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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 24 SEPT 2015 " 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 23 SEPT 2015 For more information about India Rush Soccer Club: www.IndiaRushSoccer.com The founda on for growth laid from the incep on in 2012, is enabling the steady transi on from Mumbai to India, beginning with addi on of Surat Rush and now with a fully opera onal website www.indiarushsoccer.com. The Surat Rush began opera on in Feb 2015 in the state of Gujarat, and is off to a great start having got a new full size facility, at the newly inaugurated Arena De Sports, a mul sports facility. The invita on by the team of FIFA representa ves, I-league CEO and AIFF Technical Director for implemen ng the development structure in view of FIFA U17 World Cup was a big boost. Mumbai Rush is in the process of accredita on from All India Football Associa on (AIFF), the na onal football associa on of India, which will open up many opportuni es for our players to par cipate in All India level leagues. The month long residen al Summer camp in Denver at Rush HQ has become an annual event. This year, two batches of 26 players had an awesome experience, thanks to the team effort of Alex, Jus n, Nick, and especially the host families and others at Rush. The players inspired with the cultural exchange have returned home as improved players and more importantly as be er individuals. The journey con nues with eight more players all set to train at the LTPD residency program at Rush USA and another set of players working out to take the plunge in the program in the next academic year. India Rush has set its marks firmly in Mumbai and now in Surat, while the players are leaving their mark at Rush USA. india RUsh seTs iTs maRk!! india Rush For more information about Mérida Rush Soccer Club: www.MeridaRush.com Mérida RUSH Soccer Club, as every single year since 2012, has travelled to Colorado to par cipate at Denver CUP 2015 with two teams, U11 and U12. This is a great success for the club because this means that is growing thanks to the job we are doing in player development here in México. It has been a long year since we started training the teams for the tournament and results arrive at the end of the tournament, both teams finished in third place but more than that, the players faced a great challenge for them because for most of them is their first interna onal appearance and the behave just like very experienced players with a great personality, passion and great way of play. For the U11´s the challenge was bigger, because we took some players that were one year and a half younger than the bigger ones. Parents and players had great me at this event. They learned a lot from this experience and both of them showed what we can do in Mexico both on and off of the field with a great behavior, suppor ng the teams at all mes and enjoying the play on the field. U11´s finished with 2 wins, 1 e and 1 lost. U12's finished with 1 win, 2 es and 1 loss. These numbers reflect the great effort our teams showed but most of all their quality with the ball and the discipline we are trying to teach in every single player. For the Club is a great sa sfac on to see our players grow and learn more of this game. We have now started working to plan the next season for Denver CUP 2016. For the third year in a row, Merida RUSH Soccer Club is present at Denver CUP 2015 but now with two teams. U11´s and U12´s have shown their best at this tournament! méRida RUsh aT denveR CUp 2015 MéRida Rush It is becoming a custom for our La no American Rush teams to par cipate in the Denver Cup. It is the second year or par cipa on for clubs such as Merida Rush and Elmer Marin Rush and they love it. The experience for the kids and parents is incomparable. "It doesn't ma er the work we need to put into this. We do it because we love soccer, we do it because it is good for the kids, we do it because the kids enjoy being part of Rush," Elmer Marin said. Elmer Marin Rush BU18 played in the top bracket where they lost in the final vs Rush Pikes Peak 2-0. "This past version of the Denver Cup was one of the best tournaments we have ever played," Giancarlo Salazar (Merida) said. Merida Rush brought 2 teams (BU11 and BU12 gold bracket) they both ended up taking third place. Also a ending this year was special guest, Academia de Futbol Mar n Garcia, from Cusco, Peru. It was their first year playing in an interna onal event and they took 4th place. "Many coaches and spectators were impressed with the level of soccer these kids played, but the hot weather and lack of subs tu ons played a role in their performance," Coach Mar n Garcia said. The Academia de Futbol Mar n Garcia is located in Cusco- Peru (called also the belly bu on of the world). Cusco has an eleva on of 3,400 meters above sea level. 4 hours away from Downtown Cusco you can see one of the Wonders of the World (Machu- Picchu). "We are very excited to have a team from South America playing in our tournament and we are looking forward to having them as one more partner of our organiza on," commented South America Technical Director Jair Vasquez. Denver Cup is a good showcase for our teams in Latino America. Academia de Futbol Martin Garcia (Cusco – Peru), Elmer Marin Rush (Honduras) and Merida Rush (Mexico) were part of this great event this year. 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