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We are excited to open our 2020 Fall Competitive League Play program For Albert Lea Players!. Entering our 45th year, Minnesota Rush continues to be a leader in the soccer community with now being one of the largest clubs in the state! We are excited to have the Albert Lea Youth Soccer Association be part of the Minnesota Rush Community! Minnesota Rush is a state member of the Minnesota Youth Soccer League which is part of the United States Soccer Federation. We follow all mandates and recommendations for player development set at the National level.

By joining Minnesota Rush you will receive the following benefits:

Senior Staff Coaches for each gender- these professional coaches have advanced degrees in coaching.
Players will have the ability to play at the highest levels in the state
Team Training Fields
Player Loan Program- players will now be able to guest play for any MN Rush Team- ie Albert Lea players can play for Rochester teams if needed. In addition, all Rush players are allowed to guest play for other states!
Players U16 and older will be able to participate in our College Advisory Program (CAP). Please see our CAP program page on our website.

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Birth Year Guidelines

Fall 2020 Birth Year Guideline
2008- U13
2009- U12
2010- U11
2011- U10
2012- U9

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Season Dates

Teams will begin practicing 2X times a week at the end of August. The season will conclude by mid October, some teams will complete earlier depending on league schedule. League schedule comes from MYSA. Practice nights are the following: **Please note, the coaches do have the right to change the practice nights- these practice nights are determined by MYSA playing days. For example if the U11Boys Blue team plays Tuesday nights, we will practice M/W.

** All practices are in ALBERT LEA- we are working with the parks department to determine locations.**

Girls Boys
U9 - M/W U9 - T/TH
U10 Blue Teams- T/Th U10 Blue Teams- M/W
U11 Blue Teams- T/Th U11 Blue Teams- M/W
U12 Blue Teams- M/W U12 Blue Teams- T/TH
U13 Blue Teams- T/TH U13 Blue Teams- M/W

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League Games / Tournaments

Teams will participate in MYSA Soccer League. League One (C1) teams will be expected to travel to find appropriate competition. Black (C2) and Blue (C3) teams will play teams from surrounding clubs.

League play starts at the beginning of September and concludes mid October

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Become a Competitive Coach!

Make a difference in a players life and become a MN Rush Coach! MN Rush will help and guide you along the way. We offer comprehensive lesson plans for you to pick and choose from and a online platform to create your own. In addition, the full time Technical Director (Neil Cassidy) will be able to help you when requested.

To become a coach please click here

All coaches need to complete the following:
1- Background Check - Click here
2- Safe Spot Training- Click here
3- Concussion Training- Click here

Background Check

Minnesota State Law and MYSA Policy require that all adult participants have an approved background check before they participate in any MYSA activity. All Minnesota Rush coaches are required to complete a background check prior to coaching a team. Merely submitting a background check is not sufficient to meet the requirement to participate, the background check must be approved before any activity starts.

The period for completing a background check for 2020 opened on November 1, 2019. Background check completed on or after November 1, 2019 will expire on December 31, 2020.

To complete the background check, click this link,http://minnesotayouthsoccer-bgc.sportsaffinity.com, and then follow the steps.

After you submit your background check you will receive an email acknowledging your submission of it. This email will also contain the links and access code to complete the Safe Point and Concussion training courses.

Concussion Training

Minnesota State Law and MYSA Policy require that all adult participants complete the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s HEADS UP Concussion Training every three years. All coaches must print out the certificate upon completion of the course and turn it in to Minnesota Rush prior to coaching a team.

Follow this link to view the course: http://www.cdc.gov/headsup/youthsports/training/index.html

SafeSport Training

Federal Law and MYSA Policy now require that all adult participants complete SafeSport Training every two years. The training is being offered free of charge through U.S. Soccer’s onboarding link and access code. All Minnesota Rush coaches are required to complete this course before coaching a team.

After you submit your background check, you will receive an automated reply from the registration platform that includes the links to the Concussion Training and SafeSport Training with an access code.

The link to the course is here: http://safesport.org/authentication/register?token=ee57337f-31f9-421d-b095-82fc8c8c4c41

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Cost / Registration

Cost-
$100 for U9 and U10 players
$125 for U11-U13 players

**Payment plan options will be available as you complete the registration

**Full Refunds will be given if the season is cancelled due to COVID

Deadline to register- August 9th

To apply for Minnesota Rush Financial Aid, please fill out the pdf below and mail or email to Minnesota Rush. MN Rush offers a wonderful financial aid plan for anyone that receives free and reduced lunch. Please fill out the below application and contact Annie Block at [email protected] or by calling 507-280-7584 ext 2

MN Rush Fin Aid.pdf

Girls Registration- please click here

Boys Registration- please click here

Player cost covers:

Coaching Fees
Age group Staff Coaches
All MYSA player fees
All Park & Rec Fees for Field Maintenance
Team training fields
Website / Online registration platform
Team training equipment
Office staff

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Uniforms

All participants will be required to play with the MN Rush uniform kit. Kits will include home and away socks, shorts, and jerseys. Kits are currently anticipated to cost around $70 (this includes taxes and shipping) We will have these uniforms for 2 full years. Uniforms are at the office, inside Soccer World, for players to try on. Please email the office or call to set up a time to stop by. PLEASE NOTE: With the new jerseys we are reassigning jersey numbers.

After registration closes we will email everyone the instructions on how to order.