RISE RECREATIONAL - SPRING 2022
Program and Registration Information
For Boys and Girls U4 (2018) - U12 (2010)
Available at RISE Central (Bellaire/West U) and RISE Southwest (Missouri City) locations
RISE Recreational is available to boys and girls born 2018 (U4) to 2010 (U12) of all skill levels, from beginner to advanced! RISE Rec offers consistent, age-appropriate training led by RISE coaches with limited assistance from parent volunteers. The program offers an engaging training environment designed to help players develop a strong technical foundation and reach a higher level of play. Licensed coaches lead weekly pool training sessions with a low player-to-coach ratio and a focus on individual player development. Parent volunteer Team Managers will manage weekend games. (See below for age group-specific information.)
Season Dates: Spring season practices begin the week of February 7, and the season will conclude April 23.
Bonus Events for our earliest Rec-Spring 2022 registrants:
· Preseason Skill Sessions - Players who register early will be eligible to attend -- at no additional charge -- a series of Skill Sessions conducted by RISE coaches in January (dates/times TBD). Register your player no later than January 7 to take advantage of all sessions offered!
· RISE BFF (Best Friends Forever!) Day - Registered players are encouraged to bring their besties or siblings for some fun, mini-soccer games and activities. So your player has 6 best friends? Invite them all! BFF Saturday will be held in late January -- specific details TBD.
RISE REC REGISTRATION FEES *
· $100 - U4, U5 (birth years 2018, 2017)
· $225 - U6, U7 (birth years 2016, 2015)
· $275 - U8 (birth year 2014)
· $300 - U9, U10 (birth years 2013, 2012)
· $325 - U11, U12 (birth years 2011, 2010)
* Uniforms are not included and must be purchased separately. See below for full details.
PARENT VOLUNTEERS
The success of the RISE Rec program is due in great part to our parent volunteers, so please consider registering as a Team Manager, Asst Team Manager or Team Parent. While training sessions are conducted by RISE staff coaches, each team will require a parent Team Manager to manage the weekly games as well as handle the team's administrative and organizational duties during the season. Please consider volunteering for your child's team.
U4 & U5 (2018-2017) PROGRAM DETAILS
Coaches: Practices will be conducted by RISE coaching staff, with low player-to-coach ratios.
Parent Volunteers: Games will be managed by parent Team Managers.
Training Schedule: 1-hour training session on Wednesday and Friday (late afternoon/early evening); 30-minute game on Saturday mornings
Training Locations:
Team Composition: Coed or single-gender, mixed-age or single-age group teams as numbers allow
Team Formation: The RISE Rec Administrator will form all RISE Rec teams. Prior to team formation, parent volunteer Team Managers may note a request for one friend (same age group) to be assigned to their child's team. Each team must have a volunteer Team Manager in place prior to Game 1.
Training Format: Coed pool training sessions featuring age-appropriate activities and games focusing on fundamental skills development
Games and Format: 30-minute, 3v3 game (no goalkeepers) played on the weekends (primarily Saturday) in the home campus area, where possible. Games led by parent volunteer Team Managers.
League: In-house
Uniform:
- Required RISE Recreational Kit: 2 Nike tops, 1 pair Nike shorts, 1 pair Nike socks
- Purchased separately from Soccer.com (the cost of all required components is approx $70 + tax/shipping). Players should order their uniforms immediately from Soccer.com (Team Store = RISE SC - Rec) -- see instructions provided in the Order Confirmation email received after registration is complete.
- All new RISE Recreational players must purchase/order new uniforms during the Spring 2022 season.
- Returning RISE Rec players who were registered in Fall 2021 may reuse their uniforms purchased last season.
- Uniforms may be used for the duration of the current two-year uniform cycle (Fall 2021 - Spring 2023)
Additional required equipment all players must purchase separately: shin guards, long socks to cover the shin guards, soccer cleats, and an appropriately sized soccer ball (U4-U5: Size 3).
U6 (2016) - U12 (2010) PROGRAM DETAILS
Coaches: Practices will be conducted by RISE coaching staff, with low player-to-coach ratios.
Parent Volunteers: Games will be managed by parent Team Managers.
