Programs & Services Directory

The Rush Select program is our elite competitive pathway for Rush players U9–U18, bringing together top talent from across our domestic and international network. The pathway begins at Select Centers in each region, where players are evaluated using consistent Rush standards before advancing to Junior Select, Regional Select, and National Select teams.

From U11 through U18, Rush Select forms high-level Regional and National teams that compete at major events across the US and internationally. Players train with new coaches, experience different playing styles, and compete alongside the best talent in the Rush family.

Built exclusively for Rush players, CAP is the largest and most advanced college advisory program in youth soccer. Whether your goal is to play in college or pursue another path, we provide the tools, mentorship, and guidance to help you get there. With support for over 11,000 high school players across the country, CAP offers personalized planning, expert advice, and real connections to college coaches, so every Rush player can take the next step with confidence, on and off the field.

RSD offers a comprehensive suite of high-quality resources for parents, and players. Our Rush Train @ Home program provides structured, position-specific training that empowers players to continue improving their technical, physical, and cognitive skills outside of regular team sessions. 

Rush Soccer facilitates a guest playing system to connect players and clubs around the nation. Whether the player is looking to guest play, or a coach needs to fill a spot on a roster, we have placed hundreds of players through our network successfully. The program is quite simple, request a tournament, date and location and there is a good chance we can fulfil your needs. More opportunities for growth and bring the Rush together.

Rush Fest is a five day Rush specific soccer camp in Colorado. Rush Fest is arguably the best program that is offered within the club for the U12 age group. The event is an exciting festival, starting with an opening ceremony attended by over 1200 players and parents. Over the five days the teams play six competitive games, training sessions, and classroom sessions. In addition, in the evenings there are social events for the players including a closing ceremony, gift exchange, and tourism events to see the local area. Rush Fest ranges in numbers, but will usually expect over 50 teams. This is a wonderful opportunity for young players to get to meet other players from across the Rush Nation, be saturated in the Rush Way philosophy, and provide players, coaches, and parents opportunities to learn about the Rush.

REACH, Rush Equipment Assisting Children, is a program dedicated to assisting our international Rush partner clubs by providing much needed Rush uniforms and equipment. Rush Soccer asks their members to donate new and used soccer equipment, such as balls, cleats, shin guards, and uniforms so they can be distributed throughout the world to players in need. Volunteers and donations that assist Rush with the packaging and shipping of these items are paramount in the success of this program. REACH was highlighted on Good Morning America, USA Today, and CBS News. In addition to the aforementioned service, our players who volunteer to assist in REACH, called OutREACH Ambassadors, have the opportunity to travel abroad to conduct humanitarian services with our Rush Partners around the world.

Our partnership with The Coaches’ Voice grants access to exclusive, expertly developed content featuring tactical analysis, tailored development resources, masterclasses from world-renowned coaches, and premium webinars. This collaboration delivers elite-level knowledge and continuous professional development opportunities that elevate coaching and player performance across Rush Nation.  

Rush Soccer puts on International Soccer Experiences around the world. Each travel package to Europe and Central America is custom and are always carefully designed to create great value and to meet the goals of the trip. Our experienced leadership team has access to top facilities, tournaments, training sessions and games with the world’s most recognized clubs. We pride ourselves on delivering some of the most memorable and compelling experiences for both players and their families.

Tournament Services manage all aspects of event planning for your club's tournaments, including logistics, scheduling, and operations, ensuring a professional experience. We enhance event visibility and participation through targeted marketing and expertly handle vendor and sponsor relationships to increase the financial returns of each tournament.

Rush Education is a distinguished educational institution that stands out for its commitment to meeting rigorous academic standards while fostering a balanced environment for student-athletes. Our accredited brick-and-mortar school, adheres to traditional classroom instruction, utilizing an accredited curriculum recognized by organizations such as the AdvancED – Cognia Accreditation Commission, the NCA Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement, the Northwest Accreditation Commission, and the SAC’s Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement.

The Rush Summit is a conference each year that all coaches from the Rush Soccer organization meet at a centralized location to share the Rush Way Philosophy. This three day event is held in conjunction with the Rush Fest in Colorado. Anyone is welcome. This past year we were lucky enough to have a youth coach from Real Madrid conduct a presentation and training session, Steve Nicol ex Liverpool and Scotland International as well as previous MLS coach with the New England Revolution hold a Q&A as well as a field session, Jerome de Bontin GM of the New York Red Bulls, and Laurent Papillon who is heavily involved with UEFA and the French Football Federation.

RPS is Rush Soccer’s official residency academy. The program offers Student-Athletes an environment that nurtures both academic and athletic excellence. Rush Academy’s college-preparatory curriculum, provides high school-aged students, grades K-12, the opportunity to grow and mature academically in preparation for the next level. The program utilizes a highly disciplined intellectual approach in the classroom that our players can easily adapt to a college setting once they have graduated. Cultivating our students throughout their pre-season, in-season, and post-season not only enhances their college recruitment and placement but also gives them the tools necessary to successfully navigate the life of a college-level Student-Athlete. Our elite training and academic support have been proven to maximize our Student-Athletes individual potential and abilities.

 Rush Changes Lives is the philanthropic branch of Rush Soccer dedicated to making a significant impact in the community. This initiative focuses on raising funds to provide scholarships for underprivileged children, enabling them to play soccer at the collegiate level in the United States. Through this program, Rush Soccer not only fosters athletic talent but also provides educational opportunities to those who might otherwise be unable to afford them, truly changing lives through the power of sport.

Alumni week is hands down the best week for any Rush Soccer Alumni. Not only is it the week before Christmas, but it is a time when old teammates and coaches can get together, play some amazing soccer “The Rush Way”, and socialize with players and coaches they grew up with. Alumni week should be 4-5 days of soccer, and should be advertised on Social media and on email so they word can get out to all Alumni to come and play great soccer.

