Game Day: Saturday, September 17, 2022: revised Monday @ 8 PM

We have a mixed schedule on Saturday, September 17:  one away game, two games against the NTH Smyrna girls, and one intra-Academy games at the Metro North Park Tops field.

Revisions:  We posted team assignments Monday late morning. We received a schedule change soon afterwards and took down the game day page. We posted the revised game day page Monday at 8 PM. If you checked earlier, please check again because there were some changes made since the first post.

Game day notes:

  • Two venues:  We have games at two separate venues:
    • Our 9:00 game is an away game at Tramore Park in southwest Cobb. Check the field link before Saturday. Tramore is divided into two sections, separated by a busy road. So you want to make sure you choose the proper entrance. (We’re on field #8B.) Parking can be a challenge. Hopefully the 8:30 AM warm-up time has us getting there before the crowds!
    • All other games are at Metro North Park on the Tops field.
  • No jewelry!  We may have a real referee. “No jewelry” is one of soccer’s rules. (It’s a rule, not a suggestion.) Link:  jewelry rule
  • 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!
  • Uniform colors:  Our supplier is at various stages of uniform delivery. A poll tells us that the most common items already delivered are gray practice shirts, navy blue shorts and navy blue socks. Girls should wear that combination. If they don’t have their gray practice shirt, a light gray shirt is a good substitute, with white a 2nd choice. If they don’t yet have their navy blue shorts or socks, black shorts or socks are good substitutes. We’ll use colored practice vests to distinguish teams in our intra-Academy game.

Game Day: 2022-09-17

Location:Tramore Park #8BMetro North Park TopsMetro North Park TopsMetro North Park Tops
Uniform:
Warmup:8:30 AM11:30 AM12:45 PM2:00 PM
Kickoff:9:00 AM12:00 PM1:15 PM2:30 PM
vs:SSA 15G Blue EliteNTH SmyrnaNTH Smyrnaintra-Academy
Game format:7v75v55v55v5
Players:Brown
Cunningham (C)
Diaz
Dukette
Patel
Roller
Schrampfer
Squire
Tafur		Baur
Kobliska
Martinez, M
Martinez, S
Otto
Saccone		Ashe
Holmes
Owotomo
Pandya
Shergill
Watson		Carter
Enneti
Findlay
Hecht
Liberati

Merrill
Moore, B
Moore, C
Shaver
Singh
If you are using a small-screened device, you may need to horizontally scroll to see details of all four games.

Supportive parent tips:

  1. Be your daughter’s biggest fan.
  2. Be the other girls’ 2nd biggest fan (even girls on the opposing team).
  3. Please allow the girls to make their own decisions.

Three of our opponents are strangers to us. Stay supportive;  if an opponent’s parent gets out of hand, just try to ignore their behavior and stay positive. (It’s youth sports; parents occasionally forget that their daughters — not themselves — are competing.)