#Passion
competitive
The Rush Competitive division is for the player who is ready to take their development in this sport to the next level. Led by experienced, professional coaching staff, your player will experience an increased volume of soccer in a focused, goal-oriented, competitive environment. Our competitive teams train regularly to further develop their technical skills and tactical understanding of the Rush style of play.
Competitive
Tryouts
#growth
Year Round Season
Competitive teams are formed in the summer of each year through open tryouts and evaluations. Players are accepted to their team for a one – year (12-month) commitment beginning July 1 to June 30th the following year. Yearly, general schedules for each age bracket are posted
The Competitive program requires travel to local, regional and/or out-of-state tournaments. Individual teams compete at various levels depending upon the competitive needs of the players involved.
U11-U19 Teams
In the U11-U19 age groups, there is a first team (Rush), a second team (Nero) and a third team (Azul) in each age group, when numbers allow. In the U9-U10 age groups, there is a first team (Blue), a second team (White) and a third team (Gray) in each age group, when numbers allow. This level is referred to as the Youth Academy. Whichever the case, players have made a decision to play competitive soccer and are placed based upon their passion, needs and ability.
Rush
1st Team
Training:
2x per week
League:
Centennial League
NEro
2nd Team
Training:
2x per week
League:
Centennial League
Azul
3rd Team
Training:
2x per week
League:
Centennial League
Youth Development Academy
Is your child a U9 - U12 player looking for a competitive soccer program? A program aimed at U9-U12 players looking to develop their skills and play at a more competitive level so when the time comes for the next step, they're ready.
Player Placement
Every year in late May and early June, soccer clubs conduct their annual tryouts to place players on a team based on their abilities. Those tryouts take hundreds of man hours to look at hundreds, possibly thousands of players in a short period of time. While majority of the players receive a phone call and are placed appropriately, many fall through the cracks, some cannot attend these tryouts, and many are too nervous to show their true ability.
At Kentucky Rush when we look at the athletes, we measure their technical and tactical abilities along with their physical and psychological attributes. A tryout period does not allow us to fully rate players accurately, but gives us an idea for initial placement. For these reasons, players will be observed throughout the entire year by their team Head Coach and Director of Coaching at training sessions and games. They will then be consequently placed more accurately within the Rush system. Evaluations will be based on the previously mentioned components in addition to attendance, attitude, team chemistry, and consistency, to name a few.
#LevelUp
Player Pathway
Our Competitive Program exists to allow any player, irrespective of ability, the opportunity to take their game to the height of their potential. Additional divisions within our Competitive Program, such as Rush's Player Loan Program, give our top level players more elite playing opportunities. For our top players, their goals should include playing on Rush Select XI Regional teams and Rush Select XI National teams.
For our club, our goal is to push our players to reach that "next level" by allowing our members as many opportunities within our local club and national Rush network to improve their overall game all while providing an unparalleled youth soccer experience.
