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I wrote this in response to a post in the teams recruiting section, but I wondered what the masses thought.....
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Just an observation - as the kids get older the showcase type teams will be looking for committments from January through December. Because of the lead time required to enter the fall tournaments you really need to have your roster, and funds, in place before the normal August tryout time. A team may still fill in some gaps in the summer - but I would think the strong teams would be set and ready to go in the fall. I don't know about up north, but the fall down here is a huge recruiting season these days. As the sport continues to change I think you just might see the older teams getting rosters set for the year in late December and early January.
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I assume that the normal tryout time period for most teams follows the National Tournament Schedules. Do teams see this changing, or will we just get to the point where there are two tryout dates - main one in August and a fill in in December/January?
I know many top teams don't have official tryouts - especially the older ones. Players workout for those teams by invitation only, but the younger ones must still follow the old pattern, right?
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Just an observation - as the kids get older the showcase type teams will be looking for committments from January through December. Because of the lead time required to enter the fall tournaments you really need to have your roster, and funds, in place before the normal August tryout time. A team may still fill in some gaps in the summer - but I would think the strong teams would be set and ready to go in the fall. I don't know about up north, but the fall down here is a huge recruiting season these days. As the sport continues to change I think you just might see the older teams getting rosters set for the year in late December and early January.
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I assume that the normal tryout time period for most teams follows the National Tournament Schedules. Do teams see this changing, or will we just get to the point where there are two tryout dates - main one in August and a fill in in December/January?
I know many top teams don't have official tryouts - especially the older ones. Players workout for those teams by invitation only, but the younger ones must still follow the old pattern, right?
Poll allows multiple selections