Game Day: Saturday, April 24, 2021 — canceled

All games are canceled! We have a full slate of games at the NTH Buckhead fields Metro North Park TOPS field:  one intra-Academy game, along with three games against NTH Buckhead teams.

Saturday, April 24 @ 7 AM:  NTH has closed all fields (grass and artificial turf) and canceled all games due to poor weather. Want some soccer anyway? Check out our soccer skills quizzes!

Game day notes:

  • Game location:  Games are at the NTH Buckhead fields Metro North Park TOPS field.
  • Uniforms:  Players should wear their blue uniforms.
    • All players have received pink practice vests. They should bring them to every practice and game day.
  • Weekly game situation tutorial:  Our weekly quizzes didn’t get any traction, so we’re trying a new idea:  a weekly game situation tutorial. This week’s tutorial covers “danger ball” decisions players make from time to time.
  • Warm-up captains:  Girls whose names are in bold print with a (C) indicator are warm-up captains. They are responsible for gathering their teammates and helping the coach start pre-game warm-up. Link:  warm-up ideas

Game Day: 2021-04-24

Location:Tophat #3B-2
Metro North TOPS		Tophat #3B-2
Metro North TOPS		Tophat #3B-2
Metro North TOPS		Tophat #3B-2
Metro North TOPS		Tophat #3B-2
Metro North TOPS
Uniform:NTH Fall 2018 uniforms: blueNTH Fall 2018 uniforms: blueNTH Fall 2018 uniforms: blueNTH Fall 2018 uniforms: blueNTH Fall 2018 uniforms: blue
Warm-up:9:45 AM11:00 AM11:00 AM12:15 PM1:30 PM
Kickoff:10:15 AM11:30 AM11:30 AM12:45 PM2:00 PM
vs:NTH Buckheadintra-Academyintra-AcademyNTH BuckheadNTH Buckhead
Game format:5v55v55v55v55v5
Players:Brewster (1)
Chisholm (1)
Dawson (1)
Edens (C) (1)
Jarrett
Wilkens		Calvo
Chisholm (2)
Galbraith (C)
Mannino
Maselle
Patel		Cadic
Dawson (2)
Edens (2)
McGinn
Roller
Williams (C)		Almy
Barbalho
Jackson
Michalke
Moore
Revell (C)		Brewster (2)
Ghazi
Hecht (C)
Kobliska
Ragsdale
Velotta

Weekly game situation tutorial – “danger ball” situations:

We encourage players to do their best to keep possession. Sometimes this means they should pass or dribble toward their own goal to create open space further up the field. But this can involve some risk.

If a player dribbles toward her own goal, we consider this to be a potential “danger ball” situation. A defender will likely be tracking her, hoping to win the ball and get an easy goal-scoring opportunity. A player in this situation needs to have a plan, and be ready to turn back upfield as soon as she gets the defender out of position.

Check back Tuesday night for examples, and what separates smart play from risky danger-ball play.