River Forest Rapids Soccer Club

BEST TRAVEL SOCCER IN THE NEAR WEST!

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Welcome to the home of the River Forest Rapids Soccer Club

The goal of the Rapids Soccer Club is to provide the highest level of competitive soccer development for youth players in the near west Chicago area.

If you live in River Forest, Oak Park, Elmwood Park, Elmhurst, Melrose Park, Forest Park, Berwyn, Riverside, Chicago, and other surrounding communities check us out! We offer competitive youth soccer programs for boys and girls U8 and above, with 100% training conducted by independent qualified soccer coaches. We stress personal and team development in a challenging yet positive environment. Our boys and girls teams strive to compete at the highest levels of the Northern Illinois Soccer League and Illinois Women's Soccer League. The Rapids are passionate about soccer, and we invite you to consider the Rapids Soccer Club.

Club Notes and Announcements

• Practice Schedules have been posted! Click here to view.

Outdoor Fall practices begin Monday, August 25th and run until daylight saving time ends on November 2nd.

• RAPIDS CAMP DETAILS -LOCATION HAS CHANGED

High School August 11 - 15th / 8:00 am to 10:00 am - Keystone East
U8, U9, U10, U11 Boys and Girls August 18 - 22 / 8:00 am to 10:00 am - Keystone East
U12, U13, U14 Boys and Girls, August 18 -22 / 10:00 am to 12:00 pm - Keystone East

Wear shin guards & cleats, BRING A BALL, and plenty of water.
Arrive 15 minutes early to check in on the first day of Camp.
Each Camper receives a groovy T-shirt!
Rapids Soccer Balls will be on sale for $20! GO RAPIDS!
Bring along your retired red Rapids jerseys for children in Tanzania who
love soccer but have no uniforms to form teams. Click here for more details.
In case of rain check back here for details.

• The Rapids and Strikers soccer clubs are pleased to announce that they have agreed to a two-year extension of the OPRF One boys high club soccer program. This program allows the top boys high school soccer players in River Forest, Oak Park and surrounding communities to play together in a single club so they can improve both individually and as a group. OPRF One was started this year on a trial basis, and is currently fielding one Under-17 Classic division team and two Under-16 teams. Three to four OPRF One teams are expected next year. A number of improvements and modifications will be implemented in next year's program, including inclusion of Rapids coaching staff. Full details about next year's program will be provided over the summer at one or more parent meetings sponsored jointly by the two clubs. Tryouts for 2008-09 teams will take place in late September 2008. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Rapids president Carolyn Kilbride-Pasternak at cakilbride@comcast.net or Strikers president John Donley at mcmdonley@aol.com.

• Thanks to all of the Rapids Club members, parents, and coaches who participated in the 2008 River Forest Memorial Day Parade... Way to show our awesome Rapids Team Spirit!!! Click here to see more photos from the parade.

visitors since 03/30/2008

Call the River Forest Park District field hotline at 708-802-1314 on inclement weather days.