securemls.mlsnet.com - 12/4/2008
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Must be 18 or older and have no high school eligibility left - those under 18 should look for KCW Juniors tryouts in June Finalists will be given a chance to train with the Kansas City Wizards first team in late March 2009 for a final try out and possible contract Games played on grass or ...
web.mlsnet.com - 12/2/2008
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web.mlsnet.com —
(from MLSNet.com) A capsule of highlights from Kansas
City's 2008 season, a year in which they rose...
to the challenges of a new stadium and made a thrilling playoff run. (Shown here: Team captain Jimmy Conrad and new acquisition Herculez Gomez, contributors of many of KC's best moments this year)
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Video: WIZARDS Season in Review
hillcrestroad.blogspot.com - 12/4/2008
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hillcrestroad.blogspot.com —
Kevin Souter at last year's open tryout. Souter
just a few weeks later at a pre-season practice....
Souter on the field against Guillermo Barros Schelotto and the Crew in the MLS Cup Playoffs. Just ask Kevin Souter and Nelson Pizarro, open ...
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Open Tryouts are Back
downthebyline.com - 12/3/2008
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downthebyline.com —
The Wizards season ended almost a month ago,
but I'm now getting to the end of the...
season player grades for the Wizards. I'm including any player that played for the Wizards since my midseason grades , meaning players like Ryan McMahen and Sasha ...
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End of Season Grades
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KC Wizards Announce Open Tryouts - March 7th and 8th 2009
Springfield MO Soccer —
... hotel, food and transportation will be paid for by participants
* Proof of age, name and nationality must be provided with birth certificate or passport at check in or tryout is void
* All participants must sign a waiver of liability and provide proper insurance at check-in or tryout is void (waiver will be provided via email upon registration confirmation)
* Players will be required to provide all athletic equipment and are required to wear shin guards
Register on the KC Wizards website. Note there is a $205 fee to participate. ...
Another Year of Open Tryouts
Down the Byline —
The Kansas City Wizards have announced that they are going to be having open tryouts again this year. The Wizards are hoping to duplicate the success that they had last year with their open tryouts, when the team signed two players from the open tryouts, Kevin Souter and Nelson Pizarro. Both Souter and Pizarro got time in MLS games this year, with Souter being the most successful, scoring a goal in 7 league games this past year. ...
Open Tryouts
Down the Byline —
The vote was never much in doubt either here or on Hillcrest Road, but both votes are now over. Of the 176 votes 147 were in favor of me trying out for the team this year. So I'll be out there March 7th for the tryouts ready to make a bit of a fool of myself and ...
I Promised Pictures...
Hillcrest Road —
... ...You get pictures. The guys leave tomorrow, with the first match of the Guadalajara trip coming Friday morning against Atlas AC. We'll get the full schedule to you soon. Some opponents and venues are still being worked out. So you all know, the open tryout registration closes Friday. If you're interested in giving it a go (or know someone who is), make sure they enroll by the end of the week. ...
Open Tryout Deadline
Down the Byline —
The deadline for the Wizards open tryouts on March 7th and 8th is tomorrow, so if you're still wanting to get in, you better sign up quick. Unfortunately I have had to drop the idea of participating in this years tryouts due to multiple issues. First is the obvious money issue, the $205 is $205 I can spend elsewhere (like on a roadtrip this season for a game). Second is because I'm still not feeling in my best physical shape, and while I never had any illusions of grandeur of making the Wizards, I also didn't want to go out and make a complete fool of myself out there. ...
Open Tryout Player List and Team List Out
Down the Byline —
... If you are one of the participants, you can see what other information you need by checking here. If I get some time, I'll try to see if I can find any of this year's participants through google.
Open Tryouts Saturday, Sunday
Hillcrest Road —
... Open tryouts start tomorrow at 9 a.m. at our Swope Park Training Center and conclude Sunday with 60 players competing to potentially make the Wizards roster. As you know, Kevin Souter and Nelson Pizarro eventually signed with the club last year after initially impressing at an open tryout held in February. For a full list of participants and tryout details, visit this page at kcwizards.com. ...
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downthebyline.com 11/3/2008 — While cruising bigsoccer today, I came across a thread about USL-1 players that could play in MLS. One of the players on the list was this year's league MVP, Jonathan Steele of the Puerto Rico Islanders. In the thread was talk about Steele possibly ...
