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S E R V I N G S O C C E R P L A Y E R S L O C A L L Y B Y S E R V I N G O U R P A R T N E R S G L O B A L L Y PAGE 3 APRIL 2014 " W h e r e t h e t r a i l s o f P a s s i o n a n d P u r P o s e M e e t, B e g i n s t h e P a t h t o V i c t o r y " PAGE 2 APRIL 2014 THE RUSH WAY RUSH SOCCER EXPANSION con nued from previous page nent to its ranks and so SPA took the step to change its name to Sports Partners International (SPI). Fast forward to March 2014, 11 years on from the first merger and Rush Soccer has 15 staff members, 33 domestic clubs, from Hawaii to Alaska, Washington to Florida and Southern California to New York. In addition, 34 International Clubs from Africa to India and South America to Thailand and with over 35,000 players sporting the Rush "R". Rush has secured major partnerships with Soccer.com, adidas and Chevro- let and is growing at an amazing rate, both in terms of numbers and quality. This past year the top Select team (Rush's All-Star program) went to Spain and competed with Real Madrid on their home turf. What the future holds, no-one is really sure, but the goal is to be not just the biggest club in the world, but the BEST club in the world. We will keep pressing forward, blazing a trail of innovation and op- portunities for all our members to join. Colorado Rush and SPI have finished building a house on the land in Denver, with the next step to build fields and truly have a real home for Rush soccer. We thank all of our members and staff in every corner of the globe for your support and motivation for us to continue to lead the way in youth soccer. SUBmIT YOUR PhOTOS ANd STORIES TO BE fEATUREd ON ThE ABOVE SOCIAL NETwORkING SITES! STAY CONNECTEd wITh YOUR fAVORITE YOUTh SOCCER ORGANIzATION. You bet we're Social! Two members from LaTinoamerica rush in madrid. Jair Vasquez (Technical Director for Latinoamerica Rush and Giancarlo Salazar (Director of Coaching Merida Rush) took advantage of the Coaching Education Trip with Adidas International Training Program. a new and unforgettable experience was granted to Jair Vasquez and Giancarlo salazar with the rush coaching education trip to madrid, spain. The opportunity to observe and live close to spanish football is for these two members of rush Latinoamerica, a once in a lifetime experience. all the knowledge gained on this trip will be turned over to the children of the various clubs in Latinamerica. Giancarlo salazar: "Through this course, i will be able to provide our players with new tools and knowledge, and in so, enrich our teaching ability. i am convinced that it is important to be updated to ensure the development of our players." Jair Vasquez: "This experience not only helps our formation as coaches, but also allows us to have a better picture of what is happening in the country where the best football is practiced, so we can transfer the lessons learned on to our players" Latinoamerica