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 #8B | Metro North Park Tops | Metro North Park Tops | Metro North Park Tops |
Uniform: | ||||
Warmup: | 8:30 AM | 11:30 AM | 12:45 PM | 2:00 PM |
Kickoff: | 9:00 AM | 12:00 PM | 1:15 PM | 2:30 PM |
vs: | SSA 15G Blue Elite | NTH Smyrna | NTH Smyrna | intra-Academy |
Game format: | 7v7 | 5v5 | 5v5 | 5v5 |
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 |
Supportive parent tips:
- Be your daughter’s biggest fan.
- Be the other girls’ 2nd biggest fan (even girls on the opposing team).
- 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.)