Skyline Elite Identification Process | Tryouts
Skyline Elite Identification Process | Tryouts
All Skyline Elite Identification Days are free of charge to participants.
One Skyline Elite team will be formed in each age group U13 through U18/19, boys and girls.
All participation in the U14-U19 Skyline Elite Identification Days is by invitation only, all interested parties must register and in our Candidate Identification Form before invitation.
Candidates within Skyline Elite’s affiliated sister clubs (SOCA and Augusta United) will receive invitations directly from the Skyline Elite staff as all players currently participating on a Skyline Elite, SOCA and Augusta United Travel team are continuously evaluated throughout the course of the year.
Player performance in games, practices and off-field team events is constantly observed and monitored. Performance in Identification Days is a part of the evaluation and selection process.
Players from outside of the Skyline Elite affiliated clubs (SOCA and Augusta United), should submit a Candidate Identification Form in order to be considered for invitation. References from other clubs and coaches within the greater Skyline region are encouraged and help staff identify possible candidates. Skyline Elite seeks to be an option for all high achieving and motivated players within Central and Southwestern Virginia.
U13 is the entry level age group for Skyline Elite. Therefor U13 Skyline Elite Identification Days are an open tryout. All serious, capable, age-appropriate candidates are welcome to attend. All U13 candidates must complete and submit a Candidate Identification Form .
There are no Skyline Elite U11 or U12 teams. Players in those age groups (born 2012 and 2011) should plan to attend SOCA or Augusta United tryouts.
Current players from SOCA or Augusta United Travel teams who are evaluated for Skyline Elite teams and are not selected, should then participate in SOCA and AUSC Travel tryouts for consideration on those teams. The Skyline Elite ID Days will take place separately from, and prior to, the SOCA and Augusta United Travel tryouts.
Skyline Elite evaluations often take place over multiple days and throughout the year. Players are strongly encouraged to attend whenever invited.
Player evaluations are done by Skyline Elite technical staff members and team coaches. During the tryout process, candidates will be assessed by multiple evaluators assuring a diversified and unbiased evaluation.
If you have questions or require additional information please contact Skyline Elite Staff members, below:
Skyline Elite Boy’s teams:
Boys ECNL Director | Jimmy Tharpe | jimmy.tharpe@skylineelitesc.org
Skyline Elite Girl’s teams:
Girls Academy Director | Zach Hanson | zach.hanson@skylineelitesc.org
Please access the tabs below for more information.
Skyline Elite ID Days Schedule Candidate Identification FormRelated Links
Program Coordinator
Jimmy Tharpe
Skyline Elite Boys Program ContactTechnical Director
Jimmy.Tharpe@skylineelitesc.org
Zach Hanson
Skyline Elite Girls Program ContactGirls Academy Director
zach.hanson@skylineelitesc.org
Important Information
Not currently part of Skyline Elite SC, SOCA, Augusta or any of our affiliated clubs?
Please follow the link and fill out the
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Tryout Registration
Specific, targeted candidates who currently play for a SOCA or Augusta United Travel team will receive an invitation to attend the ID Days.
Players who are not currently playing on a SOCA or Augusta United Travel team, who wish to receive permission to attend a tryout, must fill out and submit the online ID form to notify the Skyline Elite staff of their interest.
There is no pre-registration through a player’s online account. Players must be invited or receive permission to attend the tryout.
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Travel Age Group Rules
Important: All candidates must tryout in their appropriate birth year age-group. Please double-check your birth year age group in the chart below.
No players may play up into the U13 age group. At U13 and older the Director of Coaching, in collaboration with the coaching staff, will determine if an individual player is qualified to tryout in an older age group. Final team placement and selection is determined by the Director of Coaching.
2024/2025 Birth Year Age Groups
U13 – 2012
U14 – 2011
U15 – 2010
U16 – 2009
U17 – 2008
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Goalkeeper Tryouts
Players interested in being selected as a goalkeeper will be evaluated in that position. Players who tryout as a goalkeeper specifically, will be expected to participate in that role if selected as a goalkeeper. Goalkeeper evaluations will be conducted during the tryout times assigned for each age group.
Skyline Elite goalkeeping training staff and team coaches will provide evaluations. Goalkeeper candidates will be evaluated separately in a goalkeeping specific environment as well as in the live action game setting.
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Tryout Announcements
Tryout results announcements will be communicated by the Technical Staff shortly after the completion of the identification process. Players selected to Skyline Elite teams will be provided the ability to register for their team through their personal, online, Skyline Elite account.
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Accepting a Roster Position
Players selected to a team must register for that program in order to accept their position. Registration and payment must be completed through your online account to secure your position on the team. Players who do not register for their selected team by the registration deadline risk forfeiting their position on the team.
Players seeking financial assistance need to contact the administrative office, establish a plan and make an initial payment by the registration deadline to be considered registered in good standing for the fall season.
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Reschedules
In case of inclement weather please check the Skyline Elite website for cancellation and reschedule information.
Tryouts will be rescheduled on a case by case basis to new available dates. Adjusted tryout schedules will be posted online as soon as possible.
- Tryout Registration
- Travel Age Group Rules
- Goalkeeper Tryouts
- Tryout Announcements
- Accepting a Roster Position
- Reschedules
Tryout Registration
Specific, targeted candidates who currently play for a SOCA or Augusta United Travel team will receive an invitation to attend the ID Days.
Players who are not currently playing on a SOCA or Augusta United Travel team, who wish to receive permission to attend a tryout, must fill out and submit the online ID form to notify the Skyline Elite staff of their interest.
There is no pre-registration through a player’s online account. Players must be invited or receive permission to attend the tryout.
Travel Age Group Rules
Important: All candidates must tryout in their appropriate birth year age-group. Please double-check your birth year age group in the chart below.
No players may play up into the U13 age group. At U13 and older the Director of Coaching, in collaboration with the coaching staff, will determine if an individual player is qualified to tryout in an older age group. Final team placement and selection is determined by the Director of Coaching.
2024/2025 Birth Year Age Groups
U13 – 2012
U14 – 2011
U15 – 2010
U16 – 2009
U17 – 2008
U19 – 2007/2006
Goalkeeper Tryouts
Players interested in being selected as a goalkeeper will be evaluated in that position. Players who tryout as a goalkeeper specifically, will be expected to participate in that role if selected as a goalkeeper. Goalkeeper evaluations will be conducted during the tryout times assigned for each age group.
Skyline Elite goalkeeping training staff and team coaches will provide evaluations. Goalkeeper candidates will be evaluated separately in a goalkeeping specific environment as well as in the live action game setting.
Tryout Announcements
Tryout results announcements will be communicated by the Technical Staff shortly after the completion of the identification process. Players selected to Skyline Elite teams will be provided the ability to register for their team through their personal, online, Skyline Elite account.
Accepting a Roster Position
Players selected to a team must register for that program in order to accept their position. Registration and payment must be completed through your online account to secure your position on the team. Players who do not register for their selected team by the registration deadline risk forfeiting their position on the team.
Players seeking financial assistance need to contact the administrative office, establish a plan and make an initial payment by the registration deadline to be considered registered in good standing for the fall season.
Reschedules
In case of inclement weather please check the Skyline Elite website for cancellation and reschedule information.
Tryouts will be rescheduled on a case by case basis to new available dates. Adjusted tryout schedules will be posted online as soon as possible.
