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The Power Ranking Tryout Grading System
I believe that you need to keep the youth football tryouts simple yet productive. When evaluating players you want to make sure all players get a fair look. If you are in charge of evaluating the players for a draft, I have used a very simple and effective system.
If there, will be an “A” team and the rest of the players will be drafted or split up evenly I suggest the following method. I use the power ranking method for ALL of the youth football players. I have developed a system using the skills and drills I use for the tryouts and place a value for each group the player ends up.
I use a weighted system I have perfected over the years and it includes many factors including
- Age
- Weight
- Experience
- Speed
- Agility
- Power
- Tackling
I use a different weighted factor for all the different youth football categories. Everything we do during the tryouts gets a number assigned to it and it is entered in the spreadsheet. When the tryouts are completed, you have an unbiased power ranking number for each of the players. I run each of the main drills many time to make sure all players receive the correct scores.
When it is time to split the youth football teams, I have a completed spreadsheet with an accurate power ranking number based on the weeklong evaluations.
If you do not get a chance to draft a team or your league uses a different drafting method I would use the same spreadsheet to evaluate my players and place them in the proper positions.
Over the years, the system has been tweaked and I feel it is the best way to give everyone an accurate tryout. If you are interested in the complete Power Ranking Spreadsheet with all the skills and drills I use detailed, please refer to my Youth Football Tryouts and Evaluations book.
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