2023 Tryout Schedule (including age group information and coaches' contact information) can be found here! Online registration opens Friday, June 30, 2023, @ 9:00am.
When are tryouts held?
To participate in the Travel Program, you will need to try out. Tryouts are held various times throughout July/August at The Nike Base (2800 Lakeview Road, Lake View NY). The exact tryout dates for each age group are listed once tryout dates are announced. If you are/were unable to attend the tryout dates, contact the appropriate coach via the email address provided.
Where can I find a field map of the Nike Base?
https://www.hamburgsoccerclub.com/Default.aspx?tabid=139903
How do I register for tryouts?
Tryout registration takes place online. To register for tryouts, visit www.hamburgsoccerclub.com, and either log in or create an account in the upper right hand corner of the website. You will then register your child for “2023 Travel Soccer Tryouts (for 2023/2024 season)”.
All players should register on our website 48 hours before their age group's first tryout listed. If your child can only attend the second tryout date listed, you should still register two days before the first tryout.
Once players arrive at the Nike Base, they should go to the Nike Base shed to check in 15 minutes prior to the tryout start time. That is where players will receive their tryout registration number and they should keep this number for the next tryout as well. Players ONLY need to check in at the Nike Base shed at the first tryout they attend.
Tryout registration is free.
*If you did not register online: Please report to the Nike Base shed 15 minutes prior to your tryout to register and check-in in person. You will not be part of our email lists however, so we strongly recommend registering online if possible.
What teams can I try out for?
All players must try out for their correct age group based upon their birth year. The correct birth years will be listed next to each age group in the document above. After tryouts are completed, we will consider fielding single year teams (ex. U11 or U13) if numbers allow/on a team by team basis.
Can I play up or down an age group?
All players must try out for their own age group. It will be determined after the tryouts by a player’s correct age group coach if that player should play on an older team. Players cannot play on a younger team.
All Monarchs Travel teams will not be allowed to take a younger player unless they meet the set criteria/standard; The obvious top player in their current age level and top 3 player on "A" level team in the older age group. The Board of Directors will have the final say if players are eligible to play up an age group.
What should I bring to tryouts?
Please wear shin guards and cleats and bring a soccer ball and water.
Do I have to attend both tryout dates?
Several tryouts are scheduled for each age group. Players should attend at least one of the tryouts but are encouraged to attend both.
What if I can't make either tryout date?
Please contact the coach(es) listed next to the age group you wish to try out for to let them know if you are unable to make either tryout date. If you are able to make at least one or both tryouts, you do not need to contact the coach. Not attending tryouts does not automatically mean you will be disqualified from making the team, however preference may be given to those did attend tryouts. This will be decided by the coach on a case-by-case basis.
How will I know if I made the team?
After both tryouts are completed, coaches may take some time in choosing their teams. Once they are chosen in September 2023, we will email participants and post all of the team rosters to the website.
Some teams may still be looking for a coach. If that is the case, you will find your child's name on the roster once they are announced.
If you are accepting the team spot, please let your coach know and register/pay on our website at that time for 2023/2024 Travel Soccer. All players will need to be registered and paid in full or on a payment plan by November 1, 2023.
What if I don't make the team?
Depending on the team you are interested in, we may have some developmental spots available for players who do not make the team. Developmental players practice with the travel team all winter to develop their skills and then play in our Outdoor House League in the spring/summer. Please contact [email protected] if your child does not make the team and is interested in the program.
When do we start?
Our indoor season begins in November/December 2023 but there may be an opportunity to begin earlier in the Fall and practice outside if weather permits. This will be communicated to you by your team coach. We practice indoors on Wednesdays at Sahlen’s Sports Park and the gyms of local schools on select days. The indoor schedule will be sent out to coaches in the fall and they will pass that information on to their team. Many teams simply practice during the winter but some choose to join winter leagues- that is decided by each individual coach/team. We then move outdoors for practice in April and the league games begin in May.
What are the fees?
$340 not including uniform. This includes training from fall through summer (both indoor and outdoor) and all Buffalo and Western New York Junior Soccer League games beginning in Spring of 2024. Additional fees are decided on a team by team basis (for example, if they get additional training time or enter into winter or summer tournaments). For a further explanation on the breakdown of fees, please scroll down to our payments section.