Our Philosophy
RYSA’s Rec soccer program is designed to teach players soccer skills, teamwork and sportsmanship in an environment where participation and fun are the focus, not competition. The philosophy of the RYSA Recreational Soccer program is to ensure that all Rochester area youth have the opportunity to learn the game of soccer. The program provides a low-cost, safe and structured soccer experience for all area youth in grades 1-12 and can serve as a starting point before moving to more competitive programs.
REC: General Information
RYSA’s REC league is a recreational soccer program for players from 1st-12th grade. Players learn the game, make friends and have fun in an encouraging and positive environment.
Through RYSA’s REC league, teams only play teams from Rochester and the nearby surrounding areas. To encourage a fun and developmental atmosphere, each child plays at least half of each game, no matter the skill level. Scores and league standings are not recorded.
The Spring 2012 season runs for 7 weeks. Teams will practice twice a week in the evenings and games will be held on Saturdays from April 21, 2012 through June 9, 2012.
Boys and girls in grades 1 thru 6 will play games against other teams of the same grade and gender.
In the spring season, 7th-8th grade teams will be formed as well as 9th-12th grade teams and they will play other teams of the same grades and gender. They will not play the "street soccer" format as they do in the fall.
Registration fees for the Spring Rec 2012 season are:
EARLY BIRD Registration (October 15, 2011 - January 8, 2012)
Grades 1-4 = $65
Grades 5-12 = $85
GENERAL Registration (January 9, 2012 - February 12, 2012)
Grades 1-4 = $75
Grades 5-12 = $95
Late registrations (those after February 12, 2012) will be charged at the General Registration rate. Late registrations will only be placed on teams if there is space available.
Spring 2012 REC Practice Days by Grade |
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| Grades | Practice Days | ||
| 1st, 3rd and 5th grades |
Mondays & Wednesdays | ||
| 2nd, 4th and 6th grades |
Tuesdays & Thursdays | ||
| 7th-12th grade boys | Mondays & Wednesdays |
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| 7th-12th grade girls | Tuesdays & Thursdays | ||
Please remember, RYSA does not form school or neighborhood teams or honor car pool requests. While RYSA will attempt to place your child in your preferred practice area, this is dependent on the availability of coaches in that area.
More details on the REC program can be found in the link below:
Important Information for Coaches
- All coaches are required to complete a background check prior to coaching an RYSA team. This check needs to be completed once each year for the MYSA calendar year, August 1 through July 31.
- Follow this link to find the instructions for completing the background check as well as a link to the McDowell Agency website. The userid and password to login with are MYSROC/MYSROC.
- Also, as of the fall 2011 season, all coaches are required to complete the free CDC online training course "Concussion Training for Coaches". This needs to be completed every three years.
- Follow this link to view the course. All coaches must print out the certificate upon completion of the course and turn it in to RYSA prior to coaching an RYSA team.
- For more information about the new MN Concussion law and MYSA's new policy regarding this law, please follow these links.
