Game day notes
- Two game venues: Most girls will play at Metro North Park. Some will play at Noonday Park field 9A near Quest Park. Noonday 9A is best accessed through the back Noonday entrance (548 Shallowford Road, Kennesaw, 30144). Check the roster table for your daughter’s game location.
- Guest coach: We have simultaneous noon games at two different venues. Hailey will be away competing with her high school track and field team, so we have recruited NTH U9 Academy Girls coach Megan to coach our 7v7 game at Noonday. Megan joined the NASA Academy as a U8 player way back when (early 2000s) and eventually went on to play for KSU. Welcome Alph! (That was her nickname during her Academy days.)
- “DH” players needed: We’re looking for a few girls in the Metro North Park games to play twice. We have room for 1-2 girls from the 9:00 or 12:00 games to play an extra game at 10:30, or room for 1-2 girls from the 10:30 game to play an extra game at 9:00. 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: 2018-04-28
| Location: | MNP TOPS | MNP TOPS | MNP TOPS | Noonday 9A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uniform: |  | | | |
| Warmup: | 8:30 AM | 10:00 AM | 11:30 AM | 11:30 AM |
| Kickoff: | 9:00 AM | 10:30 AM | 12:00 Noon | 12:00 noon |
| vs: | intra-Academy | intra-Academy | intra-Academy | Smyrna |
| Game format: | 4v4 or 5v5 | 4v4 or 5v5 | 4v4 or 5v5 | 7v7 |
| Team: | NTH Brian | NTH Campbell | NTH O'Hara | NTH Sonnett |
| Players | Baker Galbraith Hunter Krahnke Porter Rieger (C) Stalcup Trebon Wilson tbd tbd tbd | Chanon Cosby (C) Diianni Havette Kobierowski McMasters (1) Seaborn Slaton (1) Solet tbd tbd tbd | Cain Chopeitia Clark, E Clark, L Flammia (C) Jarrett McMasters (2) Levin (C) Solet (2) Tate Thomas Weinstein tbd tbd | Gispert Grant Hilker (C) Otto Pochmara Silver Stephenson Wisehart Woody Yang |
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, away from our goal.
- 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.