Travel Tryouts

If you are considering attending travel team tryouts, please read all of the following information. If you have any further questions, please email us at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Tryout Information for the Fall 2011 & Spring 2012 Travel Season

 

Tryout Selection & Acceptance

Thank you to all of the players that attended this years tryouts. We had a great turnout and are excited about next years teams. Tryout selections are posted below. If you have been selected to a team, you will be receiving an acceptance email within the next 24 hours. Once you receive the email, please login to your Blue Sombrero account and click the acceptance button prior to midnight on Wednesday, June 8th, to secure your team position. There will be additional payment instructions in the email. Also, please see below for the in-person dates at Fishersville United Methodist Church for payment by check, ID verification and uniform try on.

 

Tryout Pre-registration

All players are required to pre-register prior to tryouts. There will be a mass email as well as a posting on the home page indicating the date that pre-registration will open. Once open, please click here for a direct link to our registration software. There are no fees assessed for pre-registration. You will only be charged if you make a travel team and then accept your position following tryouts. Please remember your login information as you will need to access your account if accepted to a team. For additional information, please see the "I Want To Register" link to the right.

 

Tryout Dates & Calendar

Tryouts have been scheduled for Sunday, May 8, 2011 through Sunday May 15, 2011 per the following schedule:

Date: Time: Age Group:
Sunday May 8th 1:00 PM U15 Boys
  1:15 PM U16 Boys
  2:15 PM U17 Boys
  2:30 PM U18 Boys
  4:30 PM U15 Girls
  4:45 PM U16 Girls
  5:45 PM U17 & U18 Girls
Monday May 9th 5:15 PM U14 Boys
  5:30 PM U13 Boys
  5:45 PM U12 Boys
  6:00 PM U11 Boys
Tuesday May 10th 5:15 PM U14 Girls
  5:30 PM U13 Girls
  5:45 PM U12 Girls
  6:00 PM U11 Girls
Thursday 12th 5:15 PM U14 Boys
  5:30 PM U13 Boys
  5:45 PM U12 Boys
  6:00 PM U11 Boys
Friday May 13th 5:15 PM U14 Girls
  5:30 PM U13 Girls
  5:45 PM U12 Girls
  6:00 PM U11 Girls
Sunday May 15th 1:00 PM U15 Girls
  1:15 PM U16 Girls
  2:15 PM U17 & U18 Girls
  4:30 PM U15 Boys
  4:45 PM U16 Boys
  5:45 PM U17 & U18 Boys

 

Travel Uniform Information

The Adidas Squadra uniforms that have been used the past several years will no longer be used. We will be using the Adidas Tiro uniforms for the Fall 2011 through Spring 2013 seasons. All players selected for a Fall 2011 team will be required to purchase the new uniform set. Please read the uniform ordering instructions below for complete details.

 

Tryout Announcements, Acceptance & In-person Dates

Tryout announcements and acceptance will take place per the schedule below.

Event Date Time Details
Team Selections Monday, May 30th 8:00pm All selected players will be posted on this page
Player Acceptance Wednesday, June 8th Midnight All players planning to play for Augusta FC must accept their positions in Blue Sombrero and either make the full payment, or the down payment by this date.
In-person Sessions Thursday, June 2nd 6:00-8:00pm Check payment, ID verification & uniform try-on.
  Tuesday, June 7th 6:00-8:00pm Check payment, ID verification & uniform try-on.
  Saturday, June 11th 9:00-11:00am Check payment, ID verification & uniform try-on.

All in-person sessions will be at FUMC (Fishersville United Methodist Church).

 

Travel Team Coaches

Fall 2011/Spring 2012 travel team coaches are as follows. Unless indicated in the table, any white teams will be determined following tryouts based on the number of players that attend. This will be determined by our Director of Coaching.

Age Group Men's Coach Women's Coach
U10 All-Stars TBD TBD
U11-U12 White Kipp Davis Larry Weeks
U11 Red Jeff Gaines Dirk Van Assendelft
U12 Red Paul Lightner Jim Kivlighan
U13-U14 White Michael Vanhoy Andrea Henriques
U13 Red Tim Wion Tom Pereles
U14 Red Kyle Congleton Steve Henderson
U15-U16 White Jim McCloskey No Team
U15 Red Carlos Alarcon Scott Harrison
U16 Red Haas Kyler Susan Wenger
U17 Red Combined with U18 Ray Ellington
U18 Red Matt Dameron Dale Osteen

 

Petitioning to Play Up

It is the expectation that players on Augusta FC travel teams will play for their appropriate age/grade group according to the chart below. If the player is of exceptional talent, they may petition to try out one age group up. This request is for permission to try out for the team and does not guarantee selection to that team. All petitioning players will be watched and evaluated during their Spring playing season by the club's Director of Coaching. The Director of Coaching will then contact the players with his decision prior to tryouts. The petition to play up form may be downloaded below. Please email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) with any questions.

 

Age Groups

Augusta FC encourages all players to play with their grade peers. In some cases, the player’s birth date puts them on a team that is younger than the team for their grade level. These players may try out for the team that matches their grade level without a petition to play up (per the chart below), or may choose to try out for the team in their true age group. Players may not play down an age group for any reason.

Age Group: Birth Date:
U18 8/1/93 to 7/31/94 and/or rising 12th graders born after 7/31/94
U17 8/1/94 to 7/31/95 and/or rising 11th graders born after 7/31/95
U16 8/1/95 to 7/31/96 and/or rising 10th graders born after 7/31/96
U15 8/1/96 to 7/31/97 and/or rising 9th graders born after 7/31/97
U14 8/1/97 to 7/31/98 and/or rising 8th graders born after 7/31/98
U13 8/1/98 to 7/31/99 and/or rising 7th graders born after 7/31/99
U12 8/1/99 to 7/31/00 and/or rising 6th graders born after 7/31/00
U11 8/1/00 to 7/31/01 and/or rising 5th graders born after 7/31/01

 

Travel Team Fees

Travel team fees for the Fall 2011/Spring 2012 season will be $230 not including uniforms. Parents can elect to pay the full amount when accepting a position. As an alternative, parents may pay $100 when accepting a position and then pay the balance due in two more payments of $65 at the end of July and August.

The board has elected to raise fees to help cover additional costs. Due to our growth, the club is now employing both a Director of Coaching as well as a part-time administrator. We also have several field improvement projects beginning this spring and a more aggressive field maintenance plan going forward. Of the six major clubs in the Skyline League, Augusta FC continues to offer the best value to its parents and players. Fees at the other clubs range from $250 to more than $600 per season for travel play.

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