINGUARDS AND CLEATS.
4. Please bring enough water for entire session. PLEASE LABEL YOUR WATER
BOTTLE(S)
Players will be chosen based on
their play in the fall season and their performance at the tryouts. Factors
that play a part in player selection include skill, speed, effort,
understanding of the game, practice habits, the team's positional needs, and
team chemistry. Other factors that play a role in selection are availability
for practices, family volunteer commitment, and availability to participate in
both tournaments in May. Players selected for the team will be notified a few
days after the last tryout session. While some players from the previous Select
season may be chosen for the team, participation on a Select team in a previous
year is no guarantee of selection this year.
Regular, twice a week, 90-minute
practices will begin in early-February and continue through May. Practices are
expected to take precedence over other non-academic activities. Except for
brief periods and exceptional circumstances agreed upon ahead of time with the
head coach, a player must be able to attend both weekly practices on a regular
basis in order to be eligible for the team. Any expected or possible schedule
conflicts you may have must be noted on the Player Declaration Form. Having a
conflict does not disqualify you, but we need to know about any conflicts ahead
of time.
We play in the Pacific Coast
Spring Soccer League, with one Sunday game per week from early March until
mid-May, with games typically scheduled from mid-morning to mid-afternoon. We
currently plan to play in two tournaments. The Concord Cup will be held May
17-18. Some players stay overnight in Concord in order to more easily make
early game start times. The Davis World Cup tournament will be held over the
Memorial Day weekend (May 23-26) and will require that we stay in Davis. These
tournaments feature top-flight competition in a fun, exciting environment. Most
players (and parents) remember the tournaments as major highlights of the
Select season. We are also looking at other tournaments as well, and may play
in the Pleasant Hill Soccer Fest and the Pacifica Fog tournament.
If a player participating
concurrently in another sport is selected for the team, it will be done with
the understanding and expectation that any scheduling conflicts will be decided
in favor of the U14B Select Team. Please make sure that, for both the player
and the parent, you are willing to make this commitment. If other obligations
prevent the player from fulfilling this commitment, at the discretion of the
coaches, the player may receive reduced playing time at games, may be
reassigned from a regular roster position into ŇalternateÓ status, or may be
dropped from the team.
The cost per player, which
includes uniforms and Spring League and tournament registrations, is expected
to be about $300, not including transportation costs and the cost of meals and
accommodations at the tournaments.
Providing a parent volunteer
(especially, a U14 certified referee) is an important factor in
player selection. A parent from each player's family will be expected to help
in some capacity during the season. The most important volunteer positions are
listed near the bottom of the Player Declaration Form. Please indicate the
positions for which a parent would be prepared to volunteer. (Please email me
if you have a question on the positions). Unlike the fall season, the spring
select season requires a great deal of involvement by all the parents on the
team, particularly with team logistics, for the season to be successful.