Game day notes:
- Road trip! Our games are in Dacula at Rabbit Hill Park. This is on the east side of Gwinnett County, about halfway between Marietta and Athens.
- Need a DH player for the 12 noon game: We need a girl from the 10:30 game to stay and play a second game at 12:00. If your daughter is available to play twice (10:30 & 12:00), please e-mail Ward.
- Warm-up captains: We won’t select game day captains in advance this week. We’ll appoint a captain at the start of warm-ups based on attitude (a positive can-do spirit and strong work rate) and appearance (no earrings, shoes tied, shirts tucked in).
Game Day: 2022-04-30
If you are using a small-screened device, you may need to horizontally scroll to see details of all three games.| Location: | Rabbit Hill #7A | Rabbit Hill #7A | Rabbit Hill #7A |
| Uniform: |  | | |
| Warmup: | 8:30 AM | 10:00 AM | 11:30 AM |
| Kickoff: | 9:00 AM | 10:30 AM | 12:00 PM |
| vs: | GSA North | GSA North | GSA North |
| Game format: | 7v7 | 7v7 | 7v7 |
| Players: | Augustin Chisholm Dawson Hecht Lancaster Michalke Otto Patel, Le Ragsdale | Barron Brooks Brown Fahrner Jackson Jaillet Moore Obradovich Schemmel Velotta | Cunningham Diaz Douglas Hoitink Kobliska Lovich Patel, Li Roller * Need 1* |
Dribbling moves of the month:
April:
We practice dribbling moves (changes of direction or fake changes of direction finishing 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!