Quick video hit for those of you who haven’t seen this on our Facebook/Youtube pages:  New assistant coach Steve Myles challenged Steve Nicol to hit the crossbar. Nicol accepts, and well, nails it.

After sticking to a consistent formula of conditioning exercises last week - the first of preseason training after a long offseason - the Revs deviated from the norm this morning as they rolled out the balls and played their first small-sided games of the preseason. While it obviously serves as an opportunity for the returning players to regain their sharpness and touch on the ball, it’s perhaps even more important for the unsigned rookies and trialists who are trying to prove themselves worthy of a roster spot. Of course, the most notable in that group today was Chilean forward Reinaldo Navia, who began his three-day trial at the Dana-Farber Field House.

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With the Revolution off this past weekend following the first week of preseason training, there’s not much today in terms of Revs-specific news - although that should kick up today as new assistant coach Stephen Myles joins up for his first training session and Chilean forward Reinaldo Navia begins his three-day trial.

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The first week of preseason training wrapped up today just before noon. Four days into active workouts, it’s safe to say the guys are looking forward to getting into more traditional soccer action next week. The excitement of being back and doing conditioning work is tempered by the knowledge that everyone will start to get into more ball work – passing, shooting, possession, small-sided games – sometime next week. It’s getting closer.

The team wrapped up the week in the Dana-Farber Field House on the grounds of Gillette Stadium as they have the previous three days. The session looked vaguely similar to the previous days, but some new elements introduced today.

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If you’ve been following the Revs this week, you know that it’s been a pretty busy past few days in terms of news. In the last 48 hours, the club has released its full 2010 schedule and hired a new assistant coach (Stephen Myles). On the player personnel front, Kevin Alston was called up to the U.S. National Team (again), Matt Reis had surgery on his left knee (not expected to keep him out any longer than his previous shoulder surgery) and Amaechi Igwe was waived. Additionally, it was learned that Chilean forward Reinaldo Navia will join the Revs for a three-day trial beginning on Monday.

All that news - and more - is disussed in today’s newsstand.

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While the temperatures outside continue to dip into the teens, the conditions inside the Dana-Farber Field House on the grounds of Gillette Stadium were much more comfortable as the Revs continued preseason preparations with another fitness session this morning. Once again, the workout was broken into three stations and lasted approximately one hour and 45 minutes.

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The Revolution announced this afternoon that the club has hired Stephen Myles as the newest assistant coach, with the Sheffield, England, native set to join the team for his first training session on Monday, Feb. 8. A former youth coach for the LA Galaxy (hence the picture to the right) and most recently the assistant director of competition for the David Beckham Academy, he also played professionally for 15 years from 1978-93. For full details, you can find the official release here.

From a staffer’s perspective, the addition of Myles could have some hilarious unintended side effects, as the club’s coaching staff now has two redheads who answer to the name “Stevie.” Good times.