AYSO Region 73 Player Evaluation Program

Evaluation Point Guidelines (6U)

Technical Ability

20 – 25 Player has extraordinary soccer technical skills ability, which is excellent to outstanding: 

• Has great ability to kick or send the ball with their instep

• Has great touch when dribbling the ball with their instep

• Has great ability to Throw-in the ball

10 – 19 Player display average to good soccer technical skills ability:

• Has good ability to kick or send the ball with their instep

• Has good touch when dribbling the ball with their instep

• Has good ability to Throw-in the ball

1 – 10 Player display none to fair soccer technical skills ability:

• Has fair ability to kick or send the ball with their instep

• Has fair touch when dribbling the ball with their instep

• Has fair ability to Throw-in the ball

Knowledge Ability

20 – 25 Player has an extraordinary understanding and knowledge of soccer:

• Knows and understands when the ball is in and out of play

• Knows not to kick or trip other players

• Knows not to handle the ball

10 – 19 Player display average to good understanding and knowledge of soccer:

• Somewhat knows and understands when the ball is in and out of play

• Somewhat knows not to kick or trip other players

• Somewhat knows not to handle the ball

1 – 10 Player doesn’t display an understanding or knowledge of soccer:

• Doesn’t know or understands when the ball is in and out of play

• Doesn’t know or understand not to kick or trip other players

• Doesn’t know or understand not to handle the ball

Functional Defending

20 – 25 Player has extraordinary understanding of functional defending:

• Knows and has the ability to slow down the attack by closing gaps and denying space for the other team to work in – Delay

10 – 19 Player display average to good understanding of functional defending:

• Somewhat knows and has the ability to slow down the attack by closing gaps and denying space for the other team to work in – Delay

1 – 10 Player doesn’t display an understanding or knowledge of soccer:

• Doesn’t know or has the ability to slow down the attack by closing gaps and denying space for the other team to work in – Delay

Functional Attacking

20 – 25 Player has extraordinary understanding of functional attacking:

• Knows and has the ability of advancing the ball past opposing players by dribbling, passing and shooting – Penetration

10 – 19 Player display average to good understanding of functional defending:

• Somewhat knows and has the ability of advancing the ball past opposing players by dribbling, passing and shooting – Penetration

1 – 10 Player doesn’t display an understanding or knowledge of soccer:

• Doesn’t know or has the ability of advancing the ball past opposing players by dribbling, passing and shooting – Penetration