Misc

1. For Sam - it was a 3-2 win, should have, could have been more, as usual. Great goals from Jim, Gary and Mark N. Led 2-0 at halftime, Mark's second half goal put them away before they scored two weak goals in the last 10 minutes or so.
2. Great work again yesterday. I'm pleased we held on for a win. Hopefully you all are as unsatisified with our play as I am - we could be crisper, faster. The ball bounced trickily, however. And I must point out that our defense did really well - you guys not only stopped them consistently, but made brilliant runs out of the back. That's a huge bonus.
3. I am very impressed and pleased with our turnout at the games. Everyone seems happy to come out, the subs move in and out well - great work.
4. Wednesday - let's try for 6, assuming this will get us started until 6.15 at Fiala. Any chance of finding somewhere with lights? If you can't make it, please let everyone know.
5. Next game - Sunday, 3pm, at Swatara Creek Park. This field is right on the creek, so it will likely be soft. I know Tim can't make the 3.00 start. Any others?

Have a good week and thanks for all of your hard work and commitment.

I am Your Father

Gary and Laurie are now tired and elated parents of a baby boy, born Tuesday morning. Everyone is doing well, is healthy, is pretty damn tired. He may be there tomorrow so let's heap congratulations on him.
Gary, just saying this now so it's out of the way - keep your son away from my daughters.

Game 3

Game 3 already? Damn. Time moves quickly when you age, doesn't it?

Game 3 is Sunday at 1pm at CD East. Please bring Blue and Red jerseys. I found an extra blue that I can bring.
Please forward this message to those who don't check the blog.
Right now I know Mike Labe won't be there - anyone else?

Any News from Gary?

Anybody hear from Gary about the baby and Laurie?

Game 2 Report

All,

Great work yesterday. We really woke up after Jeff made that brilliant save in the opening minutes. The result was never in doubt after that. The game featured some great goals along with good interplay. Let's keep it up - next week, 1:00, CD East (home field). Bring both jerseys as I've no idea what color the other team is.
Some guys picked up knocks - Buddy, Jim, Mark N - anyone else? Take care of those.
Practice this week on Wednesday at Fiala, let's shoot for 6.15-6.20. Post replies here if you will attend.
By the way, the name of the magic energy goo Buddy graciously provided is Carb Boom (www.carbboom.com). He recommends the apple flavor as it tastes like apple pie. I don't know, but that stuff works. It's also helpful if you avoid exotic food and quantities of Newcastle Brown Ale (keyword: brown) the night before a game.
All right, take it easy and have a good week. Again, great games by everybody.

Game 1 Report

Is that Marat on the ground? Typifies the afternoon. A 1-0 victory was well-deserved, although we all know we should have won by several more goals. We carved that team up from the opening kickoff. Our first half play, other than finishing, was pretty good, I thought. We lost a bit of composure and totally lost our shape during the last 15-20 minutes. Great desire to get the goal, though. We'll work out the kinks - that was our first game on a big field in a couple of months, so no worries. Thanks to Sam for the photo - get the knee healed, Sam, we need you. Those of you who saw the e-mail know that we're now down 2 players. Let's think about positive talk out there. Bitch at the other team, lift our team, capisce?

Game Time / Field Change

We now play Sunday at 5:00 at Fiala instead of 1:00 at CD East.
See you there at 4:30.

One More Pre-season Practice / Possible Game Change

All,
Last practice before the season starts. We will meet on Wednesday at Fiala at - may I propose 6.30pm? I know that's tough. Please respond via comments so we can see who can make it that early.

Possible Game Time/Location Change:
Right now we're working on switching the game on Sunday from 1:00 to 4:00 and from CD East to Fiala. The issue is that members of both teams are involved in Camp Hill youth soccer activities at 12:30. As soon as we hear from the refs, I will let everyone know.

Fees:
$70.

To those who were there last night, sorry for being annoying. No energy, sore ankles in that muck made for an asshole attack. Plus Ξανθίππη.
I did hear some good talk about not getting overconfident. That's a big key - it doesn't matter how much 'better' we are, any team can lose on any day. Let's play with confidence, creativity and an attacking spirit, but not get cocky.