2021-22 Intent to Play
Intent to Play registration is currently open!
All players interested in our Challenge Program must create an account in PlayMetrics in order to register for evaluation and/or placement on their 2020-21 team. (Parents/Guardians should create an account in their name and add each child as a participant.) If you already have an existing PlayMetrics account, please login to register.
New Challenge Players
All prospective Challenge players must register and attend tryouts in order to be evaluated and potentially placed on a team.
Returning Challenge Players
Returning Challenge players who would like to return to their previous Challenge team will need to accept the invitation to return to their team that has been emailed to players. Returning Challenge players who want to be placed on a new Challenge team must register for 2021-22 Intent to Play and attend tryouts. These players will be removed from their previous roster and placed in the tryout pool. Please note there is no guarantee of placement once a returning Challenge player goes back into the tryout poll and is put into the draft.
Tryout Details
Our intent is to have Challenge teams at every age group and gender in Raleigh, Cary, Wake Forest, Garner, Holly Springs, Durham-Chapel Hill, and Wendell. Whether or not teams will be formed in each region depends upon try-out numbers and Challenge Director's discretion.
All tryout check-in will be at the clubhouse at the Fitness Center (Blue one-story building) at WRAL Soccer Complex (7700 Perry Creek Road). Check-in will be divided by age group, gender, and region. Please make note of which region you registered under in your PlayMetrics account. At check-in, Challenge administrators and volunteers will check your player in, and give your player their number to wear on their shorts during tryouts.
Tryout Process/Timeline
- Registration: All players wishing to attend tryouts must register online before the registration deadline of Friday, December 4, 2020
- Tryouts: Challenge tryouts will be held for each age group and region at WRAL Soccer Park (7700 Perry Creek Road, Raleigh, NC).
- Draft: Immediately after tryouts, the draft begins. Based on evaluations made during tryouts, coaches use a draft system to form competitively-balanced teams within each region and age group.
- Phone Calls: If your child is drafted to a Challenge team, you will receive a phone call either from the coach or from Challenge staff within 72 hours after tryouts. You will be asked to either accept or decline the spot on the team.
- Emails: After all phone calls have been made to newly drafted Challenge players, the Challenge department will send out an “All Calls Made” email. If you receive this email and you have not received a phone call offering your child a spot on a team, then unfortunately, your child was not selected for a Challenge team. This email may take up to 5-7 days, depending on your age group.
- Acceptance Link: If you received a phone call and accepted a spot over the phone, you will also receive an email through PlayMetrics with an acceptance link (approximately 7-10 days after the end of tryouts). The link will be sent to the email address associated with the PlayMetrics account your family used to register for tryouts.
- Payment: Accepting your child’s spot on the team in PlayMetrics will also enable you to make payment for your Challenge fees.
- Paperwork: Team Managers will reach out via email to collect all paperwork necessary to register the team with NCYSA. Each player must submit a medical waiver, a photo, and a birth certificate.
- Uniform: Team Managers will send a link from Soccer.com to all new families through which you can order your child’s uniform.
- Carding: All Challenge players will have a player card that will be checked by the referees before the start of each game. We are required by NCYSA to validate each card by verifying that all information on the card is correct. Once your child is registered with NCYSA, a carding session will be set up to validate their information. Players will be notified by the Challenge Administrators/Team Managers when the carding events will take place
Player Information: What to Bring to Tryouts
White Shirt
Dark Shorts/Dark Socks*
Shin Guards
Cleats
Water Bottle
Soccer Ball (pumped)
U9-U12(2012-2009): Size 4 Ball | U13-U19(2008-2002): Size 5 Ball
*Dark Jacket/Hoodie if Cold (Black/Navy/etc).