January 19 practice & parents meeting

Practice will be at 5pm on Monday the 19th. Also, our parents meeting will be Friday, January 30th @ 6:30 p.m. at my house. If you need directions, please e-mail me. Please remember this is for the parents only and not the players.

I know the date of the meeting doesn't work for everyone but it was the majority. If you can't make it, send me an e-mail. I will send you the notes and discussion items.

Thanks,

Rich

JANUARY 15 PRACTICE IS CANCELLED

Due to the very cold weather expected tonight, we will cancel practice. Remember to check the blog calendar for any updates. We will hold practice on Monday even though there is no school. Please check the blog for Monday practice time. If I can make it a little earlier, I will (say around 5p.m.

Rich

Still waiting on responses

PRACTICES WILL BEGIN AGAIN ON Monday 1/12. CHECK THE BLOG CALENDAR FOR MORE INFO.

Parents,
For those who did not respond to the questions I sent you (they are on the blog if you don't have the e-mail) previously, please do so today. I know there will still be conflicts through January and probably the first part of February for practices. From the few responses I did get, I imagine our practices for the remainder of this month won't be well attended due to other sports. If your daughter misses practice due to other sports, school or church concerns, that is understandable but if they just aren't coming because they don't want to, that could be a problem. I need to know from a going forward point what conflicts each player will have and who is committed to attending the tournaments, etc. If you have already responded, thank you.

If your daughter is not playing another sport, she needs to be attending our practices starting this week. Fitness, as always is a concern and we are going to begin working on that pretty regularly along with fundamentals for the rest of this month. Before our break, we had begun working on several new ways of approaching defense and offense (if your daughter is playing school soccer, they are probably receiving similar instruction). We will pick back up where we left off.

If you have any questions or need to discuss the tournament dates or practice schedule call me.

Thanks,

Rich

January 5 and 8 practice are cancelled PLEASE RESPOND TO THIS

Hello parents,

First off, we will cancel practice for 1/5 and 1/8 so everyone can settle back in to school. We will have our first practice on 1/12 for those who can make it (I know there are still many conflicts).

Below are 10 questions that will help us prepare for the upcoming season. If at all possible, I need you to reply either by e-mail or call me directly with the information.

1. If your daughter is playing another sport, when would she be able to begin attending Galaxy practices again on a regular basis?
2. What days will you be able to practice during the Spring season? We will have two practices a week so tell me which will be the two best days.
   


3. If your daughter has any conflicts with the posted tournaments, qualifiers and state cup (see the blog calendar) please let me know which ones.


4. Which of these dates could you attend a short parents meeting to discuss fees, schedules and team expectations: 1/28 - 6:30 p.m.; 1/30 - 6:30 p.m.; or 1/31 - 11 a.m.? We need at least one parent and players do not need to attend.
   


5. Fees will be between $125 - $150 unless there are additional uniform costs. If this is an issue, please feel comfortable discussing it with me confidentially as soon as you can.


6. It would be great if each players parent can take stats for at least one game. Please pick a tournament you would prefer to do it at (We will discuss how to do this and there will probably be about 15 games during the season for us to work with.) I will work with you all on this one. It really helps us target areas to improve on.
   


7. Let me know if you can you set up the tent, bench and flag for at least one tournament (we have approximately five tournaments). Weather will dictate the tent.


8. Can you bring florida water for at least one tournament?


9. Players need to bring their own water for every game. They MUST write their name on their bottle as it gets lost or they aren't sure which is theirs. Is there any concerns about that?


10. What questions, concerns or issues would you like to discuss before the season starts?

Please take a few minutes to respond by January 11th. If at least one parent replies, that will make it easier for me than having to call each of you. I appreciate your help in putting this together and I am looking forward to a great season.

Thanks for all you do to support the team and players.

Rich

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

Players and Parents,

I just wanted to pass on my thanks for a good year and let you know I am proud of the players for their dedication, hard work and most importantly team spirit. I am very excited for next season as we begin our run up to the qualifiers for State. I hope you all have a great holiday season and as always, don't hesitate to contact me if needed.

Thanks,

Rich

December 18 practice is cancelled

Hello everyone. We are going to cancel the Thursday, December 18th practice. Between midterms and the holidays it just seems like the best for everyone. Study hard girls. I want to hear about all the good grades you get!

Please enjoy the time off and we will see you back on Monday January 5th @6:30. I will be updating the calendar with tournaments and hopefully some friendlies. So check it once in a while.

In the off time, I strongly encourage the players to look at our blog. There are some posts and other info that will help them to visualize what we have talked about and worked on over the past season. If you want to discuss dates, schedules or tournaments, please call me or e-mail me.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Rich

December 4 practice is cancelled

Due to the weather, we will not have practice today. I believe everyone received a call today or was left a VM. Going forward, we will only post on the blog when there are changes so please get in the habit of checking the blog prior to any practices or other scheduled team activities.

Practice will resume next week. I believe Coach Derek and Natalie will be in town and wanted to stop by one of the practices next week so look for them.

Stay warm!

Rich