Thought the stations were well run. Agree about me-ball in scrimmages but no worse than any other camp (or what the actually American select games will entail).
Only complain is that the initial groups were not distributed evenly. Two of the groups had a majority of the girls from "big clubs". Admittedly, my daughter benefited from this, but can see how hard it could be for a girl from a non-top club to be seen.
I'd say those comments are mostly spot on.
My daughter didn't make it. She didn't really expect to make it either. So no harm, no foul. She just wanted to go with friends and try to compete in that type of environment. So I guess it was good. She got a callback, which was positive for her. But that was super short and really limited action. Not sure what additional they learned from that. She also said every time she or a friend did something (they thought was) good, the coaches just weren't paying attention or even on the field. Such is life.
Personally, I'm not sure how you evaluate that many girls in that short of time. Hearing a couple kids who made it, (and moreso the girls that didn't), my guess is the evaluators weren't 100% paying attention. One girl who didn't make it was the best kid on my daughters MS team and plays for the top club in the state. Probably the best goalie around. She didn't even get a call back. So I don't know what they were watching. Congrats to all the girls who did make it. I hope it's a great experience.
Goalies and defenders really a crapshoot at these things. Maybe she saw tougher shots/shooters, maybe issue on clears that were catchers issue not hers? Defenders, if you don't get up shots, maybe they just work around you but not chance for CT, but based on what it sounds like, not much passing so hard to make defensive plays.
Kids need to realize making these teams doesn't mean you are top in your class and likewise, not making it, doesn't mean you aren't.
Great point about defenders. The biggest difference between All American and Am select is that AA tryouts are positional-- they have certain slots to fill per position. Am Select the criteria is just the best 20 field players. Look at some other region teams; some of them have only 1 or 2 defenders.
Will be interested to see the positional split when the rosters are posted.
I know at least 3 defenders made the top team
The event loses serious credibility when the clear top goalie AND midfielder in the age group don't even get a callback. Not a good look if you are fighting for market space as the top event/showcase team. But perhaps AM Select wants to brand itself as the select team that ANYONE has a shot at making, including mid-tier kids. That might be better for the bottom line.
Completely disagree- the evaluators were not affiliated with any clubs or teams, they were all college coaches. It’s called raw talent and that’s what it was based on. Players were evaluated without their ‘too’ strong teammates and had to figure out how to play organically- level playing field and talent stood out.
You have a lot to learn. The clubs and coaches have a lot of "say" in this process. If you think it was just college coaches out there making decisions without any input, you're very naïve.
My daughter is the 3rd, I have a current D1 athlete and another committed. Please don’t call me naive until you’ve walked the walk. I can tell this is your first rodeo bud. Sorry your kid didn’t get picked- it’s not the end all these tournaments but it’s a great way to see how they ‘fit in’ with national talent. Will you be complaining like this when you hit the college circuit- be I see it’s raw talent on those clinic and prospect days and complaining is a bad look. Work harder and hit the wall is what I’ve always told my now and soon to be college Laxers
