#Passion

Rush Prep Academy 

1st & 2nd graders

Welcome to the Kansas Rush Prep Academy! This is an intermediate level program between recreational and competitive soccer. Our Academy is an invitational only program. Players are invited to participate based on their passion, skill, and dedication to training. We have a number of different ways to evaluate our players for this program, such as: free Rush Prep Clinics, team practices, and game evaluations. If you would like to participate in the Rush Prep Academy this Winter (2026-2027), please email mbickmore@kansasrush.com for a free evaluation. Since this program is seasonal, we are only asking for spring commitments at this time.



Winter ID Clinics

  • November 1st (Boys)
  • 1:00pm - 2:00pm 1st and 2nd Grade Boys
  • This clinic is for boys currently in 1st Grade and Second Grade
  • @ Kansas Rush Indoor Facility
  • November 1st (Girls)
  • 2:00pm - 3:00pm 1st and 2nd Grade Girls
  • This clinic is for girls currently in 1st Grade and Second Grade
  • @ Kansas Rush Indoor Facility
REGISTER HERE

PROFESSIONAL COACHING STAFF

Mitch Bickmore is our full-time Director of Player Development and Director of the Rush Prep Program. Coach Bickmore started working for the Olathe Soccer Club/Kansas Rush in 2001 until 2008. He then moved to Virginia serving as the Youth Director for the Virginia Legacy for two years. Following his time with the Virginia Legacy, coach Bickmore worked and coached for other clubs in New Jersey, Colorado, and Utah. He also spent a year working as the Technical Director for India Rush in Mumbai. Coach Bickmore has his "A" License with the United States Soccer Federation, as well as his Advance National Diploma from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) and National Youth License. It is unheard of to have a coach with these credentials working with this age group and that is why we believe the Rush Prep Program will be a great success. We are excited to have coach Bickmore back with Kansas Rush and are even more excited that he has chosen to work with our youngest age group of players, while also helping to develop our younger coaches within the club.