Possession is the name of the game for 12-14 year olds
(Center Line Soccer’s Tim Hanley, a former assistant coach with the Earthquakes, Dynamo, and Galaxy, is preparing a series of columns on coaching youth teams. Today’s story, the third in a series, offers tips on coaching players aged 12 to 14. We’ve also published Tim’s tips on coaching four- to six-year-olds as well as players aged eight to 10. — Editor) If you’ve done your work in the early stages of player development, this is an exciting age... Read More
Los anhelos de Los Earthquakes para la Liguilla final tomaron un golpe rudo tras la perdida de 3-2 sobre el Real Salt Lake
El defensa del RSL Nat Borchers (izquierda) derriba a Arturo Álvarez por detrás durante la victoria de RSL sobre San Jose. Borchers pudo haber sido afortunado de recibir una tarjeta amarilla en el incidente. Foto por John Todd, isiphotos.com/centerlinesoccer.com Santa Clara – Como trepadores de montaña, los Earthquakes estuvieron en el fondo de la tabla hace un mes, antes de acercase a la contienda de la liguilla final un punto a la vez. La escala emocionante terminó... Read More
Worst weekend ever?
If you haven’t checked yesterday’s results, we’ll confirm your worst fears now: Dallas 3, DC 0. That means Colorado, Chivas USA, Dallas, and Salt Lake all won this past weekend while the Quakes crashed, and the folks over at Sports Club Stats say that means San Jose’s chances of making the playoffs fell by more than half and now stands at just 16 percent. There’s still hope, however. According to the same site, if San Jose goes 5-0 to end the season,... Read More
Real Salt Lake les Quitó el Invicto a los Earthquakes en Casa 3-2
Los Quakes Real-mente Peligran a la Liguilla Final
Darren Huckerby (6) discute con él arbitro Paul Ward sobre una de las malas decisiones, durante la victoria de 3-2 del Real Salt Lake en el estadio Buck Shaw de Santa Clara. Foto por John Todd — centerlinesoccer.com, isiphotos.com Santa Clara, Calif. – Los Quakes (7.10.8) se apoderaron una vez más del sótano con 29 puntos en la Conferencia del Oeste, mientras que Real Salt Lake (RSL-9.10.7) consiguió tres importantes puntos que lo colocaron en cuarto lugar (temporalmente)... Read More
Playoff chances on the ropes
Ouch. There’s not much else to say about last night’s match — it hurt the Earthquakes’ playoff chances in a big way. Not only did they lose a home match to a Western Conference rival, but the other teams vying for those playoff positions each managed to gather three points from Saturday’s efforts. The recently traded Sasha Victorine exacted some revenge on his old club by scoring the game winner in Chivas USA’s tilt against Kansas City, and Colorado’s... Read More