ABOUT US

The Ridgewood Soccer Association (the RSA) was formed in 1978 as a non-profit organization with its sole purpose being the provision of a recreational soccer program for children resident in the Village of Ridgewood, New Jersey, USA.

The principle focus of the RSA’s activities is the autumn recreational soccer program that runs for approximately 11 weeks from the weekend after Labor Day through the weekend before Thanksgiving. Since its inception, over 6000 children have participated in the RSA program and annual registrations have increased to nearly 1500.

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Did you know that on an average autumn weekend, the RSA:

• ...holds instructional clinics and instructional, fun games for approximately 500 1st and 2nd graders in 10 sessions.
• ...runs 20+ games and instructional sessions at BF Middle School Field for 425 3rd and 4th grade players on 40+ teams.
• ...runs 10 games and instructional sessions for 250 5th and 6th grade players on 20 teams
• ...trains nearly 100 community teens as soccer referees to supervise the in-town youth games with compensation
• ...has approximately 150 boys and 150 girls in grades 5 through 8 playing in approximately 15 full-sided games on traveling recreation teams. Half of them play at home fields.
• ...runs a traveling recreation program for nearly 100 high school age boys and girls who do not play on high school athletic teams
• ... assures an adequate pool of licensed referees are available and properly scheduled to referee the home games for traveling teams.
• ...runs the only Special Needs recreation soccer program in northern New Jersey with 10-15 players participating annually
• ...involves approximately 250 to 300 parent volunteers as coaches.
• ...is thankful to the RHS soccer teams for their involvement in our Division 5 and Special Needs programs
• ...is run by volunteers

• ...has invested approximately $70,000 since 1996 towards improvement of Board of Ed and Village fields and when called upon has contributed generously to special projects ($17,000 for Somerville School in 1995 and $15,000 for Glen School in 1994)
• ...assures that its assets (goals, lighting stations, etc) are available to other youth sports programs and to the RHS soccer programs when requested.
• ....donates and maintains a collection of instructional soccer books and videos at the Ridgewood Public Library.
• ...makes $4000 in scholarships available to village youth annually.
• ...actively supports the agenda of the Ridgewood Sports Council to advance all recreation programs in the village
• ...is run by volunteers