Select Team Tryouts — 2026 — Coach Info

The Select Program Vice-President, Daron Seerden, will hold a meeting for all approved Head Coaches. This meeting will take place – TBD. If you cannot attend the meeting, or have any questions, please email Daron at selectvp@vyso.org.

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• The Board of Directors will coordinate and conduct player tryouts. The tryouts will be held at the Riverside Soccer Complex.

• Tryouts are open to all children in the age range of the team. Each child has an equal opportunity to be chosen for the team.

• Emails will be sent to all age-eligible players about player tryouts for each team. These emails will be sent on April 28.

• Players must register before they can attend tryouts. The registration link, and other information for parents, is posted on the Tryouts — Player Info page.

• Each team will have a three-member evaluation committee that will evaluate players at tryouts. Each evaluation committee will be comprised of the team’s coach and two people appointed by the Select Program Vice-President.
• Each team’s three member evaluation committee will rank the players at each tryout session.
• The teams shall be formed by the Select Team Formation Committees; one for boys teams and one for girls teams.
• The Select Team Formation Committees shall be comprised of the Select Program Vice-President, the Executive Director, and the head coach of each team to be formed.

Tryouts will be held for the teams below.

Tryouts will be held at the Riverside Soccer Complex on the following days and times.

Players can try out for more than one team.

Minimum number of players in order to form the team:

• U11–U12 teams: nine (9) players
• U13–U19 teams: eleven (11) players

Any person that will interact with players in VYSO (including, but not limited to, coaches, assistant coaches, trainers, managers, assistant managers, board members, employees, other volunteer roles) must complete the following required steps:

• Register
• Submit Background Check in GotSport
• Upload a passport-style photo into GotSport account
• Complete the CDC Heads Up Concussion Training Module in GotSport
• Complete the SafeSport Training Module or Refresher in GotSport

Team Officials (coach, assistant coach, trainer, manager, assistant manager) must also be approved by the Board of Directors after completion of the steps listed above.

All head coaches, trainers, and assistant coaches must have one of the following coaching licenses.

• U.S. Soccer A, B, C, D or E Coaching License
• U.S. Soccer 9v9 Grassroots License (online or in-person) {U11—U12 teams}
• U.S. Soccer 11v11 Grassroots License (online or in-person) {U13—U19 teams}

All coaches are encouraged to continue their education by taking new or higher level coaching courses.

Each team must have a Team Manager.

Each team must have a team official (assistant coach or manager) that is not the spouse of, or live in the same household as, the head coach. The purpose of this is to give each team two independent representatives of the team that will have access to the team information.

Head coaches must submit the list of team officials by June 19.

• The teams shall be formed by the Select Team Formation Committees; one for boys teams and one for girls teams.
• The Select Team Formation Committees shall be comprised of the Select Program Vice-President, the Executive Director, and the head coach of each team to be formed.

Coaches will receive the list of players, with contact information, by June 9. Coaches must contact all players by June 12.

The player registration fee will be determined by the league/flight the team will play in.

• WDDOA Prime Teams = $725
• WDDOA Challenger Teams = $700
• WDDOA Alpha Teams = $675
• CAYSA Division 2 Teams = $650

Registration Notes

• All registration must be completed online.
• Payment plans will be available.
• The player registration fee must be paid in full no later than August 31.

Each player will receive the following:

• Uniform 1 (red jersey, red shorts, red socks)
• Uniform 2 (white jersey, black shorts, black socks)
• Practice Shirts – 2
• Backpack

Returning players do not have to purchase a new backpack. They will receive a discount code to use during registration to remove the cost of the backpack from their registration fee.

Uniform sizing — players will need to arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the team’s tryout session to check in and choose the player’s uniform sizes.

• You can add players and team officials, with approval of the Board of Directors, at any time up until any applicable WDDOA, CAYSA, or STYSA roster deadlines.
• VYSO does not have a roster deadline.
• There will be a link on the Select Coach and Manager page for the form to add players and team officials.