Starting in 2023, Woodland Soccer Club began formalizing the process of player-to-team assignments post-tryouts, with the goal of producing the most competitive teams and providing players with the best match of skill level to competition. Woodland Soccer Club Coordinators created ranked teams in each age group and assigned an ‘Orange’, ‘White’, and ‘Black’ team order. During tryouts, players will be selected for a team in the order of the team’s rank. The coach of the ‘Orange’ team will be granted first rights to offer a squad position on their team to any player in the age group; the coach of the ‘White’ team is granted second rights, and so on, depending on how many teams are present in that age group.
A player/parent may reject a coach’s offer to join a higher-ranked team, in which case the coach of the next lower-ranked team can then offer a position on their team to that player. Players and family should have candid and open discussions with the Director of Coaching, Coordinator, and the coaches about what is best for their player’s development.