The RDL Program is available to all players from U9 to U19.
Rush Developmental Teams are formed by Seasonal Calendar Year. RDL Age Groups are split into five age categories: U10, U12, U14, U16.
It is important to understand what the RDL program is:
It is not competitive; it's still a recreation-based program, which means parent-volunteer coaches, 50 percent playing time rules, no out-of-town travel, teams formed by geographic areas, practices held in your neighborhood and games played in Boise.
However, we start to add elements of competitive soccer, we keep scores and standings, there are paid referees (who are also developing and learning). There is an in-house local tournament at the end of the fall season and the training schedule is less rigorous than competitive soccer.
The RDL program is designed to be a year-round program. Teams are formed during the summer and will stay together for the fall and spring seasons.
U19 teams in the fall are offered for the players that do not play high school soccer but want to keep playing and have limited options to do so. These teams will also form in the summer for the fall and spring season.
• The RDL Program is a very important part of Idaho Rush. It can be used as a stepping-stone into our competitive program for those that are interested or ideal for players that want to play soccer and learn and develop at their own pace allowing the player to keep playing all the way through High School.
• RDL is designed to give players the opportunity to play MORE soccer without the cost and travel of Competitive, and create opportunities to play against other local recreational teams
• Did I mention the RDL tournament to end each fall and spring season? At no extra cost and no travel.
• The RDL program operates between Simplot Youth Sports Complex (majority of games played here in the fall) and Optimist Youth Sports Complex in Boise (majority of games played here in the spring)
All in all the Developmental program provides an incredible soccer experience, with more than 20 games played a year and guaranteed playing time for all offering sensational value to those players that this program is the best fit for.