PP Rush win Two at Pride of the Rockies Tournament
(08.24.10)


Congratulations to the U11 Boys Swoosh and U15 Girls Swoosh teams! Both
teams won their respective divisions at last weekend¹s Pride of The Rockies
tournament at the Air Force Academy. The 11's won all 4 of their games,
scoring 16 goals and only allowing 1 on the weekend. The 15's scored a
whopping 19 goals on their way to an undefeated tournament. You have made
all of us at PP Rush very proud! Well done to both teams!

G14 Nike Player Highlight
(08.24.10)

Jessi McLaggen - She does love cheese, but she’s not a mouse. Jessi McLaggen, a striker for U14 Girls Nike, loves to eat cheese while she hangs out with her friends. She goes to school at Cheyenne Mountain Jr. High, and is always waiting for her favorite class of the day to come! Jessi’s favorite class is gym, which is good, because she does play soccer…obviously!!! Her favorite animal lives on a farm, and stays in a pen… Do you know Jessi’s favorite animal?? It’s a pig! Besides playing and watching soccer, Jessi likes to watch Basketball… while she’s eating cheese.  She is always determined to score while she’s on the field and will never give up no matter what! Jessi says that if she could go anywhere in the world, it would have to be….. Australia!!!! I hope there’s cheese there!
 
Amy Gargala - Our second featured player plays outside back and loves to eat strawberries… but not at the same time! Amy Gargala is number eleven for the U14 Nike Girls Team. She attends Louis Palmer Middle School and likes Language Arts! Aside from watching Soccer on TV, Amy likes to watch football. If Amy could go anywhere in the world, she would go to Greece!!! In her spare time she likes to hang out with her friends, or just chill at home. Out of all the animals in the world, Amy’s favorite can be found in Africa, and at zoos… It’s a giraffe!!!
 
Baily Nagle - Baily, was a striker for U13 Nike Girls, attends College Pathways TCA (which is online). She loves Jaguars because of there cool fur. Baily said that if she could go anywhere in the world, it would have to be Ireland. Why?  Her family is originally from there.  In her spare time, Baily likes to read or surf the internet. While she is on the Internet at school she’s always waiting for math to come around. Finally, Baily’s favorite soccer player, probably the best in the WORLD, Ronaldinho!!!!! She likes him because he did really well in the World Cup a couple years ago.

Registration Open for Fall U4 Mighty Mites
(08.20.10)
The Mighty Mites program is a unique opportunity to introduce your child to soccer. It is a 5 week program that will give your child a great start to this lifetime sport and will also prepare them for Rush U-5 Developmental Soccer. The idea is to introduce children to the game of soccer by developing their motor skills, ball skills, and concepts of small sided games. Sessions last for 45 minutes and the emphasis is very firmly on FUN!  We feel that kids will be more comfortable and develop faster in this type of environment.
Click here for the Fall 2010 registration form.

G14 Nike Player Highlight
(08.11.10)

One of our featured players this month is Hailey. She plays on the U14 Nike team as an outside midfielder and forward. She attends  Eagleview Middle School and enjoys Language Arts the most. Her favorite color is blue and she is obsessed with ducks. She has a large collection of them in her room lined up on her dresser. In her free time she enjoys writing songs. Hailey’s favorite type of food is Chinese while her favorite animal is a panda. On the soccer field she wears the number 3. Her favorite soccer team is Real Madrid and her favorite player is Cristiano Ronaldo.
 
    The second star player this month is Brooke! Brooke’s favorite soccer player is Cristiano Ronaldo who plays for Real Madrid. Brooke’s favorite food is Chinese and she LOVES Snickers! Brooke is number 7 just like her favorite player, Ronaldo!!! She plays center midfield and heads almost every ball that comes her way! Can you guess what her favorite color is? It’s blue, just like our jerseys!!!! This whiz of a soccer player attends Monument Academy along with teammate Cydney. (If her name sounds familiar, she was one of our last Star Players) When Brooke is not playing soccer she likes to chill with her friends and watch “She’s the Man”! Can you guess her favorite animal…? I will give you a hint... it is brown with big antlers….. It’s a moose!

     The last star player of this month is Marie!!!  Marie goes to Cheyenne Mountain Jr. High along with her best friend and teammate Jessi.  In her spare time Marie enjoys hanging out with her friends and eating lots of Chocolate Teddy Grahams!!!  Her number is 14 and she is a right fullback and occasionally a right midfielder. Her favorite soccer player is Messi who plays for Barcelona. Marie is an amazing soccer player and always wears a smile!  If you can guess what her favorite animal is, that would be amazing!!! Marie’s favorite animal is a llama! And surprisingly, she has only gotten spit on by a llama twice!