Training Schedule: (2x) 1-hour pool training sessions per week, Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday. We will endeavor to accommodate as many families' practice day requests as possible, while prioritizing volunteer Team Manager requests.
Training Locations:
Team Composition: Single-gender teams. Single age-group teams for U6, U7 and U8 if numbers permit. Combined age-group teams for U9/U10 & U11/U12.
Team Formation: The RISE Rec Administrator will form all RISE Rec teams. Prior to team formation, parent volunteer Team Managers may note a request for one friend (same age group) to be assigned to their child's team. Each team must have a volunteer Team Manager in place prior to Game 1.
League: In-house
Games and Format:
- U6 (2016): 3v3 (no goalkeepers); 40-minute games
- U7 (2015) & U8 (2014): 4v4 (no goalkeepers); 40-minute games
- U9/10 (2013-2012) and U11/12 (2011-2010): 7v7 (with goalkeepers and referees); 50-minute games
Game Locations: Games are primarily played on Saturday. As many games as possible will be scheduled among teams at your practice location, but away games may occasionally be scheduled at other RISE Rec complexes.
Uniform:
- Required RISE Recreational Kit: 2 Nike tops, 1 pair Nike shorts, 1 pair Nike socks
- Ordered separately from Soccer.com (the cost of all required components is approx $70 + tax/shipping). Players should order their uniforms immediately from Soccer.com (Team Store = RISE SC - Rec) -- see instructions provided in the Order Confirmation email received after registration is complete.
- All new RISE Recreational players must purchase/order new uniforms during the Spring 2022 season.
- Returning RISE Rec players who were registered in Fall 2021 may reuse their uniforms purchased last season.
- Uniforms may be used for the duration of the current two-year uniform cycle (Fall 2021 - Spring 2023)
Additional required equipment all players must purchase separately: shin guards, long socks to cover the shin guards, soccer cleats, and an appropriately sized soccer ball (U6-U8, Size 3; U9-U12, Size 4).
IMPORTANT RISE REC POLICY INFORMATION
SPECIAL REQUESTS: Due to the complexities involved in creating balanced teams and ensuring balanced competition for the large number of players in the RISE Rec program, special requests for specific team or coach/manager assignments will not be accepted, with the exception that parent volunteer Team Managers may make one friend request. Team Manager requests for friends must be communicated to the RISE Rec Administrator prior to team formation within the online volunteer registration form. The requested friend must be in the same age group/gender and registered to RISE Rec prior to team formation.
Once team assignments have been finalized, moving players between teams presents unwieldy logistical challenges as moving one player necessitates moving another in order to keep teams balanced, and so on and so on. For this reason, all RISE Rec team assignments are final and not subject to appeal. Due to time and resource limitations the RISE staff is unable to reply to appeals regarding team assignments. We thank you for your understanding.
RISE REC REFUND POLICY: RISE Rec players who withdraw in writing to the RISE Rec Administrator no later than January 8, 2022 will receive a refund of the program fee less a $25 processing fee. Payment processing fees are not refundable. Refund requests received after the deadline or after players have been assigned to teams will not be considered. Players who have been waitlisted may elect to withdraw from the waitlist and receive a full refund.
Questions about the RISE Rec program? Please contact [email protected].
For more information on RISE Rec, RISE Soccer Camps, and other RISE programs please visit www.risesc.org.
REGISTRATION STEPS:
1. Click REGISTER below to create an account (new families) or to log into your existing account (returning Rec families from Spring/Fall 2021). Under new software protocols, returning families will be asked to update their login credentials by entering the email address associated with your account. Simply follow the instructions to create a new password for your Sports Connect/Stack Sports account. All prior family and registration information will be retained in the updated account.
2. Log in and select Register My Players.
3. Complete the Account Holder Information (parent/guardian) page.
4. Complete the Player Information page for each child registering (click Continue).
5. Click the down arrow (v) icon to the right of player's name, and 2022 Spring Rec Soccer will appear as the available program. Select your child's division/age group (click Continue).
6. If your child was NOT enrolled in RISE Rec from 2018 forward, please upload a copy of player's official birth certificate or passport copy.
7. Submit credit card payment to complete the registration.
8. Review/Print the Registration/Order Confirmation email for uniform ordering instructions, important program details and 'next steps'.