2026 Tryouts
RIC South:
Location: Friendly City Park; 3199 E. B. Hamilton Dr., Tifton, GA 31793
Tryout dates: Nov 18 (Wed), Dec 7 (Mon)
Time slots: 6:15 pm – 8:15 pm
Training dates: Mondays, Dec 7, 14 / Jan 4, 11, 18 / Wednesday, Jan 6
Time slots: 6:15 pm – 8:15 pm
Make-up / rain-out dates: Jan 25
*Possible location adjustments
The South Regional Identification Center (RIC) is designed to provide advanced training to players in the South area of Georgia.
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 2026-27 RIC season, the players eligible for this program are boys and girls born in the calendar years 2013 to 2019 (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 $95 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.