With all the excitement surrounding Orlando City, the fact that it is youth soccer tryout season may go unnoticed. But I do believe that youth soccer is an integral part to an organization and one that can be often overlooked given the construct of our system. The reason people don’t dive deep into youth soccer often is because people don’t realize — and to be fair the system isn't set up that way yet — that the path in youth soccer should lead to the first team.
But I digress. What I want to talk about is youth tryout season and the questions from parents and kids alike on how to navigate the process as a whole.