LOBOS Rush FAQs (Final) - Collierville Soccer Association
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LOBOS Rush FAQs (Final) - Collierville Soccer Association
LOBOS RUSH Frequently Asked Questions Some of the questions below have answers common to both groups (displayed in white) while other answers will specifically address former LOBOS (highlighted in gray), former TN Rush players (highlighted in yellow) and former Olive Branch Rush (highlighted in green) TOPICS I'm formerly a LOBOS player I'm formerly a TN Rush player I'm formerly a Olive Branch Rush player General First, combining the strengths and resources of all three organizations under the competitive arm of the Collierville Soccer Association will create the ultimate player development environment. Second, affiliating with a national soccer organization will also have tremendous benefits.The Rush organization is the largest single soccer club in the U.S. The club has over 34,000 Why unite? players including tens of thousands of REC players as well as the largest TOPSoccer program in the country among its 28 U.S. members and 18 international partners. Rush Soccer began as the Colorado Rush in 1997 and over the past fifteen years has achieved a level of success unparalleled in the history of American youth soccer. Soccer America recently ranked the Rush Soccer Organization in the top twenty of all youth soccer organizations in the nation! Finally, the larger organization will represent a significant increase in buying power and sponsorship potential. Will this make our younger Absolutely - This alliance will ultimately allow every team to improve. Due to the strength and increased size of our competitive teams organization, younger teams can focus on player development and individual skill sets. By placing each player on a stronger? commensurate team, they'll have more opportunities to contribute and improve. Without a doubt - LOBOS RUSH can now boast of a stable of over fifty Tennessee ODP players and over two dozen Will this make our High Regional ODP pool players. LOBOS RUSH can claim over 90% of all Commercial Appeal "Best of the Preps" Boys AND School competitive teams Girls players. The current Gatorade® Tennessee Player of the Year for BOTH Boys AND Girls are LOBOS Rush players. stronger? The number of college soccer scholarships for the current Class of 2012 from the combined group representing LOBOS & TN Rush is over thirty!!! In the last six years, no other Memphis club has won any D1 State Championships while LOBOS RUSH can claim six over that span of time. Former LOBOS, TN Rush and Olive Branch Rush teams will now be called LOBOS RUSH. Teams formed from What will our teams be Collierville Try-Outs will be called LOBOS RUSH Blue/Black/White/Red while teams formed from SWCC Try-Outs will be called? called LOBOS RUSH Nike/Swoosh/Tiempo and, finally, teams formed at Olive Branch will be called LOBOS Rush Olive Branch Can I play at Rush National YES - All LOBOS RUSH players (regardless of where their team is based) will be eligible to participate in Rush National events? Events such as RushFest. All LOBOS RUSH players will be eligible for selection to Rush Select (national composite) teams that play in events across the country. Try-Out Location LOBOS RUSH will maintain teams in Collierville, at the Southwest Community College (SWCC) complex and at the Olive Branch Soccer Complex (OBSC) for the foreseeable future. In the initial year of this union there will be Try-Outs for ALL AGES at all three locations. After this first year, we will hold combined Try-Outs for select age groups at a single location. HOWEVER Where do I Try-Out? we always plan to form and roster younger teams at the location of the players choosing. We believe that it serves the younger player's best interest to play in his/her community. The key, at the younger ages, is player development. Ideally, a player will select a Try-Out location closest to his residence. Throughout the season there may be opportunities for teams within the same age bracket to train together, regardless of venue. What is the address for the Try-Out venues? H.W. Cox (Powell) Park 350 W. Powell Rd., Collierville, TN 38107 LOBOS RUSH Try Out Dates are: What are Try-Out dates? U8-U12 Boys & Girls - May 21-24th U13 -U18 Boys & Girls - June 4-7th at HW Cox (Powell) Park, SWCC and OBSC SWCC 5983 Macon Cove Memphis, TN 38134 Olive Branch Soccer Complex 8700 Church Rd. (Intersection of Church Rd. & Hwy-305) Olive Branch, MS 38654 Collierville Try-Out times will be determined by Coach Knowles and SWCC Try-Out times will be determined OBSC Try-Out times will be determined by What are Try-Out times? posted on the website ASAP. Days and by Coach Williams & Coach Forrest and Coach Darby and posted on the website. times for specific ages will be posted on the website. Days & times for Days & times for specific