Idaho Rush

What the club offers

Mighty Mites introduces ages three through five to soccer in a group setting without team assignments, scheduled league games, or separate practices—six-week fall and spring blocks meet on Saturdays at Simplot Sports Complex and Optimist Youth Sports Complex, with forty-five-minute sessions and a ball and T-shirt bundled into registration.

Recreational soccer for roughly ages six through eight (U6–U8) uses an in-house Rush-versus-Rush league: Rush staff form teams along geographic lines when possible, parent volunteers coach with staff-backed session plans, and seasons run about eight weeks with one or two trainings plus one game per week, outdoor spring and fall, and an end-of-season tournament. Games center on Simplot Sports Complex.

The Rush Development League (RDL) targets U10, U12, U14, and U16 calendar-year groups as a recreation-based bridge toward more soccer without out-of-town travel. Teams use parent-volunteer coaches, a fifty-percent playing-time rule, paid developing referees, kept scores, and in-house tournaments after fall and spring. Teams form in summer and stay together across fall and spring; most fall games lean on Simplot Youth Sports Complex and most spring games on Optimist Youth Sports Complex. RDL schedules more than twenty games a year with guaranteed minutes for rostered players.

The competitive program begins around U9 with professional coaching, higher training volume, and travel to local, regional, and out-of-state events depending on the team. U9–U12 groups can tier into Rush Blue, Rush Black (Nero), and Rush White sides when numbers allow, training two or three times per week and playing in Idaho Youth Soccer Association Division 3. Older groups add ECNL and ECNL Regional League tracks for top boys and girls teams, with additional second- and third-tier team names (ECNL-RL, Nero, Azul) through U19.

Tryouts and placement

Competitive teams reset each summer after open tryouts and evaluations, typically held in early June, with a one-year team commitment. Coaches and the director of coaching observe players across the year at training and games because a short tryout window alone may not capture technical, tactical, physical, and psychological traits—placement weighs consistency, attendance, attitude, and team fit alongside on-field performance.

Costs families should plan for

Mighty Mites registration is ninety-five dollars per player for a six-week block and includes the ball and shirt. Recreational U6–U8 spring or fall seasons are one hundred thirty-five dollars per player per season. RDL spring-only registration is banded by age: U10 two hundred forty-five dollars, U12 two hundred fifty-nine dollars, U14 and U16 two hundred sixty-nine dollars, with a registration deadline in mid-February for the spring season. Competitive club tuition for the 2025/26 seasonal year runs from one thousand one hundred dollars at U9–U10 up to one thousand eight hundred fifty dollars for top boys ECNL and girls ECNL-RL U13–U15 teams, with lower bands for ECNL-RL boys, Nero girls, and Azul teams; U16–U19 tiers step down slightly for comparable team levels. Recreational reversible jerseys for U6–U8 are purchased through McU’s Sporting Goods in downtown Boise; RDL wears a mandatory Capelli kit ordered through the club’s Capelli storefront.

Discounts may be available for families who qualify for free or reduced-price school lunch—contact the recreational or RDL program director for details. Selected volunteer head coaches can receive full registration refunds in recreational soccer or full fee compensation in RDL.

Camps emphasize small-sided games with professional coaching; multi-week spring, summer, and futsal camp blocks have been offered around three hundred dollars—confirm the active session, dates, and price when enrolling.

Philosophy and Rush network

Idaho Rush emphasizes a player-centered environment, blending full- and part-time coaching experience with the larger Rush curriculum. The club’s tagline ties passion and purpose to the path toward competitive growth, and Rush-wide programs add college guidance, coach education, REACH community initiatives, select teams, and branded tournaments for families who want more than local league play.

How to reach the club

The club office is at 270 South Orchard Street, Boise, Idaho 83705. Phone 208-336-6512 and email info@idahorush.com. Office hours are Tuesday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Monday and Friday plus weekends are closed. Randy Fone serves as recreational and RDL director; Stephanie Perry is camp director. Registration for many programs runs through GotSport links tied to each program.