<![CDATA[San Jose Power Wheelchair Soccer - Blog]]>Wed, 22 May 2013 00:13:50 -0800Weebly<![CDATA[Rockets Take Two in Saturday Tournament]]>Sun, 19 May 2013 09:13:58 GMThttp://www.sanjoserockets.com/1/post/2013/05/rockets-take-two-in-saturday-tournament.htmlThe San Jose Rockets win both of their matches on Saturday, May 18th, which wraps up their home games for the season. Next up for the Rockets are three matches in Berkeley on Saturday, June 1st to close out the season, and then the team heads to Minnesota for their National Conference Cup tournament June 19-23. Below are the results of Saturday's game. 

San Jose Rockets 3  vs. Kryptonite Pride 0
Rockets Goals: Ryan Connolly, Talia Geliebter, Calum Cain
Rockets Assists: Ryan Connolly

San Jose Rockets 4 vs. Central Valley Ghostriderz 3
Rockets Goals: Kenny Tran (2), Matthew Arensdorf, Talia Geliebter
Rockets Assists: Matthew Arensdorf

Ghostriderz Goals: Jordan Rutledge (2), Brett McCullough 


 ]]><![CDATA[San Jose Rockets Play Last Home Games of the Season Tomorrow!]]>Sat, 18 May 2013 06:04:08 GMThttp://www.sanjoserockets.com/1/post/2013/05/san-jose-rockets-play-last-home-games-of-the-season-tomorrow.htmlThe San Jose Rockets play there last season home games tomorrow, Saturday, May 18th. Check out the game schedule below and come cheer on the Rockets. Following the games tomorrow, the Rockets have three more games in Berkeley on June 1st and on more practice on June 8th before heading to their National Conference Cup tournament in Minnesota June 19-23. 

Alviso Community Youth Center Gym
5040 North First Street
San Jose, CA 95124

10:00 San Jose Rockets vs. Kryptonite Pride
11:15 San Jose Steamrollers vs. Central Valley Ghostriderz
12:30 Grilled Hot Dog Lunch - Hosted by the Rockets and the Steamrollers
1:00 San Jose Steamrollers vs. Kryptonite Pride
2:15 San Jose Rockets vs. Central Valley Ghostriderz

Hope to see you at the games!
 ]]><![CDATA[BaseballMania Fundraiser is On!]]>Wed, 15 May 2013 01:29:40 GMThttp://www.sanjoserockets.com/1/post/2013/05/baseballmania-fundraiser-is-on.htmlPicture

Baseball Mania Ticket Purchase Deadline is 6/9/13!

The San Jose Rockets are using BaseballMania fundraising to help offset the significant cost of traveling to their first National Tournament to be held in Minneapolis this June. Without this funding some our athletes would not be able to make this trip.

To purchase a ticket click on the link below.
https://www.charitymania.com/give/E3044?seller=fundraising@sanjoserockets.com 

What is BaseballMania? 
BaseballMania is a fundraiser that also allows our supporters to have some fun and possibly win $1,000s in prize money! It is an exciting sweepstakes based on professional baseball. With your support of $20, you receive digital music and book downloads plus a complimentary BaseballMania sweepstakes ticket. Each ticket gives you the chance to win $1,000s in prize money during the 15-week fundraiser!

How the sweepstakes works
* Each game card contains 3 random baseball teams in each of the last 15 full weeks of the pro baseball season
* Add up the runs scored by your 3 teams each week 
* If your total runs scored is in the top 10, you win money!
* The 4 lowest scoring game cards also win
* You have a new chance to win in each of the 15 weeks!
* Two grand prizes awarded at the end of the season

How to follow along and get  results
* Track your results each week on the CharityMania website at www.CharityMania.com
* Download the BaseballMania iPhone app to see results on your phone
* You will be contacted by the organization if you win

Please follow the link below to purchase a sweepstakes ticket and support our organization. It is quick, easy, and a lot of fun! 

https://www.charitymania.com/give/E3044?seller=fundraising@sanjoserockets.com 

Thank you again for your kindness and generous support! 

 
]]><![CDATA[Rockets Tie 2 and Lose 1 in February 23rd Tournament]]>Sun, 24 Feb 2013 22:47:08 GMThttp://www.sanjoserockets.com/1/post/2013/02/rockets-tie-2-and-lose-1-in-february-23rd-tournament.htmlThe San Jose Rockets hosted teams from San Jose, Hollister, and Fresno for a Power Wheelchair Soccer tournament at their home gym in Alviso yesterday. The teams were evenly matched with a day full of agressive, spirited, and passionate play from the athletes.

In their first match of the day, the Rockets drew to a 2-2 tie against the San Jose Steamrollers, a team with whom they share a practice facility. The Rockets goals were scored by Ryan Connolly and Matthew Arensdorf with assists by Arensdorf and Kenny Tran. The two goals scrored by the Steamrollers were provided by Jenny Mitchell. 

The Rockets faced off against the tough Hollister Free Wheelers for their second match. The defense played tough and the game remained scoreless for the first 13 minutes of the game, but Hollister then scored two goals in the final mintues of the first half, and one more goal in the closing minutes of the 2nd half.  The Free Wheelers scores were delivered by Michele Rosado, Shane Arzie, and Tim McPheeters with assists by Chad Arzie, and Chad Bojorquez. The Rockets only score of the game came with just four minutes remaining on a perfectly executed corner kick from Ryan Connolly to Allen Arquiza. 

