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End October 31st
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Our 2010 girls went undefeated in their first tournament together. They found great success in scoring goals and being stonewall defenders! With 18 goals for, and only 4 goals against, they are a force to be reckoned with! Coach David and Coach Amanda are incredibly proud of this group of young Rapids athletes.
Our Rapids FC Green 05 girls finished as finalists in the U15 Gold Division. They went 3-0 in group games, scoring ten goals and conceding zero, playing up an age group in the highest division. These girls fought until the end to lose 1-2 in a close final game. Congrats girls and coaches!
Congrats to the Rapids FC Green 08 boys on bringing home first place in the Kingdom Cup. After five games in two days, the boys fought hard to beat Revolution in the final 1-0. The boys outscored their opponents 15-5. Well done boys and coaches!
Our girls Rapids FC Green 06 team went undefeated in the Gold division at the Kingdom Cup. The girls played hard and worked together to bring home the trophy. Great job ladies!!
Good luck to all of our teams playing in the Kingdom Cup this weekend! Be sure to send us your photos.
Rapids Juniors kicks off this Friday! It's not too late to register at the link below.
Rapids FC is representing at the Palatine Celtic Cup in Illinois this weekend with the U14B, U16G, U18G, and U19G. Follow the teams results at: events.gotsport.com/events/default.aspx?EventID=66503
Camp Henry 2018 has been a phenomenal week thus far with still two days to go. Team building, training, teammates, coaches, and friends all together for a week of preseason camp. Doesn’t get much better than this.
Keeper Training for our older players will start Monday! Contact John Clark if you are interested.
Sign up now for the Fall 2018 session of the Rapids Juniors Development Program!
Rapids Juniors Development Program | Rapids FC | Age 4 - 8
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The Rapids Juniors Development Program By Rapids FC. This Program Focuses On Introducing Players Age 4 to 8 To Soccer By Teaching Basic Skills.Who is ready for fall season??Highlight reel of the teams final game in The teams 2018 Spring season. Rapids ran out 9-1 winners and finished the season as undefeated Champions with 7 win...
MSYSA Discount Weekend DICK'S Sporting Goods in Michigan returns August 11-13, 2018! Take 20% off your entire purchase with this coupon!
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Any Parents or Players interested?August 11th at the Celtic Festival In Sparta! Thousands of people in attendance! Come play and enjoy the festival! Must be 16 or older to play. $60 per team if you sign up before August 1st. Register now pay at the tournament. Limited spots available.
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Great turnout!
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Hoy es 13 de Julio y ya estamos en la Rebel cup en el 1900 Middleground Dr SE Kennwood MI Quien ganará viene la Final
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- Arrive promptly at 3:30pm for registration
- Game schedules will be provided at registration
- Team Photos will be taken before or after your first game (ladies first)
- Games will start at 4pm! If your team is more than 5 minutes late you will forfeit.
- Games are 20 minutes long.
- Parking is limited - CAR POOL!
- Once you are out of the tournament you are encouraged to stay and have a BLAST with us!
- Bring your friends and family!
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Big E's Sports Grill Grand Rapids for the AFTER PARTY!
Last Call! Don’t miss out! Registration closes at 4pm today!Last Call! Registration Closes today at 4pm!!!! Don’t miss your chance to be part of the start!!! #jointherebel Thank You @carbonstories for all your help!
All Rapids Families are invited! Come join the Festivities!Check out the Rebel Map! #jointherebel Everyone is Welcome! La Poderosa Radio Tamales Mary Russo's Pizzeria Bar & Grille Big E's Sports Grill Grand Rapids
Grand Valley Soccer Association
Referees are essential to GVSA! Without Referees the players would not be able to play games. Please consider signing up for an upcoming class.michiganrefs.gameofficials.net/public/class/classSearch.cfm?classTypeID=0
Please come join us for the big game!Come #jointherebel at Big E’s sports bar for the must see game! Big E's Sports Grill Grand Rapids
Let’s go Rapids!! It’s going to be a blast! Sign up today, if you haven’t already! #jointherebelSign up Today!!!! A few spots still remaining! #jointherebel
Join us tonight at Gainey Athletic Complex for our Select girls full year tryouts!
