Meteors -- playoffs -- October 22

It seems Orwellian to say it but the Force U12 girls finished out their 1-8 fall season on a high note with a 3-1 loss to the LSC Meteors. Maybe it was the headbands.

The team came out with tremendous energy. Anastasia, Rhea, Sawyer and Christina kept things moving well up front for the first five minutes. Force defenders held the Meteors up just on their own side of midfield. When there were some breakdowns on the right side Kate came through with solid saves.

This increased energy and pressure forced a Meteor defender --  exposed the whole game, playing 15 yards in side midfield -- to kick back to the keeper from an uncomfortable distance. The pace was off on the pass back and Force forwards courageously pressured. Christina took the kick off her chest. The ball bounced to Sawyer who gave a nice touch pass to Anastasia who kept her head, got the goalie down, and then cut to the right to bury it in the back of the net. Some poetic justice there as Anastasia had her best game of the season: hustling, controlling the ball, giving sharp crossing passes, etc.

The Meteors came back hard though. Only two brilliant, athletic runs by Annabelle stopped breakaways. Sophia added another top notch defensive play, taking the ball away from a Meteor forward in the box in perfect scoring position. All three plays were highlight reel quality -- if anyone ever showed highlights of defensive plays.

The Force went into the half 1-1, and things looked very good indeed.

But, again, the Force found themselves pinned back under pressure and unable to maintain any of their own when they did get breaks. Their short passes were interrupted constantly by the Meteors and the Meteors slowly moved their defenders in from midfield to add to the pressure. The Force offense found itself limited to hoping a single forward at midfield could pop the ball by a defender.

The girls held very tough certainly. Yet they couldn't hold off the offensively skilled Meteors who finished a nice corner kick off and then, within 3 minutes, scored another with a throw-in from the corner area.

Good job girls. Great energy, great hustle.

Reminder from Alice!

All,

Remind your soccer player to wear her new headband tomorrow so that we can “BAND TOGETHER TO WIN” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMsIrKjSM6Y

Game

Saturday 10/22 game time 11:00 please arrive by 10:15, United 5 11v 11 field,  wear BLACK (bring white) vs LCSC Meteors (3^rd place)

West Bennet Park, 10446 Merrill Road, Hamburg 48189 (it is at least a 46 minute drive from Bloomfield Hills so please plan accordingly)  

If we win we would play again at 3:00 same location.

Let’s also try to have the parents wear black or purple to the game on Saturday to support the girls. 

Thank you for all you do for your daughters!!!

Reasons to pack a lunch Saturday even though we are 1-7
1) This team gets on pretty well for a group of 6th grade girls. This even though some of the girls -- like their parents -- have what is called delightfully "strong" personalities. While one (well, me) might be tempted to scream and yell and push them to start warming up when they hit the field it is still a pure parental joy to watch them greet each other, laugh, and joke around before each practice and game.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HId2jQBEbYY Teams who function as a team win eventually, particularly in playoff type situations. In that, this group has had a very successful fall.Those moments will last a lifetime for the girls -- and parents.
2) The girls are playing the 3rd place LSC Meteors. They lost 5-2 in the first match up but keep in mind that was after their first game of the league season where they had a demoralizing 2-1 loss to the Novi Jags Green (Jags apparently guaranteed one referee goal a game -- not in the official league rules, but..). Novi Green went on to finish in first place at 7-1. We could have won that first game and had a very different season. The girls, I think, are still recovering from being intimidated physically that afternoon. They are getting over it though.The afternoon sun and heat in the second game against the Meteors was oppressive.  The Subway sandwiches are kids got for lunch weren't very good. They were playing in their first game that day and scored 2 quick goals. The Meteors are well organized and well coached offensively but not particularly athletic and not particularly physical. Our girls were as sluggish, particularly on defense, as they have ever been. Won't happen twice that way.
3) Christina and Rhea worked extremely well together against the Meteors in that first game, even when we were down 3 or 4 goals. Both frontrunners seem to be peaking offensively right now. Sawyer, of course, only needs one decent shot on goal to make a difference.
4) Our goals allowed doesn't suggest as much, but on any given day, particularly when Zoe gets a few shifts back there, our defensive backline is as organized, disciplined, and efficient as all world team manager Alice running a Force outing. Zoe, I am sure, will be thrilled to hear this assessment.
5) Historically speaking: Keep it close and Kate will win you a game, either in tight situations or shoot-outs. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYbouq24Eg4
 Other intangibles in our favor:

6) Coach Cookie's hat.
7) The refs most hostile to a team from "Bloomfield" will be passing up the 35/hour payday to  Occupy Wall Street.
8) Having lied around all week being fed grapes by servants filthy rich Bloomfield parents will be relaxed and enthused.
9) Speaking of grapes: Alice has prepared purple Halloween "grape" outfits for parents who will group together to form a Force bowl of fruit to cheer.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLj4YgDiRW4
10) Kathie and Tom have clear directions to Hamburg, Michigan.
11) Roger always has extra gloves, blanket, tents and stuff in the car for inclement weather.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4U_xmfSwYSw
12) We have really cool headbands now!
13) To paraphrase Hoosiers, I want to win this one for all the affluent suburbs that struggle to maintain two midsized comprehensive high schools! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUadW2eWsKg

From today's NYTimes -- Yikes!

