The Bakersfield Brigade, Bakersfield’s own Premier Development League (PDL) soccer team, announced today that they will begin their 2006 training camp on Thursday, March 2nd at 7:30 pm. The camp will include some of the area’s premier talent, which will compete for spots on the Brigade squad over the next several weeks. These talented players were selected from the Brigade’s Open Tryout on February 25th and 26th and will later be joined by NCAA players from all over the nation at the conclusion of their college spring seasons.

 

“It was great to see some of the talent from Bakersfield, as well as some out of town talent this past weekend. The players’ next step is to prove themselves over the course of our training camp and preseason schedule in order to solidify a spot on the team,” stated Bakersfield Brigade Head Coach Jay Gore.

 

The Brigade had 42 players tryout for their squad on February 25th and 26th of which 22 were selected for the training camp. “Overall our tryouts were a success” stated General Manager Joe Jimenez. “We had a handful of local talent tryout and our goal, every year, is to give our local players a opportunity to play at the next level,” added Jimenez.

 

The camp will run Tuesday and Thursday nights at Liberty Park during the months of March and April. The Bakersfield Brigade will take on California State University, Bakersfield in an exhibition match on Wednesday, March 29th at 6:00 pm at Bakersfield Christian High School located at the corner of Stockdale Hwy and Allen Rd.

 

The Bakersfield Brigade Soccer Club, playing within the United Soccer Leagues’ PDL Southwestern Conference is made up of nine teams throughout California.   Click here to view more pictures from tryouts!