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Travel Team Tryouts

The San Francisco Vikings Soccer Club encourages boys and girls from throughout our community to participate in the Travel Team try-outs. Our goal is to provide a team for every child who has the commitment and physical ability to be a successful Travel Team player.

Contact Club President Libby Rappolt at libbs13@yahoo.com for more information.

TRYOUTS FOR THE Vikings Travel AND the Upperhouse teams (CLICK FOR FLYER)
Saturday Feb 28th, Saturday March 7th & Saturday March 14th

Click here for the parent letter with costs and procedures.

TRYOUT DATES & TIMES
 
age group team time
feb 28th    
crocker 2a    
u12b upperhouse glens and new U12B travel team 9-10:30
u14b chargers U14B travel team 10:30-12
U15B new U15B travel team 12-1:30
u10b new U10B travel team 1:30-3
u11b upperhouse barbs and new u11B travel team 3-4:30
crocker 2b    
u11g upperhouse athena and new U11G travel team 9-10:30
u12G upperhouse united and new U12G travel team 10:30-12
u10g new U10G travel team 12-1:30
U13G new U13G travel team 1:30-3
     
7-Mar    
crocker 3a    
u12b upperhouse glens and new U12B travel team 9-10:30
u14b chargers U14B travel team 10:30-12
U15B new U15B travel team 12-1:30
u10b new U10B travel team 1:30-3
u11b upperhouse barbs and new travel team 3-4:30
7-Mar    
crocker 3b    
u11g upperhouse athena and new U11G travel team 9-10:30
u12G upperhouse united and new U12G travel team 10:30-12
u10g new U10G travel team 12-1:30
U13G new travel team 1:30-3
     
14-Mar    
crocker 2a    
u12b upperhouse glens and new U12B travel team 9-10:30
u14b chargers u14B travel team 10:30-12
U15B new u15B travel team 12-1:30
u10b new U10B travel team 1:30-3
u11b upperhouse barbs and new U11B travel team 3-4:30
     
crocker 2b    
u11g upperhouse athena and new U11G travel team 9-10:30
u12G upperhouse united and new U12G travel team 10:30-12
u10g new U10G travel team 12-1:30
U13G new U13G travel team 1:30-3
     

All these teams are for kids who want to play soccer outdoors in fall and spring season, and futsal in the winter season.

THESE TEAMS ARE FOR SAN FRANCISCO RESIDENTS

Coaches with minimum of an E license, who would like to assist in the evaluation process, please contact Libby. We are looking for some independent evaluators not associated with each particular team.

Viking Club Tryout Policy (click to download in .pdf format)

The tryout will be posted on the Club webpage at least 3 weeks prior to the first date of tryouts.

The tryout will consist of at least 2 opportunities for prospective players to demonstrate playing ability.

Parents will be given a draft budget and commitment expectations at the first tryout.

The following principles apply to the tryouts:

Equal opportunity/no discrimination

Availability of financial aid

Tryout process

Evaluated by independent and/or Club coaches

Kids challenged in multiple situations (1v1, small sided games, etc)

Evaluation criteria

Individual skills (technique)

Team awareness (tactics)

Fit within team

Returning players

Do they have priority? Equal ability should go to the player who has already been on the team.

Coaches and team managers are also encouraged to provide any additional information to parents that may bear on a player's selection and/or interest in joining the team, such as:

minimum practice and game attendance expectations
how the team expects to deal with conflicts created by other sports or activities
likely practice frequency, times and locations
leagues in which the team will likely play
likely tournaments
number of players the team expects to carry on roster, subject to player interest and the coach's evaluation

 2)  The tryout will consist of at least 2 dates.  While attendance at both tryouts will not be mandatory unless stated clearly in the posted information before tryouts begin, coaches may consider attendance at both tryouts as a factor in the ultimate selection decisions.  Players MUST attend one of the tryout dates to be considered for the team.

 3)  At the first tryout, the parents in attendance will be given a draft team budget and, if not already provided in the posted information, the commitment expectations.  The budget and commitment information should thereafter be posted on the Club website along with the tryout information.

 4)  The decision to accept or reject the player is at the discretion and judgment of the head coach.  A variety of factors may be considered by the coach, including: 

a player's ability, based on the tryout and information about past performances
a player's availability to attend practices, league play, and tournaments
a player's attitude
the team's need for players with specific competencies 

5)  The selection decision will be made within two weeks of the last tryout date, and the roster must be posted to the Club website within that time.  The coach and team managers may also choose to notify the parents in writing or by phone. 

6)  The selection decisions are final, and parents are not allowed to contact the coaches or team managers to contest the decision if his or her child is not selected.  If the parent believes that the selection decision was not made in conformity with this policy, they may submit a written protest to the attention of the Club president within one week of receiving the decision.

THESE TEAMS ARE FOR SAN FRANCISCO RESIDENTS

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