VVSC Player Placement
Team Formation: U11-U14
Teams are formed based on chronological age (birth year). Tryouts are a part of the selection process for team placement. We consider a players skill, athleticism, work rate, attitude, technical ability, and tactical understanding when forming teams.
We also strongly consider the players previous season(s) with VVSC. Feedback from the previous coach weighs heavily in regards to which team a player will be placed.
Team Formation: High School
High school girls teams (playing club soccer in the fall) and high school boys teams (playing club soccer in the spring) are formed by developmental quality, not necessarily chronological age. If a freshman has the maturity, technical quality, and tactical ability to play with a U19 team they may be placed at that level.
Player Movement:
Player movement is fluid throughout the year. If a player is performing well on a yellow team there may be an opportunity to permanently move to a navy team. Similarly, if a player is struggling for confidence or dealing with an injury on the navy team, they may move to the yellow team in order to get more playing time and get back up to speed.
There are also many guest playing opportunities throughout the year. It is common for coaches to ask for extra players for league games and tournaments. This can be a navy player guest playing with a yellow team, a yellow player guest playing with a navy team, or a player guest playing on an older age group. The only thing we cannot do is have an older player play down age groups.
Playing Up
Players who wish to “play up” an age group will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Typically we recommend a player play up an age group if they have the physical maturity and skill level not only to compete, but be one of the top players in an older age group. We will also consider if a player if he or she is in an older grade than most of their age group.
There are also times when it is necessary for players to play up when we are combining age groups as we need to have enough numbers to form teams.
U10 Academy
The VVSC U10 Academy is for players ages 7-9. Some players will be on teams that compete in the front range and western slope leagues. Some players will be on teams that play in jamborees (mini, one day tournaments). Some of the age groups will all practice together and rotate through coaches. Some will be placed on teams that train twice a week with some of our highest level coaches.
Scholarship
• Scholarships are awarded on the basis of need
• All members are required to make a minimal financial commitment to the club each season.
• A Third Party evaluator will be reviewing all applications
• No incomplete application will be accepted or reviewed
• All applications require tax documentation