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Rockford Raptors FC
Click for Labor Day Cup Schedules
Schedules for the Labor Day Cup are now posted simply click here for all Schedules Thanks
Congratulations to the U14 Raptors Select Girls for winning the Elgin Back To School Classic Tournament!!.
Raptor Players Attend US National Team Camps
The Rockford Raptors are proud to announce that the following players have been invited to a US Soccer National Team Training Camp:
- Emily Scott - attending U14 NDP girls camp in Portland, OR
- Jamie Vera - attending U14 NDP boys camp in Boston, MA
- Victor Zamora - attending U17 Nat'l team camp in Bradenton, FL
Congratulations to all the players and good luck at the camps! The Raptors are the only Rockford Area club to continually produce players for the US National Team camps!
RYSL Indoor Kickers Academy
We are currently taking registrations for the Fall RYSL Indoor Kickers Academy. For ages 4-12.
Please click on the RYSL tab above for more information.
U-10 Raptors are US Clubs Div 2 State Cup Champions!
The U-10 Raptors were crowned Champions in the NISL US Clubs Div 2 State Cup Tournament. The team beat Bolingbrook Raiders in the finals by a total of 7-1. Players on the team include:
Lorenzo Amador, Colin Beatty, Chad Blackburn, Skylar Harmsen, Tanner Grable, Martin Martinez, Tanner Mateus, Rullie Ortiz, Josh Pearson, Luis Saldana, Adrian Stankovic, Evan Thom, and Andy Volk.
The team was coached by Jamie Lucchesi and Ramon Guevara.
Congratulations Raptors!
State Cup Finalists!
Raptors U-18 Boys are State Cup Finalists!
The U-18 Raptors lost in the State Cup Final to the Chicago Fire Jrs Academy Pool team.
They beat Kickers SC Premier in the Semi Final, before losing out in the Championship game. The team has had a successful season, finishing second in the Midwest Regional League First Division.
Team members are Noel Corral, Andy Fahrenwald, Cole Geissel, James Howe, Brian Klazura, Mark Lada, Kevin Liskey, Tyler Lundquist, Hugo Martinez, Oscar Ortega, Adam Schmitt, Drake Somers, Nick Huftalin, Trent Miller and Erol Erin. The team is coached by Hugh Ward.
Proud to be Raptors FC
•More than 200 former Raptor/Dactyl Players have gone on to play at the College level. •3 former players now play in the MLS •Currently More ODP Players than any other local Club •More National Team players come from Raptors FC than any other local Club •Currently Raptors have 3 players called up on the USA National Team and the only national pool player from Illinois at the u14 age group •TopDrawerSoccer.com has listed 2 Raptors FC players on the Top 100 players in the Country •Only Player from Rockford named to ESPN’s Rize All Chicago Team •Only local Club to have players selected to All-Midwest Regional Team •Entire Coaching staff is certified and licensed while more Raptors Coaches hold advanced diploma‘s and more Licensed "A" coaches than any other local club. •Average tenure for a Raptors Coach is more than 6 years with the Club and many have been with the Club since the inception. •National Champions (2 times) •National Runner-up 2004 and 2005 •Regional Champions (5 Times) The History •Establishedin 1994 as one professional team in the former USISL (now called USL, a second divisionleague below MLS) with the help of Dr. Wedgbury and established Youth system shortly thereafter. Doing so with the sole purpose of creating quality soccer training opportunity for Rockford’s youth. Later was the backing for establishing ISC and Sportscore Two as The premier Soccer Facility in the Country. •Annually provides more than $70,000 in scholarships and financial aid for players. •Annually provides recreational leagues for more than 2,000 kids •ONLY Local Club that have participated in MRL (boys & Girls) since its inception. •Established and continues to host one of the most successful and sought after tournaments in the Midwest and Country as The Puma Cup hosts more than 680 teams annually over 2 weekends in April. •Established and hired a Full-time Professional Athletic Trainer. To continue to raise and set the bar for other Clubs to try and copy but not duplicate. The ONLY local Club to do so. •2009 Raptors/Dactyls named as PUMA Premier ClubThe Rockford Raptors / Dactyls have received the designation as a Puma Premier Club. They join an elite group of clubs from across the nation: Sacramento United (Sacramento, Ca), Les Bois SC (Boise, ID), Southern California Blues (Costa Mesa, CA), Albion SC (San Diego, Ca), TSF Academy (Lincoln Park, NJ), Brooklyn Italians, (New York, NY), Charlotte United (Charlotte, NC) and Snohomish United (Snohomish, WA) Passion, Dedication, Loyalty and Honor
Rockford Raptors FC
The BEST
Interview with former Raptor, Peri Marosevic
In this interview, Peri answers questions about when he played in our club, advice for players currently in the club, and about our club in general.
(scroll down to see part 2)
In Interview part 2, Peri mainly talks about his training, and what he does during the off-season.
Two Raptors on Top 100 National List
Top Drawer Soccer .com has just released it's National Top 100 list for players graduating in 2012.
Two U-16 Raptors players are on that list:
Victor Zamora at # 51
Brandon Delatorre at # 80
Congratulations to both players!
