October 26 Game

Saturday October 26 we play the Lonestars 00 at Burroughs Park (field 2) at 2:00 PM. 

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

Y'all saw Mark's email this week, and there's not much I can add... Let's get a big win tomorrow. 

Also, you may have noticed that our game with Challenge that got cancelled last weekend has been moved to Sunday, November 10 at 10:00 am. 

Next weekend we are in San Antonio at 1:00 PM. 

October 19 game - UPDATED

This is the game to win. We are playing Challenge. They are on top of the bracket. We tied them earlier, and I think we outplayed them. 

We are back at Burroughs Park on field #1 at 10:00. Let's wear white, and bring navy. Please arrive before 9:15. In case you haven't noticed, our second halves tend to be better than our first halves, so it's imperative that we get in a proper warmup. 

The forecast is showing a temperature of 61 at game time and a 40% chance of thunderstorms, so be prepared. I'll send out an email and post here if there is a change due to weather. 

RC 

UPDATE - game will be rescheduled due to water on the field. Stay tuned. 

Saturday in Austin

I think you all know that tomorrow's game is in Austin. We are playing the '01 Lonestars. 

Game time is 3:00 PM. Let's try to be there an hour before, it may take a little longer to warmup after being in the car. (Remember how well the second half went in San Antonio?)

Be aware that there is a chance of rain. 

Google maps says it's about a 2.5 hour drive from my house. The fields are at the Northeast Metro Park. The address is:

2703 E. Pecan Street Pflugerville, TX 78660

Let's wear white, and you know what I'm going to say next....bring navy. 

The other thing we should bring is the attitude, athleticism, confidence, and desire to win big. 

I truly believe that we have the strongest team in SCL. In each game so far, we have shown that we can be the dominant team. The score hasn't always reflected that, but that's soccer sometimes. My request is for the girls to leave no doubt about just how good we are. 

More Tulsa info

The hotel we are looking at is the Hilton Garden Inn - Midtown. 

http://hiltongardeninn3.hilton.com/en/hotels/oklahoma/hilton-garden-inn-tulsa-midtown-TULMDGI/index.html

Several other Express teams will be there. 

United has more direct flight options, but Southwest has a couple of direct flights as well. It looks like this one has potential.

Friday - Depart at 3:25pm, arrive at 4:50pm
Sunday - Depart at 12pm, arrive at 1:30pm

I am planning on renting a van or large SUV or something. So, I'm happy to help people get around. 

Tulsa Travel

December 7th and 8th we have NPL games in Tulsa OK. 

It is about an 8.5 hour drive from Houston. As of right now, flights on United are only $217 (Although that may be higher under a group rate - there are only a handful of tickets at that price). My plan is to fly, and from the sounds of it, that is what most people are leaning toward. 

We can book through the group travel or we can pick a flight or two and let everyone handle their own situation. 

If you want to just send your daughter, that should be fine. I think we will have enough parents on the trip to properly watch the girls. 

I'm working on hotel, so stay tuned on that.

For now, I just want to poll the audience and see who's coming, who's sending their daughter on alone, who's flying, who's driving and so on. 

If you have any concerns or comments, feel free to call or email me.

713-504-5049

ryan@craneonline.com

Wear white - navy - white tomorrow.

Just wanted to be sure everyone saw the change... We are wearing white - navy - white tomorrow. Although since everyone is bringing everything, it shouldn't matter. 

Drive safe. See y'all there. 

Saturday in San Antonio

First off, I want to tell you how excited I am about this Saturday. If you happened to see the girls on Monday or Wednesday, you would have noticed that it was like watching them on fast forward. Everyone was a little more intense, moving faster, and hustling for every ball. We've been playing well, but something seemed to really click this week. My theory is that it's just taken 8 weeks for the fitness to come back.Whatever the reason, I'm excited to see more of it on the field on Saturday.

Ok, now on to logistics....

From the West U. area, Google maps says it's about a 3 hour drive. I realize that early in the morning it's possible to make even better time, but this is not one we should cut close. I'm planning on leaving at 6:00 a.m., and allowing time to stop and get some breakfast on the way, and let Claire stretch the legs and move around a bit. My guess is that we will need a little extra time to get warmed up and psyched up after a long car ride. So let's definitely be there a full hour before game time. Game time is 11:00 a.m.

The address is:

11600 Starcrest Drive
San Antonio, TX 78216

Map of the fields

I am thinking we are wearing WHITE - NAVY - WHITE, but please bring everything, socks included.

And finally...
Remind your girls that they are elite athletes! Get plenty of rest Friday night. Eat a healthy breakfast Saturday morning, but finish eating at least 2 hours before game time. It doesn't look like it's going to be that hot, but it won't hurt to sip on some water on the way up.

Questions, comments, concerns? See you this weekend!

RC

More schedule revisions.

Our Saturday rain out has been rescheduled for Sunday 10/6 at 2:00 at Burroughs. 

This coming weekend is in San Antonio. I'm assuming that everyone is coming. Please let me know if you're not going to be able to make it. 

Upcoming Travel

As you have probably noticed on our schedule, we've got some away games coming up.

9/28 in San Antonio at 11:00 am.
10/12 in Austin at 3:00 pm.
11/2 in San Antonio at 3:00 pm.

Obviously, it won't be too difficult to drive up the day of the games, but it's possible some of you may want to drive up the night before, or maybe make a fun weekend out of the trip. (The Crane family will probably stay in Austin that Saturday night).

I just wanted to make everyone aware. If we need to work on some long distance carpooling, let me know.

9/21 and 9/22 games UPDATED

We have two games this weekend. Sunday is the makeup game from the first weekend. Both games are at Burroughs.

There is some weather coming through on Friday and possibly Saturday too. I will keep y'all posted, but I wanted you to be aware of the possible field closures. 

Wear white on Saturday and navy on Sunday. But please remember to bring both to each game, and try to be there at least 45 min before game time. 

Saturday 9/21 at noon

Burroughs field #2

vs. Lonestars 00 red

We are wearing white. 

Sunday 9/22 at 8:00 am 10:00am

Burroughs field #6 #7

vs. Lonestars 01 red

We are wearing navy.

Burroughs is closed on Saturday. There will be no Saturday game.

Sunday's game has moved to 10:00.