RYCA Ushers in a New Era

This is an exciting time to be part of the RYCA Rockwall Youth Community Athletics organization as we are no longer affiliated with the YMCA. We reorganized our RYCA board to ensure we are positioned for continued success as board members and volunteers move on to middle school. We are also launching our new RYCA Youth Sports website at http://rycayouthsports.com. All future RYCA announcements and organizational collateral will be located there.

 For the Fall 2014 Season you will not register through the YMCA.  You will register on our website http://rycayouthsports.com.  There will be a link to sign up for Fall 2014 Football and Cheer.  As you register your child you can also sign up to be a coach, asst. coach, team mom or volunteer.  If you sign up to be one of the above, upon check out you will be redirected to a background check form.  Everyone involved with the kids will also need to have background checks to ensure the safety of all kids within the RYCA. All eligible RYCA coaches who coached last year will be returning including new coaches with teams because of the huge interest. If you want to coach, let us know ASAP because we will have training classes to get you certified. 

We have the full support from Coach Reeves and the RISD coaches on helping us provide another great and successful season. We will work with the RISD and will play on the same fields as last year. All RYCA coaches will be safety certified and attend a coaching clinic put on by the Rockwall HS coaching staff.

If you are interested in volunteering to help the RYCA in any capacity, please reach out to me directly. Thanks again.

Dean White, RYCA Football President 

940-230-4332

Rockwall Youth Football starts Season Saturday

The City of Rockwall will be starting its Youth Football Season this Saturday, September 7, 2013.

The sounds of shoulder pads and parents cheers will be heard across town this Saturday when the Rockwall Jackets (RYCA) fields their teams at Wisdom Field, Rockwall High School, and Rockwall-Heath High School.  Over 300 boys from 5 years of age to 12 will be competing in flag and tackle football.

Thursday, the elementary schools will be “Oranged Out” where all Jacket Football Players will be wearing their orange game day jerseys in support of the High School Jackets!

The RYCA is the largest football organization in Rockwall County and one of the largest premier leagues in North Texas.  It is the only youth football program that is vertically aligned with Rockwall High School Jackets Varsity Football Program according to Head Coach, Rodney Webb.  The RYCA has a strong commitment to principles and strives to be a community-driven organization with the genuine participation of athletes, volunteers, parents, family members, teachers, school administrators and local businesses. We encourage the RYCA Family to attend community and district events and to always support our community and display our Jacket Pride.

The RYCA will make every effort to make sure that every child with the desire to participate gets the opportunity to play or cheer, without financial costs, prior experience, athletic ability or size. The league is devoted to inspiriting our young athletes (kindergarten through 6th grade) and will give them the challenge of competition, the joy of victory, the reality of defeat, the importance of commitment and spirit in the community. The RYCA believes these values and virtues are important to athletes’ growth and to them becoming active members of our community and society. The RYCA Jackets is on a mission to give back to the community, to be the community’s youth sports program, to rally Stingers’ Up!

On behalf of the RYCA, we look forward to seeing all of our friends in family cheering your Jackets to victory!  Be sure to catch the latest game day scores and highlights by following the highlights on the RYCA Rockwall Jackets News Site and Facebook.

RYCA Jacket Football Players Receive Discounts at Dick’s Sporting Goods

The smell of pigskin and click clack of pads is upon the Rockwall community.  Your Jackets are representing the largest football league in North Texas.

Dick's Sporting Goods is supporting the RYCA Jackets by allowing all of the players to take advantage of the Exclusive Shop Day on Saturday, August 3rd.

Dick’s Sporting Goods is located at 1005 E. Interstate 30 in Rockwall, Texas.  All your Jacket has to do is stop by the check-in table to receive discount details.

Get your STINGERS UP!

Rockwall Jackets Youth Football to participate in the Battle X Youth Football Tournament at Cowboy Stadium

The experience of a lifetime is about to take place for your Rockwall Jackets Youth Football player.  We invite the Rockwall Community to get their “Stingers” ready for some exciting football.

Games played in Cowboys Stadium are in an exhibition format – all games are a 30 minute running clock and are played from the 40 yard line to the end zone. This format allows every parent to see their child on the most famous football field in the world and on the largest HD screen. After each game, all teams have the opportunity to have taken their team picture on the famous Star.

August 22nd through August 25th, Rockwall’s largest and ONLY premier youth football organization endorsed by Rockwall Jackets High School Varsity Head Coach Rodney Webb will take the field where NFL greats make a living on Sundays.  This is an event you will not want to miss, and one of the most talked about experiences in all of Rockwall County.

This is truly “Jacket Pride” at its finest.  The RYCA has a strong commitment to principles and strives to be a community-driven organization with the genuine participation of athletes, volunteers, parents, family members, teachers, school administrators and local businesses.

The RYCA will make every effort to make sure that every child with the desire to participate gets the opportunity to play or cheer, without financial costs, prior experience, athletic ability or size.  We are devoted to inspiriting our young athletes (kindergarten through 6th grade) and will give them the challenge of competition, the joy of victory, the reality of defeat, the importance of commitment and spirit in the community.  We believe these values and virtues are important to athletes’ growth and to them becoming active members of our community and society.

Rockwall Jacket Youth Football is the only program that is vertically aligned with Rockwall High School according to Varsity High School Coach Rodney Webb.  For more information about the league visit www.leaguelineup.com/ryca or follow your favorite team on Facebook.