USL Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC

Hounds Academy Sets Open Tryouts for 2016-2017 Season

Published on March 18, 2016 under United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC News Release


PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Riverhounds will host open tryouts for the club's Riverhounds Development Academy teams at Highmark Stadium from May 9-23 inclusive.

The tryouts will be held at Under-8/9 level through to the U-19 bracket for boys and girls and will be used to select players for the upcoming 2016-2017 season. Registration opens on Tuesday 22 March. There is a $10 registration fee.

A Stage-Based over Age-Based approach will be used to compose our RDA teams this summer in light of recently announced changes to age classification guidelines set out by U.S. Youth Soccer and U.S. Club Soccer. Players will be advised to play at an elder age group if our Academy directors deem this to be beneficial to their development.

Our staff will be in touch with all existing RDA families regarding the appropriate tryout age group for their child.

Players not currently registered with the Riverhounds Academy are welcome to participate in our tryouts by signing up for the birth year age group applicable to them.

Players are invited to attend both trial sessions for their respective age groups if applicable and desired. We will be running final invitational tryouts for teams at the U-10 through U-18 levels after the initial sessions.

Please contact Academy director Scott Gibson on (412) 325-7226 or by email to sgibson@riverhounds.com for further information regarding the tryouts.

Tryout Sessions:

Boys

Team Birth Year First Trial (May) Second Trial (May)

U-8/9 2008/2009 Mon 23 - 6:15-7:30 p.m. N/A

U-10 2007 Tue 10 - 5-6:15 p.m. N/A

U-11 2006 Tue 10 - 6:15-7:30 p.m. Fri 13 - 6:15-7:30 p.m.

U-12 2005 Thu 12 - 5-6:15 p.m. Sat 14 - 10:15-11:30 a.m.

U-13 2004 Thu 12 - 6:15-7:30 p.m. Sat 14 - 12:45-2 p.m.

U-14 2003 Tue 10 - 7:30-8:45 p.m. Sat 14 - 3:15-4:30 p.m.

U-15 2002 Tue 10 - 8:45-10 p.m. Sun 15 - 10:15-11:30 a.m.

U-16 2001 Thu 12 - 7:30-8:45 p.m. Sun 15 - 12:45-2 p.m.

U-17 2000 Thu 12 - 8:45-10 p.m. N/A

U-18 1999 Sun 15 - 3:15-4:30 p.m. N/A

U-19 1998 Mon 23 - 7:30-8:45 p.m. N/A

 Girls

Team Birth Year First Trial (May) Second Trial (May)

U-8/9 2008/2009 Mon 23 - 5-6:15 p.m. N/A

U-10 2007 Mon 9 - 5-6:15 p.m. N/A

U-11 2006 Mon 9 - 6:15-7:30 p.m. Fri 13 - 5-6:15 p.m.

U-12 2005 Wed 11 - 5-6:15 p.m. Sat 14 - 9-10:15 a.m.

U-13 2004 Wed 11 - 6:15-7:30 p.m. Sat 14 - 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m.

U-14 2003 Mon 9 - 7:30-8:45 p.m. Sat 14 - 2-3:15 p.m.

U-15 2002 Mon 9 - 8:45-10 p.m. Sun 15 - 9-10:15 a.m.

U-16 2001 Wed 11 - 7:30-8:45 p.m. Sun 15 - 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m.

U-17 2000 Wed 11 - 8:45-10 p.m. N/A

U-18 1999 Sun 15 - 2-3:15 p.m. N/A

U-19 1998 Sun 22 - 9-10:15 a.m. N/A

 Additional invitational tryouts for selected players from initial trials in U-10 through U-18 brackets:

Team Boys Girls

U-10 Thu 19 - 5-6:15 p.m. Tue 17 - 5-6:15 p.m.

U-11 Thu 19 - 6:15-7:30 p.m. Tue 17 - 6:15-7:30 p.m.

U-12 Sun 22 - 10:15-11:30 a.m. Sun 22 - 12:45-2 p.m.

U-13 Sun 22 - 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Sun 22 - 2-3:15 p.m.

U-14 Thu 19 - 7:30-8:45 p.m. Tue 17 - 7:30-8:45 p.m.

U-15 Thu 19 - 8:45-10 p.m. Tue 17 - 8:45-10 p.m.

U-16 Sat 21 - 9-10:15 a.m. Sat 21 - 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m.

U-17 Sat 21 - 10:15-11:30 a.m. Sat 21 - 12:45-2 p.m.

U-18 Sun 22 - 3:15-4:30 p.m. Sat 21 - 2-3:15 p.m.

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