Travel Assessments

HYS performs travel assessments following the spring season to determine each players team placement for the fall season, the goal of HYS is to change teams as little as possible between the spring and 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. Players Year of Birth - US Club Soccer mandates teams must be bracketed based on Year of Birth of the oldest player on the team.
3. Players 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 may be asked to provide feedback on player team placement

Assessment Process: Players skills will be assessed as listed below. All current and new players need to register and attend the tryout assessment. If your player is not available please contact the travel director.

1. Skill Assessments: juggling, dribbling, passing, trapping, shooting, endurance, speed, 1v1 competitions & small sided games. 
2.  Game Assessment: each travel team will have 1-2 game assessments performed each season. 
3.  Coach Feedback: all coaches are asked to provide player feedback on all players on their current teams.

Tryout Assessment Schedule (for 2023 Fall season):

• GIRLS Travel Fall Assessment Schedule: (Register via HYS account by May 23, 2023) 
  

  ·  New 1st&2nd Graders, Current Glacier players = Thurs 6/8 5:00-6:30 PM @ Sharon Community Park

  ·  New 3rd Graders, Current Cyclone players = Thurs 6/8 5:00-6:30 PM @ Sharon Community Park

  ·  New 4th Graders, Current Lightning and Avalanche players = Thurs 5/25 6:30-8:00 PM @ Sharon Community Park

  ·  New 5th Graders, Current Fire and Thunderstorm players = Thurs 5/25 5:00-6:30 PM @ Sharon Community Park

  ·  New 6th Graders, Current Whirlwinds players = Thurs 5/25 6:30-8:00 PM @ Sharon Community Park

  ·  New 7th&8th Graders, Current Hurricane and Tornadoes players = Thurs 6/8 6:30PM-8:00PM @ Sharon Community

  ·  Make Up Date = Fri 6/9 5:15PM-7:15PM (If Necessary)

• BOYS Travel Fall Assessment Schedule: (Register via HYS account by June 1, 2023)

Please ensure your player is registered for the skill assessment based on their current team (for current travel players) and register by birth year for any new to travel players - as detailed below:

·  Mon 6/12, 5:00-8:00 PM @ Sharon Community Park = New to travel players 2014 - 2016 birth year players + (Current U9; Avengers, Rapids, Vipers, and Wolves players)

·  Tues 6/13, 5:00-8:00 PM @ Sharon Community Park = New to travel players 2012 - 2013 birth years + (Current U10 - U11; Blades, Crew, Gunners, Revolution) 

·  Thurs 6/8, 5:00-8:00 PM @ Sharon Community Park = New to travel players 2009 - 2011 birth years + (Current U12 - U15; Blues, Hammers, Hawks, and non-8th grade u15 hornets)

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 - Matt Dziedzicki@ [email protected]
Boys Travel - Amanda Saylor @ [email protected]