The team's tryouts will be held during the first week of practice. We rarely cut from the incoming Freshman and JV teams. The varsity team and varsity Training group will have cuts. We cut to 14 athletes for the travel varsity group and will have 3-4 athletes in the varsity training group. These athletes will play JV for most games but will train with the Varsity group for practices. Occasionally, depending on events, they will get asked to play varsity.
Tryouts will be completed in the first week, and we will make team decisions based on data from in-water testing and evaluations during drills and scrimmages.
The most crucial elements we look at when evaluating our student-athletes are:
Do you regularly attend training?
Do you communicate with coaches about training attendance?
How do you fit into the team you are trying out for?
Are you willing to sacrifice for the team for success vs. individual success?
How well do you understand the "AG" system of play?
Do you have the ability to adapt your game to fill in where the team needs you?
How do you perform at training? Are you challenging yourself and your teammates?