That’s how it goes. When you see who the coaching staff is on these things, almost everybody knows who is going to make the team, the list, the outstanding player sheet, etc. Tryouts are a formality. A kid can do better than another kid on a 3 hour tryout,that means absolutely nothing. My son plays defense. He can get beat 20 out of 20 times, if my best friend is coaching, my son is on the team.