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Rio Rapids Teams Visit Denver

Written by:  
Ben Martisius - Director of Marketing and Communications
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Rapids Youth Soccer headquarters in Colorado were excited to welcome our alliance partners from New Mexico, Rio Rapids 10G, 09G, and 07G teams to Denver! The girls’ teams traveled together for a full weekend of soccer training at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, home of the Colorado Rapids first team. During their visit, the teams would also scrimmage Rapids Select teams.

A group of the Rio Rapids players made the trip early to catch the United States Women’s National team take on Australia at DSGP. Both teams are preparing for the World Cup in France this summer! The girls caught an incredibly entertaining 8-goal thriller that ended 5-3 in favor of the USWNT. Denver local hero Mallory Pugh scored two goals against Australia making for an inspiring start to the weekend!

The days to follow saw all of the girls make it to Denver. Coach Daniel welcomed the teams and guided them through the weekend’s schedule which included a tour of DSGP before playing on the practice fields next to the stadium.

Rio Rapids teams were welcome guests @ The Eddy where they trained on the futsal fields and attended classroom sessions learning tactical lessons and learning Rapids player culture. The girls would finish the weekend scrimmaging against Rapids Select teams bringing together the Rapids community from different states and age groups as #OneClub!

We’d like to thank our friends at Rio Rapids staff and players who made the trip. We hope that you had as much fun as our girls did! An invitation is always extended to our alliance partner Clubs to visit the CRYSC Colorado headquarters and spend some time connecting with our staff, coaches, and local teams.

If you would like to arrange for your team or club to visit Rapids Youth Soccer, please contact CRYSC’s Chief Administrative Officer, Liz Grier, at [email protected].

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Written by
Ben Martisius
Director of Marketing and Communications
[email protected]719.394.8561

Ben Martisius grew up in Monroe, Louisiana where he played soccer through high school, and attended Louisiana State University to pursue a Bachelor's degree in Mass Communications. Prior to graduating, he completed a minor in German during a year abroad in Innsbruck, Austria at the Universität Innsbruck. In 2014, Ben moved to Denver, Colorado to attend graduate school at the University of Denver and earn his Master's degree in Strategic Communications. While in school, he took a communications role with the university's alumni advancement team, and has since worked for a local gym as a Marketing Specialist, and multiple clients as the Digital Marketing Specialist for Domoto Brands, LLC. In 2018, he was hired by Colorado Rapids Youth Soccer Club as the Communications Manager and found a perfect role for merging his passion for Marketing and Communications with soccer. After two years of overseeing communications at the Club, he was promoted to the Director of Marketing and Communications. In his personal life, Ben likes to go snowboarding, enjoy the outdoors during the summer, play guitar, bass guitar, or piano, watch or play soccer, and spend time with friends and family. He's also passionate about travel and wants to see as much of the world and experience as many cultures as possible.

Ben Martisius grew up in Monroe, Louisiana where he played soccer through high school, and attended Louisiana State University to pursue a Bachelor's degree in Mass Communications. Prior to graduating, he completed a minor in German during a year abroad in Innsbruck, Austria at the Universität Innsbruck. In 2014, Ben moved to Denver, Colorado to attend graduate school at the University of Denver and earn his Master's degree in Strategic Communications. While in school, he took a communications role with the university's alumni advancement team, and has since worked for a local gym as a Marketing Specialist, and multiple clients as the Digital Marketing Specialist for Domoto Brands, LLC. In 2018, he was hired by Colorado Rapids Youth Soccer Club as the Communications Manager and found a perfect role for merging his passion for Marketing and Communications with soccer. After two years of overseeing communications at the Club, he was promoted to the Director of Marketing and Communications. In his personal life, Ben likes to go snowboarding, enjoy the outdoors during the summer, play guitar, bass guitar, or piano, watch or play soccer, and spend time with friends and family. He's also passionate about travel and wants to see as much of the world and experience as many cultures as possible.

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