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Orlando, Florida. April 15, 2008 – Orange County Soccer Club located in Orlando, Florida and Inter-United Soccer Club located in Apopka, Florida merged and joined forces with Sports Partners of America in Littleton, Colorado in order to form the Florida Rush Soccer Club. This partnership is part of a larger plan on the part of (SPA) to form a network of Nike Premier Rush clubs throughout the nation. Representing over 33,000 youth soccer players nationwide, Rush Soccer is committed to the development of healthy youth through the game of soccer. With a firm belief in the value of sports in promoting the physical, mental and social well-being of our children, Rush Soccer is devoted to providing our members the finest soccer experience possible, teaching the fundamental skills of the game and developing athletes through organized leagues, teams, tournaments, training, coaches and athletic facilities.
Rush Soccer was formed in 2002 under the leadership of the Colorado Rush Soccer Club in order to broaden the scope of its proven coaching, player development and administrative methodologies to a national level. By affiliating with qualified soccer clubs throughout the United States, Rush Soccer uses personnel, technical and intellectual property exchanges to create efficiencies through economies of scale, promote player, coach and tournament exchanges, develop proprietary information technology applications, provide administrative and technical consulting, streamline branding opportunities and maximize potential for fundraising and sponsorship support.
Rush Soccer's primary objective is to develop a national level club cooperative system that offers substantial opportunities for national corporate sponsorship and foundation support. Additionally, Rush Soccer provides the framework for a national coach and player development network, and will serve a significant centralized pool of talent for consideration by European, MLS, NCAA, US National and Olympic soccer programs.
Florida Rush becomes the 21st club affiliated with the Rush. Additional Rush clubs are located in Denver, Colorado Springs, Virginia Beach, Albuquerque, Houston, Tucson, Kansas City, Salt Lake City, Anchorage, Honolulu, Detroit, Boise, Sacramento, Lincoln, Memphis, Lexington, Philadelphia, Oregon, Southern California, Arkansas and Nebraska - we are committed to growing to include over 40,000 players by the year 2011.
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