Tryouts

Our 2026 Tryout Schedule has not been finalized, you will be send an email once its completed.

Please wear all clothing appropriate for tryouts including a white shirt, soccer cleats, shin guards. Bring a soccer ball and always bring plenty of fluids! Your player will be provided a soccer pinnie and a number for the coaches to identify them.

When you join a team, you're committing to that team for the entire registration year, June through May. The club has not yet published its 2026-2027 registration fees and dues; you can view the prior year's registration dues. The club will continue to offer more payment options this year, including Credit Cards, Checks, and an 11-month payment plan.

USClub Soccer (alongside most other youth soccer sanctioning organizations) has decided to switch back to a school-year-based age group system beginning in the 2026/27 season. See the tryout age matrix page for additional help

Woodland Soccer Club cannot guarantee a spot on a team to every player who attends tryouts. Unlike recreational soccer, a competitive soccer club seeks to produce the most competitive team(s) possible given the available player pool. The following situations may result in your player not being asked to join a team. The available player pool exceeds the number of spots across all teams in that age group. This number can be different for different age groups and for teams, as the age group and coach determine how many players they need for their team. There is no team (Coach) available [...]

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 [...]

Introduction of team coaches to players. Introduction of Coaches running the tryout. Dynamic stretches. 4 Vs. 2 Rondos Scrimmage Younger age groups: 2 halves of 25 minutes. Older age groups: 2 halves of 35 minutes.

Playing Up an Age Group Beginning with the 2026/2027 season, Woodland Soccer Club will transition from birth-year teams to school-year–based teams (August 1 – July 31). Due to this significant change, approval to play up an age group will be granted only in limited and exceptional circumstances. Tryout Requirement All players are required to attend tryouts for their school-year-eligible age group ONLY. This requirement is mandatory and applies to all players, including those requesting to play up. Players must participate in the full tryout process for their school-year-eligible age group in order to be properly evaluated and considered for placement. [...]

Tryouts run for 3 days, and to give coaches the best opportunity to evaluate the player and their skill level, it is best to attend all tryout days. However, the minimum is 1 tryout day.