Field status update (May 5, 7 PM):  There’s a chance some NTH fields could be closed Saturday due to waterlogged conditions after all the recent rain. We have the MNP TOPS field (fake grass) reserved from 8:30 – 10:30 AM and should get to play even if grass fields are closed.

We’ll post a game day update on our Twitter account — https://twitter.com/nasajracadg — and phone hot-line — 1-866-206-9066, ext. 8870 —by 7:45 AM Saturday. (A reminder that you don’t need your own Twitter account to view ours.)

Game day notes

• We are missing a bunch of players this weekend due to family travel or other obligations. So we’re changing plans from our original schedule.
• Instead of having two intra-Academy 7v7 games at the Tophat fields, we’ll have controlled intra-Academy 7v7 scrimmages at the Metro North Park TOPS field. We’ll use the first half of the session as education time (using occasional “freeze” moments to coach player decisions or team shape), and then go with free play for the second half of the session.

Saturday team assignments and schedules

• All available players should arrive at the TOPS field at 8:30 AM for warm-up, wearing blue game day uniforms. We’ll create teams at the field and play a series of scrimmages until 10:30 AM. We’ll use practice vests to distinguish teams. This allows us to easily switch players around if needed to keep competitive balance.