Preseason Start Date?

[akoto]

I've been reading that various teams have already started preseason training. Anyone know when TFC starts? You would think we would have started yesterday seeing as we have a competitive match before all but two other MLS teams.

[dantdot]

I think TFC's doing academy trials this week. Players are starting to arrive back here(like Kocic yesterday) and camp starts next week. At least that's what I gather from twitter.

[Nuvinho]

Jan 23rd?

[Nestease]

January 23 - Preseason Training Opens
February 24 to March 3, 2012 - Pro Soccer Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort

[Canary10]

The 23rd is what they said conistently during the off season. If that worries anyone, I think LA's is at least a week after, if not two.

[RPB_RED_NATION_RPB]

i like to see TFC...get a pre-season game at the dome..prior to the big game...get the feel for the pitch

[rocker]

Here are the opening dates for all teams. Collective bargaining rules said camps could not open until January 15. RSL and Philly start the latest.

Some of these start dates are not training start dates though. They are the day players arrive, do physicals, take photos, etc. Actual training may begin a few days later.

DC: Jan 15
Chivas: Jan 16
Montreal: Jan 16
NE: Jan 16
NY: Jan 16
SJ: Jan 16
Dallas: Jan 17
Fire: Jan 18
KKKrew: Jan 19
SEA: Jan 19
KC: Jan 20
LA: Jan 20
TFC: Jan 23
Colorado: Jan 23
Houston: Jan 23
POR: Jan 23
VAN: Jan 23
RSL: Jan 25
PHI: Jan 25

[rocker]

correction: LA starts preseason on Jan 20. I was looking at their 2011 schedule, when they started on the 24th.

http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/0...y-with-galaxy/

[prizby]

i like to see TFC...get a pre-season game at the dome..prior to the big game...get the feel for the pitch

wouldn't mind if they had an exhibition game or 2 against a Mexican side as well...Cruz Azul?...Chivas Guadalaraja?

[akoto]

Thanks rocker! I find it a little strange that we are starting almost a week after the majority of teams.

[brad]

Thanks rocker! I find it a little strange that we are starting almost a week after the majority of teams.

Pre-season is a balancing act. Starting earlier or later in itself doesn't necessarily mean anything.

[akoto]

Pre-season is a balancing act. Starting earlier or later in itself doesn't necessarily mean anything.

True, but in our case we have the biggest game in team history coming up and still have a few roster spots to fill. I would have thought we be getting back to it as early as possible so that come March 7th we are prepared.

[rocktml]

News on Eckersely tomorrow. Perhaps locking him up?

[rocker]

True, but in our case we have the biggest game in team history coming up and still have a few roster spots to fill. I would have thought we be getting back to it as early as possible so that come March 7th we are prepared.

I don't really know what difference a week would make. I guess it depends on the schedule you have set up for your pre-season. Two good coaches, Jason Kreis and Peter Novak are starting their camps right at the last moment. Maybe they are worried about burnout or feel their teams are pretty much set and don't need a long camp. Montreal, on the other hand, probably feels they need to get started early with all the new faces. LA starts a few days before us, which isn't a big difference. I just hope we avoid injuries.

Also, as I said before, the start date is not always the day they start training. Some teams may call that the "day we take physicals and photos" while other teams may do that stuff before the date listed.

[TFC/Everton]

News on Eckersely tomorrow. Perhaps locking him up?

Source???

[LittleOzzy]

We really should have started earlier.

I don't like that some of the teams in MLS have got the jump on us leading into the season.

[rocker]

Kocic noted in a tweet that he's already training at BMO Field today with other players.

[rocker]

Interesting story on DC having only 16 players in camp. LOL. I thought last year was their rebuilding year. Maybe they should just start their camp at the end of the month when they have 22 players.

http://www.soccerbyives.net/soccer_b...preseason.html

[Canary10]

Does anyone know if TFC is in Toronto to start preseason training?

[Oldtimer]

Interesting story on DC having only 16 players in camp. LOL. I thought last year was their rebuilding year. Maybe they should just start their camp at the end of the month when they have 22 players.

http://www.soccerbyives.net/soccer_b...preseason.html

Sounds like a Mo Johnston team.

[Canary10]

^ Well, with Maicon Santos and DeRo there, it kind of is!

[Chevy]

^ Ha!

[prizby]

Does anyone know if TFC is in Toronto to start preseason training?

yeah next monday

[Klinsmann]

meet Reggie Lambe

[denime]

Guys we have already pre season thread open,carry on there.

http://redpatchboys.ca/forums/showthread.php?t=30559