2025 Player Evaluations / Team Tryouts
Begins February 19th in Marshall, MN
We will be having our 14U Team tryouts on February 19th and 26th due to multiple 8th graders playing on JV HS teams. We will finalizing time and locations as gym schedules are confirmed. Older age groups will be having their tryouts at end of High School season in March.
We will target having 16-17 players for 14U team with top group playing in six (6) tournaments and 2nd group will play in four (4) tournaments.
15U Team tryout dates are set for March 12 and 16.
We currently plan to have 12-13 players for 15U team playing in seven (7) tournaments. We will have 3-4 players who are reserves.
16U and 17U Team tryout dates will be March 14 and March 16.
We will have 12-13 players on 16U and 17U teams with 9-10 players attending tournaments on 8 Tournaments.
Our planned schedule for tournaments is list on tournament page. There might be some adjustments to schedule as we kickoff the season and learn about player's availability for given team.
All players on the team are expected to attend these tryouts and team development unless communicated ahead of time with coaches. Tryouts will include skill evaluation, athletic ability, and team play. Come ready to compete and improve together.
Use Registration Link to provide player information.
Team Tryout Details
Try Out / Administration Fee: $40
• This fee applies only to a player new to the SW MN Stars program this year. If you have played on Stars team last year, this fee does not apply to you. Payment can be made online through our online registration or with personal check on first day of tryouts.
Player Profile and Liability & Rules Waivers
• We required ALL players to use the Online Tryout Player Registration (above) to fill out Player Profile information to communicate you plans to attend tryouts. The form includes acceptance of our Liability Waiver and Team Rules Form to communicate you accept our requirements and expectations. Thanks for taking time to provide detailed and accurate information.
Player Evaluation Process:
• We expect ALL players to attend these tryouts as they are part of our practice / workouts schedule for year.
• You will be put through individual skill work, group drills, and team play.
• You will have best chance of making a SW MN Stars Roster by attending the both tryout dates. If you are not able to attend these dates and still want to compete for roster spot, please clearly communicate two (2) weeks in advance along with the reason for missing either tryout date.
• You will be contacted directly by a Stars coach after tryout if we needed to make the difficult decision to cut you from the team. If you are NOT contacted, you are invited back for 2nd round tryout.
• Final Roster spots for all teams will be selected 1-3 days after tryouts. You will be contact by the coaches if selected. You will have two days to accept the roster spot after it is offered.
Guaranteed & Committed Roster Spot Players:
• Players that have been offered a Guaranteed Elite Team Roster spot prior to Try-Outs must clearly indicate by April 3 of any tournaments they are not able to attend due to other commitments. This allows us to communicate to reserve players what opportunities they will have to compete in tournaments.
Ryan Reitsma
Program Director
Phone: (605) 376-4651
