Ocean State North Kingstown United

What the club offers

Fall and spring recreational soccer each support roughly six hundred players. Recreation begins at U4; youngest groups follow a Tiny Tots model with one weeknight session at the coach’s discretion plus Saturday mornings, focused on comfort with the ball through games and activities. The next band introduces passing, movement, and spacing with simple rules that grow through the season. Older recreational groups work on spacing and tactics with full referees and may play inter-league games with neighboring town programs. Recreation uses one weeknight practice and Saturday games at Wilson Park Fields in North Kingstown. Fall registration includes a full uniform kit, weekly practice, games, and access to professional coaching support for skill progression; spring registration includes a team uniform, weekly practice, games, and access to a Challenger coach for skill progression.

Competitive teams play in Rhode Island Super Liga, where directors and coaches place sides across roughly three to four divisions per age group. The Riptide program competes in New England Club Soccer League programming such as Regional Academy League and Elite Development Program, may travel outside the Northeast for tournaments, receives team-specific futsal training in winter, and competes in the Rhode Island Futsal League. The competitive pathway starts at U7 with core ball skills and continues through high school.

Winter Bridge Academy is a clinic-style bridge toward competitive soccer for motivated recreational players roughly U6 through U12, with technical stations and small-sided games led by Academy Director Sunjay Patil and Master Coach Aaron Auslander at Wide World of Indoor Sports, 1610 Davisville Road, North Kingstown. Winter Futsal is a ten-week introduction for U7 through U12: four clinic weeks on rules and technique, then six game weeks on Sunday mornings between 8 a.m. and noon at Exeter Job Corps Gymnasium, 162 Main Street, Exeter, Rhode Island, with a player fee of $140 for the program cycle. Winter Technical Academy delivers ten sessions every other week from November through March at Wide World of Indoor Sports using a Coerver-style curriculum directed by Aaron Auslander; full-year OSNK United members in the U9–U16 bands train at no added tuition, while non-members pay $225 through GotSport when space allows.

Summer camp offerings and the summer prep series were still expanding recently; Summer Free Play uses an online waiver families complete before participating.

Mission and player experience

The organization uses the motto “It’s for the kids!” and stresses equal opportunity for boys and girls, respect for teammates coaches and officials, teamwork, safety, and physical fitness. Personal growth on the field pairs with steady habits off the field, with programs meant to meet each player at their level while keeping recreation, competitive soccer, and higher-travel options under one umbrella.

Registration, tryouts, and practical contacts

Spring 2026 recreational player registration runs through GotSport, with the first Saturday game window currently targeted for April 11, 2026. Fall recreational soccer typically opens registration ahead of a September-through-late-October season; when a cycle fills, registration closes until the next window. Competitive and premier tryouts for the 2026–27 year also register through GotSport; tryout questions go to Competitive Director Greg Sisco at greg.sisco@osnkunited.com. Registrar and referee matters can go to Tom Taylor at tom.taylor@osnkunited.com. Recreational programming questions can go to Lauren Taylor at recreational@osnkunited.com. General inquiries can use the contact form on osnkunited.com or email info@osnkunited.com.

Scholarships and community support

The Peter Vargas Memorial Soccer Scholarship honors a longtime North Kingstown soccer advocate and supports graduating high school seniors who played with North Kingstown Soccer Association, Ocean State Soccer, or OSNK United. Awards weigh soccer participation, academics, leadership, community service, and an essay on how soccer shaped the applicant. Families should email info@osnkunited.com for the current application packet and deadline. Sponsorship opportunities help underwrite uniforms and field signage; sponsorship checks mail to Ocean State Soccer School, PO Box 452, North Kingstown, RI 02852.