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The best run tryouts my daughter went to over her playing days are as follows. Valley Extreme, Wolf Pack, and Diamond Dogs. The ones I thought were not run well we never went back to. Some were big names some were not. The sad fact is you cant win without talent and you can only coach a kid so far. After that desire and athleticism take over. Sometimes a kid has one or the other but not both. Successful teams are not judged by one or two seasons and sometimes not by win loss records. A coach who can juggle talent attitude and parents and come out at the end of a season with everyone having learned something and not wanting to kill each other has done their job.
Well said Chicoflip! You cant win without talent and you cant win with talent alone. Tryouts for me are usually alot of fun, its nice to see new girls and check out whats out there. But when they are over its a sigh of relief because they sure do wear me down. Not only do you have to look for talented players you must evaluate a few other things also in a short period of time. such as: attitude, if they make a mistake how do they react? Do they gel with others? Parent evaluation is another thing we must look at: how are the parents interacting with others and how do they interact with there own daughter during the tryout? There are so many variables above and beyond the talent that you have to consider so that you can have a quality team with minimal distractions during the season. If you can accomplish that and have a good season competing with the great teams out there then you can tell yourself: That was a successful season!~In the long run thats what we are all looking for. Isnt it?