Rush Wisconsin is a competitive soccer club and the two most important criteria we use in placement of players onto our teams are:
1. Ability level - players are assessed based on Technical, Tactical, Physical, Psychosocial and Psychological criteria appropriate for their age group. Please Click for Information on Player Development and Assessment.
2. Commitment level - players who consider soccer to be a primary sport and/or want to excel in the game are a good fit for our club. While we attempt to form multiple teams at an age group, the commitment level associated with all our teams is the same. Please Click For General Information about Rush Wisconsin Competitive Program.
Playing Up Philosophy and Policy
The change to birth year registration have parents and players asking about our policy on trying out and playing up at a birth year age group other than the actual birth year of the player.
Rush Wisconsin will not allow any player to sign up for tryouts at an older birth year.
1. Players must try out at their designated birth year. If a player is excelling in their own birth year tryout, they must meet both the f ollowing criteria for the coaching leadership to consider their candidacy to be evaluated to play and be registered onto the older birth year team.
2. The player must be a top player in their own age group and placement into their own age group is deemed as detrimental to the player's development
3. The player must be a top player in the older age group and placement into the older age group is deemed as developmentally appropriate.
4. Coaches are instructed to look closely at players who fulfill both these criteria at tryouts. We will then initiate the evaluation at the older age group internally and will communicate with parents and the player accordingly.