Participation in New Rochelle F.C. requires players attend tryouts. Tryouts are organized by birth year; players must attend the tryout that aligns with their birth year, regardless of playing experience or interest in playing with a more advanced age group. 

Most rosters will be based on birth year, with some players being placed up an age group based on skillset and the success of their tryout, at the discretion of the coaching director.

Our goal is to find a place to play for all interested ‘Travel ready’ kids. While, it was once the norm to only place the most skilled players on Travel teams, we have found that kids develop at different rates and committed players often ‘catch up’ over time if given the opportunity. For the first time, we’ll be offering a Pre-Travel Academy for our youngest players, as well. 

We do feel it is important to build skill-based teams wherever possible and we do require a minimum skill level to be placed on a Travel team. In addition, roster sizes are set by the WYSL, providing only a limited number of spots.