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Boy’s tryouts: Boy’s Director of Coaching, Edgar Deleon

Girl’s Tryouts: Girl’s Director of Coaching, Dushawne Simpson

Academy Tryouts: Academy Director, Jeff Winterton

Questions about Tryout Registration: Brandon Nelson
2009-10 age groups
U18  born on or after 8/1/91
U17  born on or after 8/1/92
U16  born on or after 8/1/93
U15  born on or after 8/1/94
U14  born on or after 8/1/95
U13  born on or after 8/1/96
U12  born on or after 8/1/97
U11  born on or after 8/1/98
U10  born on or after 8/1/99
  
New England Aztec Youth Team Tryouts

NO TRYOUTS ARE CURRENTLY SCHEDULED. Please feel free to use the contact info on this page to get in touch with us year round about playing opportunities with NE Aztec. We are always looking for players to join our ever-expanding player pool, so please feel free to use the contact information at the bottom of the page to get in touch with us year-round, regardless of our scheduled tryout dates, if you have any interest in learning more about playing for a New England Aztec Youth team.
  
New England Aztec Youth Team Tryouts

In the spring of 2009, 25 New England Aztec teams in the U11-U19 boys and girls age groups competed in Region I, MAPLE, or MASC, with 12 boys and girls teams playing in Region I, MAPLE D1, or MAPLE D2. Together we are the largest and most complete soccer organization north of Boston. 

The Club Search
As younger families across the North Shore venture out and look into club soccer there are some things they need to know. 

Clubs should not solely be measured on their wins and losses when kids are ages (9-14) but on their overall developmental model and club curriculum.  This is instilled by the competent coaches that a club has working with your children, day in and day out. At the older ages (15-18) this is just the opposite, as a club should be measured by their wins and losses. This is where players get a chance to show all the development that has taken place during their Jr. Years (9-14).

Alot of club websites will say they are about player development but are they really?  Is this just lip service to parents?  As you try and figure out the difference between clubs North of Boston such as New England Aztec, SF Vikings and North Shore United, here are some things to consider.

This can seem like a difficult task at the beginning of your search but if you follow some of the guidance we have set forth below, it will become a lot easier for you to navigate:
  • Speak with the President or Director of Coaching of each club so that you have a good sense of their system and their approach in implementing their system.  Don’t just take someone’s word, ask each club!
  • You should also ask about training throughout the year and where do the teams train in the Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer as training should be the most important part of any club’s structure.
  • Please ask about frequency of training and why a club offers a certain amount of training sessions per week.
  • Please consider that just because a coach played college soccer, it doesn’t mean he or she is going to give your child what they need to be successful in learning life long lessons and learning the game of soccer.
  • How do the Directors of Coaching work younger coaches into their overall system of development?
  • Why do some clubs train through the winter and some don’t?  This is an important question for you to ask, because if a club is true to player development, they know that you must have a training facility to give their kids the best possible opportunity to continue their development.
  • Do children still play other sports if they are involved in your club?
  • Does the club help in any capacity with parent education at the U-11 and U-12 age groups?
  • Does the club have teams in every age and gender?
  • Does the club offer financial aid to families in need?
  • Are the U-9 and U-10 players traveling across the state to play in a league where they touch the ball in a game for a total of a 1-2 minutes after you have traveled over an hour each way? Could that time be spent better in a training environment where a player touches the ball approximately 45-50 minutes in a 1.5 hour training session?
  • Does the club have a college mentoring program and, if so, what does it consist of?  Are there any parent contacts that can discuss this based on what they have experienced with the club?
  • Does the organization have a professional or amateur women's and men’s teams for players to aspire to and eventually be a part of the minor league teams by working their way up through a reserve system?
Below is the 2007 Spring performance for Ages 15-18 for Aztec and two other clubs north of Boston. These years are critical for players being scouted for the next level. If they weren’t developed properly when they were younger, they will not have the same opportunities as those that were developed in a true club system. Winning is a by-product of the player development that we stress at Aztec.  We also matched the performance of the whole club on top of the U15-18 and we are not surprised with what we found.

Aztec U15-U18 Spring 2007 records vs. two other North of Boston clubs
Aztec - 39 W - 10 L - 7 T
Club A - 12 W - 34 L - 9 T
Club B - 11 W - 17 L - 5 T

Aztec U-11 through U-18 spring 2007 performance 
Aztec - 68 W - 31 L - 10 T 
Club A - 37 W - 49 L - 13 T 
Club B - 23 W - 56 L - 18T

Aztec is built on the Player Development model and isn’t just about giving lip service to families, like some of the other clubs across the north shore and around the state of Massachusetts.  As we said before, winning is a by-product of player development. 

We do not over-stress winning and losing at the youngest ages. We teach our players to compete, but in a learning environment. We believe in our system, and when we send our players off as some of the top college prospects in the state, we are very proud that they have been a part of our family here at Aztec. Please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have while navigating the club soccer scene, and trying to understand what exactly club soccer programs offer to families.  This decision should not be taken lightly.

Information on the Girls Youth Program (U11-U18)
Dushawne Simpson 
dushawnesimpson@neaztec.com

Information on the Academy Program
Jeff Winterton 
jeffwinterton@neaztec.com

Information on the Boys Youth Program (U11-U18)
Edgar Deleon 
edgardeleon@neaztec.com

Information and General Questions on our Boys and Girls Youth Programs and Teams
Mike Kersker
mikekersker@neaztec.com
  
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