Attention all Pikes Peak Rush Goalkeepers!
(08.11.10)
The training times for the Fall have been set. Please click here for the information sheet. Also, the registration for the U9/U10 keepers is up and running. Remember, all U9/U10 keepers must register before they can attend the trainings.

All competitive GK trainings start August 13. U9/U10 trainings will start August 27.

If anyone has any questions, please contact Brian Lux, Director of Coaching – Goalkeeping at blux@coloradorush.com.

Rush Festival a Huge Success Once Again
(08.04.10)
Pikes Peak Rush upcoming G13N and B13N joined teams from 16 other Rush clubs from around the country to attend the 3rd annual Rush Festival.  The event was held in Olathe, Kansas, hosted by the Kansas Rush and consisted of games, training, classroom sessions, evening social events, lots of singing, visits by MLS players and a trip to see the Kansas City Wizards vs. Toronto FC.

The four day event, in the heat and humidity was a wonderful experience for players, parents and coaches alike and an experience that will not be easily forgotten by all those who participated.  The B13N were extremely successful, winning their opening 3 games by a margin of 14 goals to 1, and then were just pipped by NM Rush 2-1 in the final.

Pikes Peak Rush is already preparing the upcoming 12’s to ensure they have the opportunity to have the same experience next year.

B13N before the final game vs. NM Rush

U15 Nike Boys Win PPI
(07.23.10)

The U15 Nike Boys won the PPI in the U16 Boys Age-Group this year defeating club La Roca from Utah.  Nike went undefeated throughout the event.  The final was an emotional one for everyone as the match literally came down to the very last minutes of a "Golden Goal" double overtime. In regulation play, Cameron Barksdale struck first to push Nike 1-0 up, however, La Roca came back to equalize shortly after.  In the second half, La Roca scored next and went up 2-1.  In the final few minutes of regulation, Schuyler Vandersluis knocked in the equalizer to push the game into "Golden Goal" overtime.  After the first 10 minute overtime spell, the game remained deadlocked at 2-2.  In the second 10 minute period, Donald Tafoya tucked away the game winner like a pro with only three minutes to spare.  The Nike team held on and were crowned Champions of this years U16 Boys PPI.

Girls 15 Nike win PPI Championship.
(07.23.10)

Congratulations to the U15G Nike team on their 2010 Pikes Peak Invitational Championship. The girls battled hard all week, overcoming 2 devastating losses in bracket play to advance to the semi finals. The semi’s would be a rematch with Westminster Samba (Co) who earlier had defeated the girls 5-1 in a game that was much tighter than the score would indicate. The team had something to prove & dispatched Samba 4-0 to earn a berth in the final. They met Prodigy Extreme (KS.) & quickly jumped out to a 2-0 advantage. The game was tightly contested and Nike dug in their heels defending the attack of Prodigy to come away with a team effort 2-1 victory. This is just the 2nd Rush Pikes Peak girl’s team to capture a PPI title in the past decade!
Many of the girls were on hand to see fellow U15B Nike earn their title on Saturday and a few of the boys returned the favor on Sunday, willing the ladies on to victory. A great show of Rush camaraderie!
You can read the Gazette’s description of the game here as well: www.gazette.com/sports/rush-101742-peak-pikes.html

B12 Nike take the Championship at the PPI
(07.20.10)

Rush Pikes Peaks B12 Nike team has continued their wonderful year which included only losing two games in league as a U12, getting to the State Cup final and then all the way to the Regional Quarter Finals.  Having taken close to 3 weeks off after their trip to Albuquerque to Regionals, the boys performed extremely well in the PPI, winning all 5 games, and scoring 22 goals and only conceding one.

The boys summer continues, with their trip to the Rush Festival in Kansas next week followed by the Denver Cup, that is always a great challenge.

Congratulations on an amazing U12 Year, and the goal is to keep improving everyday to be the best in the country.

Rush Pikes Peak announces Brian Lux as new Director of Coaching
(07.20.10)

Rush is very excited to announce that Brian Lux has accepted the position of Director of Junior Girls for Rush Pikes Peak.  Brian grew up in the Denver area, and played with Rush as one of the original members of the 81’ team that won 6 consecutive State Cups, 2 Regional championships and 3rd place at Nationals.  Brian also played his Junior and Senior year in college at the Division 1 program of Denver University.

