Rush - Programs & Services
Head of North American Business Development
Nik Penn
npenn@rushsoccer.com
Rush Soccer offers programs and services that are crucial to the development of young soccer players and to the growth of a successful youth soccer club. Additionally, these programs & services will generate additional revenue streams through new events and increased program offerings. Listed below are the Rush Soccer programs and services that are provided to our membership.
Services are offered to the local cubs by Rush Soccer, and have no timeline associated with the individual service
Programs are offered by the individual club to their membership, and have a timeline associated.
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The main objectives of the Rush Soccer Development are:
To develop and promote The Rush Way
Make top-quality learning resources available for all of our coaches, players, parents, and clubs
Contribute to the extension of career developmental pathways, progressively building our developmental pyramid
This international program in which Rush Soccer forms Select teams (All-Star teams) that are comprised of the top Rush players from across all of our domestic and international branches in the U13-U19 age groups. These teams attend various events, both in the US and internationally on a yearly basis.
Rush Fest is a five day Rush specific soccer camp. Rush Fest is arguably the best program that is offered within the club for the U12 age group. The event is an exciting festival, starting with an opening ceremony attended by over a 1200 players and parents.
The College Advisory or CAP Program is designed to help guide and educate players U15 and older through the college selection process. This program is mandatory for Academy teams and optional for Advanced teams and players.
REACH, Rush Equipment Assisting Children, is a program dedicated to assisting our international Rush partner clubs by providing much needed Rush uniforms and equipment. Rush Soccer asks their members to donate new and used soccer equipment.
Rush Select Academy is Rush Soccer's official residency academy. The program offers Student-Athletes an environment that nurtures both academic and athletic excellence.
Rush Summit
The Rush Summit is a conference each year that all coaches from the Rush Soccer organization meet at a centralized location to share the Rush Way Philosophy. This three day event is held in conjunction with the Rush Fest.
This program will assist local clubs with the marketing, administration and income possibilities for their tournament.
Club Administrative Services include an entire staff of Administrators who are shared across the Rush network. These admins can be contracted to help with registration, marketing, and organizational management.
For CAS Contact:
Sheryl Hopeau
shopeau@rushsoccer.com
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A seven-week training program designed and modeled after the elite programs of European Professional Clubs.
Technical training sessions during times players are off school and their team is on it’s downtime also. For example, Spring breaks, winter breaks, summer breaks.
This program is open to higher level players of all ages and it provides forwards and other attacking players the opportunity for many shooting repetitions in front of goal.
The Mighty Mites (U4) and Turbo Tots (U5/U6) programs are a unique opportunity to introduce children to soccer. It is an eight week program which is run in conjunction with our School of Excellence (U8-U10) program.
Blue Fridays is a seven-week program offered by the Rush. Blue Fridays brings together multiple programs of different age groups into one location for a Friday evening of training and club unity.
This is a community-based program for young athletes with disabilities, organized by coaches and volunteers. The program is designed to bring the opportunity of learning and playing soccer to any individual age 3 years and up, who has an intellectual or physical disability.
The Captains program is a leadership program provided by coaches for each team within the competitive branch. The idea of the program is to help develop those players who have genuine leadership potential into real leaders.
This 9 week program is designed for our DOC’s, team coaches and players in the development of our club’s Goalkeepers. The information provided, while comprehensive, yet not exclusive, is intended to strengthen the knowledge and application of the Goalkeeping position.