RISE RECREATIONAL - FALL 2023
Program and Registration Information

For Boys and Girls U4 (2020) - U12 (2012)
Available at RISE Central (Bellaire/West U area) and RISE Southwest (Missouri City) training locations

RISE Recreational is available to boys and girls born 2020 (U4) to 2012 (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 began the week of September 5, but we're still accepting new players!   The season will conclude November 11.  To view the general season timeline, please click here.

RISE REC REGISTRATION FEES *

·     $175 - U4, U5 (birth years 2020, 2019)

·     $275 - U6, U7, U8 (birth years 2018, 2017, 2016)

·     $350 - U9, U10, U11, U12 (birth years 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012)

* 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 basic communications and organizational duties during the season. Please consider volunteering for your child's team.  

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:  Two pool training sessions per week, either Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday.  We will try our best to accommodate as many families' practice day requests as possible (although we cannot guarantee it), while prioritizing volunteer Team Manager requests.

Training Locations:

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

Team Formation: RISE Rec staff will form all teams. Prior to team formation, parent volunteer Team Managers may request to have 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.  U4 and U5 players might be assigned to coed teams.  U6-and-above players will play on single-gender teams.  Age groups might be combined as needed to create the best possible environment for your player to develop.

Training Format: Pool training sessions featuring age- and developmentally-appropriate activities and games focused on fundamental skill  development

Games: One game each weekend (usually on Saturdays, with some Friday games) led by parent volunteer Team Managers. For more information about the game formats, please go to:   https://www.risesc.org/game-day-guide.

League: In-house 

Uniform:

• Required RISE Recreational Kit: 2 Nike tops, 1 pair of Nike shorts, 1 pair of Nike socks
• The cost of all required components is approx $100 plus tax (includes free shipping) and must be ordered separately.  Uniform kits are now available to order.  After you register your player, refer to the Order Confirmation email for uniform ordering instructions.
• All RISE Recreational players must purchase/order new uniforms for the Fall 2023 season, as this is the beginning of the new two-year uniform cycle.
  
• Uniforms may be used for the duration of the current uniform cycle (Fall 2023 - Spring 2025).

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-U8 -- birth years 2020-2016 -- Size 3; U9-U12 -- birth years 2015-2012 -- 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 August 1, 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 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.