While Real Salt Lake opened the second part of its preseason in the warm climate of the desert in Tucson, Arizona this week, the club’s USL affiliate, Real Monarchs SLC, opened a preseason camp of its own in Costa Rica.
After a long travel day on Friday night that carried into Saturday morning, the team took to the fields in Guapiles, Costa Rica, on Sunday, with Head Coach Freddy Juarez noting that the day to get acclimated on Saturday helped ensure a solid training session on Sunday.
“A little bit of fatigue, but for the most part the guys have handled it well.