Real Salt Lake Owner Dave Checketts and head coach Jason Kreis have put pen to paper on the Three year extension that will take him to the end of the 2011 Maje League Soccer season.

“First and most importantly, I am extremely grateful to Dave Checketts and the rest of the ownership group, Bill Manning and Garth Lagerwey for this gesture of faith. It is a reflection on the team-oriented approach that the entire technical staff has embraced since day one,” Kreis said. “This also would not be possible without the dedication, hard work and success of the players on the field. We have turned things around to the point where the great people of Utah believe, as I do, that ‘Fortune Favors the Bold.’ Everyone involved in establishing the expectations of success for our team continues to work towards earning championships, and I do not take that responsibility lightly.”

“Jason continues to fit the profile of every great leader I have worked with throughout my career,” said RSL owner and SCP Worldwide Chairman Dave Checketts. “He is a hard-working, dedicated over-achiever who refuses to accept anything less than maximum effort from everyone around him. And while we have made great strides thus far under his leadership, I know we are bound for unprecedented heights, and I know that Jason is the right person to help guide our team’s ascent.”

“It is imperative that the competitive side of our organization maintain continuity and build off of last season’s success,” said Manning, accompanied by Kreis and team general manager Garth Lagerwey as the trio prepare for Thursday’s 2009 MLS SuperDraft in St. Louis. “The dedication, work ethic and commitment to excel on the team side have been exemplary under Jason’s direction, and I felt it was important to secure the future of our coaching staff before going into the last year of his deal. We could not be more pleased as an organization that Jason will continue to guide our team on the field.”

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