ages will be announced shortly. specific ages will be announced shortly. announced shortly. What do I need to bring to Try-Outs? Cleats, shin-guards and water (or sports drink) How long are Try-Out sessions? Each day's session is exactly 1.5 hours What will I do at Try-Outs? In general, each session will be split into two segments. First, the coaching staff will conduct a technical skills session to view the players in a training environment. Second, coaches will form teams and play various small sided scrimmages. Can parents watch Try- Yes. We will have areas established where you can watch the Try-Outs but ask that you minimize contact with the player or Outs? coaching staff during the sessions. Will I need money at the No. There is NO charge to Try Out for a LOBOS RUSH team. Concessions will be available at most venues and LOBOS Try-Outs? RUSH gear will also be for sale but both are optional. If I want to attend to attend another club's Try-Outs on the same day & time, Yes, but the more you can be seen by the LOBOS RUSH coach the better. We do not discourage players from attending can I attend half a other club’s Try-Outs but a player’s chance of being selected for a particular LOBOS RUSH team are reduced if a coach has session? even less time to evaluate the player. Do I need to attend BOTH days of Try-Outs? Or if additional days are added, do I need to attend those sessions if I attend the first two? It’s helpful, especially if you are a new player to the club, BUT it’s not a requirement. Again, the more the coach It’s helpful, especially if you are a new gets to see you the better. If you were player to the club, BUT it’s not a It’s helpful, especially if you are a new with another club and are considering requirement. Again, the more the coach player to the club, BUT it’s not a LOBOS RUSH but aren’t able to gets to see you the better. If you were with requirement. Again, the more the coach attend one or both sessions, you might another club and are considering LOBOS gets to see you the better. If you were with consider emailing the Dir. of Coaching RUSH but aren’t able to attend one or another club and are considering LOBOS at mikeknowles@colsoc.com or the both sessions, you might consider RUSH but aren’t able to attend one or Exec. Dir. at paulfurlong@colsoc.com emailing Mark Forrest at both sessions, you might consider and they will put you in touch with the mforrest@tennesseerush.com and he will emailing Jared Darby at coaches working H.W. Cox (Powell) put you in touch with the coaches at jaredgk7@gmail.com and he will put you Park. SWCC. in touch with the coaches at OBSC. Can I Try-Out at two (or even three) different LOBOS Rush venues and then make a decision? Yes, but it's not recommended. Try-Outs for all age specific age groups will run concurrently at each location so attending TryOuts at multiple locations will limit a player's exposure to a particular coach. Who Evaluates my player at Try-Outs? The coaches for each particular age group, along with Coach Furlong and Coach Knowles, will select players to their given teams Trying-Out at the Collierville venues Possibly. If you are Trying-Out at HW Cox (Powell) Park, you will need to make arrangements with the Dir. of Coaching at mikeknowles@colsoc.com If I'm on vacation and miss or the Exec. Dir. at Try-Outs completely can I paulfurlong@colsoc.com to set up still make a team? alternative arrangements. At some age groups the coaching staff may decide to add a third tryout date in order to give them more time to evaluate the players. Players will be informed of these dates during the week of tryouts and they will be posted on-line. The coaches for each particular age group, along with Coach Forrest, will select players to their given teams for those Trying-Out at SWCC The coaches for each particular age group, along with Coach Darby, will select players to their given teams for those Trying-Out at OBSC Possibly. If you are Trying-Out at SWCC, you will need to make arrangements with Possibly. If you are Trying-Out at OBSC, Mark Forrest at you will need to make arrangements with mforrest@tennesseerush.com to set up Jared Darby at jaredgk7@gmail.com to alternative arrangements. At some age set up alternative arrangements. At some groups the coaching staff may decide to age groups the coaching staff may decide add a third tryout date in order to give to add a third tryout date in order to give them more time to evaluate the players. them more time to evaluate the players. Players will be informed of these dates Players will be informed of these dates during the week of tryouts and they will be during the week of tryouts and they will be posted on-line. posted on-line. Unless additional Try-Outs are designated, you will be offered a specific team roster spot soon after Try-Outs. If you Try-Out at Will LOBOS RUSH pool HW Cox (Powell) Park then it could