Register for tryouts to be considered for team placement.  Families unable to attend should also complete the Tryout Absence Form.

Not being able to attend tryouts may affect your team placement.  Our professional staff will do their best to find proper placement for those unable to attend.  We will utilize Technical Director observational notes made throughout the year to do so (current members).   

We will not have alternative dates/times to make up this event

Register for tryouts to be considered for team placement.  Players should do their very best to attend both days if possible.  Families unable to attend should also complete the Tryout Absence Form. 

The evaluations will be based on the date attended as well as Technical Director observational notes made through the year (current members).  

You will need to bring your tryout shirt (provided at check-in), water, shin guards, socks, and cleats.  

Players will be put into small-sided games and evaluated in different categories by 4-6 evaluators, along with our professional staff.  

Key categories include, but not limited to, dribbling (1v1) & ball control, passing/receiving, shooting/finishing, spatial awareness, and level of engagement. 

Goalkeepers U12+ will be assessed in a 'GK Only' group with our GK Staff for the first portion of each day, before being placed in net for the small-sided games with field-players.

Trying out for an older age group is only allowed for U13+ age groups (i.e. earliest example - U13 players trying out for U14).  

These scenarios are not common and will be INITIATED & APPROVED by our professional staff based on what is best for the players' development.  

Generally, playing up an age group is only considered for players performing at the top or above the level of their entire age group.

LSC believes in a holistic approach to player development and recognizes the value that multi-sport athletes bring to our programs. We support and encourage players to explore other sports, particularly at younger ages.

That said, players are expected to prioritize soccer during the primary soccer seasons (Fall, Spring, and Summer). Our coaches and directors work with families to help accommodate winter sport schedules when possible, and up-front communication with your coach is essential to avoid conflicts.

MLS Next AD / ECNL-RL / NPL

As players progress to higher-level teams, the time commitment and developmental expectations increase. While some athletes may still be able to balance multiple sports, it becomes more challenging. For ECNL-RL and MLS NEXT Academy teams, players are less likely to successfully participate in multiple sports due to higher training demands, increased travel, and more congested competition schedules. These environments require a greater level of commitment and focus on soccer development.  We expect soccer to take full priority at these levels.

We encourage families to consider their player’s goals, capacity, and interests when evaluating team placement and commitment expectations.

LSC does it's best to find a team for all players.  Based on number of registrants and available teams, this can sometimes not work out.  Any player without a team will be placed on a waitlist.  You will receive information regarding the waitlist if you are to be added to it.  

A team offer will be communicated via email for the 26/27 seasons.  No rosters will be posted to the website.  All team placements are final and not eligible for discussion.  No evaluation scores or notes will be shared. Families will have 48 hours to accept/decline their position.

In order to account for possible roster movement due to acceptances/declines, LSC begins forming teams at the MLS Next/ECNL-RL/NPL first, with Competitive Level teams receiving invitiations very shortly after (in order, Gold to Red).

Our goal with tiered teams is to help provide appropriately challenging environments for all players. We will do our best to place players on teams where they are surrounded by others of similar ability.

There will be no contesting or protesting of team placements of any player in any age group. 

The club will not engage in any discussions or debate on team placement or how tryouts and team formations are conducted.

Evaluators' scores from team formations and players' body of work provided by the most recent team coach and Age Group Director are confidential and will not be shared. Players looking for feedback should reference their end-of-season coach feedback.