RISE RECREATIONAL - SPRING 2023
Program and Registration Information

For Boys and Girls U4 (2019) - U12 (2011)
Available at RISE Central (Bellaire/West U) and RISE Southwest (Missouri City) training locations

RISE Recreational is available to boys and girls born 2019 (U4) to 2011(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: Training February 6, and season will conclude in mid-April 2023. Click here to view the general season timeline.

RISE REC REGISTRATION FEES *

·     $150 - U4, U5 (birth years 2019, 2018)

·     $250 - U6, U7, U8 (birth years 2017, 2016, 2015)

·     $325 - U9, U10, U11, U12 (birth years 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011)

* 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 (2019-2018) 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:  2 pool training sessions per week, Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday.  We will endeavor to accommodate as many families' practice day requests as possible (no guarantees), while prioritizing volunteer Team Manager requests.

Training Locations:

• CENTRAL: Fields TBD in Bellaire/West University Place area
• SOUTHWEST-Missouri City: Community Park

Team Composition: Coed or single-gender, mixed-age or single-age group teams as numbers allow

Team Formation: RISE Rec staff will form all 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 as parent TMs manage the weekly games.

Training Format: Coed pool training sessions featuring age-appropriate activities and games focusing on fundamental skills development

Games and Format: One game each weekend (primarily on Saturday).  30-minute, 3v3 game (no goalkeepers). 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 (not registered with RISE Rec in Fall 2021 or Spring/Fall 2022) must purchase/order new uniforms for  the Spring 2023 season.
• Returning RISE Rec players who were registered in Fall 2021 or Spring/Fall 2022 may reuse their uniforms purchased during those seasons.
• 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 (2017) - U12 (2011) 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 (no guarantees), while prioritizing volunteer Team Manager requests.

Training Locations:

• CENTRAL: Fields TBD in Bellaire/West University Place area
• SOUTHWEST-Missouri City: Community Park

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: RISE Rec staff will form all 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, as parent TMs manage the weekly games.

League: In-house

Games and Format (one game each weekend, primarily on Saturday):

Games led by parent volunteer Team Managers.

• U6 (2017): 3v3 (no goalkeepers); 40-minute games
• U7 (2016) & U8 (2015): 4v4 (no goalkeepers); 40-minute games 
• U9/10 (2014-2013) and U11/12 (2012-2011): 7v7 (with goalkeepers and referees); 50-minute games

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 (not registered with RISE Rec Fall 2021 or Spring/Fall 2022) must purchase/order new uniforms for the Spring 2023 season.
• Returning RISE Rec players who were registered in Fall 2021 or Spring/Fall 2022 may reuse their uniforms purchased during those seasons.
• 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, 2023 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.