Cecil Soccer Club |
Rep Team Program |
| The Cecil Soccer Club fields representative (rep.) teams for players age Under-9 through Under-19. This program is for more advanced players who are willing to work to improve their skills and play at a higher level. Teams compete with the rep. teams from other clubs in our area. The teams also represent Cecil Soccer at tournaments and in the State Cup. |
| Tryouts are held at the end of the spring season for teams playing the following fall. Coaches for newly forming teams will be chosen around April 1, 2000. Specific tryout dates and times will be available around May 1, 2000. For more information about playing or coaching contact Don Harmer, Cecil Soccer Club Chairman. |
Common Questions About Rep Soccer |
1. How much do teams travel? |
| About half of our games are at home in Meadow Park. Our teams play in either the Mid-Atlantic Soccer League (teams from Concord, Hockessin, Kirkwood, Glasgow, Newark, Dover, Middletown, etc) or the Harford County Soccer League (teams from Fallston, Bel Air, Jarretsville, White Marsh, Baltimore, etc.): so, away games are usually nearby. |
2. What is the time commitment? |
| Most teams practice twice a week for 90 minutes to two hours depending on the age. Most parents are usually surprised to find how little time and travel rep. soccer actually requires. Games are on Sundays so they don't interfere with brothers or sisters playing in-house on Saturdays. Our parents are a close-knit group, always willing to help get a player to a practice or game. |
3. Won't a player develop just as much playing in-house soccer? |
| Many of our teams have practices conducted by a professional trainer. Our coaches have also attended training and are licensed. On the other side, each year many of the best players leave in-house to play rep. The combination of better training and better competition results in rep. players developing at a much faster pace. By the time players reach high school the difference between rep. players and in-house players is amazing. |
4. How much does it cost? |
| To help support themselves, the rep. teams host the Chesapeake Cup Tournament each spring. The remaining costs come to about $50 per player for each season (fall, indoor and spring). A pizza sales fundraiser in the summer gives you the opportunity to reduce your costs all the way down to $0. |
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