We start our official fall 2021 game day schedule on Saturday, September 11 with a set of games at Quest Park field 7.
Game day notes:
- About game days: Almost a month has passed since our first game day. That’s a long time for kids this age. We ask that parents and their daughters spend 10 minutes together reviewing what happens on game days, along with understanding player and parent responsibilities and guidelines. Links: what to expect on game day #1 / general game day procedures and guidelines
- No jewelry! We will likely have a real referee for our games. “No jewelry” is one of soccer’s rules. It’s a rule, not a suggestion. Link: jewelry rule
- DH girls needed: Our schedule calls for us to create six teams rather than our usual five, so we will need a handful of girls to play twice to fill all roster slots. (We call this “double-header” or DH play.) If your daughter is scheduled to play at 11:30 or 12:45, but is also available to play at 10:15, please e-mail Ward.
- Hot weather / hydration: We’re likely to have hot weather, so it’s time for a reminder about hydration. Tip: good hydration starts before Saturday morning!
- Uniforms: We’re wearing our yellow uniforms for all games. We’ll use colored practice vests to distinguish teams in the intra-Academy games. If your daughter has both this year’s and last year’s yellow shirt, have her wear her new one and bring her old one as a potential loaner.
- Uniform not yet delivered? Have your daughter wear her gray practice shirt. If she doesn’t have either her yellow game day shirt or gray practice shirt, have her wear a light colored shirt.
- No jewelry! This is worth a 2nd reminder, because it can prevent spirit-crushing boo-hoo-hoo moments. Link: jewelry rule
- 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 coaches start pre-game warm-up. Link: warm-up ideas
Game Day: 2021-09-11
| Location: | Quest Park 7 | Quest Park 7 | Quest Park 7 | Quest Park 7 |
| Uniform: |  | | | |
| Warmup: | 8:30 AM | 9:45 AM | 11:00 AM | 12:15 PM |
| Kickoff: | 9:00 AM | 10:15 AM | 11:30 AM | 12:45 PM |
| vs: | intra-Academy | intra-Academy | NTH Smyrna | NTH Smyrna |
| Game format: | 5v5 | 5v5 | 5v5 | 5v5 |
| Players: | Cunningham Dahm Diaz Hecht (C) Hoitink Lovich Moore Patel, Li Roller Stephens (C) | Augustin Brown Chisholm (C) Fahrner Jackson Michalke (1) Patel, Le (C) Ragsdale Schemmel (1) Velotta (1) tbd tbd | Barron Jaillet Kobliska (C) Michalke (2) Obradovich Schemmel (2) | Brooks Dawson Douglas Lancaster Otto Velotta (2) (C) |
Supportive parent tip:
An article about the difference between supportive language and distracting language: https://www.soccerparenting.com/dear-parent-is-your-sideline-behavior-distracting-your-child-or-helping/