Teams will be formed based on the Exley Evaluation System and the recommendations from the Director of Coaching to the Competitive Committee. The Exley Evaluation system is effective in determining which soccer level each player should be playing at (D4, D3, and D1) and how each player compares to one another.
After using the Exley Evaluation it provides coaches a non-subjective score in which to select players for the team they are assigned.
The situation becomes more complex when more players qualify for either D3 or D1 soccer, than the roster will allow.
Example: 23 players qualify for D3 soccer. Clearly this is not enough to form two teams so the question is:
How is the final roster selected?
In these particular circumstances the coach that was hired to coach this group of players will hold a Final Team Formation Tryout. Relating back to the example above, the hired coach will have all 23 players to the Final Team Formation Tryout and select a team based off of the Exley System Scores and their own observations. The Director of Coaching will be present to aid in the selection of teams. The Final Team Formation Tryout does not consist of the same drills that are used during the Exley System; rather each individual coach is given the freedom to choose the drills that they believe will aid them in picking a proper squad.
In the case that there is enough players to form two D3 teams at one age level a fair and equal draft will be used to create the two teams.
Essentially the Exley Evaluation System is a way for Mad River United to determine how many players are interested in playing soccer, what skills level they are, and what level different teams should be playing at. After determining this information the DOC and CC can select coaches for particular teams and move forward with Final Team Formation Tryouts if necessary.