be a LOBOS RUSH Blue, Black White or Red team. You could also be given the option or will I know what team I to attend the COUGARS Try-Out. If you attend Try-Outs at SWCC, you could be offered a spot on a LOBOS RUSH Nike, made after Try-Outs? Swoosh or Tiempo team. If you attend Try-Outs at OBSC, you could be offered a spot on a LOBOS RUSH Olive Branch team. Do former LOBOS players get preference at H.W. Cox (Powell) Park Try-Outs? Do former TN Rush players get preference at All Try-Outs are OPEN and no player is guaranteed a spot on any particular roster from year to year or at any particular venue. SWCC Try-Outs? The natural development cycle is such that rosters often change from year to year based on improvements and plateaus in each player's performance. How many teams will there The only limiting factor in forming teams will be the availability of qualified players. We will not put restrictions on the number of be in each age group? teams we will form. Unless additional Try-Outs are required, a coach will call you within seven (7) days of Try-Outs completing. In the Unless additional Try-Outs are required, a cases where additional Try-Out days coach will call you within seven (7) days of are designated, coaches will contact the Try-Outs completing. In the cases where players no later than seven (7) days additional Try-Out days are designated, after the last designated add date. coaches will contact the players no later Those dates will be published on the than seven (7) days after the last website and players attending the designated add date. Those dates will be published on the website and players When do I find out what second day of Try-Outs will be informed at that time as well. The primary means attending the second day of Try-Outs will team I made? of notification is cell phone or home be informed at that time as well. The phone so please make sure the phone primary means of notification is email so numbers that you list on the NEW please make sure the email address that PLAYER TRY-OUT FORM and the sign- you list on the NEW PLAYER TRY-OUT in sheet are both valid and appropriate FORM and the sign-in sheet are both valid (i.e. – do not list a “home phone only” if and appropriate (i.e. – do not list a work you are leaving for vacation immediately email address if you are leaving for after Try-Outs). If you have not received vacation immediately after Try-Outs and notification after seven (7) days or have won't be checking that account). If you a question about this process, please have not received notification after seven contact Mike Knowles at (7) days or have a question about this mike.knowles@colsoc.com or Paul process, please contact Mark Forrest at Furlong at paulfurlong@colsoc.com mforrest@tennesseerush.com Unless additional Try-Outs are required, a coach will call you within seven (7) days of Try-Outs completing. In the cases where additional Try-Out days are designated, coaches will contact the players no later than seven (7) days after the last designated add date. Those dates will be published on the website and players attending the second day of Try-Outs will be informed at that time as well. The primary means of notification is email so please make sure the email address that you list on the NEW PLAYER TRY-OUT FORM and the sign-in sheet are both valid and appropriate (i.e. – do not list a work email address if you are leaving for vacation immediately after Try-Outs and won't be checking that account). If you have not received notification after seven (7) days or have a question about this process, please contact Jared Darby at jaredgk7@gmail.com Fees Juniors - U10: $720 What will my new club U11-U14: $820 fees be? U15 & older: $720 How much do I have to pay You'll be required to deposit $320 immediately upon acceptance of a roster spot. There will be a payment schedule in the Tryat signing? Out package that will detail when the balance of your fees are due. Hard copies of the Try-Out package will be available at the sign-in table at Try-Outs and they will also be available on-line at the Try-Out webpage. Did fees increase? NO - fees remain the same for former LOBOS players As has been in the past, there will be team assessments. These assessments include MSSF registration Besides these club fees & ref fees (if your team opts to play in and uniform, what other the league) as well as Tournament entry fees will I pay? fees. Players Trying-Out at HS Cox (Powell) Park will also pay a Town service provider fee ($25 per year for Collierville residents and $175 per year for non-residents) that goes directly to the Town of Collierville. NO - these fees represent a decrease for former TN Rush players NO - these fees represent a very slight decrease for former Olive Branch Rush players As has been in the past, there will be team assessments. These assessments include MSSF registration and ref fees (if your team opts to play in the league) as well as Tournament entry fees. As in previous years, SWCC players will also pay a $50 per season ($100 per year) service fee to maintain SWCC. Unlike the previous Olive Branch Rush fee structure whereby uniform & MSSF fees were included, we have drastically lowered the club fees but there will now be a team assessments. These assessments include MSSF registration and ref fees (if your team opts to play in the league) as well as Tournament entry fees. This allows the individual team to decide if it wants to play in the MSSF league and also to pick the events it wants to enter. Do I still have to pay a CSA Ad fee? NO - The mandatory CSA Tournament Ad fee has gone away. We have simply incorporated the Ad fee into the overall club fees. The Ad Program is now a voluntary program. More information will be provided about that program will be provided under "Fundraising" Q&A and complete details will be contained in a Sponsorship Package posted on the website in June. My Coach / My Team Coaching assignments will be made by Who will my coach be? Coach Knowles & Coach Furlong at the Collierville Try-Outs. Assignments will be posted shortly. Coaching Assignments will be made by Coach Williams and Coach Forrest with Coach Furlong providing input. Assignments will be posted shortly. Coaching Assignments will be made by Coach Darby with Coach Furlong providing input. Assignments will be posted shortly. Where will I practice? If you Try-Out at H.W. Cox (Powell) Park and are selected for a team, you will practice at a Collierville venue. If you Try-Out at SWCC and make a team, you will practice at SWCC. If you Try-Out at OBSC and make a team, you will practice at OBSC. Absolutely - we encourage it. As mentioned above, we will continue to operate teams from SWCC, OBSC and Collierville for Can I play on a team near the foreseeable future. We hope SWCC will serve the needs of younger soccer players in northern Shelby County, that the my home? Collierville venues will be more convenient for young soccer players in southeastern Shelby Co. and that the Olive Branch Soccer Complex can serve Northern Mississippi. Will LOBOS, TN Rush & Olive Branch Rush After this initial year, all D1 players (U13 & older) will have an opportunity to play on a combined team with a single combined teams combine? Try-Out. Younger teams (U8-U12) will always have Try-Outs at ALL THREE locations and form teams at all three venues. What will be expected of LOBOS RUSH provides free summer conditioning. Also, many teams will conduct practices over the summer BUT the level me over the summer? of commitment varies greatly between ages and divisions. How often do we practice? Most teams practice two - three times a week (usually 1.5 hours per sessions) depending on age and division. How much does the team This will vary depending on the age and division. U8 and U9 teams do not travel. U10 teams typically travel to area events. U11 travel? –U14 will travel several times a season to Mid-South cities (including, but not limited to, St. Louis, Nashville, Birmingham, etc..). Older teams (U15 and older) may travel locally or across the country based on their division and commitment. Uniforms / Spiritwear Do we all where the same uniform? YES - players at the Collierville venues, SWCC and OBSC will ALL wear the same uniform. All LOBOS RUSH players will need to purchase a new adidas® uniform kit (applicable for their age group). The kit cost is $100 for new Juniors & U10 players, $235 for U11-U13 players and $150 for U14 and older players. What will it cost? Kits, for all three age groups, include the "Basic Kit": two adidas® jerseys (home & away), two adidas® shorts (home & away), two adidas® socks (home & away). U9s & U10s only need to buy the "Basic Kit". The U11-U13 "Middle School" kit also includes adidas® warm ups & adidas® back pack. The "High School" Kit, for U14 and older, also includes a long & short sleeve, black or gray (depending on the age) Clima-Cool® numbered Training jersey. NO - In fact, prices have decreased at Did uniform costs ALL age groups. Kit prices for U9-U13 increase? decreased by $15 while kit prices for U14-U18 dropped by $50 !!! Increased buying power created greater discount. NO - This kit is ~ $35 lower than the kit your were using last year. Increased buying power created greater discount. NO - This kit is ~ $35 lower than the kit your were using last year. Increased buying power created greater discount. What will the new uniform look like? What other items am I NOTHING - The adidas® warm ups & backpack are an optional item, at additional cost, for both the Juniors-U10 Kit as well as required to buy? the (U14 & older) HS Kit. LOBOS RUSH Keeper jerseys are optional. Spiritwear is optional. We hope the fact that you are paying We hope the fact that you are paying What if I just bought a We hope