4/30 practice with trainer

Players and Parents,

Chris is available to work with the girls on Thursday. We will practice from 6:30-8:00.

Rich

Cargill Park directions and map

Here is the directions and field map for Cargill Park.

Here is the directions and map to the Holiday Inn hotel.

Last week of practice and quarter final schedule

Parents and players,

Excellent job over the weekend working together as a TEAM without enough players and a very stiff wind. You went out and got the job done. Three wins in three games. That is what you needed to do and you did it!

Our final two practices will be 3/27 Monday 6:30-7:30ish because I wanted the players to have one more session with the trainer and this was the night he was available. The last practice will be on Thursday 3/30 and will follow the same schedule.

The schedule for quarter finals is posted and our first game will be against the Madisonville Storm. That is one of the teams we beat in Baton Rouge. The draw for the following game won't occur until the completion of the first game at 8:45 (on field 3 at Cargill Park in Shreveport).

It would be nice for everyone who is staying to try and stay in the same hotel if possible. That way the girls can hang out together through out the day. If there are players whose parents can't go, please try and get a ride with someone (I can take someone) and we might need to have players stay with other players families (we can have someone if needed). I am pretty sure I know those who are NOT coming but if your daughter is not coming, please send me an e-mail just to verify.

I look forward to a great week and would ask all the players to go to bed early, eat well, stretch at home every day for a few minutes and think about what you want to accomplish this weekend. Because of your hard work, you are going to the quarter finals for the State Cup! Remember no one ever gave anyone a championship. A team has to earn it as a team.

See you tonight!

Rich

Qualfier schedule and directions to park

Here is the link to the park directions and field map.

4/23 practice and player meeting

parents and players,

We will practice from 6:30-7:30 and Nick will be bringing some pizza for the girls after that. We will have our players meeting from 7:30 - 8:00. I know there are some conflicts and some will need to arrive late and some leave early. Please let me know what your plans are so Nick will know how much pizza to buy.

Thanks,

Rich

Quick Parents Meeting today if possible

Parents,

I know this is short notice but we need to meet today during our practice time if at all possible. We will have the trainer there at 6:30 so we can meet and discuss a few things. I would like to have at least one parent for each player to be there.

I do not have time to make a call to each parent so please if you can each make a call or two to someone just to make sure that everyone get notified. I would greatly appreciate your assistance.

The timing is terrible with upcoming qualifiers and State cup but I think we need to talk and figure out how to get through the next two weeks.

Thanks,

Rich

Important Sunday Scrimmage Update

Parents,

This round robin is turning into a mess! I just got off the phone with Warren and it appears that one of the teams (you can probably guess which one) has created some scheduling issues at the last minutes for their own benefit. So here is how we have to proceed at this point.

We will now have an 11 am scrimmage against U14g Force team. This team is very good and I think the girls will benefit greatly from playing them and it should be a very technical game.

At 2 p.m. we will play the Global Racers. They are a great team as well and we can work on a few of the things we saw when we scrimmaged them last night.

We will NOT be playing the Fury. I think the Global Racers have also decided not to play them as I understand it.

IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS OR CAN'T MAKE THE GAME PLEASE CONTACT WARREN DIRECTLY AT 781-1731. Warren will be coaching the team on Sunday since I will be out of town. Sorry I won't be there to help and for all the confusion but the team is in good hands.

Because we will only play two games and because the Global Racers have requested a rematch for Top Shelf, we will play our Tuesday Top Shelf game against them. I know we have way more soccer in the next two weeks than you all bargained for so just do what you can.

Publish Post

Again, I apologize for all the changes but it has been a bit crazy trying to line up the scrimmages. Please thank Warren for all his effort in getting all our scrimmages organized this season. He has done a great job and provided the team with a lot of good opportunities to play some good teams.

Rich

4/16 Scrimmage - Moore Park Field 1

We just got the field number. We will play on field 1. Please wear BLUE uniforms.

