Monday’s weather forecast was beautiful, so we reserved the Metro North Park TOPS field for informal King Holiday scrimmages. The weather treated us right, and random luck also shone upon us. Our time span happened to overlap with that of our park’s concessionaire (Mr. Frank), who was doing pre-Spring prep. He saw the girls and… Read More »
Georgia Soccer and NASA Tophat are sponsoring a “meet Emily Sonnett” fund-raiser for the TOPSoccer program. The event takes place Saturday, February 25th, 2017 from 1:00 – 4:00 PM at Walton High School in Marietta. Update 1: Due to Emily’s call-up to the US Women’s National Team training camp, the event will be pushed back.… Read More »
We thank all the girls who came out to play in our New Year’s Eve 2016 scrimmages. We also thank coach Hailey, and special guests ET and Ally for joining in! And we thank Mother Nature for bringing us some light showers and even some sleet near the end — nothing nasty, but just enough… Read More »
We wrapped up the fall 2016 season in style with our Fall Finale tournament. (Check the link for photos and a video.) We’ll post a fall season wrap-up as a separate post sometime during Thanksgiving week. We start our 2016-2017 winter break Sunday, November 20th. Spring season practices will start in February, exact date to… Read More »
We finished our fall 2016 season with a bang with our Fall Finale “Dutch Masters” tournament at Metro North Park on Saturday, November 19th. The Dutch Masters format is a series of mini games, with random team assignments (different rosters each game). Players earn points based on each game result. The player who accumulates the most… Read More »
We’re back in action tonight, with our final Metro North Park practice of the fall, 4:45 until dark on the TOPS field. Thursday afternoon’s air quality index is 63 as of 2 PM for the Metro North Park zip code. This is rated safe for outdoor activities for most people. (Health Message: Unusually sensitive people… Read More »
Cooler weather is coming, which means shorts and a short-sleeve shirt may not be enough to stay warm. Links: cold weather attire for practices / cold weather attire for games Please label warm-ups: We ask each family to take a few minutes to label their daughter’s warm-up jacket and pants. We recommend using a… Read More »
We’re off Saturday, November 12th, and play Sunday, November 13th instead. We’ll split into four teams. Each team will play twice against teams from the Tophat branch. Game times are 1:00 and 2:00 at the Tophat Buckhead location. Link: game day details
We’ll have practice on election day, but any families who want to replace soccer with a civics lesson are welcome to do so.
Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday, November 6th. This will lead to some minor practice schedule adjustments. Metro North Park We’ll adjust our practice time from our usual 5:00 – 6:15 PM slot and go 4:45 – 6:00 PM (or dark) instead, still on Tuesdays and Thursdays on the MNP TOPS field. The 4:45 PM start… Read More »