{"id":24911,"date":"2014-04-09T17:22:42","date_gmt":"2014-04-09T21:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=24911"},"modified":"2014-04-09T17:27:33","modified_gmt":"2014-04-09T21:27:33","slug":"revs-sign-ex-chivas-usa-trialist-gk-jackson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=24911","title":{"rendered":"Revs Sign Ex-Chivas USA Trialist GK Jackson"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nearly three weeks\u00a0after\u00a0signing,\u00a0then promptly sending Matt Pickens to the NASL,\u00a0the New England Revolution signed ex-Chivas USA trialist goalkeeper Larry Jackson on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Jackson, who spent last season with\u00a0PDL sides FC Tucson and the Des Moines Menace, started training with the\u00a0local XI\u00a0last week.\u00a0Incidentally,\u00a0the 23-year-old keeper\u00a0suited up against the Revolution\u00a0for the first half of the club’s 3-2 preseason loss to Chivas USA on Feb. 22.<\/p>\n

“It’s been a long road, on so many teams and try-outs, so it’s great to end up at a place like this,” Jackson told paloaltoonline.com on <\/a>Tuesday. “There is so much heart and dedication here.\u00a0Everyone has been great so far. I have been training so hard in the past couple of years, at so many levels, so it’s so rewarding to have signed here.”<\/p>\n

The former Santa Clara University keeper\u00a0was named 2012 West Coast Conference Goalkeeper of the Year, but was not\u00a0selected in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft.\u00a0He was given a\u00a0trial\u00a0with the Colorado Rapids last year – coincidentally\u00a0after an injury sidelined Pickens – but was not signed. He served as an undergraduate assistant at his alma mater last fall.<\/p>\n

Jackson\u00a0is the second former FC Tucson goalkeeper to trial with the Revolution this year. Michael D’Arrigo trained with the club during the first two weeks of the season.<\/p>\n

Revolution general manager Michael Burns has said\u00a0in the past that\u00a0the coaching staff prefers to have three keepers available for training every week. Sophomore goalkeeper Luis Soffner was loaned out to USL-PRO affiliate Rochester last month.<\/p>\n

The\u00a05-11, 178 lbs.\u00a0keeper\u00a0was infamously listed as “Trialist GK” on the Chivas USA match report\u00a0for the club’s 2-2 draw to the Los Angeles Galaxy on Feb. 5.<\/p>\n

“I want to work to be consistent every day, to show my teammates and my coaches constant improvement,” said Jackson. “You can’t be complacent on an MLS team. Whenever they call me to play, I want to be ready.”<\/p>\n

With Jackson on board, the Revolution roster stands at 28.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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