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Competitive Soccer
The Rising Competitive Program will appeal to players at the top of their game when they exit the Youth Academy phase and want to continue their rapid upward trajectory or are looking to play a high level of soccer. Without having to travel for in-season games. Your player is provided with a higher level of coaching, preparation, and competition than the Select Program offered.
Competitive players follow an intricately designed curriculum aimed at helping players build their soccer IQs, technical proficiency, and mental and physical conditioning as they prepare to advance to the elite levels of play. In addition, our Coaches are adept at keeping players motivated and maintaining healthy interactions with their teammates while maintaining the balance between productivity and enjoyment.
Our competitive teams compete in local, statewide, and regional league offerings that cover the spectrum of pathways in preparing your player for the next level.
Elite Clubs National League-RL
The ECNL Regional League (ECNL RL) was founded to improve the daily environment for both boys' and girls' youth soccer players through a collaborative club-based development program featuring competition, player identification, and coaching and club development platforms. The ECNL Regional League will include regular-season conference games and cross-conference events, and qualifying teams will advance to the ECNL Regional League Post-Season event, held in conjunction with the ECNL Boys' and Girls' Post-Season.
The ECNL Regional League is based on grass-roots collaboration and innovation values. It supports the independence and freedom of coaches and clubs to fully manage the development path for their players, including the system and style of play, the competitive calendar, and all aspects of the development path. The ECNL Regional League will raise training, competition, club organization, and coaching standards in a holistic development program.
COACHING LEADERSHIP
Staff
Mark Gibbs
, Club Technical Director
mark@arkansasrising.org
501.868.1212 (o)
281.750.2712 (c)
US Soccer A License
Brittany Axford, Operations Director
brittany@arkansasrising.org
501.868-.1212 (o)
501.258.1509 (c)
US Soccer A License
Alex Burgess, Girls Director
alex@arkansasrising.org
501.868.1212 (o)
501.658.1466 (c)
US Soccer B License
Brandon Hom, Boys Director
brandon@arkansasrising.org
501.868.1212 (o)
214.621.5062 (c)
US Soccer C License
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BOYS COMPETITIVE STAFF
GIRLS COMPETITIVE STAFF
About Arkansas Rising
About
The purpose of Arkansas Rising is about players playing at the appropriate level to enhance their individual player development instead of just forming teams. We believe that the overall level of training will improve, therefore creating a more challenging playing environment for each player, regardless of their placement within the club. Research shows that when a player is placed at the appropriate level, their opportunity for growth will 'rise'. This partnership expands our talent and the depth created will lead to more accurate player placement thus allowing more room for individual players to grow from within the organization.
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