Tryouts

Registration for Highlander tryouts for the 2024-2025 season is now open.

REGISTER HERE FOR 2024-25 COMPETITIVE TRYOUTS

Piedmont Soccer Club is open to players from all communities, with teams at all ages and levels - Our Goal is to find the right fit for the child at the right time, placing them in an environment for success!

Tryouts for the 2024-25 season will be for players born between 2013-2018. 

Players 2012 and older will try-out with AFC. Learn more at www.associationfc.org.

Please attend all tryouts for your age group. If you cannot, please register and note your attendance limitations in the registration. Additionally, after you register send a brief note with the reason, your child’s name, current team and birth year to Director of Coaching, Dan Chubbock, by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

TEAM FORMATION 

i) Competitive Team Selection Process

• Players must register in advance here:
  • https://www.piedmontsoccer.org/competitive/team-formation  
• Two placement days will be held for each age group (U7 - U12) within the window set by NorCal Premier Soccer (usually in May)
• Players are expected to attend all placement days to allow for your child to gain the most accurate assessment of their playing level and allow for us to place them on the most appropriate team. 
  • If you are sick/injured during the team selection process, we may be able to offer an assessment during the first week of practice in July.
    • This should be communicated to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. prior to the first placement day
• Our goal is to create 3x teams at U9-U10 (Purple/White/Grey) and 2x teams at U11-U12 (Purple/White). U7-8 players are placed into our ‘development center’, which does not divide players into tiers. 
  • Purple is the 1st team
  • White is the 2nd team
  • Grey is the 3rd team

• Players are observed by our professional coaching staff and placed upon the following criteria:
  • Psychosocial
    • Coachability
    • Effort
    • Focus
    • Enjoyment of the game
    • Wanting the ball
  • Technical
    • First touch
    • 1v1
    • Running with the ball
    • Striking the ball
  • Physical
    • Body mechanics
    • Alignment
    • Balance
    • Coordination
  • Tactical
    • Communication
    • Game insight / Decision Making
    • Defensive and Offensive principles

ii) Offer and Acceptance

• After both sessions for an age/gender are complete, the professional coaching staff compile notes to form recommended rosters
• A club official will communicate with participants to either; 
• Offer a place on one of the Highlander rosters
• Recommend a place within our Recreation program
• In rare circumstances there may be no team within an age group. PSC will do their best to inform participants ahead of time if/when this is the case.
• Communication for the Purple team in the age group will take place within 72 hours of the final session (this usually comes via a phone call from the Professional Coach). 
• Participants will then have 48 hours to accept the place, register for the program and remit the non-refundable registration fee (full fee or first installment). 
• Purple teams are formed first, followed by White and then a Grey team, where we have sufficient numbers, commitment and ability. 
• We are usually able to contact all players within 72 hours of the final placement day (please ensure all contact information in your team formation registration is correct). 
• We urge families to discuss the decision to join the Highlander program and ask any questions to the club before Placement Days begin, so that we can form teams efficiently and not leave players waiting to hear whether or not they have made a team.
  • You should already be prepared to provide us with your decision when we first contact you.

Watch a recording of the 2024-2025 Highlander Information Night or access the slides for more information on the Highlander Program.

For more information on our program, you can refer to our Highlander FAQs.