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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 5 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 4 APRIL 2014 Anyone that has been part of, or has followed the Rush Select 97-98 boys will know that this is a special group of players. On domes c soil the team is invincible, boas ng an unbeaten record stretching back 32 games and six tournament championships over four years. Not only is this pre y amazing in itself, this feat becomes even more impressive when you know that there has been 50 different players and seven different coaches from over 15 different states that have been part of the squad over this me. Star ng back in 2010, the then U12 boys a ended the Rush Fest hosted by Kansas Rush on their individual teams. Eight teams were present at the event and the coaching staff and scouts began to take note of the players that were deemed to be of the highest quality. The final game was a ba le between Rush Pikes Peak and New Mexico Rush and hinted at the level of play that could be achieved by this age group. Dave Dengerink, assisted by Ross Paule, was charged with the task of picking the best players to represent Rush Soccer at the Na onally recognized Presidents Day tournament held in Phoenix, AZ. The boys went on to triumph in the tournament and never looked back. They followed up their victory with playing and bea ng all the teams at the following years Fest, playing up a year, then champions of PDT for the second year running. Next up was the Alaska Airlines Cup and then two more PDT's, champions of them all. This past October, 16 of the group travelled to Madrid, Spain through our new partnership with adidas and their Interna onal Travel Program. The boys experienced for the first me what it is like to lose a game, but then it was against Real Madrid's U16 team, arguably one of the top five U16 boys team on the planet. With players joining, leaving and re-joining the program, the Developmental Academy restric ng players that can be chosen and players proving that they are worthy of the star ng spot, the team has changed, the team has progressed but have not missed a step. Dave Dengerink and Arian Hoxha have head coached the team, with a number of assistants again showing the strength in depth of not only the players but coaching staff as well. the Grandest rush Select team to date Coaches Name State Events 1 Dave Dengerink VA U13, U14, AA, Fest 2 Arian Hoxha HI U15, U16, RM 3 Nik Penn PP AA, RM 4 Ross Paule TN U13 5 Alex Cardenas TX U14 6 Nick Vitale PA U15 7 Todd Saldana CA U16 Players Name State Events 1 Aiden Shannon MI U16 2 Ben Either MI U13 3 Brennan Joaquin HI RM 4 Cameron Unks CO Fest 5 Carlos Canella KY U16 6 Charlie Caswell CO U15 7 Chase Johnson CO U15 8 Dalton Marin TN U16 9 Dylan Greco PP U13, U14, Fest, AA 10 Enrico Sanchez NM U14 11 Ethan Suda GA U15, U16 12 Fred Fringpong IA U15, 16 13 Hayden Cogswell CO U15 14 Hayden Wheatley TN U13, RM 15 Hunter Hayden TX U14, U15, RM, Fest, AA 16 Jack Sckahan TN U13, 17 Jeron Cunningham HI U14, U15, AA, RM 18 Jesse Andonian KS U16 19 Jesse Riggs VA U14, Fest AA 20 Joe Ortiz NM U13, U14, Fest, RM 21 Johnny Rodriguez MI U15 Name State Events 22 Kelly Walters VA AA 23 Kennan Smajilovic IA U15, U16 24 Kiko Macias NM U14, Fest 25 Marcos Lucero NM U13, U14, Fest 26 Mario Mandell PP U13, Fest 27 Michael Swift TN U13, U14, Fest, AA, RM 28 Miguel Lucero NM U13, U14, Fest 29 Nicholas Kraeuter MI U16 30 Nick Cullen PP U13, U14, Fest, AA 31 Nick Toupin MI U13, U14, AA, U15 32 Payton Miller TX U14, U15 Fest, AA, RM, 33 Robbie Dee TN RM, U15, U16 34 Robert Frusina TX U14, RM, Fest, AA 35 Roberto Hernandez TX RM 36 Ryan Moldenhauer PP U13, U14, U15 Fest, AA, RM 37 Sam Buzzas OR U14, U15, RM, AA, U16 38 Sam Liptka GA U15 39 Sam Rucklos ID U16 40 Sean Halverson PP U14, AA 41 Sergio Rivas NM U13, U14, Fest, ITP 42 Shandon Hopeau HI RM 43 Steven Siegfried DE RM, U16 44 Tony Asumadu MI U15 45 Trey Curet HI U13, U16 46 Tyler Morton HI U16 47 Victor Mendoza NM RM 48 Will Nurre IA U16 49 Zach Emerson OR U13, AA, U15, U16, ITP 50 Zechariah Meddleton NM U13, U14 Players (Cont.) Table key AA – Alaska Airlines Cup RM –Real Madrid trip 2013 ITP – International Training Program at Real Madrid – 2013 Fest – U14 Rush Fest, Albuqerque, NM ruSH Soccer, r.e.a.c.H. ProGraM OVER 1,100 UnIfORMS COLLECTED! The Rebate Program collected this incredible amount of uniforms during 2013. These uni- forms not only will be used by children in need throughout the world, but also generated a rev- enue of +$22,000 to Rush families. Do you want to know how? As we announced in the Rush website this past 2013 the R.E.A.C.H. Program has shipped +24,000 items of gently used equipment both domes cally and interna onally! This is an enormous amount of dona ons and on behalf of Rush Soccer we want to thank our players, parents, coaches and clubs for their effort! It might sound like a cliché, but none of this would be possible without the joint effort of the whole Rush Family. A por on of this incredible amount of dona ons where part of the Rebate Uniform Program, which collected over 1,100 uniforms this past year (2,264 jerseys and 1,132 shorts). The Rebate Uniform didn't just collected an enormous amount of uniforms, but it also generated more than +$22,000 of revenue to the Rush Families that turned in their old compe ve uniforms when purchasing a new one. What an incredible way of helping others while ge ng $20.00 for it! The R.E.A.C.H. Program wants to especially congratulate Missouri Rush for collec ng the largest quan ty of uniforms (207)! We encourage all our clubs to par cipate and collaborate with the R.E.A.C.H. Program. Every single uniform, pair of cleats, or soccer ball that you donate will make a huge difference in many children lives, allowing them to play the game they love! All Together we can reach the greatest goals! Did you know about the Rebate Uniform before? You can earn $20.00 very easily by dona ng your old uniform as you buy the new Adidas Compe ve Kit! Your old uniform will be used elsewhere by a kid eager to play soccer while you get $20.00!