What ages and program levels does Delmarva Rush offer?Henlopen Rush recreation serves roughly U4 through U15. PDP Pre-Travel targets boys and girls born 2016–2020. Travel rosters include birth years from about 2019 through 2006, and competitive travel spans roughly U8 through U18. Winter Academy enrolls ages 4–15, summer camps ages 6–13, and the Girls Summer League ages 5–18.
About
Delmarva Rush runs a large southern Delaware youth soccer program tied into the national Rush Soccer network. Families find a full ladder from introductory recreation through Pre-Travel player development and highly competitive travel teams, with training and home matches centered on modern grass facilities in Georgetown.
Programs for every level
Henlopen Rush is the recreational arm for players roughly U4 through U15, with volunteer-led teams in spring and fall seasons and enrollment of more than two thousand players each year across the region. The Pre-Travel Player Development Program (PDP) bridges rec and travel: boys and girls born 2016–2020 train twice weekly with Rush travel coaches and play Saturday games at Sandhill Fields without away-travel requirements, while optional local tournaments may carry extra fees at the coach’s discretion. The Select travel program fields boys’ and girls’ teams from young age groups through high-school years, with tryouts each cycle for roster placement.
Competition and facilities
Travel sides represent within the Delaware Youth Soccer Association (DYSA) pathway and many teams also compete in EDP Soccer leagues for regional games, showcases, and advancement opportunities. All Rush travel teams train and host home games at Sandhill Fields (20330 Sandhill Road, Georgetown, DE 19947), a Bermuda-grass complex built for tournament-level play.
Seasons, camps, and add-on training
Spring recreation typically runs a seven-week block from late March into May, with fall soccer in a parallel autumn window; weather cancellations and makeup plans are communicated through the 360Player app. A Thursday-night skills clinic in April is included for registered rec players on U8-and-older teams at Sandhill Fields—no separate signup. Winter Academy meets on Saturday mornings from early January through late February at Milton Elementary Gym for boys and girls ages 4–15, led by Rush travel coaches. Summer player camps run morning half-day sessions in late July and early August at Sandhill Fields for ages 6–13. The Girls Summer Soccer League welcomes girls ages 5–18 from any club for a June-through-July evening schedule with an opening festival, small-sided play, and optional per-night drop-in pricing after the season starts.
Registration and tryouts
Recreation, PDP, camps, and specialty programs register through 360Player; families use the same app for schedules and team messaging after signup. Travel tryouts for the next seasonal cycle require advance registration and a twenty-dollar fee that includes a tryout shirt; returning players register like everyone else. Tryout evenings are held at Sandhill Fields, and registered families receive age-group times and field assignments ahead of the sessions. After tryouts, selected players get an offer letter with a commitment deadline. For the 2026–27 cycle, youth age grouping follows a school-year cutoff (August 1–July 31), aligning players with classmates.
Recreational tuition (example: spring tiering)
Recreation fees rise across early, regular, and late registration windows while capacity lasts. For spring recreation, tiered pricing has run at U4–U6 for ninety dollars early, one hundred dollars regular, and one hundred ten dollars late; U8–U15 at one hundred ten, one hundred twenty, and one hundred forty dollars across the same windows; and PDP at three hundred dollars in every window. Refunds are ninety percent of amount paid only before the season starts; once play begins, no refunds are issued. Household members may be grouped on request; girls in U8 and U10 rec are placed on all-girls teams automatically.
Rush-wide opportunities
As part of Rush Soccer, Delmarva Rush families can tap into national resources such as college advisory programming, coach education, Rush Select, branded tournaments, and international Rush Travel tours—useful context for players aiming beyond local league play.
How to reach the club
General questions go to info@delmarvarush.com. For a specific travel team, use the coach email shown with that age group on the club’s travel roster and include age group, gender, and team name in the subject line. Sponsorship questions for the recreational program can go to jstrawhecker@delmarvarush.com.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does the club train and play?Rush travel teams train and host home matches at Sandhill Fields, 20330 Sandhill Road, Georgetown, DE 19947. PDP practices and Saturday games stay at Sandhill Fields. Winter Academy meets at Milton Elementary Gym in Milton, Delaware. Rec teams use community fields assigned after rosters form; schedules and maps flow through 360Player.
When are travel tryouts and how does registration work?For the 2026–27 travel season, boys try out Monday, May 11 and Wednesday, May 20, while girls try out Wednesday, May 13 and Monday, May 18, with 6:00–7:30 PM sessions at Sandhill Fields. Every player—including returners—registers in advance through 360Player. Registered families receive age-group times and field assignments before tryouts. PDP players who want a travel roster spot should attend these tryouts for evaluation. Beginning in 2026–27, age groups follow a school-year cutoff from August 1 through July 31.
What do tryouts cost?Travel tryout registration is twenty dollars and includes a Delmarva Rush tryout shirt.
What do recreation, PDP, camps, and the girls summer league cost?Spring recreation uses tiered pricing—for example, U4–U6 at ninety, one hundred, or one hundred ten dollars; U8–U15 at one hundred ten, one hundred twenty, or one hundred forty dollars; and PDP at three hundred dollars across early, regular, and late windows. Summer player camps are two hundred ten dollars per week (July 27–31 and August 3–7, 2026, 9:00 AM–12:00 PM at Sandhill Fields, ages 6–13). The 2026 Winter Academy Saturday series cost one hundred sixty-five dollars and included a t-shirt. The Girls Summer League season fee is seventy dollars with a fifteen-dollar drop-in rate once games begin June 17.
What is Delmarva Rush’s player-development approach?The club emphasizes a player-centered environment backed by Rush’s national curriculum and experienced full- and part-time coaches. Recreation stresses fun and participation, PDP adds travel-level coaching without full travel demands, and the Select program commits athletes to higher training volume, league play, and tournament schedules aligned with DYSA and EDP competition.
How can families register or get help?Use 360Player for recreation, PDP, tryouts, camps, winter academy, and the girls summer league. Email info@delmarvarush.com for general questions; for a travel roster question, email the coach contact paired with that team on the club travel roster. Email jstrawhecker@delmarvarush.com for recreational sponsorship inquiries. Volunteer rec coaches receive a fee waiver after background check, concussion training, and SafeSport training.
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