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Real Salt Lake Summer Soccer Series Clinics Kick off Tonight

June 17, 2009 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Real Salt Lake News Release


SANDY, Utah (Wednesday, June 17, 2009) - As part of Real Salt Lake's continuing outreach to Utah's youth soccer community, the Major League Soccer club is proud to present the second annual Real Salt Lake Summer Soccer Series. This year's series of ten free soccer clinics - five of which will be conducted bilingually (English/Spanish) - will be held on Wednesdays from 6:00-8:00 p.m. MT, beginning with this evening's session at Rose Park Elementary School in Salt Lake City. The clinics, conducted by the RSL Youth Soccer staff, players, and coaches, are geared towards children ages 5-17. Pre-registration is encouraged, but on-site sign up is also available. All participants will receive a free RSL Summer Soccer Series t-shirt.

"It's our philosophy that as an organization we are accessible ambassadors of our sport," said Real Salt Lake President Bill Manning. "We, along with our corporate partners, are proud to bring yet another grassroots initiative, free-of-charge, to our surrounding community every Wednesday, introducing soccer to as many of Utah's youths as possible."

Registration for the Real Salt Lake Summer Soccer Series is open to the public, but a limited number of spots are available. For more information, including how to register, please visit the "Community" section of www.RealSaltLake.com, or contact Rachel King at rking@realsaltlake.com / 801-727-2792 or J.C. Perea (bilingual) at jperea@realsaltlake.com / 801-727-2727.

2009 Real Salt Lake Summer Soccer Series

Bilingual sites (English/Spanish) presented by America First Credit Union, Burger King, Pepsi, Salt Lake Regional Medical Center, Siegfried and Jensen, Utah Department of Public Safety, Western Union and Zions Bank:

June 17: Rose Park Elementary School - 1105 West 1000 North in Salt Lake City

June 24: Mt. Ogden Park - 3084 South Taylor Avenue in Ogden

July 8: Centennial Park - 5415 West 3100 South in West Valley City

July 22: West Jordan Soccer Complex - 4000 West 7800 South in West Jordan

August 19: Trailside Park - 5715 Trailside Drive in Park City

English-only sites presented by America First Credit Union, Burger King, Pepsi and Salt Lake Regional Medical Center:

July 1: Trailside Park - 5715 Trailside Drive in Park City

July 15: Libbie Edward Elementary School - 1655 East 3300 South in Salt Lake City

August 5: Mt. Ogden Park - 3084 South Taylor Avenue in Ogden

August 12: Sertoma Park - 400 East 2320 North in Provo

September 2: Mt. Jordan High School - 9360 South 300 East in Sandy

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