Tryouts

Welcome to 2012 Tryouts for the Davis Legacy Soccer Club!

  • Opportunity to play at the highest competitive level
  • Professional, licensed coaches that provide a high level of training
  • Soccer complex with eight quality fields for our exclusive club use
  • Supplemental clinics and camps offered by our coaches throughout the year
  • Academy for 6-9 years old offered in the Spring and Fall. The Club hosted 32 competitive teams in 2011-2012, from the U9 to the U18 level. Teams participated in the Regional Academy League, Norcal Premier League and State Cup, and tournaments throughout the year. Information on our tryout dates and process are found below.

The Tryout Schedule and Process

Players are encouraged to attend as many tryouts as possible. The tryout times are listed below. Three tryout dates and rain out dates will be listed for each age group. For tryout dates by age group, go to here.

Age Matrix

U9  8/1/03-7/31/04
U10 8/1/02 -7/31/03
U11 8/1/01 – 7/31/02
U12 8/1/00 – 7/31/01
U13 8/1/99 -7/31/00
U14 8/1/98 -7/31/99
U15 8/1/97 -7/31/98
U16 8/1/96 -7/31/97
U17 8/1/95 -7/31/96
U18 8/1/94 -7/31/95

Tryouts will take place at Davis Legacy Soccer Complex, located on Road 105D, off Chiles Road. Directions can be found here.

Please check the website on the day of tryouts in case of inclement weather.

Please pre-register for tryouts here. This advance registration ensures that we have your contact information and that we can provide that information to the appropriate coaches.

Tryout Process

We assign a numbered vest for each player for tryouts. The coaches will be given a list of players and their vest number. Players will get the same number vest at each tryout.

Notification

Players must attend at least one tryout to receive an offer from a coach for a club team. Coaches will not make offers until after the first tryout, and many will not make offers until after final tryout. Coaches will make offers in writing or via email. Families have 3 days after receiving an offer to accept or decline.  All players who participate will be contacted. As there are two teams in most age groups, it may take 2-3 weeks after the last tryout to contact players with offers and/or to be notified that an offer will not be extended.

Season Schedule

For players in the younger age groups (i.e., U9 to U13), training for competitive teams begins in April and continues through January.  For players in the older age groups, training for competitive teams begins in May and continues through April.

Playing Up Policy

It is the goal of the league to place all players on the youngest team for which they qualify by birth date. The purpose of this is to promote age-appropriate development of all players and to maximize the competitive advantage of DLSC teams. The league also recognizes that older teams and players may need to make exceptions to this rule to fit their needs. The following rules for placing players on Class 1 (Competitive) team rosters will implement this policy:

  1. Players that are age-qualified for U15 and younger teams will be placed on the youngest team for which they are qualified.
  2. Players that are age-qualified for U16 and older teams are encouraged to try out for the youngest team for which they are qualified, but may try out for, and be placed on, an older team if the conditions of (3) are met. Players who do not try out for their age-eligible team may not be selected for that team.
  3. For players that request to play up on U17 and older teams, the play-up request may be granted at the discretion of the coaching directors and the tryout evaluators.
  4. Players that are given tryout opportunities by individual teams/coaches in an effort to fill roster vacancies (typically during the season), may be allowed to play up for that year only with Director of Coaching approval. In subsequent years they will be placed on their age appropriate team if they are younger than U16.
  5. There is no restriction on playing up as a guest for league and tournament play.

WELCOME AND GOOD LUCK AT THE DAVIS LEGACY TRYOUTS!

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