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Representative (Travel) Team Program

River Soccer Club's representative program provides a competitive training and game environment emphasizing in player development. The purpose of our representative program is to help our players take their game to the next level, whether it's making a middle school team, a high school varsity team, or a college soccer program and guide them to achieve each player's maximum potential.

Looking for a new travel team? River Soccer Club holds tryouts each spring, but opportunities are always available to join a RSC travel team. Contact our Technical Director for more information - t [email protected].

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Travel Team Try-Out Schedule & Registration

RSC Open Try-outs for the upcoming 2024-2025 season schedule is posted below:

*Any weather cancellations, the session will be postponed to the week of May 27

RSC Travel Team Try-Out Registration Here

Travel Team Try-Outs

Below is key information regarding our try-out process:

Check the website for exact times, dates, and field assignments for your try-out sessions or any updates about weather cancellations.
Arrive 20 minutes early to check in at the building. Here, players will receive their RSC Grey Try-out shirt that must be worn for both session. Players/Parents must check in for BOTH sessions before going to the field. Players should also bring their own ball to the try-out.
RSC Coaches and Assessors will be evaluating all players on the 4A’s Rubric.
o Athleticism- speed, agility, balance, strength, coordination, endurance, etc…
o Ability- Soccer skills like ball mastery, dribbling, passing, receiving, shooting, etc…
o Awareness- Understanding & ability to read the game, decision making, positional play
o Attitude- Work ethic, listens, willing to learn, good teammate, committed, coachable
Try-out results will be emailed to families within one to two weeks (or sooner) after the final try-out session. This time is used to carefully and thoughtfully select players and form teams.
If your soccer player is selected for the team, he or she must accept the roster spot by depositing a “Signing Fee.” This fee is put towards upcoming fall leagues, tournaments, and club costs. It also confirms your commitment to the team.
After teams are selected during the week of June 12th, there will be a travel team orientation “Signing Day” to educate parents and players on our program.

Program Overview

Weekly training sessions instructed by highly qualified River Staff Coaches based on USSF Curriculum
Fall & Spring highly competitive EDP League Play
Compete in multiple Elite Tournaments throughout the Mid-Atlantic region
Access to play on River's Premier Bermuda Fields
Train and compete in Futsal Select League(official indoor game of FIFA)
Full Adidas Kits: Gold & Black Jerseys, Shorts, Socks, Training Tops (*cost not included in fees)
See our Travel Team Parent Handbook rsc travel team parent handbook 2023-2024.pdf

Other Travel Team Programs

College Pathway Program: River Soccer Club has been responsible for preparing and helping our elite players reach the collegiate soccer level for over 20 years. Finding the right college soccer program can be overwhelming. RSC has developed a formalized process in assisting our soccer players to get to that next stage through our College Pathway Program. Click here for more info

Monday Specialized Training Night: The Monday Special Training Night is designed to give dedicated players the opportunity to train outside their normal team dynamic. Allowing for interaction with another coaching resource outside of their team coach. There are variety of training sessions available to fit the needs of your soccer player. See below the program descriptions for more details about each type of training. Click here for more Info

Futsal Select League: The priority in Futsal is to motivate players in an environment that is conducive to learning. The more pleasure kids derive from their participation, the more they wish to play and practice on their own. While their instinct to play is natural, their affection and appreciation for soccer must be cultivated. Travel players will placed on developmentally appropriate teams to compete against each other through the winter. Each session will have a technical training activity followed by the game. Click here for more info

The Performance School: A multimodal, individualized program designed to meet the unique needs of RSC’s elite players. Players that are accepted into the program receive additional supports and modifications to the typical travel season. The program is designed to meet the unique needs and ambitions of RSC's very best players. The Performance School is free to all players that are accepted. Click here for more info

Technical Training - INVITATION ONLY: This program is by invitation only to allow aspiring soccer players to experience travel-level training sessions. Individual travel coaches will extend invitations to potential players. Training schedules (Duration, location and night(s) of the week) to be determined by individual travel teams. Registration: link