Tryout process for U11-U19

The tryout process for players who are currently playing for Manitou FC, provides multiple opportunities for their abilities to be assessed.  Along with the scheduled tryouts, current players have also established a performance history through their participation during the past season.  This information is further supplemented by the tryout process where current players and prospective players are viewed together to determine where players are in their development.  Prospective “new” players are viewed and assessed only within the scheduled tryout windows.  

All tryout participants are viewed to assess their abilities within the following areas:  technical skills, tactical understanding along with their game sense and awareness, physical qualities and motor skills, personality, and competitive mindset.  Within the youngest age groups great attention is paid to assessing their future potential and not just their current level of performance. 

Boys and girls are expected to participate in both days of tryouts.  If you are unable to attend both days, please inform our Sporting Director by sending an email to the address below explaining your reason for missing a tryout date:

SportingDirector@whitebearsoccer.org

Players who wish to tryout at an older age may do so if permission has been granted by our Sporting Director.  Players should register for tryouts in their own age group and seek approval to tryout in an older age by sending an email to our Sporting Director with your request.  In most instances, players will need to tryout in their own age group on the first day of scheduled tryouts and pending approval will then be permitted to tryout at an older age on the last day.