
Rising Stars soccer
Fundamentals for U5-U6 boys and girls
Join us for a fun and exciting soccer program, with a clear focus on developing, teaching and creating a positive space to learn.
Trust the process
At these age groups, our training is developed from a set club curriculum. Our Rising Stars program aims to create a fun, friendly, and challenging environment for every child, helping to develop creative young soccer players and instilling a passion and love for the game of soccer. With training focused on the developmental aspects of a soccer player, including motor functions, dribbling, ball control and much much more.
Trust the process
At these age groups, our training is developed from a set club curriculum. Our Rising Stars program aims to create a fun, friendly, and challenging environment for every child that helps develop creative young soccer players and instills a passion and love for the game of soccer.
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Join our Rising Stars today
We offer a free training session and evaluation for anyone that is interested in experiencing our soccer club and seeing if our Rising Stars program is the right fit for you. With our professional coaching staff assessing your child's ability, let's see what you have!
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The fundamentals
We provide our young players with foundational technical training. Facilitated by our professional coaches and covering all technical aspects of the game, they keep a lively, exciting environment for players and, especially at these ages, are key to their development.

A fun
environment

Dribbling +
control

Ball striking + passing

Skills +
tricks

Cognitive decisions

Social interactions

Verbalisation + dialogue
Introducing a child to a soccer ball as soon as possible, is a fundamental priority to their early development. Our Rising Stars players can register for fall only, spring only or fall and spring season together.
Introducing a child to a soccer ball as soon as possible, is a fundamental priority to their early development. Our Rising Stars players can register for fall only, spring only or fall and spring season together.
Program overview
Registration is now open for our Rising Stars program (Spring).
Our age groups are developed as an entire group with a Pool Play philosophy used to share players across teams, allowing players to experience more than one game and move across different teams.
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9 week total season
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1 training session per week for all players
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9 training sessions per season (minimum)
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9 regular season games (minimum)
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Players will always receive a minimum of 50% of playtime for every game to maximize their development
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Club uniform is included in the program cost
Player development
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Technical fundamentals
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Core technique
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Game intelligence
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Passing and receiving
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Skill sets
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The regular season will begin on February 10th, 2026.
Our fall season runs from September-November and the spring season runs from February-April.
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Birth Year: 2021 (U5)
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Practice day: Thursdays - 5-5:45pm
Practice dates: Feb. 12, Feb. 19, Feb. 26, Mar. 5, Mar. 19, Mar. 26, Apr. 2, Apr. 9, Apr. 16, Apr. 23
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B
Birth Year: 2020 (U6)
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Practice day: Tuesdays - 5-5:45pm
Practice dates: Feb. 10, Feb. 17, Feb. 24, Mar. 3, Mar. 17, Mar. 24, Mar. 31, Apr. 7, Apr. 14, Apr. 21
Weekly games
Game dates: 8:30 - 10:30am range: Feb. 14, Feb. 21, Feb. 28, Mar. 21, Mar. 28, Apr. 11, Apr. 18, Apr. 25
Training and season
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The season training schedule is set by the program director
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All Rising Stars players train x1 times a week with each session duration of 1 hour
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Rising Stars players train at our North Central location: GVTC Communications Sportsplex
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Season games are set by the program director
Player equipment and game formats
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Shin guards
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Soccer cleats
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Club uniform
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U5 and U6 age groups use a size 3 soccer ball
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U5 teams play a 3v3 game format with 3x10 minute periods
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U6 teams play a 3v3 game format with 3x10 minute periods
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Fees are for regular season training and games. We offer a sibling discount to anyone interested in joining, please contact us for more info.
Please note, your fees include professional training, uniform, field fees and administration costs.
Registration is now open for our Rising Stars program (Spring).
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9 week program
Does my child have to tryout for the Rising Stars program
No, you can come out and sample our club at any time during the regular season and with open registration you can come out and see if we are the right fit for your child.
Can my child move between teams or play up a year
Yes, our coaching staff continually monitor a players development, no matter the age, if players develop well then there are opportunities to play up on other teams.
Who can I contact regarding the Rising Stars program
Please call: (210) 599-4622 or email our program director (Wade Sayre) at: wade.s@saunitedsoccer.com.
