New Track at the U Will Bring Another Soccer Field

We made an exciting announcement last week about our new locker room facility, which will be ready for this fall season. And today we have more great news...The University will be building a new track and field facility this summer. And inside of the new oval will be a soccer field! The track is being built just north of Ute Field, where the old dorms were located. It is being designed as a "fat track" with wider turns...meaning we can fit a full-sized soccer field inside of it. The surface will be Field Turf.

Right now, we would envision using the soccer field for some training, conditioning as well as camps and clinics. It will be nice to have another place to do these things so we don't beat up Ute Field.

There is also the possibility of having another natural grass field to train on at times right next to the new track. We will keep you updated as things progress. There was a good piece in the Daily Utah Chronicle today about the new track facility...

Click here to read the article in the school paper!

New Locker Room to be Ready For Fall Season

Although we have only a few weeks left in the spring semester, there are some important games yet to play starting with the Utah State game tomorrow night at 7 P.M. at Ute Field. It is also nice to daydream a bit about the fall season and a brand new team made up of a strong returning cast and some exciting new players.

Also fun to think about is a brand new locker room! The athletic department has been gracious enough to supply us with a room in the HPER East building (just east of Ute Field where the training room and our current locker room are located). We will have new carpet and ceiling and 26 wood lockers...wow! We also are going to add a lounge and video area as well as a space to honor our team's history.

We are super stoked about the project and will have a sparkling new room ready come August for our 2009 season! We will be raising money in order to supplement the room with some of these special features. We'll have more information and photos in the coming weeks.

Spring Snow and the "Spence"

There is an old saying here in Utah that if you don't like the weather, just wait 5 minutes...
because it will change. After a week of sunshine and "spring" time, we had a steady dose of snow on Monday. One of those last spring showers...Great for those of us that like to get out on the slopes a couple of last times. Not good for outdoor soccer! However, we are very thankful for our Spence Eccles Fieldhouse on campus here at the U. Built in 2004, we have a full-sized soccer field to train on which allows for year-round development for our team.

We had a great training session this morning...working on speed of play as we prepare for our first spring games this Saturday in Las Vegas. The "Spence" hosts all athletic teams on campus...even the pros join in...This morning the Real Salt Lake team followed us into the facility. They were snowed out of their training field and wanted to get a good session in ahead of their MLS season opener this Saturday in Seattle against the Sounders. For more information on RSL, check out their web site: www.realsaltlake.com.

Utes Training at Beautiful Eccles Indoor Facility

Winter workouts start up this week with the new semester. The team will be playing and training in the beautiful Spence Eccles Field House....with a full-sized field. Check out the photo gallery by clicking here!






This time of year is dedicated to maintaining conditioning, improving athleticism, and working on the skills of soccer. The team is a bit "small" right now as last fall's seniors have finished their eligibility and won't be training with us. January workouts are limited by NCAA rules to 8 hours per week, with 2 hours spent with the ball and the other 6 spent on speed training, injury prevention and conditioning. The team will begin "spring training" in mid-February and will have games in March and April.

More news about the team to follow...