Placements

Placements assess a players ability in soccer related skills and are conducted each spring.  The placements are held on several different weekends in April/May providing your child with multiple opportunities to attend.  Your child must attend only one placement session. - even if your child only plays in the Spring.   Soccer players in the Second Grade will need to attend one of the sessions so they can be properly placed on a team in the Fall.

Placements for Fall 2011

Yes, its that time of year again. The final schedule for placements is here. Also, if your child is currently in 2nd grade, this information may be useful.

Placements are held indoors (in the High School field house).  Players are grouped by gender and age, and participate in different skill drills.  The results of the placements are combined with feedback from coaches determine a players rating which is used to group the children into teams.  See Team Selection Information for more information.

You do not need to sign up beforehand to attend a placement session - but you do need to register your child for the Fall season prior to attending.  To register click the link here to go to our registration page.

FALL 2011 PLACEMENT SCHEDULE

Placement sessions for the Fall 2011 season will be held on Saturday, April 30th, Sunday, May 1st, Saturday May 14th and Sunday May 15th at the High School Field House (Gym). For the detailed placements schedule click here.

Any special requests must be made IN WRITING (email is acceptable, to Michael Pellegrini ) IN ADVANCE of the first day of placements (i.e., before Saturday, April 30). All such requests will be considered by the Placements Committee.

SNEAKERS (NOT CLEATS) AND SHIN GUARDS ARE MANDATORY

Placements require a significant contribution from the Soccer Association, coaches, and others who contribute their time. Please contact Michael Pellegrini if you would like to volunteer.

Answers to FAQ’s:

• A child must attend placements to play on any BSA team - Town or BAYS (travel). A child WILL NOT be considered for a Division 1 or 2 BAYS (travel) team if he/she does not attend placements with his/her appropriate age group.

• A child need only attend one placement session. BSA provides one Saturday and one Sunday session per age group to maximize flexibility in scheduling.

• A child must try out with his/her specific age group by birth date as listed on placement schedule (see below). Grade-mating will be allowed for all In-Town Teams. For consideration of grade mating for Travel Teams, please contact Michael Pellegrini prior to registration. Grade-mating players must attend placements with the group with which s/he will play.

• BAYS (travel) teams are offered for U9/U10* (combined), U11, U12, and U13/U14 (combined). U9-11 are small-field 6v6, U12 are medium-field 8v8, and U13-14 are large field 11v11. (* If there are sufficient numbers of players to maintain U9 only and/or U10 only teams then, at the discretion of the BSA Board, such single age group teams will be formed and placed appropriately within BAYS)

• Town teams are offered for U9/U10 (combined) only.