A few issues...

1. Sunday's Game: all in all, not a bad effort. As several said after the game, it certainly was not a 3-0 loss. But that's soccer. We played well at times, passed well towards the end of the game. On the other hand, we need to play the ball on the ground a bit more, try to establish a collective pace, move off the ball....all those things we know we need to do. Remember, we're a new team and it will take some time to get used to each other, get positions sorted out and get our game legs. It will come.

2. Next Game: this Sunday, 3pm, AT A NEW LOCATION: the game will be played at Valley Meadows in Carlisle. Here are the directions as per the website:

Directions: Interstate 81 to exit 44 Plainfield Rt. 465 (old exit 12)
Turn towards Rt. 11 Northbound I 81 turn left Southbound I 81 turn right Go on
Rt. 465 (Allen Road) approx. ½ mile to Rt. 11 (Sheetz on your left) Right turn
onto Rt. 11 (North) Go on Rt. 11 approx. 1 mile to Meadow Blvd. (2 brick
pillars) Right turn onto Meadow Blvd Go 1 block and turn left into gravel road
for field #1 parking OR Go to end of street (2 blocks) and turn left for field
#2 parking Note: Can access either field from either parking lot

If you will NOT be in attendance, please notify both Mark and myself by Friday of this week. This should be the general policy.

3. Payment: not everyone brought his checkbook this week. No big deal. Please bring a check this Sunday. The amount is $70. If you don't bring payment by this Sunday, no problem. The following Sunday the amount is $75. The week after that, $80. Smells like a pattern, I know. I hate to be a bastard about it, but getting burned every season is no fun.

4. Pickup: with the change to daylight savings, pickup games usually start up. If you know of one, please let everyone know. There used to be a pickup game Wednesday evenings at the Hershey Med Center. Don't know if that's still going on or not.

That's it for now - good work last Sunday and see you in a few days.

jc out