2024 Tryouts
RIC Central:
• Location: LGFC Soccer Complex; 110 Snellgrove Dr., Warner Robins, GA 31088
• Tryout dates: Nov 18 (Monday), Nov 20 (Wednesday)
• Time slots: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Training
RIC Central:
• Training dates: Mondays, Dec 2, 9, 16 / Jan 6, 13, 20
• Time slots: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
• Make-up / rain-out dates: Dec 11, Jan 15
The Central Regional Identification Center (RIC) is designed to provide advanced training to players in the Central area of Georgia including Macon and its surrounding towns.
The goals of the program are:
- To serve as a process to identify players from around the State of Georgia into the State Olympic Development Program (ODP).
- To give opportunity to players who are looking for additional training to supplement their club activities.
- To help top players of our member clubs reach their potential by providing a challenging program in close proximity that requires a short commute.
- To teach the RIC players the ODP playing style of possession soccer and prepare them for ODP.
Eligibility
For the 2024-25 RIC season, the players eligible for this program are boys and girls born in the calendar years 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 (as well as selected 2015), January 1 to December 31.
Program Outline
The pool will train as one group when working on technique, and then be split by age and size for small-sided games. The pool will be split for games against other RIC sites to achieve size-appropriate match-ups. The pools will train once a week throughout the winter and finish with a RIC Festival. The training sessions will start in early December.
Program Cost
The tryout fee is $55 (and includes two sessions). The training fee (once selected) is $85 for a six (6) additional session program
Coaching Staff
The State Director of Coaching will oversee the program and visit each RIC site at least once per month. Each site will have a head coach who will work with staff coaches appointed by the State DOC. The coaches will be from top local clubs and/or colleges.