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
U7-U11 (2012-2008) Girls | Full year | 5-6:30pm
U12-U15 (2007-2004) Girls | Full year | 7-8:30pm
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Tune in at 11am to see our own Coach Michael promote the Rebel Cup!
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After a great day of Premier tryouts, we are gearing up for Select tryouts this week! It's not to late to register - we hope to see you there. If you are still looking for a Premier team, please reach out to us at info@rapidsfc.com.
Rapids FC Select Soccer Tryouts
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Rapids FC Soccer Tryouts | Join Rapids FC for our Select soccer tryouts held at Gainey Fields on East Paris, June 18th, 19th & 20th 2018.Congratulations to our Rapids FC White 01 Boys team on winning their GVSA division with a 6-1-1 record this spring. From Coach Kelly, "This team had it all: friendship all the way around, passing skill, shooting skill (most goals of any team in the division), defensive skill everywhere on the pitch, and heart." Congrats coaches and players!
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We are less than 24 hours away from Pre-Tryout Camp 2018! Don't miss out on this great opportunity for players to get touches on the ball ahead of tryouts. Information and registration can be found at the link below.
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As tryouts approach, we are in need of a number of volunteers to help at registration, check-in, and other areas. We hope you consider signing up for one or more of the time slots below. We would really appreciate your time and talents in order to create a successful tryout process for our players and families. We cannot do it without you! Thank you in advance for signing up.
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As tryouts approach, we are in need of a number of volunteers to help at registration, check-in, and other areas. We hope you consider signing up for one or more of the time slots below. We would really appreciate your time and talents in order to create a successful tryout process for our player...Click the link below to read our Tryout and Camp 2018 Newsletter!
Rapids FC Tryout and Camp Registration 2018
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These are programmed for all Premier and Elite U12-U19 players. This camp is open to all new and returning players looking for high level training prior to tryouts. The address to Gainey Athletic Complex is 1661 E Paris Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546.Just a reminder that our last two goalkeeper trainings and Rapids Juniors sessions are tonight and next Friday, June 8.
Join us in wishing our Director of Coaching, Mike Lee, a happy birthday today as he spends his birthday weekend coaching his teams in Chicago!
The Cherry Capital Cup is one of the highlights of our year. Thanks MTS Events for another great tournament!
Rapids FC 2018 Tryout Registration is open!
Follow the link below to our Sports Engine site to register for Select or Premier tryouts and Pre-Tryout camps.
For more information on Select tryouts, visit: rapidsfc.com/tryouts/
For more information on Premier tryouts, visit: rapidsfc.com/premier-tryouts/
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For over 17 years, Rapids FC has offered hundreds of families in Cascade, Ada, Forest Hills, East Grand Rapids and Kentwood a top-level developmental youth soccer training program for boys and girls ages 4 through 18. Focused on age-specific player development — both on and off the field — the R...We are excited to announce our Rapids FC coaching lineup for the 2018/19 season. Rapids continues to add to our talented coaching staff each year, and we are proud of the way our coaches continue to invest in player development both on and off the field.
Congratulations to our three Championship teams and four Finalist teams at the Cherry Capital Cup! What an awesome weekend. Go Rapids!
U11B Green - Gold Division Champions
U12B Green - Silver Division Finalists
U13B Green - Gold Division Champions
U14B Green - Gold Division Finalists
U15B Green - Silver Division Finalists
U11G Green - Gold Division Champions
U13G Green - Gold Division Finalists
Seven Rapids teams are advancing to the finals at the Cherry Capital Cup. Good luck to our teams and coaches!
It was a great first day for Rapids FC at the Cherry Capital Cup! Looking forward to another great day of soccer and team bonding and to see some teams advance to the finals. Be sure to share your photos from the weekend with us.
