The San Jose Earthquakes announced Monday that the club will hold open tryouts in three cities across the Bay Area this winter: San Francisco, Danville and Santa Clara. The tour will start on January 17 and will finish on January 24. The tryout tour will give hundreds of people the opportunity of a lifetime, to try out for a professional soccer team.
Each tryout will last from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will be overseen by the Earthquakes coaching staff. A maximum of 200 participants will be allowed to try out in each city. The tryout fee has been reduced this year to $100 per person. In addition to the tryout, the participant will also receive an adidas sack pack, a ticket to see an Earthquakes game, a water bottle and a tryout t-shirt.
Registration will begin on Monday, December 15 and will be available through the Earthquakes website at sjearthquakes.com or by calling (408) 556-7700. Financial assistance will be given to people that qualify. Participants must be 16 years or older and must not be eligible to participate in any high school soccer league during the time of the tryout tour.
The schedule for the tryout tour is as follows:
Location |
Venue |
Date |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|
San Francisco |
Crocker Amazon Fields |
Jan. 17 |
9 a.m. - 3 p.m. |
Danville |
MTV Fields |
Jan. 18 |
9 a.m. - 3 p.m. |
Santa Clara |
Stanton Field at Santa Clara University |
Jan. 24 |
9 a.m. - 3 p.m. |
Season tickets are on sale now for the 2009 Earthquakes season. The season-ticket package consists of 17 games, 15 regular season matches and two bonus matches. Prices begin at $306 and all packages offer significant savings off the regular price. Season ticket holders will also receive the following benefits: invitations to private Season Ticket Holder events, ability to purchase a season parking pass; Darren Huckerby Bobblehead and first priority for playoff tickets and all international games, along with a number of other benefits. To purchase season tickets, call 408-556-7700 or log on to sjearthquakes.com.
