G.B.

Panthers Team Trials 2012

Overview and event details The football team trials for the G.B. Panthers will be held at Bosco Public School, Paschim Vihar New Delhi. All students participating in the trials should report at 9:30 am sharp on 4th and 5th September 2012. All students must carry the following items: a. Football shoes b. Shorts c. Sports T-shirt/Jersey d. Shin Guards (optional) Testing Procedure The trials will be split into two days. The first day will involve physical, tactical and skill based testing of the students. The second day will feature a match between two student teams in order to test the players in-match abilities. All students will be

scored on the basis of their performance in the rtials against standard marks. Day 1 The first days trial is split into two sections: a. General Trials b. Position Intensive Trials The drills and required qualification marks are given below. Three marks are provided for each drill. All students need to clear the minimum mark for any given drill. General Trials Drill 1- 100m Sprint a. Best time-10.5 s b. Average time-12.7 s c. Minimum mark- 15 s Drill 2- 1 km run a. Best time- 3 mins b. Average time- 5 mins c. Minimum mark- 6 mins Drill 3- Obstacle course

The obstacle course is a bonus round. There is no time restriction in this drill. However the top 10 students will receive bonus trial points. Drill 4- Jumps a. Best Jump height- 25 inches (63.5 cm) b. Average Jump Height- 16 inches (40.64cm) c. Minimum Jump Height- 12 inches(30.48cm)

In each of the above drills, the top 5 students of each drill will be noted.

Position Intensive Drills Position intensive drills will vary according to the preferred position of the student. There are two categories of drills: a. Solo drills b. Combined Drills Solo drills consist only of the players of the same position. Only the strikers and the midfielders have to take part The combined drills involve more than one type of player(e.g.- Strikers+ Midfielders)

The drills by position are listed below: a. Strikers solo shooting drill b. Midfield solo ball possession drill The combined drills will involve the participation of two or more groups together: a. Attack versus Defense b. Set Pieces c. two-on-two with keeper d. overlap crosses

At the end of these trials, all scores will be summed and the best players from each position will be divided into two teams. These two teams will play each other on day 2. Day 2 Day 2 will test the players behavior under normal match circumstances. Several of the players characteristics will be noted in order to determine if he is good for the team or not.

On basis of their performance on day 1 and day 2, 24 players will be selected into the G.B. Panthers football team. Their names will be available on the college notice board and the Facebook Page www.facebook.com/GbPanthers on 11th September 2012. Students who arent selected will still be on the retainer list for the team and can choose to be called for trials as and when there is a vacancy in the team.