I heard an ecnl coach told his high school players they couldn’t skip their ecnl practice to attend tryouts.
My DD’s ECNL coach is ok with girls skipping practice for high school tryouts. He understands this is important to them and will work with them.I heard an ecnl coach told his high school players they couldn’t skip their ecnl practice to attend tryouts.
Officially the end of November, after Thanksgiving cup tournaments is the end of the club and the beginning of High School. Unless your team or player is participating in National League which is the first weekend in December, or in playoffs which can go into December for some leagues as well on the national level. Most high school coaches start heavy practices in October and that double practice time can be tough on the girls. If a player wants to remain CIF eligible they CANNOT play in a registered high school game or pre-season game while still playing in a club, so they have to not attend any high school games until their club season is over, or else they can lose their CIF eligibility ( meaning they cannot play in any high school games). High school coaches have the option to register 3 preseason games so while your coach may not register the game, the opposing coach may and that action can put your club player in jeopardy if she plays. Last year we had 2-3 girls on our high school team that did not start High school games until mid-Dec and one in January due to club commitments. This is hard on the High school team, but these girls were playing for college spots.
HS season officially starts on November 18th this year.
HS games normally don't start until first Monday after Thanksgiving. HS scrimmages will happen before Thanksgiving.
Any issues playing a different sport such as cross country or basketball concurrently with soccer?
In southern section, basketball is winter season so can't be done with soccer, but cross country is in the fall so your DD can do that and then move to soccer on the winter.
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In southern section, basketball is winter season so can't be done with soccer, but cross country is in the fall so your DD can do that and then move to soccer on the winter.
There's no prohibition but I agree that the logistics make it a bit difficult. Huntington Beach recently had a varsity goalkeeper who also played varsity basketball. I was an AR for a 5 pm Sunset League varsity girls soccer game that went to overtime and as soon as the game was decided by a "golden goal" she went off to the nearby gym to play in the varsity basketball game between the two schools.In southern section, basketball is winter season so can't be done with soccer, but cross country is in the fall so your DD can do that and then move to soccer on the winter.