Game Day: Saturday, October 20, 2018

Game day notes

  • Field location:  We’re at the Metro North Park TOPS field.
  • Chilly morning?  The early weather forecast predicted a chilly morning, but as of Friday, we’re looking at lower 60s for the games. Girls shouldn’t need to take any extra measures to stay warm.
  • Rain?  The forecast as of Friday calls for showers late Saturday morning / early afternoon. As long as it’s not driving rain, and there’s no lightning, we’ll still play. If anything changes between now and game time, we’ll post updates on our usual bad weather communication channels.
  • Weekly quiz:  We post a quiz each week below the team assignments. Scroll past the roster table for quiz details.
  • 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 coach start pre-game warm-up. Link:  warm-up ideas

Saturday team assignments and schedules

Players are listed by game time below. We’ll make specific team assignments during pre-game warm-up.

Game Day: 2018-10-20

Location:Metro North TOPSMetro North TOPSMetro North TOPS
Uniform:NTH Fall 2018 uniforms: yellowNTH Fall 2018 uniforms: yellowNTH Fall 2018 uniforms: yellow
Warmup:8:30 AM10:00 AM11:30 AM
Kickoff:9:00 AM10:30 AM12:00 Noon
vs:intra-Academyintra-AcademyNTH Milton
Game format:4v45v54v4
Team:NTH BrianNTH O'HaraNTH Sonnett
PlayersDeljoo
Gentry
JohnBaptiste
Knorr
Norstadt (C)
Poklemba
Robinson
Schutz
Tate
Wise		Blunschi
Flammia
Havette
Hougeir
Katz
Levin
McCarty
McMasters
Patel
Solet
Weinstein (C)
Williams		Diianni (C)
Jarrett
Porter
Thomas
Wilkens

Weekly quiz — passing with the inside of the foot

Girls can win a treat after our Wednesday or Thursday practice if they can demonstrate proper technique for passing or shooting with the inside of the foot, and also answer these questions about your approach to the ball when you strike it with the inside of the foot.

  1. Do you want the ball under your body, straight in front of you, in front of you at a slight angle, or to the side?
  2. What should you do with your plant foot (also called your standing foot or pointer foot)?
  3. Should you lean back or lean forward as you approach the ball?
  4. Should your hips be facing your target, or away from your target?
  5. Should you keep your legs stiff, or should you bend your knees?