Please note: schedule is subject to change based on field availability and fall CIF sports. ONLY ATTEND YOUR SPECIFIED TRYOUT! Players should wear proper soccer attire, shin guards, cleats and bring water. Please do not wear your club soccer gear. Any athlete who is still participating in a fall sport (in playoffs or CIF) will try out after their fall sport has ended. Please contact us at sdaboysoccer@gmail.com to let us know if you cannot try out due to injury, illness or fall sport! Practices will start the following Monday, November 17. Practices will be Monday-Friday (exact times TBD).
Freshmen Tryouts (*All freshmen attend these tryouts)
Monday, Nov 10: 4:00-5:15pm SDA stadium
Tuesday, Nov 11: 2:00-4:00pm SDA stadium (Holiday/No school)
2 mile timed run: Bring running shoes, cleats, shinguards and water
Wednesday, Nov 12: 4:00-6:00pm Oak Crest Grass Field under lights
Thursday, Nov 13: 4:00-6:00pm Oak Crest Grass Field under lights
Friday, Nov 14 4:00-6:00pm Stadium or Oak Crest grass field (if needed)
JV Tryouts (*All sophomores & juniors who didn’t play in a varsity game last year)
Monday, Nov 10: 5:15-7:00pm SDA Stadium
Tuesday, Nov 11: 4:00-6:00pm SDA Stadium (Holiday/No school)
2 mile timed run: Bring running shoes, cleats, shinguards and water
Wednesday, Nov 12: 7:00-9:00pm SDA Stadium under lights
Thursday, Nov 13: 7:00-9:00pm SDA Stadium under lights
Friday, Nov 14 4:00-6:00pm SDA Stadium field (if needed)
Varsity Tryouts (*All seniors & players who played in a varsity game last year)
Monday, Nov 10: 7:00-9:00pm SDA Stadium under lights
Tuesday, Nov 11: 6:00-8:00pm SDA Stadium (Holiday/No school)
2 mile timed run: Bring running shoes, cleats, shinguards and water
Wednesday, Nov 12: 7:00-9:00pm SDA Stadium under lights
Thursday Nov 13 4:00-6:00pm Stadium (if needed)
Friday, Nov 14 No TRYOUTS
Important Dates:
**2025 Tryout Information Player Meeting: Monday, October 20th during lunch (computer room in Flex Lab adjacent to learning commons).
**Athletic Clearance: Due November 1st. -Instructions here. Upload a current medical eligibility form, medical clearance, copy of insurance card (front and back) and completed private auto form (if applicable). If you play a fall sport, you need to make sure you’re cleared for soccer as well. Please contact Megan Thompson Athletic Secretary with any questions. meganmthompson@sduhsd.net
Tryouts for Boys Soccer are held in November. Players are expected to attend all days. The 2024-25 season tryout schedule will be posted below to give players a sense of the timing for the tryouts.
High school soccer training begins shortly after tryouts are completed. Players may complete their club soccer commitments, but players cannot play in high school games until their club soccer participation has paused.
The Boys Soccer program plans to offer its series of fall clinics for tryout preparation, and we highly encourage all interested players to attend. The optional clinics are offered for a fee, and scholarships are available.
Please read and follow directions carefully.
2024/25 Tryout Schedule
- November 12th – 15th; Tuesday thru Friday
at the following times and locations:
| Grade(s) | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Freshmen (9th graders) | 4:30-6:00pm | Oak Crest Lower Grass Field |
| Upper classmen (10-12th graders) | 7:00-9:00pm | SDA Stadium field |
- NOTE: dates, times, and locations are subject to change.
- Check in will begin 30 minutes prior to tryout session.
REGISTRATION FOR TRYOUTS
Registration for tryouts is completed via the athletic clearance process with the SDA Athletics Office. Instructions to complete clearance can be found here: https://sites.google.com/view/sdaathletics/athletic-clearance. There will be no exceptions to this policy.
Updates regarding tryouts will be send to players who have completed the athletic clearance process AND to those who have registered on the interest list.
TRYOUT PROCEDURES
- Please arrive 30 minutes early to get checked in. The start of tryouts will not be delayed to accommodate students still waiting to be checked-in at the scheduled start time.
- Players must listen to carefully to instructions from check-in volunteers in order to ensure an orderly process.
- No spectators will be allowed at either tryout location. Parents should drop off their players and return to campus at the scheduled
- At check-in, players will be asked for their grade and name so we can confirm that they have received athletic clearance. Prospective players who intend to try out must have completed online athletic clearance process, which includes physical and grades review in order to participate in tryouts. Players who have not been cleared will not be allowed to try out.
- WHAT TO BRING
- Boys should come ready to play soccer with athletic clothing, soccer socks, shin guards, and cleats. Players should also bring water.
- NOTE: absolutely no club branded gear should be worn at tryouts. SDA practice shirts are OK. There will be no exceptions to this policy.
- We also highly recommend the boys bring (non-club) warmups as temperatures in the evening might be chilly.
- All players should attend all scheduled days for their age group. If you are unable to attend for any reason, please let the coaches know ASAP.
COACH GUIDANCE FOR TRYOUTS
Specific guidance for succeeding at tryouts has been provided by Coach Elenz-Martin: https://sdafoundation.com/boyssoccer/guidance-for-tryouts
EXPECTATIONS FOR PLAYERS
- Attend the Mandatory Player/Parent Meetings, which will be scheduled ASAP following tryouts:,
- Sports meeting w/Athletic Director Scott Jordan: Parents & Students (location/date TBD). (Note: parents and students participating in SDA athletics must participate in at least one sports meeting with Director Jordon during the year prior to being allowed to play.) Feshman and new players should view the message from Scott Jordan here: https://sites.google.com/view/sdaathletics
- Boys soccer parents’ meeting w/the boys soccer Liaisons and coaching staff (location/date TBD). This meeting is soccer-specific, and it is critical that at least one parent attend. Players should not attend this meeting.
- Attend all team practices
- Attend all team games
- Adhere to the Player/Parent Agreement