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BAYS Travel Team Tryouts / Selection

BAYS Travel Team Tryouts / Selection

Needham Soccer Club Travel Teams  

Each year, Needham Soccer Club selects travel teams in suitable age groups to compete in the Boston Area Youth Soccer League (BAYS). Teams are selected with the aim of fielding the strongest possible teams at each age group, with a number of factors weighing into the selection process. All Needham based players in the appropriate age group are eligible to be considered, but must be selected to be placed on a BAYS Travel team*. In grades 3-6, any player not selected for a BAYS Travel team will automatically be placed on a team in our ‘in-town’ NSCCL program.

*In 7th/8th Grade, all NSC teams are BAYS Travel teams, and any player in those grades is placed on a BAYS Travel Team.

Click the below headings to learn more about how BAYS Travel teams are selected

+ Number of Teams / Players Selected

+ When Are Teams Selected?

+ How Are Teams Selected? (Overview)

+ Coach Selection Process / Criteria

+ 2 Day Tryout Breakdown

+ Selection Process

  • Attend Most Practices

In the event that a players is consistently unable to meet the above commitment, the coach, with the support of Needham Soccer Club, may remove that player from the team’s roster

Latest Tryout Dates

3rd Grade

3rd Grade teams are selected for Spring only. Tryouts take place during the proceeding Fall season, for players in 3rd Grade at that time.

Next Tryout: Fall ’24 For Spring ’25 Teams

3rd Grade Girls
Date:
Oct – Nov
Time: TBD
Location: TBD

3rd Grade Boys
Date:
Oct – Nov
Time: TBD
Location: TBD

4th Grade

For players entering 4th Grade in Fall

Next Tryout: Spring ’25 For Fall ’25 – Spring ’26 Teams

4th Grade Girls – Day 1
Date:
May 18th
Time: 1:30 – 3:00pm
Location: Memorial Park Turf

4th Grade Girls – Day 2
Date:
June 3rd
Time: 6:00 – 7:30pm
Location: Memorial Park

4th Grade BoysDay 1
Date: May 17th
Time: 12:30 – 2:00pm
Location: Memorial Park Turf

4th Grade BoysDay 2
Date: June 2nd
Time: 6:00 – 7:30pm
Location: Memorial Park Turf

5th Grade

For players entering 5th Grade in Fall

Next Tryout: Spring ’25 For Fall ’25 – Spring ’26 Teams

5th Grade Girls – Day 1
Date:
May 18th
Time: 10:00 – 11:30am
Location: Memorial Park Turf

5th Grade Girls – Day 2
Date:
May 29th
Time: 6:00 – 7:30pm
Location: Memorial Park Turf

5th Grade BoysDay 1
Date: May 17th
Time: 9:00 – 10:30am
Location: Memorial Park Turf

5th Grade BoysDay 2
Date: May 30th
Time: 7:30 – 9:00pm
Location: Memorial Park Turf

6th Grade

For players entering 6th Grade in Fall

Next Tryout: Spring ’25 For Fall ’25 – Spring ’26 Teams

6th Grade Girls – Day 1
Date:
May 18th
Time: 11:45am – 1:15pm
Location: Memorial Park Turf

6th Grade Girls – Day 2
Date:
May 29th
Time: 7:30 – 9:00pm
Location: Memorial Park Turf

6th Grade BoysDay 1
Date: May 17th
Time: 10:45am – 12:15pm
Location: Memorial Park Turf

6th Grade BoysDay 2
Date: May 30th
Time: 7:30 – 9:00pm
Location: Memorial Park Turf

7th / 8th Grade

For players entering 7th or 8th Grade in Fall

Next Tryout: Spring ’25 For Fall ’25 – Spring ’26 Teams

7th / 8th Grade Girls – Day 1
Date:
May 22nd
Time: 5:30 – 7:30pm
Location: Olin College

7th / 8th Grade Girls – Day 2 Group 1
Date:
June 3rd
Time: 7:30 – 9:00pm
Location: Memorial Park Turf

7th / 8th Grade Girls – Day 2 Group 2
Date:
June 7th
Time: 3:30 – 5:30pm
Location: DeFazio Park Turf

7th / 8th Grade BoysDay 1
Date: May 21st
Time: 5:30 – 7:30pm
Location: Olin College

7th / 8th Grade BoysDay 2 Group 1
Date: June 2nd
Time: 7:30 – 9:00pm
Location: Memorial Park Turf

7th / 8th Grade BoysDay 2 Group 2
Date: June 7th
Time: 6:00 – 8:00pm
Location: DeFazio Park Turf

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