2023 School Winter Break (Feb. 20-24)

Cobb and Cherokee schools have a 2023 winter break the week of February 20th. The Junior Academy will practice as usual this week for the girls who are staying in town. We also have a 7v7 prep session on Saturday, February 25. If your daughter will miss any of our sessions due to family travel, just… Read More »

Spring 2023 Season Preview: Practices start the week of January 30th

We’re looking forward to the upcoming spring 2023 season! All of the Junior Academy Girls from our fall 2022 roster are already registered for the spring — no new tryouts or additional paperwork or fees are required. Spring 2023 practice schedule: We start our spring 2023 practice schedule the week of January 30, with the same days / times… Read More »

King Holiday 2023 scrimmages, Monday, Jan. 16

We reserved a field for informal King Holiday scrimmages on Monday, January 16, 2023. The event will run from 11:30 AM until 1:15 PM at Metro North Park on the Tops field (our usual practice and game field). This is an optional “come if you can” event that’s open to all Junior Academy Girls from our Metro North… Read More »

Happy New Year 2023 scrimmages, Sunday, Jan. 1

We reserved a field to ring in the new year with informal Happy New Year scrimmages on Sunday, January 1, 2023. We had a mix of 5v5 and 7v7 scrimmages. We finished with one of our favorite customs, the Happy New Year soccer ball drop! Weather: Updated Saturday @ 5:00 PM:  The January 1st forecast calls… Read More »

Game day preview: Saturday, November 12, 2022

Update from Monday, November 7 @ 12:15 PM:  Our Saturday, November 12 games were originally posted as 5v5 intra-Academy games at Quest Park. I misread the schedule; games are actually 7v7 games at Noonday Park against Tophat Buckhead teams. Team assignments for the 9:00 game stay as originally posted, but there have been some team… Read More »

2022 Fall Finale recap: Saturday, November 19

2022 Fall Finale quick links: Recap Thank yous Photos and videos What happens next Game rules Recap: We finished our fall 2022 season in style, enjoying a custom cookie cake after playing a 5-team intra-Academy round robin tournament. Competition was fierce, with every team having at least one win and one loss. The Yellow Whales… Read More »

Game day preview: Saturday, November 5, 2022

We have a set of morning 5v5 intra-Academy games at Metro North Park on Saturday, November 5. Link:  team assignments and schedules (posted Sunday night) Schedule conflict? If your daughter isn’t available to play, please e-mail Ward by 6:00 PM on Sunday, October 30. Game day links: November 5 schedules and team assignments about game days… Read More »

November 2022 schedule

November weather tips: Label warm-up gear: There will be days when players will want to wear warm-up jackets and pants (link:  tips on cold weather attire). As a player warms up, she may want to remove a layer, so off comes a jacket, hoody or pants. And on comes the evil lost & found gremlin. Let’s… Read More »