Travel Assessments

HYS performs travel assessments following the spring season to determine each players team placement for the fall season. Assessments will only be performed in the fall for new travel players or at the request of current travel players. Teams are created each season based on the following criteria.

Travel Team Building:

1. Player Skill Assessment - All players will be evaluated at the age based assessment/tryout and current HYS players will be assessed during prior season games.
2. Player's Year of Birth - US Club Soccer mandates teams must be bracketed based on Year of Birth of the oldest player on the team.
3. Player's Grade in School - HYS is a community based program, we do consider players grade in school as we build teams.
   
4. Number of Players - If we do not have enough players in an age/skill bracket players may be moved to create teams.
5. Coach Feedback - Previous season coaches are asked to provide player evaluations to travel directors.

Assessment Process: Players skills will be assessed as listed below. ONLY new to travel players need to register for assessments. However, ALL players (new and existing) must attend a skill assessment session if interested in playing fall travel soccer. If your player is not available on the assigned travel assessment dates, please contact the travel director.

1. Skill Assessments: dribbling, passing, shooting, & small sided games (see assessment schedule below).
2.  Game Assessments: travel directors attempt to see as many games as possible / trainers are also assigned to perform game assessments
3.  Coach Feedback: all coaches are asked to provide player feedback on all players on their current teams.

Skill Assessment Schedule (for 2024 Fall season):

• GIRLS Travel Fall Assessment Schedule: (NEW to travel players MUST Register for assessments via HYS account by June 2, 2024) 
  

  ·  New to travel players who are 2014 - 2017 birth years, plus Current u9 Glacier and u9 Inferno players = Monday, 6/3 5:30-7:30 @ Sharon Community Park

  ·  Current u10 Cyclone players = Tues 5/28, 5:15 PM @Granger Park

  ·  Current u11 Lightning and u11 Avalanche players = Thurs 5/16, 6:15 PM @ Sharon Community Park

  ·  Current u12 Fire and u12 Thunderstorm players = Thurs 5/30 5:15 PM @ Granger Park

  ·  Current u13 Whirlwinds, u13 Tornados, and U14 Hurricanes players = Sat 5/18 9:00am @ Sharon Community Park

  ·  Make Up Date = Monday, June 24th 5:30-7:30 @ Sharon Community Park (If Necessary)

• BOYS Travel Fall Assessment Schedule: (NEW to travel players MUST Register for assessments via HYS account by June 2, 2024)

·  New to travel players who are 2014 - 2017 birth years, plus Current u9 Cobras and u9 Sounders players = Monday, 6/3 5:30-7:30 @ Sharon Community Park

·  Current u9 Vipers, u9 Wolves, u9 Galaxy, and u10 Rapids players = Mon 6/10, 6:30-8:30 PM @ Sharon Community Park

·  Current u11 Blades and u11 Gunners players = Thurs 5/23, 6:30-8:30 PM @Granger Park

·  Current u12 Revolution and u12 Crew players = Thurs 6/6 5:30-7:30 PM @ Granger Park

·  Current u13 Blues, u14 Hawks, and 7th grade u15 Hornets players = Mon 6/24 7:30-8:30 @ Sharon Community Park

·  Make Up Date = Monday, June 24th 5:30-7:30 @ Sharon Community Park (If Necessary)

Travel Information:

1. Commitment: Training = 2 times a week for 1-1.5 hours for 8-10 weeks. Games = 8 games played typically on Sundays
2. Cost: $175 per season
3. Travel: 4 home games are played at Sharon or Granger and 4 away games are played on average 10-40miles away (younger teams typically play closer to highland where older / higher level teams generally travel further).
4. Skill Divisions: Travel teams are bracketed with Ohio Travel Soccer League and placed in skill divisions that typically range from 1-6 (1 being the highest skill).
   
5. Playing Time: 1st - 3rd grade teams playing 7v7 are generally equal playing time (not exact). 4th grade and older playing time is based on commitment and performance at training and games.
6. Travel programs overviews: 7v7, 9v9, 11v11
7.  Travel vs YDA Information
8.  Travel FAQ

 

Contacts for any questions on travel programs:
 Girls Travel - Kyle Whitacre@ [email protected]
Boys Travel - Amanda Saylor @ [email protected]