Soccer News & Announcements:
Rutland Youth Soccer Picture Day!
We will be holding picture day this year for Instructional, U8, U10, U12, U14 and High School teams next Saturday September 24th at the Community Center on Glenwood Rd rain (indoors) or shine (outdoors). Your coach will have your child(ren)'s teams time frame for pictures. Please arrive 10 minutes prior to your assigned picture time so things can run smoothly. Download the FLYER and ORDER FORM by clicking the links.
If you have a pre-K or K child we are going to try and schedule pictures on another Saturday during the season.
Indoor Soccer Opportunity:
TeamWorks Northborough is 5 weeks away from the start of our First Youth Indoor Soccer Session. Session 1 begins the last weekend of October. We currently have over 40 teams across all age groups.
If you are interested in signing up for Session 1, please contact Brian Davis at bdavis@twcenters.com or at (508) 351-9800.
Brian Davis - Youth League and Adult League Business Development Director, Teamworks-Northboro
Additonal Info for Each Age Group:
U14 Information: 8 Game Season in the MAYS League. 11 v. 11 soccer
Players are drafted to teams. Coach will contact (August/early September) with schedule for practices and games.
Practices can be 1 or 2 nights during the week.
Regularly scheduled games will be on Saturdays. Make-up games can be scheduled during the week or Sunday afternoons if necessay.
Practice is held on an assigned town field and games are either in Rutland or travel to area towns participating in MAYSL, http://www.maysl.com/.
Players must have an official Rutland Youth Soccer Uniform (Cardinal & White Shirt, black shorts, black socks) to wear to all games that is in good condition and fits or purchase a $25 new one from RYS.
Player Requirements for all practices and games: Need to wear shinguards Players can choose to wear sneakers or soccer cleats. No jewelry can be worn (not even earrings with tape covering them. This includes no watches and wristbands. No casts or splints are allowed. It is always a good idea to bring water. There is a porta potty at the Rutland fields.
U12 Information: 8 Game Season in the MAYS League. 8 v. 8 soccer
Players are drafted to teams. Coach will contact (August/early September) with schedule for practices and games.
Practices can be 1 or 2 nights during the week.
Regularly scheduled games will be on Saturdays. Make-up games can be scheduled during the week or Sunday afternoons if necessay.
Practice is held on an assigned town field and games are either in Rutland or travel to area towns participating in MAYSL, http://www.maysl.com/.
Players must have an official Rutland Youth Soccer Uniform (Cardinal & White Shirt, black shorts, black socks) to wear to all games that is in good condition and fits or purchase a $25 new one from RYS.
Player Requirements for all practices and games: Need to wear shinguards Players can choose to wear sneakers or soccer cleats. No jewelry can be worn (not even earrings with tape covering them. This includes no watches and wristbands. No casts or splints are allowed. It is always a good idea to bring water. There is a porta potty at the Rutland fields.
U10 Information: 8 Game Season in the MAYS League. 6 v. 6 soccer
Players are drafted to teams. Coach will contact (August/early September) with schedule for practices and games.
Practices can be 1 or 2 nights during the week.
Regularly scheduled games will be on Saturdays. Make-up games can be scheduled during the week or Sunday afternoons if necessay.
Practice is held on an assigned town field and games are either in Rutland or travel to area towns participating in MAYSL, http://www.maysl.com/.
Players must have an official Rutland Youth Soccer Uniform (Cardinal & White Shirt, black shorts, black socks) to wear to all games that is in good condition and fits or purchase a $25 new one from RYS.
Player Requirements for all practices and games: Need to wear shinguards Players can choose to wear sneakers or soccer cleats. No jewelry can be worn (not even earrings with tape covering them. This includes no watches and wristbands. No casts or splints are allowed. It is always a good idea to bring water. There is a porta potty at the Rutland fields.
Instructional U8 Information: 7 week program.
Practices on Mondays and Games on Wednesdays; except end of season Sunday morning tournament.
Players are assigned a coach and team who will contact them with their practice time.
Games (4 v 4 without goalies) are on Wednesdays and start at 5:25 at the Community Center on Glenwood Road.
Player Requirements for all practices and games: Need to wear shinguards need to wear their team shirt on game nights. Players can choose to wear sneakers or soccer cleats. No jewelry can be worn (not even earrings with tape covering them are allowed) It is always a good idea to bring water. There is a porta potty at the field.
Pre-K and K Soccer: This is a 6-week long Saturday Only Program.
Soccer will take place rain or shine.
Player Requirements: Players need shinguards Players can wear sneakers or soccer cleats Players should bring water We will have soccer balls each week for the players to use so it is not necessary for them to bring their own.
Program Details: 2 coaches will be coaching the program for RYS. They generally will break the group into 2 smaller groups (either the same each week or it can vary) and conduct fun drills and games and then often end the session with small scrimmages.
The coaches can each session ask for parent volunteers to asssit them by having the volunteers participate in a fun drill/game or to help oversee players with a drill/game they have demonstrated and will explain for you. As a parent, please volunteer to help during a session if and when you are able. It seems that the players at this age really enjoy when their parent is a part of the experience.