that the lower uniform kit cost lower club fees AND lower uniform kit cost lower club fees AND lower uniform kit cost uniform last year? will help ease this burden. We apologize will offset the cost of the new uniform. We will offset the cost of the new uniform. We that you are buying back-to-back apologize that you are buying back-toapologize that you are buying back-touniforms but believe this new union will back uniforms but believe this new union back uniforms but believe this new union be worth the expense. will be worth the expense. will be worth the expense. How long will I keep this uniform? For two years. We will be going to a new LOBOS RUSH uniform in June 2014. After team selection, you will be given a very strict deadline to access a weblink wherein you log-in and select your LOBOS RUSH team, on a pull down menu, and the required items will be displayed on a webpage. You will indicate your size for each How do I purchase the item. You will also indicate whether Men's or Women's Cut is desired. You will pay, on-line, with your own credit card. The uniform? shipping will be free-of-charge and the items will be mailed directed to the shipping address you indicate. No sales tax will be applied. Your uniform number must be entered at the time you place the on-line order HOWEVER you must first receive the pre-approved uniform number from your team manager. Managers will make every attempt to give the player a number they prefer. Yes, samples will be available at a Uniform Booth at Try-Outs at SWCC, HW Cox (Powell) Park and OBSC. In addition, we are Can I try on a sample? in the process of securing arrangements with a sports retailer whereby they will have samples of all uniform pieces for two weeks prior to Try-Outs up until a day before the final pre-order "on-line" deadline. You can simply travel to that store at your convenience to size your uniform. More information about that location will be provided soon. If you are grandfathered into the LOBOS "Uniform for Life " program then a credit for the cost of the Basic Kit has been made into your CSA Club What if I'm in LOBOS Account. The CSA Office will credit the "Uniform for Life" cost of the Basic Kit to your account so you can pay, on-line with your own credit card, for your uniform knowing that this same amount has been deducted from your club fees. This program was discontinued in July 2010 This program was discontinued in July 2010 Can I wear my old spirit YES, but understand that each coach might have their own dress code with regard to pre-game and warm-up. We will also be gear? offering new LOBOS Rush Spiritwear for sale on the website. We don't discourage any player from wearing their old LOBOS, TN Rush or Olive Branch Rush gear because we embrace our strong heritage. Services YES - All LOBOS RUSH players will receive free summer camp (age dependent). The Collierville camp will be held at H.W. Will Summer Camp still be Cox (Powell) Park on July 23-27; The SWCC mini-camp/Jamboree information will be posted by Mark Forrest in the coming free? weeks. OB mini camp information will be provided by Coach Darby in early summer. Will Summer Conditioning still be free? YES - All LOBOS RUSH will receive free summer conditioning (age dependent). Will Winter Conditioning still be free? YES - All LOBOS RUSH players will receive free indoor winter conditioning (age dependent). Will Goalkeeper Training still be free? YES - All LOBOS RUSH players will receive free GK sessions. Will Club Training be provided? YES - Weekend Club Training will be provided in both Fall & Spring. Free College Soccer YES - All LOBOS RUSH U13-U18 players have FREE access to a paid College Soccer Counselor (CSC). The CSC will Counselor? conduct team and one-on-one interviews to assist the player in their goal of a college soccer scholarship. In addition, Rush national has a College Advisory Program (CAP) to further assist the player looking for a college soccer scholarship. Volunteer requirements Former TN Rush families will be required to work one shift (not to exceed 5 Will I still work one hours) at the tournament of their choice tournament a year? (among the five we currently host). No change - you must work one shift at Scheduling is done ~ three weeks before one tournament each year (one shift per each event and is done on-line. (one shift family) per family) Former Olive Branch Rush families will be required to work one shift (not to exceed 5 hours) at the tournament of their choice (among the five we currently host). Scheduling is done ~ three weeks before each event and is done on-line. (one shift per family) CSA Ad Program / Fundraising Yes, the digital Tournament Programs for both the adidas Wolf River Classic and the adidas Blues City Blowout will still be Will the Ad Program still available. All LOBOS Rush families will have an opportunity to sell ads in this on-line program