Plainview, NY (April 27, 2009) – With the 2009 season just around the corner, the Long Island Rough Riders debuted their new website today. The new redesigned website is easy to navigate and will feature more content for each of the club’s various initiatives.
“With an average of over 500,000 hits per month we decided that it was necessary to improve our website functionality, said Rough Riders General Manager Flavio Ferri. “The challenge that we faced was to facilitate the Men’s and Women’s team along with all of our grassroots initiatives.”
In a collaborative effort, the Long Island Rough Riders utilized the services of three prominent companies to help build their website. Demosphere International, a partner of United Soccer Leagues, the provider of both the PDL and W Leagues, provided the web-based tools that allowed the Rough Riders to redesign their website.
“Working with the Rough Riders, one of the oldest soccer franchises in North America, has been very exciting. The new design is spectacular and is a great way to open the 2009 season,” said Demosphere Marketing Director Sean Rose.
The Rough Riders also used the capabilities of EZ Facility, a Long Island-based company that provides web-based facility management and schedule making programs for leagues and tournaments.
“I’m very excited to see that the new website will make our league and tournament information much more accessible to those interested,” said Rough Riders league director, Mike Pugliese. “We’re hoping to build on what we’ve done in the past and add detailed statistics to further the experience of each child who participates.”
The Orchard Design Group from Glen Cove was primarily responsible for the graphic design of the website. “The Rough Riders new website will feature larger and better quality photos as well as updated graphic designs that will really help the overall look and layout,” said Orchard Design Group President Roberto DeLuca.
In a step to make the website interactive with fans, the Rough Riders have added a Facebook group where users can be instantly notified updates about upcoming events and news. “Fans will find information easier to access and will become better informed about the Rough Riders organization as a whole”, said Peter Zaratin President of the Rough Riders. In addition to a Facebook group, a new YouTube video page will have the latest videos from the Rough Riders men’s, women’s and Junior Rough Riders games including interviews with players, coaches, and game highlights.
To view the Rough Riders new website, please visit www.liroughriders.com.
About the Long Island Rough Riders
The Long Island Rough Riders have been part of the Long Island soccer scene since their inception in 1994. The Rough Riders men and women's team won their first National Championship in 1995. The Rough Riders men's team featured former US National Team members Chris Armas, Tony Meola, and MLS star Giovanni Savarese. Since their initial success, the Rough Riders men's team has gone on to win the United Soccer League (USL) 2nd Division National Championship in 2002 and has sent numerous players to Major League Soccer (MLS).
In 2007 the Rough Riders reacquired a W-League franchise, which was formerly known as the Lady Riders. The Rough Riders women's team qualified for the Eastern Conference Finals in 2008.
In recent years, the Rough Riders organization has expanded to include the Junior Rough Riders program, featuring elite level players from 8 to 17 years of age. Junior Rough Riders teams from 13 to 17 years old participate in the Super Y-League (SYL), the youth component of the USL.
About the Demosphere International
As United Soccer Leagues starts its third decade of operation, soccer at all levels continues to grow in the U.S., Canada, and Caribbean. The largest organization of elite-level soccer leagues in North America, United Soccer Leagues is dedicated to growing the sport at the grassroots level in every community. The USL First Division and Second Division (North American men’s professional soccer), the USL Premier Development League (U23 North American men’s amateur), the USL W-League (North American women’s amateur), the USL Super-20 League (U20 North American men’s and women’s amateur) and the USL Super Y-League (North American boy’s and girl’s elite youth amateur) have provided a platform for thousands of players to reach their dreams since 1986. This vision and commitment to develop a soccer nation by fans, investors, administrators, coaches, and players has created the foundation for the growth of the sport, while presenting affordable, exciting family entertainment in over 100 cities and towns on the continent.
About EZFacility
EZFacility.com is a global leader in scheduling & management solutions for sports & athletic businesses, gyms, health clubs, personal training centers, baseball training centers, colleges & universities, park & recreation centers, school districts and more.
Their on-demand internet software tools provide complete facility scheduling, recurring billing & membership management, league scheduling & website management, personal trainer scheduling & client session management, online registrations & email marketing solutions.
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MEDIA CONTACT: Sean Leahy
Phone: (516) 622-3900 x19
E-mail : sleahy@liroughriders.com