Brian is working towards his B License, has a NSCAA National Diploma and has served as Colorado ODP Staff.  Brian has his Bachelor’s Degree in Physics from the University of Denver.

Many of you may know Brian from his work with our Goal Keepers over the last couple of seasons and we are very excited to have him here in a full time capacity.

With the addition of Brian, Dan Highstead has moved to the Director of Youth Academy Position, working with the Boys and Girls U9-U12 and Nik Penn moves up to the Senior Division to Direct the Boy and Girls U16-U18.

Message From The President
(07.13.10)
Rush Boys Membership, as you buy your new uniform, please consider turning in your old uniform for a $20.00 credit!  It is as simple as this, when the Team Manager distributes your new uniform, bring in your old uniform.  The Team Manager will keep track of which players turned in there used uniform for the $20.00 credit.  The Rush management team will then ship these uniforms to our clubs in Africa.
 
Membership, each uniform is so important to these kids, each one makes a difference.  This is called our R.E.A.C.H. program, Rush Equipment Assisting CHildren.  You are helping kids feel part of a team…the Rush Soccer Club.
 
Help those boys and girls, consider donating your old uniform!
 
Thank you.  Tim Schulz, President & C.E.O. of Rush Soccer.

B12 Nike does Rush Proud at USYSA Regionals
(07.07.10)

 
After a successful run to the State Cup Final, Rush B12 Nike secured a berth to the USYSA Regional Championships held in Albuquerque, NM.   Competing with the other State Champs and finalists from the Western United States, this is some of the best competition available in the US.

The boys opened their account by convincingly beating the Hawaii State Champs 3-0, in an early morning game, which still had temperatures in the upper 80’s.  Day two was just as impressive beating the Oregon State Finalists 2-0 and securing a place in the quarter finals with a game to spare.

Next up were the no.1 ranked team in the country in the FC Legends, from Los Angeles, and although we had them 202 at half time, an own goal and a PK conceded meant that we ended losing 4-2.

The final game they were matched with the Southern California State Champions, Santa Barbara FC, who played a very good game, and unfortunately the Pikes Peak boys were not at the top of the game and their journey ended there.  Santa Barbara went on to convincingly winning the final by 3-0 and being crowned Regional Champions.

This was a great showing for the club, Rush Soccer and Colorado, and the boys are eager to get back next year and go all the way to win the final.

B12 Rush Pikes Peak Nike Regional’s preparation gaining altitude
(06.10.10)

With the draw for the USYS Regional tournament unveiled, the preparation for the B12 Pikes Peak Nike ramped up.  Having drawn three teams from sea level, in Oregon, Southern California and Hawaii, the B12 Nike from Rush Pikes Peak was not satisfied at their home altitude of 6100 ft, but have been running and biking in the mountain trails above 7200 ft.  With the tournament being held in Albuquerque, NM at 5300 ft, the guys are hoping to get any advantage they can on their quest to be crowned Regional Champions.

G13 Nike cap a great season with win at Front Range Invitational Tournament.
(06.07.10)

(U13 Nike Girls)

After winning 15 games and scoring 88 goals this season, Rush Pikes Peak G13 Nike, capped off a tremendous season with a victory at Rush Pikes Peak’s very own FRIT.  With players added from Swoosh to compliment the Nike team, the girls went undefeated and are ready to enjoy a good summer before making an assault on next years league.  Great Job girls.

B12 Nike and B15 Nike head to USYS Regionals after great State Cup Run
(06.07.10)

(U15 Nike Boys)

(U12 Nike Boys)

Although not quite making the final hurdle, both the B12 Nike (Nik Penn) and B15 Nike (Paul Davison) will be heading to Albuquerque in late June to represent Colorado as the Wild Card at the Regional Championships.  Playing State Champs from the Western United States, both teams had an outstanding State Cup and deserve their place amongst the best teams in the Nation.

Preparation starts immediately to continue their run in the tournament all the way to the Regional Championship.  Congratulations to all the boys, and good luck starting June 21st in Albuquerque, NM.

PIKES PEAK RUSH PLAYER PLACEMENT (Tryouts) Fall 2010
Tuesday, June 1st & Wednesday June 2nd.  (June 3rd - Weather Day)
TIME                  AGE                                 Venue
3:30-5:00pm       U17 & U18 Girls              Cheyenne Mountain HS
5:00-6:30pm       U13 Boys & U14 Girls     Cheyenne Mountain HS
6:30-8:00            U11 & U12 Boys              Cheyenne Mountain HS