wherein they retain 50% of all be available? revenue and the club retains the other 50%. We had over forty families use this program to cover ALL their club fees and almost 200 families received some amount of rebate through this program last year. Details about this program will be available in June 2012. What tournaments will we We will continue to host the five tournaments that Collierville Soccer currently operates: CIT, SE Fall Championship; WRC, host? BCB and SE Spring Championship. A decision has not been made whether to continue to host the two events TN Rush formerly maintained. Families will still be asked to volunteer for just a single event per year. Will Kroger Bucks still be YES - and 100% of the refund goes to the player's team account. LOBOS RUSH Olive Branch teams will now be able to use available? this great benefit. Can our team hold YES - However, all fundraisers must be approved by the Competitive Committee (this is a very quick process). Certain generic fundraisers? fundraisers (e.g. - car wash) are pre-approved. Governance What is the name of the club? The name of the club itself is Collierville Soccer Association (as indicated on each player pass) What are the team names? The name of the teams, when registering for tournaments, is LOBOS RUSH Blue/Black/White/Red or Nike/Swoosh/Tiempo or Olive Branch Will Collierville Soccer still Absolutely. Collierville Soccer Association has not changed. TOPSoccer, REC and the COUGARS program will operate offer TOPSoccer, REC and just as it did before. In fact, these programs will reap a number of benefits from this new alliance. The increased size of the COUGARS? club, along with the benefits of a national affiliation, will provide greater opportunity for corporate sponsorship and maximize our buying power. What affiliation will we be? We will affiliate with USYS (Tennessee Soccer), US Club Soccer and Rush national. Former TN Rush teams will close their previous team bank accounts and open new bank accounts under the Tax ID code (non-profit status) of Collierville Soccer Association. These accounts can be at a bank of the team's choosing. CSA does have relationships with several banks that offer significant benefits for opening team Will teams control their LOBOS RUSH accounts. Any funds held own bank accounts? in the previous TN Rush account will be transferred, by the TN Rush comptroller, to the new accounts. The Competitive Committee Treasurer has established certain protocols that each team will comply with in regard to transparency and communication to the team concerning the team's account. New team treasurers There is no change for former LOBOS will receive a "Welcome Aboard" package teams from CSA. Each and every former Olive Branch Rush team will need to open a new team bank account under the Tax ID code (nonprofit status) of Collierville Soccer Association and designate a team treasurer (independent of the team manager). Team accounts can be at a bank of the team's choosing. CSA does have relationships with several banks that offer significant benefits for opening team LOBOS RUSH accounts. The Competitive Committee Treasurer has established certain protocols that each team will comply with in regard to transparency and communication to the team concerning the team's account. New team treasurers will receive a "Welcome Aboard" package from CSA. Will LOBOS RUSH use Team Managers? YES - LOBOS RUSH teams will have a Team Manager and a Team Treasurer. We also encourage teams to have a Team Hotel Coordinator as well. New managers will receive a thorough briefing and "welcome aboard" package from CSA. Has the CSA Office moved? No - it is still located at 475 E. South St. Suite 112 Collierville, TN 38017 LOBOS Rush will fall under the Collierville Soccer Association By-Laws and Policies. Representatives of the TN Rush Have the Directors Board of Directors will be seated on the Competitive Committee and CSA Executive Board, as full voting members. Paul changed? Furlong will remain the Executive Director of Collierville Soccer (and thus LOBOS RUSH ). Mike Knowles and Mark Forrest will serve as Directors of Coaching. Coach Alex Williams will continue to assist in the transition. What position will former TN Rush president Alex Williams hold with LOBOS Rush? Alex Williams has recently completed his PhD and has accepted a faculty position in Texas. He will be helping with the club transition until he leaves Memphis in the summer. In addition, Coach Williams has been appointed a position in the National RUSH organization. He will work directly with the RUSH CEO on strategic items and also serve as a coach for some of the National RUSH select teams. Are we still a non-profit? Yes, all LOBOS RUSH teams will operate under the Collierville Soccer Association 501c(3) What website do I use? Eventually, all operations will shift over to the www.colsoc.com website