Issues With Club Trials

[rabbit]

Id be happy to listen to anyone in why trials take place, how they are run and anything else that would better educate me. However i will add, as i am involved in junior GK developement, i have spoken to many parents regarding their childs trials successes and failures and many agree that its not the greatest thing to be part of. I know for a fact that every parent that i have spoken to regarding the selection process of gks for teams in greatly flawed. Not one club had a specialist gks coach out there taking gks through some basic gking exercises. These players were just put in goal for a game and selected from there. Seriously, why bother?

Yep have to agree with you there purger, one club that my son trialled with (15s)could have had the services of a specialised goalkeeping coach who was there watching if only they had even bothered to ask him. My lad did more in his own warm-up than the whole trial. During the game they had 3 keepers down one end and 1 down the other (who wasn't even trialling in that age group) go figure!

Wouldn't have thought your kid needed to trial. He was impressive last year at Gawler........

[prefly]

always have to trial rabbit and he wanted to change age groups and club so all new faces out there. He enjoyed his little chat with you He is looking forward to playing you during the season: good-luck

[Barney Rubble]

Nice to see another couple of smurfs defecting to their neighbours

Ok i'll bite,

we do all the hard work and you guys pick up the cream

I always chuckle when i see the boys at trials wearing the previous teams kit, respect those that make the efort to be 'neutral'


Agreed, hate trials and selection.

[Facts and Stats]

I can see why teams have trials, BUT, I do think there is something in continuity, it helps friendships, camaraderie and this in itself helps on the pitch. If you have a team that is happy and doing OK, offer them all a chance to stay on. If a player is not up to scratch tell him (he will probably know anyway) , and then look for a replacement. Advertise what players you are looking for, let them come to a training session or two and take it from there.

I can tell more from watching a player train a few times, than I can in a trial match. In trials you can have too many trying to impress, whereas in a training session most will have their places already and are more relaxed which takes the pressure off.