Category Archives: Parent Education

Soccer year-end preview: 2023-2024

It’s hard to believe, but the end of the 2023-2024 soccer year is coming in May! This means it’s time to document the transition from the current soccer year to the upcoming 2024-2025 soccer year. Parents will have questions related to the future:  age groups, tryouts, coaching assignments and other factors. Details for many of… Read More »

Winter break ideas (training, gifts)

Our 2023-2024 winter break starts Sunday, November 19. Here are ideas for winter break activities for the girls, along with soccer gift ideas from Santa Claus. Winter break 2023-2024 ideas Santa’s Soccer Workshop Spring 2024 season preview (updated November 2023)

Replacing Twitter (X) as our weather update channel

August, 2023:  Twitter served us very well over many years as our weather status update channel. But things change, and recent Twitter (also called X) changes add friction to our needs to post quick weather updates. So we’re implementing a new method for posting weather updates. It uses our Junior Academy Girls web site. No… Read More »

Soccer year-end preview: 2022-2023

It’s hard to believe, but the end of the 2022-2023 soccer year is coming soon! This means it’s time to document the transition from the current soccer year to the upcoming 2023-2024 soccer year. On the field, we’ll stay in the moment and focus on the here and now. We have more control over our current… Read More »

Soccer year-end preview: 2021-2022

It’s hard to believe, but the end of the 2021-2022 soccer year is coming soon! This means it’s time to document the transition from the current soccer year to the upcoming 2022-2023 soccer year. On the field, we’ll stay in the moment and focus on the here and now. We have more control over our current… Read More »

August 31, 2021 news

A collection of late August, 2021 news items: Labor Day weekend schedule: We’re off Labor Day weekend, and won’t practice on Labor Day itself (Monday, Sept. 6). Our weekly game day schedule starts Saturday, September 11, the first Saturday after Labor Day. Girls who normally practice on Monday and want a make-up session are welcome… Read More »

New registration tasks (July, 2021)

July 2021:  All NTH Academy and Select players should have received an e-mail from NTH regarding new registration tasks. Disclaimer:  The author of this page is just a coach, and doesn’t have any involvement in the various NTH registration systems. This is a non-expert attempt to add a bit of clarity to the changes. Refer… Read More »

Soccer year-end preview: 2020-2021

It’s hard to believe, but the end of the 2020-2021 soccer year is coming soon! This means it’s time to document the transition from the current soccer year to the upcoming 2021-2022 soccer year. On the field, we’ll stay in the moment and focus on the here and now. We have more control over the here… Read More »

Winter break ideas (training, gifts)

Our 2020-2021 winter break starts Sunday, November 22. Here are ideas for winter break activities for the girls, along with soccer gift ideas from Santa Claus. Winter break 2020-2021 ideas Santa’s Soccer Workshop Spring 2021 season preview

Fall 2020 COVID-19 policy & procedures update

NTH recently implemented some new policies and procedures related to keeping kids healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Masks: “Keep kids playing. Wear a mask!” Coaches are required to wear masks during practice sessions and games. Parents who attend practices and games are requested to wear masks and observe social distancing advisements. Practice vests will be… Read More »