The scrimmage will start at 6:30. Please be there at 5:30 if at all possible. I will be late but Warren will start the practice at 5:30. Call one of us with any questions.

Rich

April Calendar updates

Parents and players,

First off, great job last night. The movement off the ball and quicker passing is getting better. Let's keep working on that along with communication.

PLEASE CHECK THE CALENDAR AS ALL UPDATES FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS HAVE BEEN MADE THERE. Clicking on the calendar entry will give you the details you need. There have been several changes so please look there for them.

Just a couple of other notes. I think the session with the trainer was VERY effective so we will have Monday practices for the next couple of weeks with him. I have shortened some practice times and moved the players meeting (again, check the calendar for details).

Tomorrow we will have a short practice (at Moore Park) before the scrimmage. Once we have a confirmed field, we will let you know. We have made some calendar changes and that probably won't work out for everyone (including me) but we are trying to give the team the best chance of success for the playoffs so just do what you can given all the other demands on your time. I appreciate your patience and especially your support of the players.

As always, if you have any questions please let me know.

Rich

Calendar updates - important info

Parents and Players,

As we prepare for our District Qualifiers and State Cup, we need to redouble our efforts. So, we will have a scrimmage indoors against the Global Racers on Tuesday 4/14 and a scrimmage on Thursday 4/16 at Moor Park (we will let you know the field and exact time as soon as we know). We are scheduled for a round robin on Saturday 4/18 against the Cajun Fury, Global Racers and one other team.

Remember that our trainer will be coming this Monday. Please look at the calendar since I have moved our player team meeting up one week and shortened the Monday practice after qualifiers. If you click on each of the calendar entries, you will get other details which include times, locations and supporting information.

Please let me know ASAP if you have any conflicts with any of the scheduled scrimmages, etc.

Thanks,

Rich

April 13 practice with Trainer

Parents and Players,

On Monday, we will have Chris Craton who was the St. Pius Soccer coach coming to conduct a session for the team. If at all possible, please try to be there. We will have it at our normal time 6:30-8:00 on the LFC Front fields.

If you CAN NOT make it, please e-mail or call me.

Rich

4/7 top shelf Scrimmage

We will start playing at 6:50 tonight at top shelf. I haven't heard from anyone so I assume that means everyone will be there. Players should come a few minutes early and warm up and stretch on their own. It is not necessary to wear uniforms but wear your yellow Galaxy Shirt if you have one. I will be bringing the pennies as well.

See you all there!

Rich

Crossroads Tournament Notes and scrimmage

Galaxy,

Great job working through your bracket this past weekend to reach the finals. It seems like we are always fighting injuries and difficulties as we move towards the finals in almost any tournament we play. We also had a limited number of subs. I commend everyones efforts and hard work.

We have about two short weeks before we go to our District Qualifiers. Let's take full advantage and work hard. We will have a scrimmage this Tuesday at Top Shelf (Check the Calendar) against the Cajun Lightning. We want to work on first touch, movement off the ball and making runs after a pass. The first two probably sound like a broken record but we need to work on them. The last one is something we have mentioned during the last several practices but the three combined together will make us successful for qualifiers.

Good job this weekend! Go Galaxy!

Zoom Reports player self evaluation

Parents,

If you receive an e-mail from ZoomReports, it is a request for the player to complete a self evaluation. While I realize we are coming to the end of our season, I would like them to conduct the self eval and then we will have a good starting point for next year. In addition, I would like to try and have them evaluated by a trainer before we end our season. Again, so they can have something to think about during the break. It will also act as a baseline for next season.

Let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Thanks,

Rich

District qualifiers info

Here is the link:

District Qualifiers April 25-26, 2009

Let me know if you have any questions.

Rich

Crossroad Cup info

Here is the link to the schedule for this weekend. Please make sure the players are there 45 minutes prior to each game. If you are not going to make it, please let me know. If there are any other questions, please call me.

Rich