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What is the Select Season?The Select season is a program following the fall season open only to players who participated in the fall season in the U9, U10, U12, U14, U16, and U19 divisions. (U9 players will be part of U10 in the Select Season.) This is an opportunity for players to improve their skills in a more competitive environment.Select Season games start in early January and run through March, culminating with the Select Season tournament at the end of March. Select teams then stay together to play in several tournaments through at least the end of May. See "Expected travel and tournaments" below. The teams are drafted in November, with practices starting in December. For each age group and gender, the coaches get together and draft the players for that age/gender group. Coaches will have scouted the players at a game or Preview Day. Each coach is looking for different things. Factors that often play a part in selection includes skill, sportsmanship, team participation, speed, effort, an understanding of the game, attendance and participation in fall training, positional needs of the team, and team chemistry. Each team needs referees to be eligible for tournaments. It is possible that a player will be selected because one of their parents is a referee. If a coach's child is the best player in that age group, that team would not get a selection in the first round. We slot the two coach's children in relationship to their abilities of the other players in the group. We try to make the draft as fair as possible. Once again it is subjective. CostsThe player registration fee is $160. Team fees include tournament registration fees, field rental fees, and other miscellaneous costs, and average approximately $350 per player. Participation in tournaments may also require lodging, transportation, and food costs, which are the responsibility of each family. Most teams participate in at least one tournament that requires overnight travel. There are a limited number of scholarships for the Region’s registration cost.Criteria for the Select SeasonPLAYERS: We encourage all eligible players (U9 and above) to apply! Interested players must complete a short online application PRIOR TO THE DEADLINE detailing their current team, potential conflicts/other obligations and acknowledgements of the commitments is chosen. To be eligible to participate in the Select program a player must be registered, and must have participated, in the prior fall season no later than the first weekend in October. The player must participate in at least 70 percent of the Fall Season, which includes the Jamboree (U9 and U10) or Regional Tournament (U12, U14, U16, and U19). Rained-out games are included as games played, and players must meet regional playing time guidelines (currently three-quarters of each fall game). Exceptions to the eligibility requirements above may be allowed on a case-by-case basis with approval of the Select Committee. Players must participate in the same division in Select as they participated in during the prior Fall Season. The number of teams that will be formed in each division varies from year to year. In general, you can expect up to one Select team for every six fall teams. This will primarily depend on the number of qualified volunteer coaches.
COACHES: Similar to the players, all interested coaches who have coached in the Fall must fill out an online application PRIOR TO THE DEADLINE detailing their experience and acknowledgement of the commitments if selected. U9 and U10 coaches must have completed the U12 coaching class in order to be considered to coach U10 in the Select Season. All other coaches, including assistants, must have the appropriate coaching class level to their age group. There will be no exceptions to this rule. COMMITMENT: A high level of commitment is expected from both the coaches, players, and the parents. Select is for motivated and enthusiastic players. Other obligations MUST be included in the application if known. While some players are involved in other sports, for the good of the team, most Select coaches require that training sessions and games take AT LEAST equal precedence with other activities. In addition to the player’s commitment, parents are required to participate in running the Select Tournament and the Davis World Cup tournament. Calendar of events preceeding the Select Season
Expected travel and tournamentsSelect teams will likely play half their games at away locations, so from January through mid-March, expect about five weekends during which you will play away games, usually in the Concord area, but sometimes Antelope or Stockton.All select teams participate in these tournaments:
Select teams also traditionally participate in 2-4 of the following tournaments (dates subject to change):
Newspaper reporting for Select SeasonOnly regularly scheduled games and sanctioned tournament results are to be reported. The Davis Enterprise says that they will publish the results of AYSO Select games if they are submitted in the proper fashion—see the Select Newspaper page for details. |
Questions? Send an e-mail to "select AT davisayso.org" Useful links for 2013 Select Season
will be activated when available Player applications
Coach applications
Select coach manual
Select committee |