Are your tryouts actually helping you select the right players, or are you just running traditional drills that mask an athlete's true capability?

In this episode of Block & Talk, we dive deep into the science and art of the tryout environment. We move past the surface-level evaluations of isolated drills and explore how to design high-information settings that reveal technical, tactical, and psychological traits.

Key topics we cover include:

• Drill Design: Why moving away from isolated skills toward game-like environments helps you see the "real" player.
• The Projection Problem: How to balance evaluating an athlete’s current performance versus their future physical and developmental upside.
• Beyond the Ball: Why the most valuable  ...