FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - After returning just two days ago from the club's week-long stay in Austin, Texas, the New England Revolution will now head to North Carolina Wednesday for the team's second and final training trip of the 2009 preseason. The Revs will spend a total of 12 days in North Carolina, splitting their time between Greensboro (March 4-8) and Cary (March 8-15), and will play exhibition matches against Wake Forest University and the Carolina Railhawks to round out their preseason schedule.
The Revolution has two training sessions scheduled in Greensboro ahead of the club's second preseason match against Wake Forest University, which is set to kickoff at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 7 at Macpherson Stadium. On Sunday, March 8, the Revs will move camp to Cary, where they will train for five days before playing their final preseason match against the USL-1 Carolina Railhawks at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 14 at WakeMed Soccer Park.
Of the 26 players currently on the Revolution's preseason roster, all but one will join the team for training in North Carolina, as forward Taylor Twellman will remain in New England with neck pain. Meanwhile, three players will not travel with the team on March 4, but will be with the team in North Carolina: defender Chris Albright will miss the Greensboro portion of the trip because of prior family commitments and will join the team in Cary on March 8, while midfielders Wells Thompson and Pat Phelan will not miss any training time but will both travel separately and meet the team in Greensboro.
A full PDF version of the Revs' preseason game notes are available for download here.
