Programs and competitive levels

Travel soccer is the club’s core competitive track, with teams training multiple times per week and competing in ability-appropriate Illinois leagues. Boys teams typically play in the Youth Soccer League (YSSL), while girls teams compete in the Illinois Women’s Soccer League (IWSL), with additional opportunities in Midwest Regional League and IYSA Premiership placements where rosters qualify. Tournament play includes in-state and out-of-state events, plus IYSA State Cup, Presidents Cup, and Junior Cup routes for eligible teams.

Junior Rush introduces U4 through U8 players to structured training with professional staff, emphasizing fun, skill growth, and family-friendly scheduling before families consider travel-team commitment. Chicago Rush Select layers extra training and competition for U11–U19 players nominated by club coaches or directors, bringing premier players together across the Chicago Rush family. Supplemental offerings include summer training blocks, summer and winter camps, Skills N Scrimmage sessions, and a Technical Development Center for players seeking added touches between seasons.

Tryouts and seasonal placement

For the 2026–27 season, open tryouts run April 28–29 and May 3, 2026 at Apple Orchard Park, 620 W Stearns Road, Bartlett, Illinois 60103. Boys in 1st through 8th grade try out April 28 with staggered evening sessions by grade band; girls in 1st through 8th grade try out April 29; high school players (9th–12th grade) try out May 3 with separate girls and boys windows. Families should arrive 15–20 minutes early with a ball, water, shin guards, cleats, and a completed IYSA medical release. Grade-to-age alignment for 2026–27 follows standard Rush brackets from U7 (1st grade) through U18 (12th grade). Registration for current and upcoming tryout cycles is available through the club’s online registration links, including separate paths for 2025–26 and 2026–27 team placement.

Training locations and service area

Primary outdoor tryouts and many travel activities center on Apple Orchard Park in Bartlett. The Rush West indoor training facility at 1540 Hecht Drive, Unit H, Bartlett, supports winter Junior Rush and indoor training blocks. The club’s administrative mailing address is PO Box 186, St. Charles, Illinois 60174. Leadership includes Executive Director Michael Cockroft, with Rich Simpson as director and Mark Bicocchi as assistant director for West programming questions during tryout season.

Development philosophy and Rush network

Chicago Rush Soccer emphasizes character, competition, and enjoyment, with equal opportunity for players to grow on and off the field through quality coaching and sound leadership. West operates as one of five Chicago Rush travel hubs—alongside Rush (Oswego/Naperville/Plainfield), North, South, and Fox Valley (Geneva)—within a network that fields more than 1,300 players on roughly 125 teams. Core values stress accountability, empathy, passion, respect, safety, tenacity, and unity. Top players can advance to Rush National Select identification events and benefit from Rush Soccer’s broader affiliate structure, including historical professional-pathway partnerships within the Rush brand.

Registration and contact

Families register for tryouts, travel teams, Junior Rush, camps, and summer training through the club registration portal on chicagorushsoccerwest.com. Player and tryout questions go to Executive Director Michael Cockroft at Michael@chicagorushsoccer.com or (312) 802-1228; the West office line is 630-310-4262. Boys and girls league paperwork and IYSA medical releases are required at registration night after team placement.