Winter Development Program Registration

This program is open to all RUSC House League and Competitive Team players from U7 to U17.

The objective of this program is to develop skilled, confident and creative players, make the sport fun to practice and play, and teach good sportsmanship and respect for all. It is our goal to place players in a safe, learning, fun yet challenging environment so that the players can enjoy the game while learning new skills and techniques.

Because the RUSC WDP is conducted entirely in a gymnasium, the RUSC will use Futsal balls which are designed for indoor play. The main difference between a Futsal ball and a typical soccer ball is that the ball is heavier and with less bounce - great for using on hard playing surface.

What can you expect from the program…

1. Player Development

  • Players are accepted into the program on sign-up, there are no tryouts.
  • Training will be conducted by highly qualified coaches and technical staff.
  • Skill development will be tailored to player's needs.
  • Attention to detail, i.e. "back-to-basics " to enhance the fundamentals of your soccer skills: ball control, first touch, the "killer pass", shooting, defending, attacking, quick thinking
  • Training session: weekly 60 minutes of technical skill development followed by an additional 30 minutes of scrimmage on a designated day from mid-October to mid-December (Fall Session) and mid-January through mid-February (Winter Session).
  • Goalkeeper training will be provided as break-out sessions based on number of players requesting GK training.
  • RUSC will keep a ratio of more than 1 instructor per 10 players.
  • Shirt will be supplied.

Fall Session
Who U7 to U10 (Group 1) and U11 - U17 (Group 2)
What Skill development sessions and scrimmages
Where Rockland District High School, 1004 St-Joseph Street, Rockland
Quand Every Wednesday from October 12 to December 14 (10 sessions) Group 1: 6:30 - 8:00 PM, Group 2: 8:00 - 9:30 PM
Price $80.00 for players already registered with RUSC and $100.00 for players not registered with RUSC
Registration See Registration
RUSC will not stop accepting registrations, however a decision will be taken in early October to determine if the program has a sufficient number of participants for the program to start.

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Note: The schedule (time and days) above may change depending on the number of registrations. A minimum of 10 players per group is required.

Winter Session
Who U7 to U10 (Group 1) and U11 - U17 (Group 2)
What Skill development sessions and scrimmages
Where Rockland District High School, 1004 St-Joseph Street, Rockland
Quand Every Wednesday from January 11 to February 22 (7 sessions) Group 1: 6:30 - 8:00 PM, Group 2: 8:00 - 9:30 PM
Price $60.00 for players already registered with RUSC and $80.00 for players not registered with RUSC
Registration See Registration
RUSC will not stop accepting registrations, however a decision will be taken in late December to determine if the program has a sufficient number of participants for the program to start.

Note: The schedule (time and days) above may change depending on the number of registrations. A minimum of 10 players per group is required.

2. Futsal play offered by Clubs other than RUSC

Cumberland United Soccer Club (CUSC) Futsal

This winter, RUSC is promoting the CUSC futsal league to RUSC registered players. The CUSC futsal league operates out of several schools in Cumberland and is house league level futsal. Information on the program can be found at http://www.cumberlandsoccer.com/index.php

Please note that this is not included in the RUSC program registration, nor under the regulation of RUSC as a club. RUSC is not responsible for CUSC registrations, schedules, rules & regulations.

If there is sufficient interest this year from RUSC registered players, RUSC will investigate further interaction between the CUSC and RUSC for the development of Futsal.

3. Coaching staff

Sam Sahota - RUSC Technical Director

Dante DiPenta -semi-professional soccer (Goal Keeper)

Donald Bouchard - RUSC Assistant Technical Director, former coach with The Ottawa Fury (Academy Program, Super Y-League teams and camps), Provincial B soccer licence candidate.

Gregg Harmison (RUSC Head Coach U13G Rep 2010 season)

Mathew Sheffield (RUSC Assistant Coach U14G Rep 2011 season)

Wil Stakenburg (RUSC Head Coach U12B Futsal - 2010/2011season)

4. Refunds

100 % refund, if request is received 10 days prior to start of program.
50 % refund, if request is received between 6 and 10 days prior to start of program.
No refund will be issued if request is received less than 5 days prior to start of program.