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Pioneer High School Soccer

Tryouts

Monday, March 9 - 16, 2009
(Updated schedule as of March 5)

In order to participate in any aspect of the tryouts, each player must be fully registered no later than March 6, 2009. Full registration includes:

No Exceptions Allowed!

 

What to Bring

  1. Cleats and shin guards
  2. Running shoes
  3. Gatorade
  4. Appropriate Weather gear

Tryout Format

Players will showcase their skills in:

  1. Full and small sided games
  2. Multiple goal games
  3. Fitness Drills
  4. Technical Skills (Passing, Dribbling and Controlling) Exercises
  5. Defensive Cauldrons
  6. Small Sided Finishing Games
  7. Small Sided Possession Games
  8. Balance, Agility and Coordination Exercises

What the Coaches look for

Pioneer soccer coaches will pay a great deal of attention to:

  1. 1v1 attacking and defending skills
  2. Passing, Receiving and dribbling skills
  3. Speed of play
  4. Decision making skills, awareness and game intelligence
  5. Individual contribution to the game
  6. Relentless competitive drive and will to win
  7. Unselfish team-first attitude
  8. Coachability: ability to take criticism and instruction
Positional Versatility: Players must be adaptable to playing various positions

The TIPS Model for Player Evaluation

Players will be evaluated using these four categories:

TECHNIQUE

INSIGHT

PERSONALITY

SPEED

Quality of first touch and control

Game intelligence

Temperament under pressure

Speed of Play

Passing: short, intermediate, long

Decision-making abilities

Work Ethic

Pure Speed

Creative dribbling skills, esp. in 1v1 attacking

Movement off the ball

Leadership qualities

Speed Endurance: Beep Test/Cooper Test

Clinical Finishing Skills

Tactical knowledge

Resilience to Mental Fatigue

Reaction Speed

1v1 Defensive Skills

Vision/awareness

Competitive Drive

Balance, Agility, Coordination

TRYOUT SCHEDULE

Monday, March 9th

5:50 – 7:15 am

Fitness Tests – Everyone
3:30 - 5:30 pm

Juniors/Seniors

Tuesday, March 10th

7:30 – 9:30 am

Freshmen/Sophomores

3:30 – 5:30 pm

Juniors/Seniors

 Wednesday, March 11th

No session before school

2:30 – 4 pm

Freshmen/Sophomores

4 - 5:30 pm

Juniors/Seniors

Thursday, March 12th

5:50 – 7:15 am

Freshmen/Sophomores

3:30 – 5:30 pm

Recovery session / selection for Showcase Tournament

Friday, March 13th
Afternoon
Showcase
Games
[Directions]

JV v Plymouth, 6 PM

JV v Pinckney, 8 PM

Saturday, March 14th
Showcase
Tournament
Games
[Directions]

Varsity v Northville, 11 AM

Varsity v Churhill, 1:15 PM

Varsity v Mercy, 3:15 PM

Monday, March 16th

3:30 - 4 pm

Team Announcements and Selection

4:30 - 5:45 pm

Program fitness day

6 - 7:15 pm

Program meeting with Parents
and Coaches in cafeteria

** DIRECTIONS to Showcase Games
Pioneer to Walled Lake Western
(all games EXCEPT Varsity v Mercy)

DRIVING DIRECTIONS
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From 601 W Stadium Blvd, Ann Arbor, MI 48103-5812 US
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  1. Start out going EAST on W STADIUM BLVD toward S MAIN ST. (go 0.2 miles)
  2. Turn LEFT onto S MAIN ST. (go 2.4 miles)
  3. Take the US-23-BR N/M-14 E ramp. (go 0.1 miles)
  4. Merge onto MI-14 E. (go 1.1 miles)
  5. Merge onto US-23 N via the exit on the LEFT toward BRIGHTON/FLINT. (go 14.6 miles)
  6. Merge onto I-96 E via EXIT 60A toward DETROIT. (go 11.4 miles)
  7. Take EXIT 159 toward WIXOM/WALLED LAKE. (go 0.3 miles)
  8. Turn LEFT onto S WIXOM RD. (go 0.8 miles)
  9. Turn RIGHT onto WEST RD. (go 1.0 miles)
  10. Turn LEFT onto BECK RD. (go 1.4 miles)
  11. End at Walled Lake HS, 600 Beck Rd Commerce Township, MI 48390

>> TOTAL ESTIMATED TIME: 40 minutes | DISTANCE: 33.47 miles

 

Varsity v Mercy at Walled Lake Northern,
Saturday, 3:15 pm

DRIVING DIRECTIONS
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From Pioneer HS, 601 W Stadium Blvd, Ann Arbor, MI 48103-5812 US
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  1. Start out going EAST on W STADIUM BLVD toward S MAIN ST. (go 0.2 miles)
  2. Turn LEFT onto S MAIN ST. (go 2.4 miles)
  3. Take the US-23-BR N/M-14 E ramp. (go 0.1 miles)
  4. Merge onto MI-14 E. (go 1.1 miles)
  5. Merge onto US-23 N via the exit on the LEFT toward BRIGHTON/FLINT. (go 22.4 miles)
  6. Take the M-59 E exit, EXIT 67, toward PONTIAC. (go 0.4 miles)
  7. Turn RIGHT onto MI-59 E/HIGHLAND RD. (go 11.8 miles)
  8. Turn RIGHT onto BOGIE LAKE RD. (go 3.9 miles)
  9. End at Walled Lake Northern, 6000 Bogie Lake Rd Commerce Twp, MI 48382-2419

>> TOTAL ESTIMATED TIME: 51 minutes | DISTANCE: 42.42 miles