The River City Athletics.youth soccer program begins in December with a 10 week winter training session followed by a Spring Premier program for players U10 – U18. To learn more about River City, email rivercitymaine@gmail.com, or visit Facebook.
River City has some great options to meet your soccer needs. Please use the information below to register for winter training. Players are asked to pay for winter training using the online form or by mailing a check payable to River City Athletics to:
River City Athletics
129 Farm Road
Bangor, ME 04401
River City Training and Spring Season Options
River City winter training begins Monday, December 3rd with trainings offered twice per week per age group for 1.5 hours until February 17th. Cost for winter training is $175.00. All players who are registered and paid for Winter Training may attend the GK School on Tuesdays (3:30-5:00pm) and Skills Night.
Add a second day of training for a discounted price of $125.00 (1 day training is $175 + $125 = $300) which provides players another opportunity to get more training in week to week.
Spring Season: Players selected from Winter Training play in MPSL or Pine Tree league in the spring starting February 17th and ending with Father’s Day Weekend club event. Included in the spring fee of $375.00 is MPSL league, Memorial Day Tournament in Amherst, NH, insurance fees plus trainings.
Starting the week of February 17th, 2020 we will begin our team preseason practices. Organized training sessions with each team and their coaches begin during February break, and our team rosters will be created during that week. Following that, the work begins for our Maine State Premier League Teams and the Pine Tree League with games starting (weather depending) as early as April 5, 2020. The league fee is $375 per player and again we have a family discount of 10% for each additional child after the first player.
Players selected to a team will be asked to complete an online registration through Gotsoccer to register for spring season. Players not selected for a team or if a player cannot commit to the team but wants to train with the team can train with the team for a rate of $175.00. These players will be eligible for a game or tournament roster if a roster spot opens up on a week to week basis.
How Do I get on a spring team if I do not register for Winter Trainings?
We ask that players attend 2 winter sessions of their choice in their respective age groups so that they can be evaluated.
Costs
Spring Only – $375.00
1 Day Winter Training Only – $175.00
2 Day Winter Training Only – $300.00
DURING the winter training session, players will be selected for either the Pine Tree or Maine State Premier League team or asked to be a training player. Once players are selected, players will register with GotSoccer.
U12 – U18 Boys and Girls teams can play in Maine State Premier League
League play begins in late April
U10 – U18 Boys and Girls teams can play in Pine Tree League
League play begins late April
About Us
Our Mission: River City was established to meet the needs of the youth sports community of Eastern, Central and Northern Maine. The goal is to provide affordable option for all families and athletes to develop their skills and ability while keeping the passion for the sport they love. We want to do this in a safe, and friendly environment with a highly trained staff committed to all players of all skill levels. We will provide teams to compete in leagues and tournaments against competitive teams of similar skill level within the state of Maine. The focus will be on skill and growth first, with competition secondary. We want to win if at all possible, not at all costs.
River City was formed when players and parents asked for another premier soccer option in the Greater Bangor Area. In the Spring of 2014, one local coach offered training sessions on his own and had a team play in the SoccerMaine Pine Tree League and another team played in the Maine State Premiere League and the State Cup, which showed there were more players in the greater Bangor area interested in competing at the highest level of soccer in Maine than were being served. Because of this growing interest, a few of us met in June of 2014 to discuss what spring soccer in our area could look like based on the feedback we received from these most recent spring programs. What was born from that meeting is River City, the new competitive home for spring soccer in the Penobscot River Valley.