The final match of the day pitted the San Jose Rockets against the equally competitive Central Valley Ghostriderz. Each team scored within the first five minutes of the game and then the defense from each side shut down the opposing team's offense with the game ending in a 1-1 tie. The Ghostriderz scored on an unassisted goal by Daniel Cornejo. The Rockets chalked up their score to another perfectly executed corner kick pass from Matthew Arensdorf and a powerful reverse spin kick from Ryan Connolly.

The final scores in Saturday's games were a 2-2 tie with the San Jose Steamrollers, a 1-3 loss to the Hollister Free Wheelers, and a 1-1 tie against the Central Valley Ghostriderz. With the results from Saturday's games the Rockets are now 5-6-3 for the 2013 season. ]]><![CDATA[Rockets Win Three Games in January 26th Tourney]]>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 09:05:06 GMThttp://www.sanjoserockets.com/1/post/2013/01/rockets-win-three-games-in-january-26th-tourney.htmlThe San Jose Rockets were on fire this past Saturday, winning three out of three games in decisive victories over their opponents from Santa Barbara, Hayward, and Berkeley. Each of the Rockets scored at least one goal, with several of the players scoring multiple goals in each game. While the Rockets offense was extremley productive, their defense was perfection, shutting out each of the three visiting teams. 

The Rockets increased goal production over previous games can be attributed to their ability to pass the ball more effectively and working together as a team.

In the house for Saturday's games were Analisa and Mel from the Bay Area Breeze, a woman's professional soccer team. Both Analisa and Mel were very impressed with the aggressive play of the San Jose Rockets and are looking forward to working out with them in future practices.

The final scores in Saturday's games were 10-0 over the Santa Barbara Rollin' Rebels, 5-0 over the Hayward Kryptonite Pride, and 14-0 over the BORP Bombers from Berkeley. With the three wins in Saturday's games the Rockets improve their season record to 5-5-1.  

 ]]><![CDATA[San Jose Rockets in San Jose Mercury News Print Edition on December 22nd]]>Sat, 22 Dec 2012 00:51:06 GMThttp://www.sanjoserockets.com/1/post/2012/12/san-jose-rockets-in-san-jose-mercury-news-print-edition-on-december-22nd.htmlCheck out tomorrow's front page of the San Jose Mercury News print edition. The San Jose Rockets will be featured on the front page as part the San Jose Mercury News annual Wish Book Giving Campaign. Pick up a copy of the newspaper tomorrow, or check out the article online. http://www.mercurynews.com/holidays/ci_22179527/wish-book-san-jose-rockets-power-wheelchair-soccer?IADID=Search-www.mercurynews.com-www.mercurynews.com

]]><![CDATA[San Jose Rockets - Mercury News Wishbook Article]]>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 20:20:45 GMThttp://www.sanjoserockets.com/1/post/2012/11/san-jose-rockets-mercury-news-wishbook-article.htmlThe San Jose Rockets have been featured in the 2012 San Jose   Mercury Wishbook campaign. The article does a nice job of summarizing the benefits of Power Wheelchair Soccer to both the athletes and their families. At the bottom of the article is an opportunity to make a donation to the Rockets to help offset the extensive cost of their travel to the National Founders Conference Cup Tournament, to be held in Minnesota on June 21st-23rd.

Please pass this along to others who might be interested in learning more about this sport and how they can help the Rockets.
http://www.mercurynews.info/wishbook/2012/page.php?w=rockets

]]><![CDATA[San Jose Rockets Games - Saturday, Oct 20th - Noon-5pm - 5040 North 1st Street, San Jose, CA]]>Sat, 20 Oct 2012 06:58:27 GMThttp://www.sanjoserockets.com/1/post/2012/10/san-jose-rockets-games-saturday-oct-20th-noon-5pm-5040-north-1st-street-san-jose-ca.html<![CDATA[#FundraisingFriday :: Please Donate $10 to Your Favorite Nonprofit!]]>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:21:14 GMThttp://www.sanjoserockets.com/1/post/2012/03/fundraisingfriday-please-donate-10-to-your-favorite-nonprofit.htmlI have been inspired by a post I ran across this morning by a Non-Profit Linked-In group I joined. Below was the post and I hope you can help me spread the word. Naturally, I am biased to my Favorite Non-Profit, the San Jose Rockets, but giving to any Non-Profit will not only make you feel better, but will also strengthen our communities. Please consider joining the Fundraising Friday movement and please pass the word along to all your friends.

Each Friday through the end of 2012 I am going to donate $10 to one of my Favorite Nonprofits in the hopes of inspiring others to donate more often.  If you are a nonprofit, please help  me get the word out about #FundraisingFriday to your supporters. Hopefully you’ll  be able to convert a few fans, followers, and friends into donors.

If you donate $10 to your favorite nonprofits, please post the name and website of the nonprofit below. I’ll do my best to help get the word out about your generosity and your favorite nonprofit. 

“The habit of giving only enhances the desire to give.”
- Walt Whitman

]]><![CDATA[Rockets Lead Non-Conference Teams]]>Sat, 24 Mar 2012 04:51:56 GMThttp://www.sanjoserockets.com/1/post/2012/03/rockets-lead-non-conference-teams.htmlI checked out the Power Soccer Team standings today at www.uspsateams.org/standings and found that with 15 games played the San Jose Rockets lead the Division of a 15 Power Soccer Teams that decided not to travel this year for a year end Conference Cup Tournament. The Rockets have won 8 games, lost 4, and tied 3 for 27 points and a winning percentage of 55%. Go Rockets!  ]]>