Pleasanton RAGE Select Program
Our Select Program is geared toward players who desire a soccer commitment that is more demanding than Recreational but less than Competitive. Players tryout and are selected and coached by paid RAGE staff. Select allows parent coaches subject to coaching license requirements and approval by the RAGE Director of Coaching.
Practice is 2 times per week. The teams participate in a NorCal league and other tournaments. Select is an extended Fall season program running from mid/late July to mid-December for U9-U14 teams and mid/late July to mid-November for U15-U19 teams.
Select teams are formed at tryouts in May. For current tryout information press the “Tryouts” button below.
RAGE Select Information
AGE GROUPS
U9, U10, U11, U12, U13, U14, U15, U16, U17 and U19
SELECT AGE GROUP CHART
Pleasanton RAGE is required to follow US Soccer age group definitions.
These age group definition changes are necessary to align RAGE with other local clubs, and US Soccer with international standards.
Our intention for the Select Program is to have at least one team in each U9-U19 age group; however, we will consider combining age groups if the numbers and circumstances warrant it.
PROGRAMMING DETAILS
- 4-5 months (mid/late July-mid December for U9-U14 and mid/late July-mid November for U15-U19)
- 2 x weekly training
- U9-U19 age groups
- Professional (licensed) coaching
- Competitive League – In most cases, NorCal Bronze level or lower
- 2 tournament opportunities
- Tryouts in May
COST
U10-U14 teams (mid/late July-mid December): 2025: $1,050 + $325 reg + $150 volunteer fee
U15-U19 teams (mid/late July – mid November): 2025: $840 + $325 reg + $150 volunteer fee
FAQs
We ask that all families decide in advance of tryouts if they want to play Select or Competitive and only attend tryouts for their preferred program. However, in instances where players prefer Comp but are not placed on a Comp team, we will allow and encourage the player to attend Select tryouts.
- Teams will be formed by skill level determined by our professional coaches at club placements (tryouts) in May.
- Select teams will be formed in the U9-U19 age groups if there are enough players at placements (tryouts) registered to play. Multiple teams per age group could be formed based on the numbers.
Tryouts will take place in May immediately after the Comp tryouts are completed. Coaches will evaluate players and choose players for Select teams. If players do not make a Select team, they will have a place on a Recreational team in the Fall.
While we will not have year-round games for our Select players, we will offer additional training sessions in the Winter and Spring months.
Absolutely! We support players playing multiple sports at our Competitive, Select, and Recreational levels.
As a guideline, there is an exception that Select players will attend a minimum of 75% of training sessions.
All Select coaches will be professional, paid coaches with minimum USSF licensing requirements. Within our Select program, we will consider parent coaches who meet these requirements within the hiring process with the Recreation Director and Director of Coaching. Current RAGE Competitive coaching staff will have Head Coaching positions within the Select program.
- Game schedules will be released in August, with games likely taking place on various Saturdays and Sundays, with the potential for more than 1 game per weekend. Tryouts will take place in May, with training beginning in mid to late July.
- Select teams will compete in the Bronze NorCal division (in most cases) for league play.
