Registration: Registration for Travel Tryouts opens on April 15th.  All players trying out for Towson United's Travel program must complete the online registration.  Walk-ups are permitted but strongly discouraged.  Advanced registration is highly recommended so coaches and evaluators may know each player's name, number, and other information during tryouts, and so parents may receive communications containing up-to-date information relating to Travel Tryouts and team selection.  Online registration will close 48 hours before the first tryout begins.

Divisions/Age-Groups: Towson United adheres to the US Soccer Association’s birth year age-group registration, not academic year.  As such, our Travel teams in the 2025-26 season encompasses players with birth years ranging from 2018 to 2011.

Fee: No fee to tryout.

Schedule: The 2025/26 Tryout Schedule may be found below.

Attendance: Prospective and Returning players must attend at least one (1) tryout to be considered for a team, but in reality, players should attend both sessions to be thoroughly evaluated and considered.

What to Bring/Wear: All players should bring sufficient water for the tryout, cleats/turf shoes, and shin guards.  All players must wear a WHITE SHIRT.  Current or returning players should NOT wear their uniform.

Check-In: Please allow adequate time for check-in ahead of your tryout.  Check-in will be available 30 minutes prior to a player's scheduled tryout session.  Parents/guardians may accompany players to the check-in process.  After checking-in, players will receive two (2) stickers or bib each with a random number to be placed on the front and back of their shirt.  Parents/guardians must remain on the sidelines away from all players and must refrain from any communication with any player unless there is an emergency.

Player Evaluations: Coaches from each age-group determine the format of the tryout.  Coaches evaluate players on the five criteria: skill, soccer IQ, athleticism, effort, and attitude.  More information about tryout evaluation criteria may be found below.  Prospective players will be evaluated on their performance at tryouts as well as any other additional information known to the evaluators/coaches.  Returning players will be evaluated on their performance at tryouts as well as coach evaluations from previous seasons.  Please remember that because you were on a Towson United Travel team in the past DOES NOT guarantee a roster spot in the coming season.

Goalkeeper Evaluations: Optional goalkeeper evaluations will be conducted for all age-groups 2017 and older. Players may sign up for goalkeeper evaluations when registering for the tryout.  Goalkeeper evaluations will be run by professional goalkeeper coaches from Born To Fly Goalkeeper Academy.  The goalkeeper evaluation schedule may be found below.  All players participating in goalkeeper evaluations must bring and wear goalkeeper gloves for safety.

Selection Process: Players are selected by a committee of coaches and evaluators, not by one single individual or coach.  Once the selection committee selects players, invitations for an age-group's top (or first) team will be sent via email to the prospective player’s parents.  The deadline to accept will be specified in the invitation.  If a player declines or the deadline expires, an invitation will be sent to another player to fill that spot.  When the first team is finalized, invitations for the second team will be sent out, etc., and the process continues until all teams in the age group are selected and finalized.

We try to keep the time frames short and appreciate prompt responses.  Once all teams are finalized, all families will receive an email informing that team selection is complete and that, if they did not receive an invitation, their player was not selected.  The player selection and invitation process takes time, and we are diligent not to delay it unnecessarily, so please be patient with us as we navigate this process.

"Playing Up": It is the policy of Towson United not to permit players to "play up" on teams in older divisions.  Exceptions may be made on a case-by-case basis for a player demonstrating elite maturity, skill, attitude, effort, and soccer intelligence, and only if that player makes the older division's top or "A" team.

No Longer Attending Tryouts: In an effort to be respectful to the time and efforts of planners, evaluators and fellow players, if your player is not coming to tryouts, please contact travelcommissioner@towsonunited.org to let us know so that we can prepare accordingly.