VanU FC is committed to ongoing in-season evaluations. Rather than base team formation strictly on end of season “tryouts”, we strive – particularly for U11 to U14 teams – to evaluate players throughout the season in four phases.

Phase 1

Consists of VanU FC staff coach feedback in the form of written reports and conversations with the Technical Director.

Phase 2

Consists of team coaches filling out end-of-season Player Assessment Forms for their players.

Phase 3

Consists of on-field, post-season sessions where the players are evaluated by independent evaluators (VanU FC staff coaches). All players who want to play at any level of Div 1 or Div 2 must register for Phase 3.

Phase 4

Allows for the coaches who have been picked to run the team the next season to have a say in team selection based on their knowledge of the players and/or notes they have taken at Phase 3. This is the last part of the process and occurs at Team Formation Meetings once Phase 3 is completed.

Every year several players are unable to attend some or all of the Phase 3 sessions due to being out of town, illness or injury. If this applies to you, here’s what to do:

1. Register for the Phase 3 sessions anyways. Registering for Phase 3 is how players tell us they want to be considered for one of the teams we are evaluating for (Div 1 or Div 2) and it puts you on our communications lists for information related to the evaluations, including changes to session dates, times, and fields. It also ensures your name is on the list of players we take to Team Formation Meetings to form teams. Emails related to Evaluations are only sent to those who register as they are sent using the registration database. The only players who should not register for Phase 3 are those who have decided to play at the Division 3 level. Division 3 players can register now through our registration system (https://vufc.powerupsports.com/)
2. Email the Technical Director to let him know your situation. You only need to email if you are unable to attend Phase 3 but would like to be considered for Div 1 or 2 (boys and girls).
Because we have four phases for evaluating players, missing Phase 3 is not the end of the world. While it is of course better to be available for players to attend this phase, we are still able to use other information we have to place players on the appropriate teams.

For players who would like to play Division 3 (recreational) soccer, there is no need to attend an evaluation. You are able to register within your age group for the season, provided there are still spots available.