On Saturday, Real Salt Lake concluded the first leg of preseason training camp on the campus of UCLA in Los Angeles. The seven sessions over five days was capped with a scrimmage against the Pateadores U-19 Academy, which saw RSL score three goals without conceding any.
With the first leg in the books, Head Coach Mike Petke established the direction in the early stages of preseason and set expectations for the remaining weeks before the season opener on March 2 on the road against the Houston Dynamo.
“From the first day, we tried to set a tone.