Rep Tryouts: Phase 3
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Phase 3 marks the final step in the evaluation process for rep tryouts, where team selection camps take place. At this stage, the number of players is narrowed down to approximately 18 to 22, allowing coaches to assess how well players fit together and their overall team dynamics.
During this phase, players participate in practice groups, with the top-level team typically carrying extra skaters and a goalie for further evaluation. Coaches look for various attributes beyond just skill, including punctuality, positive influence in the dressing room, and the ability to listen and work hard during practices. Exhibition games against other associations increase the competitive intensity, providing an opportunity for players to demonstrate their capabilities under pressure.
The selection process can be challenging for coaches, as many players may be closely matched in skill. Decisions often hinge on factors such as positional fit and specific player attributes, making this a critical and difficult stage in finalizing team rosters.
Key takeaways
- Phase 3 involves team selection camps for final evaluations.
- Coaches assess both on-ice talent and off-ice attributes.
- Players participate in practice groups and exhibition games.
- Competitive intensity increases during exhibition matches.
- Coaches face tough decisions due to closely matched player skills.
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great uh last step of the evaluation process is the team selection camp uh which is phase three which is you know basically at that point you’re near the end of tryouts um the teams have been you know shrunk to usually around you know 18 to 22 bodies at that point depending um and that is a chance for the coaches of those teams to get to know those players a little bit better see which kids fit together how the team gels um what what’s the important factors in phase three yeah so phase three they move into we call practice groups and and generally the uh the highest level team in the a1 team will carry some extra players um usually about 18 uh skaters and an extra goalie uh into the early part of that phase and the idea was those players will be evaluated and eventually move their way down through the teams as they release players till we get to the the numbers that we want on each team so this one becomes important um a very much broader range i think of things come into play as far as team selection goes this is where coaches are looking for um not only your talent on the ice but are you showing up on time are you a positive influence in the dressing room that coachability piece do you do you listen do you ask questions do you work hard in practice those are important key pieces to it and also at this point we’re playing exhibition games against other associations and that ups the intensity a little bit for players as you go through those phase two scrimmages it’s it’s easy in some cases to get a little complacent playing against your your buddies and your peers when all of a sudden you’re you’re facing off against a langley jersey or a cloverdale jersey it ratchets up a little bit in terms of the intensity so they’re looking for players that rise to that occasion as well so it’s a shorter period there’s a handful of exhibition games and practices uh there’s some tough tough decisions for coaches to make at that point because there’s not a lot separating uh separating the players sometimes it comes into play uh you know your fit on a on a on a line or your or your left hand shot or a right hand shot sometimes those sort of things come into play a little bit in some of those final decisions they are they are very very tough decisions for the for the coaches to to make at that point and uh they try to get as good an evaluation of those players in those tougher situations of exhibition games and hard practices