Rattlers Prepare to Strike with More Veteran Venom

The Rocky Mountain Rattlers announced Tuesday the addition of 3 more notable veterans to the roster as the 2011-12 season quickly approaches. "When asked to take on the roll of head coach for the Rattlers," said Chuck Estrada, "I was excited to get a chance to bring a National Championship to Denver.  The first thing was to solidify a roster that would include experience and speed, with that I sought out my former pro players.  I feel by bringing back USMNT and MISL players and bringing on a great set of players from the Denver area that we could win our division and compete for the Championship."

Sean Stedeford played his high school soccer for Chatfield Senior High School and went on to play 3 years at Metro State College of Denver as a walk on. In his high school career, he was named a 1998 Denver Post player to watch and was named captain his senior year. Sean has previous semi-professional indoor soccer experience with the Colorado Predators/Denver Dragons  & Golden Strikers of the PASL-Premier including a stint playing professionally for the Denver Dynamite in the inaugural season of the PASL-Pro.

Michael Ogletree graduated from Loyola Marymount University, where he played 3 years as a right back before being invited to both the Los Angeles Galaxy and Chivas USA combine. He subsequently was invited to the CD Chivas USA training camp and later signed with the team for the second half of the 2007 season. Prior to moving to Denver to play for the PASL-Pro's Denver Dynamite, Michael played for several teams in the Los Angeles area including semi-pro Hollywood United who had a great run in the 2008 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup that included a 3-2 victory over the USL-(United Soccer Leagues 1st Division) Portland Timbers.

Boulder native, Ryan Slaughter attended William J. Palmer High School and was affiliated with the Colorado Springs Chargers Youth Club and also played soccer for his high school. Slaughter attended University of Colorado at Colorado Springs where he graduated with a Psychology degree. During college, he received NCAA first and second team honors for soccer. Slaughter also played for several Semi Professional teams in Colorado such as, the Denver Kickers, Colorado Blizzard and Colorado Ascent before turning pro with the PASL-Pro Ft. Collins franchise, the Colorado Lightning for the inaugural '08-09 season before being picked up in the dispersal draft by the Denver Dynamite in '09-10.

Coach Estrada, "We may have a new team but this team is just as explosive as the Dynamite if not better!  Having just about everyone back from the former PASL Pro team that went to the playoffs in 09 is a blessing for us.  We look forward to a competitive season and showcasing ALL of our talent this season!"

The Rattlers will look to capturing their first division and PASL-Premier championship titles when their inaugural season gets underway in December. Single game tickets are just $5 at the door for general admission and $1 for HRCA members.