Good luck to all of our Rapids teams playing today. Let’s bring home some hardware!Registration is underway at Tbays Office for the 2018 Cherry Capital Cup! Looking forward to a great weekend full of soccer! ⚽️ #mtsevents #CCC18 #traversecitymi #tbays #soccerlife
We are looking forward to what will be another incredible year at the Cherry Capital Cup. Post a photo in the comments if you made it up here. Go Rapids!
This is a great chance for our young players to develop their technical skill and be inspired by other players.
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WATCH UNTIL THE END. Sign up today! Receive $25 off. And free water bottles for your squad. Link in bio or at Rapidsfc.com under tournaments. #jointherebel #rebelcup #soccer #football #futbal #skills #worldcup #gameon #stopchopping
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#Jointherebel 3v3 soccer tournament. July 13th, Northeast Park Grand Rapids MI. Live DJ during games. Food Trucks with food. 1v1 challenge. And Brand New Skills Comp. limited space available. Registration will close as soon as we are full. Check link in Bio. Or go to Rapidsfc.com
Rapids families - club goalkeeper training and Rapids Juniors have both been cancelled tonight due to inclement weather. Stay tuned for makeup dates.
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32 Girl teams available or Coed.
Because I know when it comes to skill a lot of these girls show up the boys.
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Sign up Today! Early registration discount!
3-6 Player per team
32 Boys teams
32 Girls Teams
(Coed teams play in boys division)
Featuring:
DJ JP
Food Trucks!
Skills Competition
Prizes
Mad amounts of fun!
Tournaments | The Rebel Cup 3v3 Tournament - Rapids FC
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Tournaments | The Rebel Cup 3v3 Tournament Team Registration If you are a human and are seeing this field, please leave it blank. Fields marked with an * are required Team Name * Gender * MaleFemaleCoed (will play in boys division) Player 1 Full Name * Player 2 Full Name * Player 3 Full Name * Pl....Goalkeeper training and Rapids Juniors tonight is cancelled due to inclement weather! See you next Friday.
Rapids FC goalkeeper training with Clark Keeper Training will begin this coming Friday for U8-U13 players and is included in club fees. Follow the link for all the details!
Programs | Goalkeeper Training - Rapids FC
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Programs | Goalkeeper Training CLARK KEEPER TRAINING Find out more about the Clark Keeper Training coaches and their philosophy – clarkkeepertraining.com GOALKEEPER TRAINING – SPRING 2018 Rapids FC are excited to offer goalkeeper specific training to players. Training sessions will be coa...Congratulations to Rapids FC Club Manager Bre Brendsel on her election to the Grand Valley Soccer Association (GVSA) Board of Directors. Bre is looking forward to contributing her time and efforts in helping create positive change for all soccer players in West Michigan.
MSYSA Dick's Sporting Goods Discount Weekend Returns
The MSYSA Dick's Sporting Goods discount weekend returns April 7-9, 2018! Take 20% off your entire purchase!
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Congratulations to the U17B and coaches who brought home 2nd place in the U17 Gold division at the Disney President’s Day Soccer Festival.
We have accepted 224 teams, playing in over 375 games being played on two great locations, the Keystone Soccer Complex and the fantastic 11v11 fields at the Coast Guard Complex just a 10 minute drive from Keystone. Our sites will be very full, the 11v11 fields are at 100% usage and we have many teams with coaches of multiple teams. We tried to avoid coaching conflicts for coaches with up to three teams.
Click on this link to check out your schedule goto www.cherrycapitalcup.com/ and click Teams, Schedules & Scores on the navigation bar.
Day two for Rapids FC at Disney President’s Day Soccer Festival leaves the U17B undefeated and moving on to the U17 Gold division finals. The U15G earned the wildcard in their bracket to advance to the semis on Monday with a 2-1 win over Michigan’s Genesee Celtic. The U18G had two hard fought games and had a strong showing in the tournament but unfortunately did not advance. Another great day for Rapids FC soccer!
Day 1 is the books for Rapids FC U15G, U18G, and U17B at ESPN Wide World of Sports. The U15 girls battled against a team from New Jersey to win 1-0. The U18 girls beat the number one team from Haiti 2-1. The boys went 2-0 over their opponents from Florida and Georgia, out scoring them 8-0. Congrats to all our teams and coaches for a great start to the Disney President’s Day Soccer Festival.
