On March 6, Appalachian FC hosted its first open tryouts at the Ted Mackorell Soccer Complex in Boone.
“It was awesome to finally be out here,” head coach Dale Parker said. ”When you do it from afar, the recruiting from your laptop can get a little bit old and tiresome, but being out here, seeing the stadium, meeting all the backroom staff, being face-to-face with the assistant coaches was great.”
Appalachian FC technical director and former longtime App State men’s soccer coach Art Rex was among the many backroom staff present for recruitment at the tryouts.
“I was surprised that we had the number that we had, but it was a good representation to see a lot of the local talent that is out there,” Rex said.