2026 Season Information

VARSITY: The 22 student-athletes who, at the time of tryouts, show the highest current ability & the highest level of character. Playing time is not guaranteed; it is earned through hard work & commitment during training sessions. Varsity competes in a 16-match season from the end of August until the beginning of October, then enters the MSHSL Section 5AAA tournament.
Open to grades 8-12
Coaching Staff: Joseph Vigil (Head Coach), Jorge Ramses Radilla (Assistant Coach)
Trains on the RAHS Stadium turf at 5:30 P.M. Monday-Friday

JUNIOR VARSITY: The next 25-27 student-athletes who have a high current ability & high level of character, but are not ready for the demands of the varsity team. Development is the highest priority at this stage, playing time will be more evenly distributed. Junior Varsity competes in a 16-match season from the end of August until the beginning of October with no post-season.
Open to grades 7-12
Coaching Staff: Keith Gephart (Head Coach)
Trains on the RAHS Athletic Complex west turf at 3:15 P.M. Monday-Thursday

B-SQUAD: The 25-27 underclassmen who have a high current ability & high level of character, but are not yet ready for the upperclassmen teams. Development is the highest priority at this stage, playing time will be more evenly distributed. The B-Squad competes in a 16-match season from the end of August until the beginning of October with no post-season.
Open to grades 7-10
Coaching Staff: Gospel Simon (Head Coach)
Trains at RAMS at 3:15 P.M. Monday-Thursday

FIRST YEARS: The student-athletes who are entering the RBS program for the first time. Development is the highest priority at this stage, playing time will be more evenly distributed. The First Years team competes in a 15-match season from the end of August until the beginning of October with no post-season.
Open to grades 7-9
Coaching Staff: Navid Salmanpour (Head Coach)
Trains at RAMS at 3:15 P.M. Monday-Thursday

Our Varsity squad will train at 5:30 P.M. on the stadium field. Each varsity training session will consist of the 22 Varsity-rostered players, plus 8 extra training players from the JV team, to form a daily training squad of 30 players. All lower teams train at 3:15 immediately after school ends.

In order to mitigate training load & ensure a better experience for more players, we are extending all lower team rosters to a minimum capacity of 24 and a maximum capacity of 27. All players on rostered to a team will be allowed to attend all of their team's training sessions. Before each match day, the head coach will select 22 players to contest the match. This list will change every match day, ensuring that no player is excluded two match days in a row, or off-and-on every other match day. This policy will create a better training environment, and reduce burn-out and fatigue due to the high congestion of matches.

Middle schoolers are allowed to attend try-outs, but cannot participate in high school matches unless the player is selected to be a full-time member of the Varsity or Junior Varsity teams. Middle school players may be selected to be part-time "training players" on the Junior Varsity, B-Squad or First Years teams. These training players may attend training sessions while continuing to participate in the RAMS boys' soccer program. Not every middle school player who attends try-outs will be selected as a full-time or part-time player. 

Firstly, we want to emphasize that we go through rounds and rounds of careful consideration to ensure that every student-athlete is placed in an environment where they can grow, develop, and enjoy high school soccer to the fullest possible extent.

Everyone wants to be on the highest team possible. Everyone wants the best experience possible. These two things are true, and they usually cannot happen at the same time. If we have a freshman who wants to be on Varsity, but we feel that putting him on Varsity would not allow him to grow as much as he would on another team, we will place him on an alternative team. 

If a family isn't happy with their student-athlete's team placement, we completely understand. In an effort to be as transparent as possible, coach Vigil is willing to answer any questions or concerns that families may have. We ask that these questions & concerns come from the student-athlete themself, and that families hold their questions or comments for a 24-hour period following the final day of tryouts.

Families can reach coach Vigil through email at josephvigilm@gmail.com, or through text at (612) 400-4442.

Thank you.

Unfortunately, due to the large number of student-athletes interested in high school boys' soccer at RAHS, we must cut a certain amount of student-athletes at the end of the tryout process. This isn't a decision we take lightly, as we understand the emotional reprecussions that commonly follow. 

Coach Vigil will personally notify every student-athlete that has been cut from the program on the final day of tryouts, and allow the player to choose if a discussion will be had or not.

Student-athletes who are not placed on an RBS team are encouraged to stay with the program and become student-managers, match-day assistants, or supporters.