San Jose Earthquakes preseason training intensifies as MLS regular season opener just over a month away
On what would normally be a day off for the San Jose Earthquakes during the course of the regular season instead turned into a lengthy session of drills and fitness tests at the Quakes training facility Wednesday afternoon. With just under five weeks remaining until San Jose hosts the New England Revolution at Buck Shaw Stadium as part of MLS opening weekend, Earthquakes players and coaches went full speed ahead with their preseason training. With 2012 MLS SuperDraft second round... Read More
San Jose Earthquakes complete first week of 2012 preseason training camp
The first week of preseason camp is in the books for the San Jose Earthquakes and the team is wasting no time getting up to speed. Coming off the shortest offseason to date since the organization returned to MLS in 2008, coaches and players could understandably be expected to take it easy at the beginning of training camp. Instead, with two-a-days scheduled since Monday’s first session at the Nutrilite Training Facility, fitness building drills and on-the-ball activities are... Read More
Earthquakes open preseason training with optimism for 2011 season
The San Jose Earthquakes open 2011 with their first training session of the preseason. Photo: Joe Nuxoll, centerlinesoccer.com. The calendar still read January, but the weather was more suited to June at the Nutrilite Training Facility in San Jose for the Earthquakes first training session of the 2011 MLS season. As in years past, the preseason starts with a few days of fitness drills and running exercises before any balls are rolled out onto the field. The Quakes will follow... Read More