We are pleased to announce the Club Participants for this year's Cherry Capital Cup, hosted by Traverse Bay Area Youth Soccer (TBAYS) & managed by MTS Events! We look forward to seeing all of the clubs below this May in Traverse City!! #MTSEvents #CCCup18 #TraverseCity
Training is running as usual at the YMCA tonight! Bring your players down for their session before your Super Bowl parties!
Rapids FC staff and coaches are enjoying an incredible week at the United Soccer Coaches Convention in Philly! #phl18 #unitedsoccercoachesconvention
“If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”
Today we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. #MLKDay
Grand Valley Soccer Association
Referees are essential to GVSA. Without Referees the players would not be able to play games. If you have ever considered becoming a referee, now is the time to get certified through Grand Valley Soccer Officials Association (GVSOA).Upcoming Referee Certification Classes:
January 13th and 14th, 8am-12pm grade 9 entry class in Middleville;
February 10th and 11th, 8am-12pm grade 9 entry class in Fruitport;
January 13th and 14th, 1-5pm, grade 8 class in Middleville;
February 10th and 11th, 1-5pm, grade 8 class in Fruitport.
registrants for the grade 9 entry class register at EITHER:
www.michiganrefs.org and click on the "becoming a referee" box; or
michiganrefs.gameofficials.net; click on "new user?"
Congratulations to the 02 Premier and 00 Premier girls teams on winning their divisions of Premier this fall!MSPSP Fall 2017 Champions have been officially announced!
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We are looking forward to seeing many of our Rapids players and families tomorrow (Nov 8) at Robinette's for our end of the season celebration! Please remember to bring your donations of new diapers/wipes/underwear or gently used clothing/toys/baby gear for kids ages 0-18 for the Closet of Hope. If you have a donation but cannot attend, please contact Bre Brendsel to coordinate. Thank you in advance for your donations that will help serve foster children in Kent County!
Join us on November 8 for our third annual Robinette's Fall Celebration! All Rapids players, families, and friends are welcome to join us for this fun end of season event!
Rapids FC - Robinette's Celebration and Fall Diaper Drive
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We would like to invite you to join us for an end of fall season celebration at the local Robinette's Apple Haus, Wednesday, November 8. This is a private Rapids event for all Rapids players, families, and friends. Please stop by and enjoy donuts, cider, and the corn maze while hanging out with othe...Congrats to the U14B Green, U11B White, and the U11B Green for all bringing home silver medals at the Kingdom Cup last weekend. These boys all battled in 90 degree weather to advance to the finals in their divisions. We are proud of all of our Rapids teams and coaches and their hard work over the weekend.
We are cancelling our session of Rapids Juniors tonight due to the heat index. The players' safety is our first priority. We will make up this session at the end of the program, on October 20. See you next week!
Rapids FC goalkeepers are working hard with Clark Goalkeeper Training. Be sure to send your GKs to them Mondays or Wednesdays at Cascade Park. Age group breakdowns and details are on our website!That moment when goalkeepers you've trained are now training the next generation.
Vote for Rapids coach Brogan Shrimpton for the D2 M-Soccer HERO of the week!
Brogan Shrimpton was nominated for the D2 M-Soccer HERO of the week! Go to the following link to vote for him!
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You can vote once per hour until the polls close on Friday at 1 p.m. Pacific time (4:00 pm EST). Make sure to share the link and vote!
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Rapids FC U15G and U18G both represented our club well at the Palatine Celtic Cup over Labor Day weekend. The U18s played three strong teams in the Showcase and had a strong preseason showing. The U15s came away with the championship trophy after three days of undefeated play. It was a fantastic weekend had by all and a great way to start the fall season. Congrats girls and coaches!
Rapids is off to a strong start at the Palatine Celtic Cup with the U15G Premier securing a 2-0 win this morning in a well played match. The U18G Premier also battled hard to win 2-1 in their first game. Good luck to these teams and coaches the rest of the weekend!
