Fall is here, which means cooler weather and shorter days. Followed by the end of Daylight Saving Time on November 7. This results in some schedule changes, and some tips on dealing with cooler weather.
Practice schedule changes:
Metro North Park:
Starting the week of November 8, our Metro North practices (Tuesday, Thursday) shift to a 4:45 PM until dark time slot. (Optional early bird practices start at 4:15.) We won’t have goalkeeper training sessions due to lack of daylight.
United Quest Park:
Our Quest Park practice field (field 7) has lights, so our practice schedule stays the same: Monday and Wednesday, 5:30-6:45 PM.
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.
Let’s stop that evil gremlin in its tracks! Please take a moment to use a Sharpie to note your daughter’s initials and uniform number on internal tags / labels. (If she has an older item that’s been through several laundry cycles, make sure the ID is still readable.) Or you can have her initials and uniform number embroidered on the warm-ups. This will prevent needless lost and found angst.
The Quest weather effect:
This note applies to Quest Park practices. As cooler weather hits during the fall, temperatures at Quest and Noonday tend to feel 5-10 degrees colder than the actual 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
Winter break starts November 21:
We have our last fall season game day (our Fall Finale mini tournament) on Saturday, November 20. We start our 2021-2022 winter break Sunday, November 21. 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.