The SBSC promotes an “age-centric-group” approach to training, player development, and managing our teams. We are committed to finding the most appropriate team for each of our children to play on in order for them to develop their soccer skills and enjoy the game of soccer.

Try-Outs:

1. All SBSC teams are formed anew each year.

2. The SBSC holds open try-outs each year in the May/June timeframe.  Try-out dates are publicized on the SBSC website under “Try-outs”, and in the local papers.  For each age-group, there will be two try-out dates.  Players are strongly encouraged to attend both dates but must attend at least one.

3. There will be separate try-outs for goalies.  In order for a player to be considered as a goalie, they must attend at least one day of goalie try-outs.

4. Separate try-outs will be held for boys and girls of each distinct birth year designation as defined by NJYS.  Players are considered to be trying out for SBSC teams in general and not for a specific team, unless otherwise indicated on their registration form. 

5. Criteria to be considered in choosing Travel Teams shall include but not be limited to the following factors:

   1. Athletic / Technical

   2. Small-sided exercises (3v3 4v4 5v5 6v6)

   3. Large-sided (8v8 for U8-U10, 11v11 for U11+ - as numbers permit)

6. PRE-REGISTRATION:  In order to facilitate the try-out procedures, all players must go to the SBSC website and pre-register for tryouts.  This will help expedite the check-in process on the day of try-outs.

7. For all age groups, SBSC hires an outside training company to organize the try-outs and evaluate each registrant.

8. PLAYING “UP”:  Any prospective player wishing to try out for an older age team is considered as playing “up”.  In all cases, these players must attend both the age-appropriate try-out and the higher age group tryout.  In addition, in order for these players to play "up", they must qualify based on their tryout evaluation, and be chosen to play, for the highest flighted team in the older age group, otherwise, they will only be considered for an age-appropriate team.  The player selection committee will have final approval in all cases.

Team Formation Rules:

1. The VP of Travel will serve as chairperson of the team formation committee which will include the Director of Training and SBSC President.  This committee will be charged with reviewing player evaluation information provided by the coaches, trainers and from the tryouts.  They will then appoint coaches and form rosters for each age group.  “A-team” roster size for small-sided teams should be 12 and 15 for large-sided teams.  The team formation committee will consider forming additional teams based on the availability of coaches and a sufficient number of players. 

2. The team formation committee will meet with the coach of the highest flighted team in each age group to finalize their rosters using the following rules:

1. No players ranked in the top 3rd can be removed from the final roster unless a commitment issue has been documented prior to try-outs.

2. A coach is given 3 challenges to use to replace players.

3. Replacements must be made from the top third of the next lower team within the age group unless the challenge is for a goalie, in which case that player must have attended at least one day of the goalie try-outs.

4. Additional challenges may be allowed to replace Non-SB residents in situations that would otherwise lead to displacing a South Brunswick resident.

5. Teams whose formation is outside of the above rules must be approved by the SBSC board.

3. Offers will be made to these players by email and/or phone and they will be required to accept or reject the offer within 48 hours by sending an email to the VP or a Director of Travel (as designated).

4. The player selection committee will work with the coach to replace any players rejecting the club’s offer, continuing to follow the rules outlined above.

5. After the “A” team’s roster is finalized, the process will be repeated for additional teams within each age-group.

TRYOUT EVALUATION SCORING SYSTEM

The SBSC Board of Directors considers the outside professional trainers to be the best evaluators of the children’s soccer skills.  Accordingly, the ratings given the athletes by the professional trainers will be awarded the greatest weight in the Tryout Evaluation Scoring System.  The Scoring System for current Travel Team players will be as follows:

• 60% of the overall weighting will be the results of the two (2) tryouts;

• 20% of the overall weighting will be based on the professional trainer of the player's current team; and

• 20% of the overall weighting will be based on the evaluation of the coach of the player's current team.

For a player trying out to 'play up', or one who has not participated in the SBSC Travel Program, 100% of the overall weighting will be based on the results of the two (2) tryouts.

All athletes who try out will be graded using the same scoring system:  1 is excellent; 2 is good; 3 is average; 4 below average, and 5 is poor.  Athletes will be ranked according to the average of their total points.

Additional Rules and Regulations 

1. All South Brunswick travel team members must be registered with SBSC and must pay SBSC registration fees before participating in any practices, training, league play or being carded.

Above rules as of 04/21/08

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