SHANNON MARTA BOXX LOSLOS ANGELESANGELES SOLSOL 20092009 SCHEDULESCHEDULE Table of Contents DATE TEAM TIME (PT) TV Sunday, March 29 Washington Freedom 3:00 PM FSC Sunday, April 5 @ Sky Blue FC (NJ/NY) 1:00 PM Sunday, April 19 FC Gold Pride 1:00 PM THE CLUB Saturday, April 25 @ Saint Louis Athletica 1:00 PM Staff Directory . .2 Media Access . .3 Saturday, May 2 @ Boston Breakers 4:00 PM Team Overview/Key Dates . .4 Sunday, May 10 Boston Breakers 1:00 PM Blue Star, LLC . .5 Friday, May 15 Sky Blue FC (NJ/NY) 7:30 PM AEG . .6 Sunday, May 24 @ FC Gold Pride 4:00 PM FSC Charlie Naimo, General Manager . .7 Saturday, May 30 Saint Louis Athletica 4:00 PM Abner Rogers, Head Coach . .8 Wednesday, June 3 Chicago Red Stars 7:30 PM Hubert Busby, Jr. and Neil Powell, Coaching Staff . .9 Sunday, June 7 Washington Freedom 3:00 PM FSC Saturday, June 13 @ Sky Blue FC (NJ/NY) 4:00 PM Sunday, June 21 FC Gold Pride 3:00 PM FSC THE STADIUM Wednesday, June 24 @ Saint Louis Athletica 5:00 PM The Home Depot Center . .11-14 Saturday, June 27 Chicago Red Stars 12:00 PM Sunday, July 5 @ Washington Freedom 3:00 PM FSC THE PLAYERS Wednesday, July 8 Saint Louis Athletica 12:00 PM 2009 Los Angeles Sol Roster . .15 Thursday, July 23 @ FC Gold Pride TBD 2009 Los Angeles Sol Players . .16-28 Sunday, August 2 @ Chicago Red Stars 3:00 PM FSC Sunday, August 9 @ Boston Breakers 1:00 PM Subject to change // all kick-off times listed in PT// Fox Soccer Channel (FSC) THE OPPONENTS Boston Breakers . .30-32 Chicago Red Stars . .34-36 FC Gold Pride . .38-40 Sky Blue FC . .42-44 Saint Louis Athletica . .46-48 Washington Freedom . .50-52 THE LEAGUE WPS Information . .54-55 WPS Timeline . .56-57 WPS Executive Staff . .58-59 2009 Regular Season Schedule . .60-61 FOX Soccer Channel Schedule . .62 Post-Season Format . .63 WPS Rules . .64-66 WPS Referees . .67 WPS Camps . .68 MEDIA INFORMATION Credentials/Parking . .69 Press Box/Wireless Access . .70 Game Procedures . .71-72 © 2009 Los Angeles Sol. All information in this media guide current as of March 27, 2009. Photography by ISI Photos & Robert Mora Photography 2 Staff Directory Media Access The Club TEAM OFFICIALS On behalf of the Los Angeles Sol, welcome to the 2009 Women’s Professional Soccer Season. Ownership Group . .Blue Star, LLC & AEG Blue Star, LLC . .Shane Astani, Rudi Bianchi, Anthony LaPaglia, Ali Mansouri As we enter our first season, we hope to make your job of covering the Los Angeles Sol as President and CEO, AEG . .Timothy J. Leiweke easy and pleasant as possible. In order to help our operations run smoothly, we ask that The Club President, AEG Sports . .Andrew Messick you follow these media guidelines. Vice President, AEG Sports . .Scott Hanley Vice President, Communications . .Michael Roth General Manager . .Charlie Naimo MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT INFO Nick Ammazzalorso Mike Iwamasa ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Director of Media Relations Los Angeles Sol Media Relations 562.546.6011 (ofc) • 310.318.4566 (cell) 562.546.6015 (ofc) • 415.412.9505 (cell) Director of Business Operations . .Sheri Kamakani [email protected] [email protected] Marketing . .Shelby Russell, Natalia Diaz, Richard Gutierrez Media Relations . .Nick Ammazzalorso, Mike Iwamasa, Erin Lopez Erin Lopez Michael Roth Corporate Partnerships . .Amy Ziskin, Stephanie Hillon, Alison Morse Los Angeles Sol Media Relations Vice President, Communications Corporate Sales . .John Greene, Vanessa Shay 714.742.8316 (cell) 213.742.7155 Vice President, Sales . .Matt Rosenfeld [email protected] [email protected] Director of Ticket Sales . .Alvin Chang Ticket Sales Manager . .Chris Bain For daily updates on training, media availability and other information please call Account Executives . .Stephanie Rose, Brandon Koller 310.630.4003 Ticket Operations . .Travis Whiteley Web Content . .Christopher Higginson, Andrew Lim Stadium Operations Coordinator . .Kellen Vigil ADDRESS/ PRACTICE FACILITY/ Game Entertainment . .Ben Salisbury CONTACT INFORMATION ADDRESS Los Angeles Sol The Home Depot Center TEAM STAFF c/o AEG Sports 18400 Avalon Blvd. 800 W. Olympic Ave, Suite 305 Carson, CA 90746 Head Coach . .Abner Rogers Los Angeles, CA 90015 Assistant Coach . .Neil Powell Assistant Coach . ..