Player Evaluations

Coaches - it takes less than 5 minutes and is vital for Balanced Teams, one of AYSO's 6 core principles.

Instructions for Coaches Regarding Individual Player Ratings

Player ratings are important and the primary way that our AYSO Region 418 can systematically promote balanced teams and better competition during our Saturday contests at the Lakefront. One coach from each team must rate and input a numerical value of 1-50 for each assigned player.

Guidance on rating individual players

Each of your team players will need to be rated on an individual basis for the important task of balancing teams. Your task is to rate players with respect to the age appropriate technical skills expected at the division level they are currently playing in. The players ability to work with teammates and take direction can also be used to mark them slightly up or down the scale accordingly. Each player is unique and deserves some careful thought as to their specific rating! See “Concepts for Coaches” below for additional insight on rating your players. 

The AYSO rating scale is as follows:

50: Outstanding . Consistently a playmaker and crucial to success of team 
40: Above Average. Understands game and can at time execute skills at a high level. 
30: Average. Understands and can execute appropriate technical skills. 
20: Below Average. Has difficulty in using appropriate technical skills. 
10: Needs Specific Training to compete. Unable to use appropriate technical skill. 
0: Coach Action Necessary. No Ratings have currently been submitted 

NOTE: You can input any whole number between 1 to 50. Do NOT input decimals.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COACHES REGARDING INDIVIDUAL PLAYER RATINGS

Regional Coach Administrator
Chicago Lakefront AYSO Region 418

Technical 
Coaches will concentrate on the evaluation of players’ dribbling, passing and ball control abilities including: turning, shielding, vision, feints/fakes, balance and touch while dribbling; passing with accuracy, pace, timing and deceptiveness; and controlling techniques using various surfaces while maintaining eye contact with the ball and ultimately preparing the ball for the next move. 

Tactical
Coaches will concentrate on the evaluation of players’ overall skills in developing tactical play including: field awareness; communication; leadership; awareness of organization and shape of play; ability to play on and off the ball; and ability to support, create options and make appropriate runs that support the attack or defense. 

Functional Attacking
Coaches will concentrate on the evaluation of players’ ability to maintain possession under pressure, create individual and team space, turn on a defender, recognize and take the direct route to goal, plus anticipation, preparation, decisiveness and timing when shooting. 

Functional Defending 
Coaches will concentrate on the evaluation of players’ defending control and balance, ability to establish appropriate marking distance, goal-side/ball-side position, ability to prevent an attacker from turning and tackling skills.