We are Northeast Georgia’s Premier Soccer Club.
- Players
- 1,000
- Ages
- 3–18
- Plays
- Boys & Girls
- Programs
- 11
Where on the ladder
Level 5 to Level 6
Each level below lists the leagues this club plays in. Your kid's level depends on the team they make. The six levels are our own reading of public league play. They are not an official ranking.
Sanctioned by Georgia Soccer (US Youth Soccer). The club’s site also lists US Club Soccer. We have not confirmed that from the body’s own member list, so we do not call the club sanctioned. It also lists Georgia State Soccer Association. We have not placed that league on the ladder, so it does not count above.
See how the whole ladder worksPrograms
The programs, age by age
These come from the club's site, grouped the way the club groups them. Your kid starts in the one that fits their age.
Mini Rapids
3 year olds
U4 Mini Rapids is an introductory soccer program for three year-olds and their families. Each session players are pooled together and will learn basic fundamentals of the game.
GA Soccer
6U Recreational
4 and 5 year olds · 3v3
Each team practices once a week and plays one game per week on Thursday night. Games are set up as 3v3, with no goalkeepers to encourage individual development.
GA Soccer
8U Recreational
6 and 7 year olds · 5v5
Each team practices once a week and plays one game per week on Saturday. Games are set up as 5v5, with goalkeepers.
GA Soccer
10U Recreational
8 and 9 year olds · 7v7
Teams practice twice a week and play games on Saturdays. Teams are structured in a 7v7 setting and utilize goalkeepers.
GA Soccer
RIAS
12U-19U
RIAS is a Georgia state organized league where players from the club compete against other clubs and teams around the area. It is gender specific and is offered to both girls and boys.
GA Soccer
Academy
U9 - U12
Academy soccer is designed to take soccer players to the next level. Academy teams practice twice a week and compete against other soccer clubs on weekends.
GA Soccer
Athena
U13 - U19
Athena is the girls select program for competitive players who desire a highly competitive level of play. Select teams train twice weekly and play weekend matches against teams from other clubs around the Georgia area.
GA Soccer
Classic
U13 - U19
Classic is the boys select program for competitive players who desire a highly competitive level of play. Select teams train twice weekly and play weekend matches against teams from other clubs around the Georgia area.
GA Soccer
Raider Summer Camp
The club offers Raider Summer Camp at Habersham Central High School, with sessions June 15-19 and July 20-24, 2026.
Goalkeeper Clinics
goal keeper members
Free Goalkeeper Clinics are offered to all goalkeeper members.
Private Lessons
The club lists private lessons and training with Coach Reno and Windham Training.
Tryouts
2026/27 season
Tryouts decide which travel team a kid plays on. Confirm the details on the club’s page before you go.
Upper Fairground (Academy tryouts) · 4231 Toccoa Hwy, Clarkesville, GA 30523
Free
June 1
All: Jaime Gaspar
Coaching
Who coaches here
5 names from the club's own staff page. The titles and licenses are what the club lists.
Mike Nichols
Recreational Director
Recreational
Jaime Gaspar
Academy Director
Academy
Jem Clement
Coach
U4 Mini Rapids
Jeff LaBarbera (Reno)
Coach Reno
Private Lessons
Evan Windham
Windham Training
Where they play
3 fields
The fields the club lists as its own. Directions open in Google Maps, so you can check the drive before you sign up.
Fairground Fields / Rhodes Complex - Clarkesville
4231 Toccoa Hwy, Clarkesville, GA 30523
Ruby C Fulbright Aquatic Center - Clarkesville
120 Paul Franklin Rd, Clarkesville, GA 30523
Lions Field - Clarkesville (Mary Street Park)
200 Mary St, Clarkesville, GA 30523
1 field isn’t located on the map yet.
Fees
What it costs
What the club charges, from its own price list.
free
Add-ons
Registration costs do not include uniform or tournament fees.
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