What to bring to tryouts:
Ball
Cleats
Shinguards
Water
WHAT TO EXPECT DURING TRYOUTS
The CESA coaching/training staff will observe the players performing skills exercises, 1v1 and 2v2 type competition, but a large percentage of the time will be scrimmages.The trainers will divide the players into groups and each group will work with various trainers at different times. You can expect your child to be moved to different groups throughout the day or from one day to the next. This is all part of the evaluation process. The trainers will be evaluating how each player reacts to different challenges. Following the third day of tryouts, the trainers will determine which players will be placed on each team. The trainers will immediately begin to contact the parents of players with offers. The trainers will announce the timeline you can expect for being contacted.Each newly formed team will have their first practice and team meeting the week immediately following tryouts.A calendar of Fall 2010 events will be sent to all teams as well as posted on the website.HELPFUL INFORMATION
On-site registration will begin at 5:15 pm (1 hour before tryouts). Please fill out the one-page registration form legibly and completely. This will ensure we have the correct contact information for you and your child. The following days, please drop by the registration tent to let us know you have arrived.On the first day, each player will be given a numbered card to pin to their shirt. The trainers will have a list of players’ names and numbers. Each player should wear the same number for all three days of tryouts. If your child loses their number or it gets damaged, please see a CESA representative at the registration tent for a new number.Please arrive on time! CESA training staff will begin working with the players promptly at the times indicated on this brochure.Each session will last 1 1/2 hours. Please have someone present to pick up your child promptly. You are welcome to stay and watch the tryout sessions, but please refrain from coaching your child. The players do not need any additional sideline stress.It is best not to eat a large meal right before a tryout session. A light snack such as fruit should be fine.Please make sure your child brings water to drink during the tryout sessions. He/She should begin hydrating themselves the day before tryouts.Eat healthy for all three days of tryouts and get plenty of sleep. Tryouts can require as much energy as a weekend tournament.CESA representatives are available should you have any questions.INTRODUCTION
Classics Elite Soccer Academy (CESA) is open to male and female players, ages 8-18. We offer Premier, Division l, Super ll, and Division ll for players U11-U18. A developmental academy program is available to all U9-U10 players.
CESA teams train at our facility located at 1600 East Bitters Road near the San Antonio Airport. Our facility offers thirteen lighted practice areas, a separate goal keeper training area , and a players’ skills training area. In addition to the players’ amenities, we provide family observation areas with picnic tables for you to enjoy while watching your child practice.
Our primary objectives are player development and competition at the highest level. Other key objectives include good sportsmanship and strong personal values. Professional training staff strive to instill values that not only will last throughout the player’s career, but a lifetime. Winning is the result of an exceptional program. CESA players will gain that competitive advantage by participating in a quality program which offers them unmatched value.
BACKGROUND
Classics SC and Elite SC merged to form Classics Elite Soccer Academy in May 2004. Classics SC was an all-girls club and Elite SC was an all-boys club. Premier SC joined CESA in May 2005. Together they formed a soccer academy dedicated to the development of great players in San Antonio. CESA is committed to providing an environment in which players can learn the necessary technical, tactical, physical, and psychological dimensions of soccer for competition at the highest levels.
