|
 Coaches,
bring your team to the 2005 MLS Hall of Fame Game, featuring
four-time and defending Champion D.C. United, the team of
America’s youngest professional Freddy Adu, against the Colorado
Rapids as a part of your pre-season team training.
Wear your team uniforms and be a part of FOX Soccer Channel’s
live national broadcast of the match. U.S. Soccer and MLS stars
Marcelo Balboa, John Harkes and Tab Ramos will be inducted into
the Hall of Fame in a free and open to the public ceremony in
the Hall of Fame Museum immediately prior to the game.
Team Package
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Special reduced price of $10
person - includes game ticket and pass to the Hall of Fame
Museum (tickets, if still available, are $18 to general public
at the gate)
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Coaches with teams - FREE (up to
two coaches per team - team must include minimum of 20 players)
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Reserve time on a national award
winning Hall of Fame field for a team practice following the
Hall of Fame Game (limited availability and reserved on a first
come, first sold basis)
The 2005 Hall of Fame Game gives
every team and every coach the opportunity to see top
professional players “up-close-and-personal” and to be part of
honoring America’s soccer heroes. Use the trip to Oneonta as a
team bonding experience; Use the game for technical and tactical
training. And take advantage of this special occasion to give
your players a chance to meet past and present soccer heroes!
Contact
David Hammons at (607) 432-3351 ext. 208 for details and to reserve your
place at the biggest soccer event in Upstate New York this year!
About Induction 2005
The
National Soccer Hall of Fame will host
Induction 2005 in
Oneonta, New York on August 27th - 29th. Induction Weekend kicks
off on Saturday, August 27th with a
Pub Night starting at
7:00 p.m. Then on Sunday, August 28th the Hall of Fame will
present the 2nd Annual
Hall of Fame Golf Tournament
presented by Nike at the Delhi Golf Course in Delhi, New York.
For those who are interested in exploring beautiful Otsego
County there will a
Leatherstocking Summer Sampler
tour at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday.
The Hall of Fame will host the
President's Reception & Dinner
starting at 6:00 p.m. in the Hall of Fame's Museum.
The
Induction Ceremony on
Monday, August 29th
honors three of the most identifiable
players in U.S. Men's National Team history as
Marcelo Balboa,
John
Harkes, and
Tab
Ramos
will be enshrined into the Hall of Fame
starting at 10:00 a.m. and ceremony is free of charge and open
to the public in the Museum. The
2005 Hall of Fame Game
will kick off at 1:00 p.m. on August 29th on the Hall of Fame campus.
Tickets for the
Hall of Fame Golf Tournament,
President's Reception & Dinner
and the
Hall of Fame Game are available at the Hall of Fame
or by calling 1-800-545-FAME (3263).
About the National
Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum
Located in
Oneonta, NY, the National Soccer Hall of Fame opened a 30,000
square foot, state-of-the-art museum in 1999. The Hall of Fame
tells the story of soccer in
America through artifacts, photographs, and video clips. The new
Hall features an extensive interactive, youth oriented Kicks
Zone where visitors have fun kicking,
heading and playing computer trivia stations and video
soccer games. The VideoWall portrays some of the greatest
moments and the greatest goals in history as well as live soccer
action with World Cup, MLS, and U.S. Soccer matches. Unique and
rare artifacts on exhibit range from the world’s oldest soccer
ball to the FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy won by the USA in
1999,
Pelé's and Mia Hamm’s uniforms, Kristine Lilly’s golden
shoes, NASL championship rings, the original MLS championship
trophy, MLS gallery - it’s all at the National Soccer Hall of
Fame. In addition to the interactive Museum, the National Soccer
Hall of Fame complex boasts the
Kicks
Zone Store,
a research library, four world-class soccer fields and
office/meeting facilities. The Hall plans to add a stadium, an
indoor soccer arena and housing facilities in the future.
The mission of
the National Soccer Hall of Fame is to celebrate the history,
honor the heroes, inspire the youth and preserve the legacy of
soccer in the United States.
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