Game day notes:
- Uniforms: wear blue, bring yellow: Girls should wear their blue uniforms, not their yellows as originally posted. But they should bring their yellow unis with them just in case. (For admin purposes, we’re the away team, even though we’re playing at one of our home fields. When NTH teams face NTH teams, the away teams are expected to wear blue. This can lead to confusion and uni color conflicts. If all of the girls have both unis, we can easily deal with any uni conflicts.)
- 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
- Double-header (DH) players: Several of our girls are out of town, so some girls are scheduled to play twice. The DH players have (1) and (2) indicators next to their names.
Game Day: 2022-04-23
If you are using a small-screened device, you may need to horizontally scroll to see details of all five games.| Location: | Quest Park #7 | 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 | 1:30 PM |
| Kickoff: | 9:00 AM | 10:15 AM | 11:30 AM | 12:45 PM | 2:00 PM |
| vs: | NTH Buckhead | NTH Buckhead | NTH Buckhead | NTH Buckhead | NTH Buckhead |
| Game format: | 5v5 | 5v5 | 5v5 | 5v5 | 5v5 |
| Players: | Brooks Chisholm (C) Fahrner Hecht (1) Lancaster (1) Otto | Barron Hecht (2)(C) Jackson Jaillet Michalke (1) Obradovich | Brown Dawson Michalke (2)(C) Ragsdale (1) Stephens Velotta | Cunningham (1)(C) Diaz Lovich (1) Moore Ragsdale (2) Roller | Cunningham (2) Dahm Douglas Kobliska (C) Lancaster (2) Lovich (2) |
Dribbling moves of the month:
April:
We practice dribbling moves (changes of direction or fake changes of direction finished with a burst of speed) very often. Our April emphasis is on stop and go dribbling moves.
Stop and go moves are particularly effective when you’re dribbling up the side of the field, or when a defender forces you to change directions when you’re dribbling toward goal. You pretend you are going to turn the ball, but you finish the move by exploding into space with a getaway touch in the same direction you were originally dribbling.
There are a bunch of stop and go dribbling moves, but we emphasize these three moves:
- the pull-push (a fake pullback)
- the cookie (a fake U-turn)
- the yo yo (a fake stop turn)
Parents, we recommend you challenge your daughter to the electric fence and snow cones dribbling games. Both games are well-suited to dribbling turns and stop and go moves. (Sisters and brothers are welcome to join in!) You don’t need past soccer experience of your own, just some time and energy. We’re confident that both you and your daughter will have fun, and your daughter will gain skill and confidence!