Game day preview: Saturday, May 14, 2016

We have a smaller than usual schedule because the rec season has ended. We originally only had one game scheduled, but two make-up games were recently added. With the NASA Family Fun Day event taking place at MNP on the 14th, we weren’t able to reserve a MNP field for an extra intra-Academy game. So… Read More »

Make-up games on Saturday, May 14

We had two U10 league games rained out on Saturday, April 23rd. (We played an intra-Academy game instead on the MNP turf field.) NASA has re-scheduled these two games for Saturday, May 14th, one at 9:00 AM, the other at 10:30 AM, both at United Quest Park field 5. We have one other game scheduled… Read More »

Trinity: Get well soon!

05/08/16:  NASA Junior Academy Girls gather after their Sunday games to send “get well soon!” wishes to teammate Trinity. 1:00 PM girls video 2:30 PM girls video 4:00 PM girls video

2016 Mother’s Day photos and videos

May 8, 2016:  We had a rare Mother’s Day game day. The girls and their moms gathered after each game for photos and videos. Videos are embedded below. Link:  more Mother’s Day photos 1:00 PM game: girls and moms 2:30 PM game: girls and moms 4:00 PM game: girls and moms

Game day preview: Saturday, May 7 and Sunday, May 8, 2016

We have a Saturday / Sunday partial double-header schedule: Saturday, May 7, 2016:  It’s an intra-Academy game day. We have a morning 6-aside game at UQP, and a late afternoon 6-aside game at MNP. All available girls will play Saturday. Link:  Saturday, May 7th team assignments and schedules Sunday, May 8, 2016 (Mother’s Day):  We… Read More »

U9 / U10 Academy guest night practices

Coach Trey Daniel with the NASA U9 / U10 Academy group invites our Junior Academy players with 2007 and 2008 birth dates to attend an upcoming U9 / U10 Academy guest night practice: Monday, May 9:  Noonday Park field 7, 5:30 – 6:45 PM Tuesday, May 10:  Metro North Park field 4, 5:00 – 6:15… Read More »

April 2016 Vestavia Hills friendly

April 30, 2016:  We had our first chance to host an out-of-state team! The Vestavia Hills U8 girls came to town from the Birmingham, Alabama area as part of a mother / daughter weekend road trip. We played a friendly game and then hosted a meet and greet in the Quest Park basement, now known… Read More »

Game day preview: Saturday, April 30, 2016

We have 5 games: our usual two morning games at UQP in the U10 rec league our usual two afternoon games at MNP in the U10 rec league a special U8 game at UQP where we host a team from Vestavia Hills (Alabama);  see below for more info about this game Link:  Saturday, April 30… Read More »

Hydration tips

Warm weather is here, so it’s time for a reminder about hydration. Girls should bring an insulated water jug to every session (minimum half-gallon, labeled with her name or initials and uniform number), filled with ice water or Gatorade and ice. During warm weather, the insulation factor makes a huge difference. It keeps the drink… Read More »