Into December

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. I have a couple things to report. 

I hope everyone is enjoying the week off. Next week we will train 6-8pm on Monday and then again at 6-8 on Wednesday. We will take Thursday off, since many of us will be traveling on Friday. 

As you may have noticed, ODP tryouts are the same weekend as the Tulsa trip. If your daughter is interested in ODP, please let me know ASAP. The deadline to register is December 3. 

Here is the link:

http://www.stxsoccer.org/ODP/index_E.html#.UpeGsee9KSN

Thanksgiving week

We will be off the week of Thanksgiving. So enjoy the time off, recover and recuperate. 

We will be back at it on Monday, December 2 and that week before Tulsa. After Tulsa, we will have another break until January. 

Happy Thanksgiving.

I am thankful for the girls' strong performances lately and that everyone should be back to being healthy soon!

Ryan

This weekend and more...

As you know by now, this weekend will be the last two SCL games for the season.

Saturday we play Challenge - Aggieland at 4:00pm at Burroughs Park #1. We are the away team, so we will wear white. Be sure to bring navy too.

Sunday we play our make up game against Challenge. The time of this game has changed to 12:00 noon. We are away on this one as well, so I hope you don't mind doing some laundry Saturday night. We'll wear white again. But be sure to bring navy. Kat will be joining us on Sunday, so be sure to make her and her family feel welcome.

We are too far behind in the standings to win SCL, but these games still matter! The bottom two teams are at risk of going back down to EDDOA. 

I think everyone is squared away for Tulsa. If anyone has questions, concerns, issues, please let me know.

I am told that our long sleeve jerseys are shipping out today, which means we should have them well before Tulsa. And my guess is we will need them there.

Our plan is to continue practicing until the games in Tulsa, except for the week of Thanksgiving.

See you this weekend!

RC

Saturday in San Antonio

One more week of travel. We play Classics Elite on Saturday in San Antonio at 1:00 PM. This is the same place and the same team we played there last time. 

The fields are at:

11600 Starcrest Drive

San Antonio, TX 78247

Let's shoot to be there at noon. For those of us driving up Saturday morning, we will need a little extra time to loosen up after being in the car. 

I know eating on the road can be challenging, but let's try to fuel the girls with something healthy before the game. The heavier the meal, the more time they'll need to get it down before the game. Plan accordingly. 

It looks like it will be a beautiful day. The forecast is for sunny and 73 degrees. It may be a little windy however. 

We are the home team, so let's wear NAVY. Please bring the entire white kit though. 

If you've checked the SCL standings lately, you know that we are still in the hunt, although it will be a tight finish. I think the best plan here is to win these last three games convincingly. 

Do me a favor and pass this along to your daughter... On the drive up, let her put on some headphones and her favorite music, and encourage her to close her eyes and spend 10-15 minutes visualizing how she wants to play in the game. She knows what position she's likely to play, she knows what she's capable of, and she knows what it takes to win. Have her construct that image in her head, so that when game time comes, she has already "seen" how it unfolds - with a win. 

RC