INDOOR tryoutS
indoor season
OVERVIEW OF indoor seasoN
The NEE Indoor Season runs from December - February and includes:
x10 weekend sessions (Saturday or Sunday) for all age groups, U12–U19
x10 weeknight skills sessions for U14–U19
Local and/or national tournament competition, based on team placement
For U14, U16, and U19, participation in the Indoor Season and team placement are determined through our tryout process.
Learn more about our age groups and teams HERE
See full winter schedule HERE
team selections
NEE will hold two tryout dates for U14-U19 athletes interested in participating in the Indoor Season:
Tryout #1: November 14
Tryout #2: November 21
Athletes are encouraged to attend both tryouts, but only one tryout is required to be evaluated.
After the November 21 tryout, coaches will narrow the player pool and invite selected athletes to callbacks for a final round of evaluations.
Final team selections will be announced following CALLBACKS on DEC 6TH.
Learn more about teams HERE
location
Governor’s Academy Field House
1 Elm St. Byfield MA.
All winter training takes place at The Governor’s Academy - there will be additional travel expectations for tournaments based on team placement.
age group qualifications
U-10 Division: Born on or after August 1, 2016
U-12 Division: Born on or after August 1, 2014
U-14 Division: Born on or after August 1, 2012
U-16 Division: Born on or after August 1, 2010
U-19 Division: Born on or after August 1, 2008
If you have questions or aren’t sure on which age group, please email skycaronNEE@gmail.com
PAYMENT
Tryout Prep Session Fee: $65
Tryout Fee: $55 per tryout
Callbacks Fee: $55
*Pay during time of registration in League Apps
** No refunds granted after November 1st
U14-U19 tryoutS:
Athletes are encouraged to attend both preliminary tryouts, but only one is necessary to be evaluated
Tryout prep sessions
November 4th, 5th, 11th, 12th
7-9pm
A skills session designed to shake the rust off and get back into indoor mode prior to evaluations.
*Please arrive with time to register and warm up -
Doors open 30 minutes early and we will begin stick and ball right at start time.
U14 -U19 Athletes
*TRYOUT PREP SESSIONS ENCOURAGED BUT NOT MANDATORY
2nd ROUND -
PRELIMINARY TRYOUTS
November 21st
5-9pm
*Please arrive with time to register and warm up -
Doors open 30 minutes early and we will begin stick and ball right at start
5-7pm: U14 & U16 (first half alphabetical)
7-9pm: U16 (last half alphabetical) & U19
** ALPHABETICAL SPLIT WILL BE DETERMINED ON FINAL NUMBERS AND SENT WEEK OF TRYOUTS
**U12s will begin on Saturday Dec. 5, no tryout necessary unless you are a U12 wanting to be considered for a U14 team.
1st ROUND -
PRELIMINARY TRYOUTS
November 14th
5-9pm
*Please arrive with time to register and warm up -
Doors open 30 minutes early and we will begin stick and ball right at start
5-7pm: U14 & U16 (first half alphabetical)
7-9pm: U16 (last half alphabetical) & U19
** ALPHABETICAL SPLIT WILL BE DETERMINED ON FINAL NUMBERS AND SENT WEEK OF TRYOUTS
**U12s will begin on Saturday Dec. 5, no tryout necessary unless you are a U12 wanting to be considered for a U14 team.
3rd ROUND -
callback TRYOUTS
DECEMBER 6th
8am-2pm
*Please arrive with time to register and warm up -
Doors open 30 minutes early and we will begin stick and ball right at start
U14: 8am-10am
U16: 10am-12pm
U19: 12pm-2pm
**U12s will begin on Saturday Dec. 5, no tryout necessary unless you are a U12 wanting to be considered for a U14 team.
TEAM POSTING DATES:
After Nov. 21st, we will be narrowing down our list of players, however, team selections will not be posted officially until after our 3rd week of evaluations after callbacks on Dec. 6th.
SELECTION CRITERIA & FEEDBACK:
We expect our tryout numbers to be large this season. With that said, at NEE we pride ourselves on giving everyone a fair and unbiased chance to make our teams each season. We want to ensure that all our athletes have the proper amount of time to exhibit their abilities to our staff, which is why we conduct tryouts over a three week period.
It’s simple, the athletes who perform at the highest level during tryouts will be chosen to an appropriate team. Previous team selections will not be factored into decision making. We will have a beyond qualified set of evaluators at tryouts, and we expect that everyone will trust our process.
Our evaluators have spent countless years playing indoor/outdoor field hockey at very advanced levels and are specifically trained to seek out the best candidates for each team. If after tryouts, there are questions or confusion about an athlete’s specific team placement, I strongly encourage the athlete themselves, not the parents, to reach out directly if you’d like to further ask a question about our decision.