This program is a combination of a multitude of programs offered by a club. The goal of having this type of program is to promote club unity. A local club should choose their best three or four programs and then host them all in one place at the same time, most often on Fridays. This allows the kids to see and notice that they are apart of something bigger. When players and parents see this, they will find more passion for their club.

The Captains program is a leadership program provided by coaches for each team within the competitive branch. The idea of the program is to help develop those players who have real leadership potential into real leaders. The best case scenario is selecting appropriate candidates after their U11 year, and to have one of those three captains still in place when their respective team enters U19.

The Elite Training program is designed for players who possess unique talents and characteristics – both passion and ability. The unique talents are the player’s technical abilities within the game of soccer. This individual is gifted and consistently performs in the top percent of their respective team both in games and training. The unique characteristics are traits such as desire, dedication, self-motivation, intelligence, punctuality, and leadership to name a few. In a nutshell, he/she has a passion to excel. The Elite program is open to all ages but is limited to those players selected by the head coach.

The Friday Night Finishing program is open to higher-level players of all ages. Friday Night Finishing is to provide forwards and other attacking players the opportunity for many shooting repetitions in front of the goal. Each player gets approximately 80 shots per session and it is our goal not to have more than a 12:1 player-to-coach ratio. Goalkeepers are selected by the DOC Goalkeeping. 

This program benefited the likes of, Conor Casey, Lindsay Horan, James Riley, and Todd Dunivant when they were youth players. The extra effort to train from 7-8:30 am paid off for the players and the club. This program will have an impact on a club’s results at State Cup, Regionals and or any high level event.

The Mighty Mites (U4) and Turbo Tots (U5/U6) programs are a unique opportunity to introduce your child to soccer. It is an eight week program which is run in conjunction with our School of Excellence (U8-U10) program. Mighty Mites and Turbo Tots will give your child a great start to this lifetime sport by engaging motor skills, ball skills, and concepts of small sided games. Sessions are led by Rush Coaching staff and last for 45 minutes. Sessions are formatted to allow parents to participate with their children during the session if required. The emphasis is very firmly on FUN! We feel that kids will be more comfortable and develop faster in this type of environment.

The Peer Tutoring Program simply means anyone in the Rush has the opportunity to train with any team in the Rush. The Rush encourages players to play at a higher level within their age group or at an older age group. This is a core program in the manipulation of the training environment for the growth of individual player within the club. Elite girls should be sent to play with boys. Elite boys should be pushed up one two three age groups depending on ability.

The Preseason Friendlies is an event for all competitive teams to participate in prior to the start of the Fall and Spring seasons. The uniqueness of the event circles around the opportunity for Rush teams to play other Rush teams that are a year older or younger, teams in different divisions, as well as girls teams playing boys teams. Oftentimes, the schedule includes matchups that would not happen in the regular season.

This program targets all adults interested in learning and enjoying the game of soccer. The goal of RASL is to educate recreational coaches, parents and anyone interested in getting more out of the game through both teaching and creating a competitive environment. The sessions run for Multiple consecutive Fridays during the playing seasons. It is recommended that each session is 75 minutes with the first 30 minutes scheduled for training and drills, and the last 45 minutes for league play. The trainings are designed so that the participants learn basic skills and drills that can be easily translated into the coaching of recreational players and a better understanding of the game. New training topics will be introduced each week. The league is designed to create a fun and competitive environment allowing participants to get match experience. The men's league will be 7v7 and the women will play 4v4. Through RASL, we hope to create an environment where the love of the game is passed from one generation to the next!

School of Excellence (SofE) is a multi-week training program designed and modeled after the elite programs of European Professional Clubs. School of Excellence programs have existed in many top programs in Europe for the past 30 years. Players like Lindsay Horan, Lionel Messi, Christian Pulisic and Cristiano Ronaldo began their careers as soccer-crazed eight year olds. As a direct result of the consistent training that they received through such schools, now they are regarded as the world's elite players.

Staff training is a 9 week program for each Division during both Fall and Spring seasons. The DOC’s are responsible for communicating and conducting their divisions staff training. Staff training is currently broken down into four components, 4v4, box on box, divisional scrimmages (Nero vs Azul etc) and 7v7.

Rush Summer/Winter Jam is a training/game program held in the summer and the winter designed for boys and girls ages 5 to 10 years old. Every participant will be trained by Rush Staff with volunteer coaches assisting throughout the sessions with 30 minutes of instruction and 30 minutes of games. All games will be either 3v3 or 4v4 to allow players more touches on the ball in a short amount of time. Games are very fast-paced which makes the experience for each player more unique.

The Center is a before school program that is tailored toward the athlete that wants more. The Center runs for an hour session and is all technique based. A local club’s best technical coach should lead this program. It is all about refining a player's ability on the ball.

TOPSoccer (The Outreach Program for Soccer) is a community-based program for young athletes with disabilities, organized by youth soccer association volunteers. The program is designed to bring the opportunity of learning and playing soccer to any boy or girl, age 5-21, who has a mental or physical disability. The Rush Thunder is a member of USYS, Total Outreach Program for Soccer (TOPS). This is a national program for soccer players with special needs and was established to promote the game of soccer in a unique segment of our club’s community. The Thunder will play once a week for eight weeks in both or each season culminating with a Player-Parents game or a tournament with another TOPS Soccer Program locally. The program is free for all its players with only ONE prerequisite for each player…he or she must want to have fun playing the game of soccer.

The Rush Juggling Club is open to all Rush players. Compete to be the best juggler within Rush Soccer and get your record added to our leaderboards. You can win awards from Rush Soccer’s Fan Store!