There are plenty of weekends in Conyers when the competition is fierce on the fields of the Rockdale Youth Soccer Association as local and youth teams from across the state meet on the pitch.

 However, it will get a little more intense on at least five Saturdays starting this summer as the goals, passes, slide tackles and free kicks will count on the professional level.

RYSA and its Director of Coaching Rafe Mauran are set to bring a professional soccer team to the area for the first time in Rockdale’s history. The RYSA Board of Directors recently approved the creation of a franchise with the National Premier Soccer League.

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