What you need to know regarding Tryouts and the new U.S. Soccer Birth Year Mandates:
As most of you know, U.S. Soccer has announced two important changes as part of their new player development initiatives. These changes have been mandated by U.S. Soccer and have been approved by U.S. Youth Soccer for implementation in all states. The major change which affects tryouts is the change to birth year registration as opposed to the current school year registration. These are mandates from U.S. Soccer and have to be followed by all soccer clubs across the nation. These are not policy changes created by Tonka United.
Here is what you need to know:
Teams will be formed based on birth year.
Current teams will not be “grandfathered” up a year to accommodate younger players.
Players MUST attend the tryout for their birth year. * See below
Players cannot play “down” a year.
Play-ups are only allowed per Tonka United’s Play-up policies. **See below
*Players who are currently playing U15-U17 (next years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 age groups) are allowed to attend either the tryout of their birth year or the one above.
**The Tonka United Board of Directors updated policies effected by the Birth Year Mandate at its January meeting.
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10.3 Play-ups - administrative
Our policy is that Players participate with the age level defined by USYS, with the following exceptions, subject to concurrence by the parents and player:
All Players must attend tryouts at their own age group.
Where numbers dictate a move of players up to form a team.
In all cases, play-ups must be approved by the Director of Coaching.
10.4 Play-ups – skill based
The goal is to have players play with their USYS age guidelines. If it is decided by the Age Group Directors along with the Director of Coach and Player development that a player is significantly hindered in his/her growth and development due to a lack of challenge in their current age group a player may be considered for a skill based play-up.
A player may temporarily play up on a higher age-group team on an as needed basis, consistent with USYS rules, as long as the player fills the roster spot on the players age group team, the players first obligation will always be to the team the player was selected for. Guesting arrangements are to be made through the two coaches involved. The involved coaches must honor the player’s obligation to represent the team for which he/she is rostered.
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