We would like players to know their options before going into our tryouts. It is important to understand your options and to be prepared to make the right decisions. Coaches of power and area teams give offers and they waitlist players. The recreational teams are assembled through signups, there is no tryout.

Offers
Offers for teams will be given on the tryout day. An offer means that a coach has reserved a spot on their team for the player. A coach may make an offer one-on-one, or an entire team may be brought together and given offers. With an offer, a player will be given a Letter of Intent, a Player/Parent Handbook, a tournament schedule, as well as a few other required pages. Players are not required to commit to a team at this time, but they may make a verbal commitment. The position will be held for the player with the offer until the signing day of November 16 at 6:00 pm, or until the offer is declined.

Waitlist
Coaches offer 10-12 spots, but sometimes not all of the offers are accepted. Therefore, coaches usually waitlist up to 5 players for their team. These players are considered to be a good fit on the team, but other players were selected ahead of them. If waitlisted players end up having a spot on the team, they are treated the same as those that received an offer once they join the team. In fact, many times every year, players that were wailtisted end up having starting roles. The tryout process is not perfect, but we do our best!

Options
If you receive an offer, you have 3 options on the tryouts day:

  1. Verbally commit to play for the team. If you verbally commit, you are expected to honor your commitment; however, you are not bound to an agreement with City Beach until you sign your letter of intent and turn it in on November 10. Verbal commitments help coaches know what other positions they need to offer. Many players accept offers the day of tryouts. Parents often stay after tryouts and meet with the coach to ask questions and see what role a coach has in mind for their daughter. No coach will promise any playing time, because playing time will be earned in practice and matches and it cannot be determined prior to the season. It is appropriate to ask about coaching style, schedule, and time-commitment.
  2. Tell the coach you would like to think about it. Sometimes you do not know if the team you were offered is best for you, or maybe you are worried about the time commitment. If this is the case, thank the coach for the offer and say that you need some time. Coaches may not retract offers if a player says she is unable to commit. All offers will stand until they are declined or until the November 10 signing date. You may ask questions from the coach, and you may go home and think about it. As soon as you know what you would like to do, please contact the coach, because they are waiting to know if they need to call players on their waitlist.
  3. Decline the offer. Sometimes players have no interest in playing for a team. If this is the case, it is best not to take an offer if you have no interest so the coach can offer someone else.