MLS Colorado Rapids

Weekly Update: Rapids Break Camp this Friday After Final Week of Training

Published on November 12, 2012 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Colorado Rapids News Release


RAPIDS IN FINAL WEEK OF TRAINING BEFORE BREAKING FOR OFFSEASON: The Colorado Rapids will train this week at Dick's Sporting Goods Park before the breaking for the offseason, with a final training session on Friday morning. Before the players are released until the 2013 preseason, each will meet with the technical staff to review the season and talk about their status for 2013. For more information on the process, click here .

PATRICK SLOGIC LEADS CORNELL TO FIRST OUTRIGHT IVY LEAGUE TITLE SINCE 1977, NCAA BERTH: Rapids Academy defender Patrick Slogic and the Cornell Big Red captured a 1-0 victory over Columbia on Nov. 9, earning their first outright Ivy League title since 1977 and just the fourth title in program history. With their seventh shutout victory of the season, in which Slogic played all 90 minutes, Cornell also earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament and will host Syracuse in a first round match this Thursday at 7 p.m. ET.

RAPIDS ACADEMY U-16 AND U-18 TEAMS FACE SOLAR CHELSEA SC ON SATURDAY AT HOME: The Colorado Rapids U-18 and U-16 teams in the Development Academy will take on Solar Chelsea SC of Dallas this Saturday at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. in their last home match before the 2012-13 season's winter break. The squads will play two more road matches before breaking until March to resume the Development Academy season. For more information and recaps on the U-16 and U-18 matches against FC Dallas on Nov. 10, click here.

RAPIDS FRONT OFFICE STAFF MUSTACHES UNDERWAY: Several individuals of the Colorado Rapids Front Office have taken the pledge to participate in Movember and are nearly two weeks into the month long mustache-growing movement designed to raise awareness and funds for men's health issues. Among the staffers participating are club President Tim Hinchey, Chief Revenue Officer David Burke, and Director of Media Relations David Lindholm. For more information, to join the team, or to make a donation, click here .

FOLLOW THE RAPIDS ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK: The latest news and information on the Colorado Rapids can all be found online, with the club, players and executives all posting updates. Information directly from the club can be found on Facebook ( www.facebook.com/ColoradoRapids ) and Twitter ( www.Twitter.com/ColoradoRapids ), and players including Drew Moor ( @drewmoor ), MartÃ-n Rivero ( @tinchorivero10 ), Andre Akpan ( @auakpan ), Stew Ceus ( @StewC_AllDay ), Hunter Freeman ( @huntfree ), and Luis Zapata ( @luiszapa19 ) as well as club President Tim Hinchey ( @tkhinchey3 ) are all active on Twitter. News and features are always available on www.ColoradoRapids.com .

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