The Huntingdon Valley Thunder will be conducting a tryout for the team on Friday, May 16th from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM and on Saturday, May 17th from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the Lower Moreland High School soccer field. Girls born between August 1, 1996 and July 31, 1997 are eligible to tryout for the Thunder soccer team which will play as a U12 team this fall in the Inter-County Soccer League and also will participate in winter and spring leagues. This is the only open tryout for the team for the 2008-2009 squad.
Please bring water and a size 4 soccer ball. Players will participate in a series of skills drills and small-sided scrimmage activities.
Parents are encouraged to read the Parents Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) under “Information” on this web site. There you will find details of how the team operates and the commitment required to successfully participate with the team.
Players with experience playing travel soccer for other soccer clubs are encouraged to contact the coaching staff prior to trying out. Please look under the Contact page on this web site for contact information for head coach Rob DeMartinis.
Spring soccer is for trying new things. Some players may be asked to play new positions at times and we may try some new formations. Anything is possible. All players have been learning offensive and defensive skills over the winter although they may not realize it. Every position requires offensive soccer skills and defensive soccer skills. This picture illustrates it perfectly. After defending the goal, our keeper gained control of the ball and then sent it 40 yards up the field toward attacking the opponent’s goal. Just as our keeper is helping get the offense started, our forwards need to use defensive skills to keep the ball up at the attacking end of the field because that will keep it out of our net. My goal is to get players to stop thinking or worrying about whether they are playing ”offense” or “defense” and instead play them both in whatever position they are asked to play. We are getting there.