Travel Player Evaluations

The evaluations will be led by Massachusetts Youth Soccer Association (MYSA) as they have in recent years. They will take place June 12^th – 14^th at the Pappas Recreation Complex turf soccer fields. Due to the large number of players and MYSA availability, we are holding evaluation sessions as outline below. If your child is planning to play either Fall 2023 or Spring 2024, please make every effort to get them to the appropriate evaluation session.   These are not try outs, all players who sign up (prior to leagues filling) is given a spot on a team.   


June 12 (Monday):
5:00 – 6:15 p.m., all Girls entering or remaining in the U10 travel league, grades 3 or 4 in the fall.
6:30 – 7:45 p.m., all Girls entering or remaining in the U12 travel league, grades 5 or 6 in the fall.

June 13 (Tuesday):
5:00 – 6:15 p.m., all Boys entering or remaining in the U10 travel league, grades 3 or 4 in the fall.
6:30 – 7:45 p.m., all Boys entering or remaining in the U12 travel league, grades 5 or 6 in the fall.

June 14 (Wednesday):
5:00 – 6:15 p.m., all Boys entering or remaining in the U14 travel league, grades 7 or 8 in the fall.
6:30 – 7:45 p.m., all Girls entering or remaining in the U14 travel league, grades 7 or 8 in the fall.

• When you come to the field, there will be a registration table. Players will be assigned a numbered bib, and players at random will be given a pinnie to help sort them into random groups Please arrive early for your session so that the player is ready to be on the field at the start of their eval time slot. Some groups may have 50-60 players so plan to arrive 30 minutes early.
• We ask that all players have their own ball, water, and are dressed to play (cleats, shin guards).
• During the evaluations, players will essentially be scrimmaging. As the session continues, the coaches will stop and shuffle groups, but then the groups will continue to scrimmage.
• Please emphasize to your child that these are individual evaluations and that players should look to showcase all facets of their skill, including dribbling, passing, offensive and defensive skills, communication with others, and effort.
• These evaluations will provide information that is used during team rostering. If your child is playing on a team currently, your coach(es) will be providing additional information about your child’s skill set. All this information is used by United Soccer of Auburn to help create teams.
• Please emphasize to the players (and yourself) that this should not be a stressful event. They will be playing the game we all love, and this is just one tool to help us appropriately place players. 
• The organizations objectives for creating travel rosters are to place each player on a team best suited for their individual technical, tactical, emotional, and social development.

We look forward to providing a constructive evaluation session for your child. Thank you for your assistance with this process.