Tryout Process
1. The Tryout Committee will meet to plan and establish the processes, evaluation criteria, tools and communication methods needed to run the rep tryouts.
2. These processes, evaluation criteria, tools and communication methods will be communicated to players and parents at the beginning of tryouts.
3. There will be a minimum of four tryouts before teams are created. Assistant coaches (as yet unassigned) will participate in the process by helping to run tryout practices.
a. It is recommended that two pre-tryout sessions be held in the Spring (after the Basketball Ontario transfer deadline) for each age group.The sole purpose of these sessions is to gauge the level of interest for the coming year so that the requisite number of coaches can be selected.
4. At the conclusion of tryouts, the committee for each age group will meet together to discuss player placements.This closed meeting will be facilitated by the representatives of the Coaching Advisory Committee.
a. At this meeting, the head coach of each team begins the discussion by stating which players he/she is selecting, along with a rationale for the decision that addresses each player’s strengths/weaknesses.
b. When every head coach has had a chance to share his/her decisions, then open discussions regarding player placement can begin.At this time, the committee will take into consideration any requests from parents and players regarding the selection of players and the make up of teams.
