Starkville Soccer Association
SSA Bulldogs U17 Boys Select (D1)
Tryouts Thursday May 30 and Saturday June 1, 2013
Try-outs for the SSA Bulldogs U17 Boys Select (D1) soccer team for the 2013-2014 soccer
season will be held in Starkville at the Sportsplex over the week following the D1 State Cup
weekend, on Thursday May 30 (6 pm) and Saturday June 1 (12 noon).
The SSA Bulldogs are a highly competitive soccer team that are currently ranked second in
Mississippi for the U16 age group in both the Got Soccer and the Soccer in College ranking
systems. For this past season, the Bulldogs represented the Mississippi Soccer Association in
the Region 3 Central Division Premier League, a very competitive league representing some of
the best teams from each state within a 5 state region.
The SSA Bulldogs believe that good soccer results from a
combination of consistent and regularly scheduled
practices and frequent competitive games against high
quality opponents. The Bulldogs are based in Starkville,
with practices typically held three times a week during the
soccer season. As well as competing in both the Premier
League season and several tournaments in the fall,
following completion of the high school soccer season the
Bulldogs typically compete in one to two tournaments a
month over the spring. The Bulldogs currently have five
players representing Mississippi in various ODP squads.
Some of the SSA Bulldogs’ core philosophies:
The Bulldogs recently won the top bracket
at the John Talley Showcase in Memphis
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The SSA Bulldogs have a strong sense of community, family and team commitment. Many
of the core members of our group have been playing together for over ten years. We
believe that every solid and keen soccer player within all of the towns in our local area
should have the opportunity to keep playing competitive soccer as they get older. The SSA
Bulldogs exist primarily to provide such players with the chance to keep playing high level
soccer without the need to travel far from their local community. We welcome players from
surrounding towns and areas, and schedule practices times and days to accommodate
player travel commitments.
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The SSA Bulldogs strongly support player involvement in local high school soccer, and are
careful to schedule practices and tournaments so that they do not conflict with high school
soccer commitments.
Try-out dates are Thursday May 30 (6 pm) & Saturday June 1 (12 noon), with a rain make-up
day of Tuesday June 4 (6 pm). Try-outs will be at the Starkville Sportsplex soccer complex.
Bring shin guards, cleats and plenty of fluids to drink. Further details will be posted on the
Starkville Soccer Association web-site (http://starkvillesoccer.weebly.com/index.html).
In the meantime, if you have any questions regarding the SSA Bulldogs, please feel free to
contact Andrew Mackin (Team Manager) at 662 418 3277, or at [email protected]