Fall is here, which means cooler weather and shorter days. And Halloween! Followed by the end of Daylight Saving Time. This results in minor practice schedule changes, and some tips on dealing with cooler weather.
Practice schedules:
Starting the week of October 21, our Metro North practices (Tuesday, Thursday) shift to a 4:45-6:00 PM time slot. NTH made this change to allow the teams who practice after us to get their full practice time without having to practice in the dark. Our Quest Park practice schedule stays the same: Monday and Wednesday, 5:30-6:45 PM. (We don’t have any teams who practice after us.)
When Daylight Saving Time ends:
When Daylight Saving Time ends:We’ll cancel Metro North Park goalkeeper training sessions due to lack of daylight. (We’ll resume our weekly goalkeeper training sessions in the spring.) We have lights at Quest Park, so we’ll continue our regular Wednesday post-practice ‘keeper training sessions.
Cool / cold weather alerts:
Label warm-ups:
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 or pants. And on comes the evil lost & found gremlin. Please make sure your daughter’s warm-up jacket and pants are labeled — use a Sharpie to mark her initials and uniform number on one of the internal tags or labels. This will prevent needless lost and found angst.
The Quest weather effect:
This note is for practices at Quest Park. As cooler weather hits during the fall, temperatures at Quest and Noonday tend to feel 5-10 degrees colder than the true temperature due to the close proximity to Noonday Creek. Whatever the weather is at your house, have your daughter dress for 10 degrees colder and she’ll be prepared. Link: tips on cold weather attire
Halloween-related schedule changes:
Tuesday, October 29 — Soccer Shocker:
Tuesday, October 29 — Soccer Shocker:We replace our regular practice with our annual Halloween Soccer Shocker costume party. We invite all Junior Academy Girls to attend!
Thursday, October 31 — Halloween:
We will cancel our regular practice. Girls get the night off for Halloween costume prep and trick or treat time!
Optional make-up practices:
Any girls who normally practice at Metro North on Tuesday or Thursday are welcome (but not required) to make-up the missed practice at Quest on Monday and/or Wednesday. (We go 5:30 – 6:45 PM at Quest Park field 7.)
Winter break starts November 24:
We have our last fall season game day (our Fall Finale mini tournament) on Saturday, November 23. We start our 2019-2020 winter break Sunday, November 24th. Spring season practices will start in February, exact date to be determined in late January. Past history usually has us starting the Monday after the Super Bowl. Check our winter break page for off-season activity ideas for your daughter.