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Dear Parent(s):
The Travel Committee of the Garden City Centennial Soccer Club would
like to provide
you with some information regarding our annual Under-10 tryouts.
We have taken very specific steps to insure that the two day selection
process
is fair and equitable. The first day is a skills assessment, designed
to measure
speed, dribbling, shooting, passing and position awareness. The second
day is the
field assessment, designed to determine overall soccer ability and
awareness,
in a game situation. No one will be selected for a team if they miss
either day.
Through this process, the Travel Committee, selection consultants and
coaches will
select the players for each team utilizing the composite scores from
the first day
and a group consensus from the second day.
Representatives from the Travel Committee, the coaches and experienced
trainers jointly
select the team. The coach serves as only one member of the selection
committee.
The Travel Committee and the Centennial Board have made a great effort
to insure that
the selection process is fair and impartial.
Since this is a selection process, if your child is selected for a
team, we expect
a full commitment to the team. This entails going to all
practices, all games and
all tournaments, even if they conflict with other sports. If
you feel that you or your
child will be unable to fulfill these obligations, please reconsider
having your child attend these tryouts.
Each team is required to set up an account that is administered by the
Treasurer of the
Travel Committee, to pay for team expenses. The individual player
contribution is
determined by the coach to cover registration, equipment, tournaments,
trainers and uniform
expenses. Team jackets, bags or warm-ups will be an additional expense
that is determined
by the coach, if appropriate. The annual player expense is usually
$600.00 - $700.00,
depending on the number of tournaments that the team plays.
Additionally, the Club attends an out-of-state tournament for
Columbus Day weekend that adds another
$400.00 - $500.00 to the annual expense.
If your child is not selected for one of the travel teams this year,
they of course
should continue to play intramural soccer. We have recently enhanced
our program by
providing weekday training for those players that are interested. Our
intramural soccer
program runs through high school for the girls program and
6th grade for the boys program. These intramural teams will provide the
travel
teams with the
players that they need, as their rosters expand during the following
two years.
Thank you for your interest and support
The Travel Committee
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