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Practice Report: Drills, Small Sided and Wide Field Games
Roster flux continues though all under contract players are still with the team, some of the Supplemental Draft picks and trialists are now in a different phase of their soccer journeys. Joshua Mayers, of the Seattle Times, compiled the list of missing names. Harlinton Guiterres, Real Espana...
Open Practice Binge
Open practices are like workroom donuts for the football soul. You have to indulge even if they leave you feeling a little ashamed. But hey, they don't really count... right? Two things I've learned from my share of practices over the years. First, don't overestimate individual athleticism on...
Wait! Practice Day 6
Yeah, I went to the open practice. When it ended, I went home, packed a bag, got 17 minutes of sleep, then boarded a 6am plane to SFO. I brought a BB gun in case I saw any joggers. I'm back now and there are a two things that will play significant roles in this upcoming season. First, without...
Camp Report: Testing Endurance, Mike Seamon's Role
The beep test is a progression of short runs where the testee is to pace themselves to turn on the beep, not faster, not slower. It tests not speed, but endurance, and today a few players showed quite well. Andy Rose and David Estrada each won their heats, while Mike Seamon and Cordell Cato came in...
Camp Day 3: Cato And Banton Play, Ianni Talks Possession
Cold air, but sunny skies down at Starfire for the last split session training on the schedule. Session One, the younger players, saw 10v10 action. They needed a warm body to fill out the full 20, instead assistant coach Ezra Hendrickson (now on twitter) played as a left back in their three back...
Getting To Know Christian Sivebaek, The Newest Addition To Sounders Midfield
Let's get this out of the way right at the beginning: Christian Sivebaek sees himself as a wide midfielder. During our relatively brief conversation, the 6-foot-3, soon-to-be 24-year-old made that point abundantly clear. Sivebaek said he could play on the right or on the left, but indicated he's...
Training Camp Day Two: Banton Arrives, Levesque Everywhere
The storm is over, but the need to dig my car out meant I missed session one. If you want a report on that group you will have to go to the Seattle Times or The News Tribune as they were the only print media there today. Most notably was the arrival of Supplemental Draft pick Jason Banton. Banton...
Training Camp Opens: Fitness, Ball Work and Games Start 2012 Off
Everyone loves to know the trialists, so let's start off with the fact that Jonathan Prieto and Alex Caskey make their return to Seattle Sounders FC. Joining them are Academy Alumni Darwin Jones and two keepers in Andrew Weber (formerly of the San Jose Earthquakes) and Tyrel Lacey. The first...
Practice Report: Kasey Keller, Injury Update and James Riley's Ever Changing Partner
At today's practice the number one topic was Kasey Keller. Nearly every interview of every player mentioned him it's almost as if there's a game of bigger importance than a typical regular season match this Saturday. The club is going to give the fans a massive amount of schwag, including a pretty...
Practice Report: Injury Update, Cascadia Cup And Lamar Neagle
On a muggy, warm and cloudy day in Tukwila the main interest at practice was Mr Alan Hinton. With the game against the Vancouver Whitecaps he, Brian Schmetzer and Roger Levesque represent the history across generations and represent the history of this rivalry that is represented by the Cascadia...
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