16 July 2007

pick a jersey

Ok, apparently I have to order these soon so we have them ready for the fall.

Below are some options from soccer.com. To get a ballpark figure for the price, click the "quanity pricing" link. We get the goal club price, which is 10% off. Also remember that adding numbers and a logo adds about $10-15 bucks to the price of the shirt. Since there are no sponsors yet, we will each have to pay for our shirt. I'd say we should get a few extras for future members.

So here we go. Let me know your vote for style and color (and that's a pseudo-democratic vote, by the way). The important thing in my opinion is to get something in a moisture-wicking fabric that will hold up for a couple of years of indoor and outdoor seasons. We don't have to order from here - if Angelos has something, that would be fine, and if anyone knows anywhere else, that would be good. An old team of mine once ordered kits from Ireland - really nice and not expensive, believe it or not.

http://www.soccer.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=1&Section_Id=1262&pcount=&Product_Id=217418

http://www.soccer.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=1&Section_Id=1262&pcount=&Product_Id=217403

http://www.soccer.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=1&Section_Id=1265&pcount=&Product_Id=212897

http://www.soccer.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=1&Section_Id=1265&pcount=&Product_Id=217395

http://www.soccer.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=1&Section_Id=1265&pcount=&Product_Id=212916

http://www.soccer.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=1&Section_Id=1271&pcount=&Product_Id=213054

http://www.soccer.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=1&Section_Id=1316&pcount=&Product_Id=252725

10 July 2007

was there much of a turnout last night? i caught tied up with my kids & couldn't make it.

i just found out pick-up at in the net won't start until september (the manager will let me know when they start - she's expecting to post it in august & she's considering having pick-up next summer since there have been alot of people calling) / they don't do any men's tournaments - only kids / & the cost to rent their outdoor field is $75/hr in the spring & $100/hr in the fall (so unless everyone wants to chip in towards $750 in field costs in the spring & $1,000 in the fall in the net is not a good option - the indoor field is $360/hr!!!)

i'm going to try & make it to hershey's pick-up tomorrow evening.

03 July 2007

End of Season / Summer / Next Season

All,

Thank you all for a fun season. We started well, and although our results fizzled a bit, we certainly played better over the last three games. That's something to build on for the fall.

Summer pickup - I propose starting next Monday, July 9, at 7pm at CD East, then Wednesday, 7pm at Fiala in Camp Hill. The only way these pickup games are going to work is if we have at least 6 guys every time. We need to post here or send out an e-mail each week. I'll copy this post to an e-mail and see what response we get. These are great ways to get touches and keep your fitness up over the next two months. Plus you get to abuse Gary and Nick by slide-tackling them as often as possible. The league also sent out an e-mail reminding us that there are also pickup games Sundays at Linglestown Jr. High between 4 and 6. Those of you who've been there know what that's about, others, well, go and find out for yourself, if you dare. Also, there are still games Wednesdays at 6.30 at the Hershey Med Center.
Let me begin the response by saying that I'm 50/50 for Monday and out most Wednesdays (I'm going to stick with the Hershey game as the numbers are pretty much guaranteed, unlike our 2v2 Wednesdays that happened quite often in the past).

Fall - the season starts Sunday, September 9. We need to accomplish three things: 3 new players, a new home field, and new jerseys (too many guys in t-shirts).
I may have a keeper for us. Nick has at least 2 leads. Anyone else?
Anyone have a suggestion for a home field? Preferably something with grass or field turf that isn't as demoralizing as CD East.
I will order jerseys the beginning of August. This time I'm not going to go bargain basement hunting, so we'll be able to get the sizes we need (you're welcome, Chris Dawson). That said, it will cost a bit more than last time, but hopefully we'll get something that will last for 2 years. If you can't commit for 2 years, no problem - the team will buy the jersey back from you. Do we still want red? We had to use a different color for 40% of our games, so maybe we want something we can wear every time out, like black.

This leads to the next issue - are you in for the fall? Please let me know by the beginning of August. Also let me know your jersey size and the number you want. I will post 'claimed' numbers as I receive the requests. I hope all of you will continue on with us.

Thanks, and have a great summer. See you out there for pickup.

Jeff "big industry" Cothren