Don't forget about your younger soccer star! Register at the link below for our Fall 2017 Rapids Juniors Program.
Rapids FC is proud to partner with Clark Keeper Training to provide quality keeper training for our Rapids FC goalkeepers. Please follow the link below for dates, locations, more information!
Programs | Goalkeeper Training - Rapids FC
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It's finally here! Team Camp week at Camp Henry. Patiently awaiting our players to arrive. Who is on their way?
Don't miss out on the exclusive Rapids FC shop event at Dick's Sporting Goods, just in time for fall season! August 12, 13, 14.
Dick's Sporting Goods Exclusive Shop Event - August 12-14
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#MSYSA Discount Weekend at DICK'S Sporting Goods returns this fall on August 12-14, 2017!
Congrats to our Rapids U13 Girls team on earning the title of Spring 2017 MSPSP Champions. We are proud of this hard working group of girls and coaches.Spring 2017 U13 MSPSP Champions
U13B T1: Vardar Soccer Club of Michigan (Vardar 05)
U13B T2: Liverpool FC International Academy America - Michigan (MI 04 Redknapp)
U13B T3: Wayne-Westland Soccer League (Arsenal 04)
U13B RB: Birmingham Blazers Soccer Club (BBSC 2004)
U13B RG: Troy Soccer Club (TSC Spurs 04)
U13G T1: GTFC Impact (Impact 04 Premier)
U13G T2: Rapids FC (Rapids FC 04 Green)
U13G T3: Michigan Wolves/Hawks (Hawks 04 Red)
U13G RG: Dearborn Soccer Club Michigan Jaguars (Dearborn Jaguars 04 Green)
What a fantastic week of tryouts for Rapids FC! Thank you to all who made it possible. We have a couple openings on some teams, so if you are looking for a team, please reach out to Club Manager Bre Brendsel at bbrendsel@rapidsfc.com.
We are specifically looking for 1-2 players in the following age groups: 2009B, 2011G or 2010G, 2007G, 2004G.
Don't forget about your younger soccer star! Register at the link below for our Fall 2017 Rapids Juniors Program.
What a deep loss for the soccer community tonight. We are grateful for the direct impact Tony DiCicco had on our coaches through our NSCAA partnership and convention sessions. Our hearts our with his family and friends and all who were impacted by his life.Tony DiCicco was a beloved member of the #NSCAA since 1981 and longtime Director of the NSCAA Goalkeeping Academy. We mourn his passing. We pay tribute to his life.
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Tryouts are still on! We play rain or shine. There will be delays or cancellations only in the case of lightning or thunder.
We have some families looking to purchase uniform kits from former players for the upcoming season. If you have a uniform kit (green and white jerseys, and black shorts) that you would like to sell for $50, please contact Bre at bbrendsel@rapidsfc.com
SELECT TRYOUTS
Monday, June 19, 2017
U7-U10 (2011-2008) Boys | Full year | 5-6:30pm
U11-U15 (2007-2003) Boys | Full year | 7-8:30pm
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
U7-U11 (2011-2007) Girls | Full year | 5-6:30pm
U12-U19 (2006-1999) Girls | Full year | 7-8:30pm
Thursday, June 22, 2017
U15-U19 (2003-1999) Boys | Spring only | 5-6:30pm
U7-U19 (2011-1999) Boys & Girls | Make-up tryouts | 7-8:30pm
We had a great week at Pre-Tryout Camp with our Premier, Elite, and Select players. Check out a few pictures from the week.
It's not too late to sign up for Pre-Tryout Camp this week - don't miss out on our biggest camp if he year!
Our Pre-Tryout Camps (Premier/Elite, and Select) are right around the corner, starting on Monday. Don't miss out on this great opportunity to improve skills prior to tryouts. More information can be found at the link below.
Programs | Pre-tryout Camps - Rapids FC
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These sessions will be at Keystone Church fields and are programmed for all Premier and Elite 11v11 players. This camp is open to all new and returning players looking for high level training prior to tryouts.