We’ve had several questions about registration. Parents have inquired why other parents have already received their registration notice, or why they have received a registration notice for one child, but not for their Junior Academy daughter. The “start a new soccer year” process: Let’s review the steps that start a new soccer year. This refers to… Read More »
Wednesday, May 20 @ 7 PM: NTH released a message canceling tryouts due to COVID-19 restrictions. It’s posted below the horizontal line. The quick take-away is that our large-group tryouts for Junior Academy, Academy and Select programs are all canceled. Links: NTH’s tryout cancellation news release How does this affect current NTH Junior Academy players?… Read More »
It’s hard to believe, but the end of the 2019-2020 soccer year is coming soon! This means it’s time to document the transition from the current soccer year to the upcoming 2020-2021 soccer year. May 20, 2020 update: NTH has canceled tryouts for the Junior Academy, Academy and Select programs. How does this affect your daughter?… Read More »
May 1, 2020: NTH sent members the following e-mail: MEMBER UPDATE: Letter from Dave Smith, Executive Director regarding COVID-19 and evaluation of return to play May 1, 2020 Dear members, As Georgia and a number of other states and local jurisdictions begin a phased return to normalcy, NASA Tophat (NTH) has been doing extensive research and planning for our return to play. We continue to take the lead… Read More »
Updated Friday, May 15, 2020. When can we play again, and what will change? The answers depend on decisions by multiple levels of government (Cobb, Georgia, CDC, U.S.), along with soccer sanctioning bodies at the state (Georgia Soccer) and national levels (US Soccer, US Youth Soccer, US Club Soccer). Georgia Soccer’s latest message was posted April… Read More »
We had a request to create a video yearbook to help remember the good parts of this soccer year. Here’s the general plan. (But feel free to make your own creative tweaks.) Have your daughter wear one of her game day uniforms and hold her soccer ball. Each family films a short video of their… Read More »
Play at home ideas (May): Ball striking (kicking the ball): We encourage the girls to work on their ball striking using the inside of each foot. This is a complicated skill that involves a lengthy checklist of body positioning and footwork. We’ve put together a series of videos (roughly 1-minute each) that detail what goes… Read More »
This is a great question. Players, parents and coaches are eager to return to the fields for practice and play! But we don’t yet have information about a “return to play” date. NTH has an executive director and a board of directors who make the club’s big decisions. We trust they’ll make a well-reasoned decision. What… Read More »
The Coronavirus put a sudden halt to our regular soccer activities. This will result in lots of kids spending extra time at home. Can they sit on the couch and watch Netflix? Sure! But they can also take some time to play or practice on their own. This is a hidden-in-plain-sight method for getting better… Read More »
The Coronavirus put a sudden halt to our regular soccer activities. This will result in lots of kids spending extra time at home. Can they sit on the couch and watch Disney? Sure! But they can also take some time to play or practice on their own. This is a hidden-in-plain-sight method for getting better… Read More »