Game day notes
- Two game venues: Most girls will play away at the Tophat fields in Buckhead. Some girls will play at Quest Park.
- “DH” players needed: We’re looking for two more volunteers from the 9:00, 10:30 or 12:00 games to play again in the 3 PM intra-Academy game. If your daughter is interested in playing twice (we call this “DH” or double-header play), please e-mail Ward.
- Warm-up captains: Girls whose names are in bold print with a (C) indicator are warm-up captains. They are responsible for gathering their teammates and helping the coaches start pre-game warm-up. Link: warm-up ideas
- Hydration: Hydrated players are more likely to perform well throughout the game. Link: hydration tips
- Weekly quiz: We post a quiz each week below the team assignments. Scroll past the roster tables for quiz details.
Saturday team assignments and schedules
Game Day: 2018-04-21
| Location: | Tophat 3B-1 | Tophat 3B-2 | Tophat 3B-1 | Quest 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uniform: |  | | | |
| Warmup: | 8:30 AM | 10:00 AM | 11:30 AM | 2:30 PM |
| Kickoff: | 9:00 AM | 10:30 AM | 12:00 Noon | 3:00 PM |
| vs: | NTH-Tophat | NTH-Tophat | NTH-Tophat | intra-Academy |
| Game format: | 7v7 | 7v7 | 7v7 | 5v5 |
| Team: | NTH Brian | NTH Campbell | NTH O'Hara | NTH Sonnett |
| Players | Baker (C) Chopeitia Galbraith Grant Kobierowski Solet (1) Trebon (1) Wisehart Woody Yang | Bernard Cain Chanon Gispert McMasters Pochmara (C) Rieger Seaborn Stalcup Wilson | Cosby Hammond Havette Hilker Hunter Krahnke Otto Porter Silver Stephenson (C) | Clark, E Clark, L Flammia Jarrett Levin Solet (2) Tate Thomas Trebon (2) Weinstein (C) tbd tbd |
Weekly quiz – about the goalkeeper
You can win a treat after our Wednesday or Thursday practice if you can answer these questions about the role of the goalkeeper.
- You are playing goalkeeper. Where should you position yourself?
- Stay on the goal line and protect the goal.
- Move up and back as the ball moves up and back, and protect the space behind our center back(s).
- You are playing goalkeeper. You just made a save and have the ball in your hands. (Goalie of the second award!) Are you now part of the attacking team or the defending team?
- What should you do with the ball?
- Take a breath and relax for a few seconds. I made the save, so now I’m part of the attacking team. I should scan the field, run toward the top corner of the big box, and then either roll, throw or kick the ball to a teammate who is open toward the sideline.
- Yikes, I’m near my own goal, I have the ball in my hands, and it feels like a hot potato! It’s panic time, so I should roll the ball up the middle to get rid of it as fast as I can.