October 20, 2011, 9:20 pm

The Power of Positive Coaching

By DAVID BORNSTEIN

Fixes looks at solutions to social problems and why they work.

Tags:

children, coaching, Sports

Imagine you’re coaching a big soccer game, against an undefeated team that has beaten your team in all your previous matches. Your 11-year-olds are playing well and are ahead. Then, in the closing minutes, the official makes a bad call that goes against you and, because of it, you lose. After the game, the parents of your players scream at the official. The kids are disappointed, looking up at you. What do you do?
Or you’re coaching tee-ball and one of your 5-year-old players has failed to get a hit so far. Now, he’s up again in a crucial situation and is nervous. All eyes are on him. His first swing misses high. The second misses low and knocks the ball off the tee. You call him over to offer some help. What do you say?

The meaning that coaches or parents help young people derive from sports can shape their lives.

Or you’re a parent and your 14-year-old daughter has just come off the basketball court. In the final seconds of the game, with her team behind by a point, she was fouled and awarded two free throws. What do you say if she missed both of them and her team lost? What if she triumphed? (Tune in on Wednesday for the answers!)
Coaches can be enormously influential in the lives of children. If you ask a random group of adults to recall something of significance that happened in their fourth or fifth grade classroom, many will draw a blank. But ask about a sports memory from childhood and you’re likely to hear about a game winning hit, or a dropped pass, that, decades later, can still elicit emotion. The meaning that coaches or parents help young people derive from such moments can shape their lives.

But today’s youth coaches often struggle to provide sound, evidence-based, and age-appropriate guidance to players. Part of the problem is that of the 2.5 million American adults who serve as volunteer coaches for youth sports less than 10 percent receive any formal training. Most become coaches because their kid is on the team ― and they basically improvise. I did this in soccer and, through my over-eagerness, almost destroyed my then-6-year-old son’s delight for the game.
But a bigger problem is that youth sports has come to emulate the win-at-all-costs ethos of professional sports. While youth and professional sports look alike, adults often forget that they are fundamentally different enterprises. Professional sports is an entertainment business. Youth sports is supposed to be about education and human development.
That’s why it is so disturbing that, over the past two decades, researchers have found that poor sportsmanship and acts of aggression have become common in youth sports settings. Cheating has also become more accepted. Coaches give their stars the most play. Parents and fans boo opponents or harangue officials (mimicking professional events). They put pressure on children to perform well, with hopes for scholarships or fulfilling their own childhood dreams. Probably the most serious indictment of the system is that the vast majority of youths ― some 70 to 80 percent ― drop out of sports shortly after middle school. For many, sports become too competitive and selective. In short, they stop being fun.

PostiveCoach.orgEd Buller, an athletic director and football coach at Oak Grove High School in San Jose, Calif., has helped pilot a Positive Coach Alliance program.

What’s needed is a culture change. That’s the goal of the Positive Coaching Alliance, a modest-size organization that punches well above its weight. P.C.A. has trained 450,000 adults, mostly coaches and youth sports leaders, who reach about 4 million children and youths. The organization is working to spread the message that youth sports is about giving young athletes a positive, character-building experience ― not to become major league athletes, but to become “major league people.”
P.C.A. has conducted in-person and on-line trainings with coaches from 1,700 youth sports organizations including Little League Baseball, the American Youth Soccer Association, U.S. Lacrosse, and the Amateur Athletic Union, which has committed to put all of its 50,000 coaches through P.C.A.’s online trainings. The Dallas Independent School District, which oversees 800 youth sports coaches, has enlisted P.C.A. for trainings. “There’s been such a push from parents about winning at all costs,” explained Jeff Johnson, the district’s athletic director. “Sportsmanship sometimes goes out the window. The positive coaching has helped my coaches think about more than just winning.”
Many advocates dream of reforming youth sports, but P.C.A. is distinctive for its approach. Through its messaging, it reassures coaches that it’s O.K. to win ― that, in fact, a “relentlessly positive” coach will usually be more successful on the scoreboard. As such, P.C.A. has been able to penetrate the hard-nosed culture of competitive sports. The organization is supported by top professional coaches like Phil Jackson who led the Los Angeles Lakers and Chicago Bulls to 11 National Basketball League titles, and Doc Rivers of the Boston Celtics. This gives the organization credibility. Finally, P.C.A. has artfully packaged complex psychological research into simple tools that any coach or parent can put into practice. As a father of an 8-year-old  who has happily regained his love of soccer, I can attest to the value of its teachings. Research has found that youth attrition rates are 80 percent lower for children whose coaches practice positive coaching (pdf, p.11).
P.C.A. was founded by Jim Thompson, a teacher who previously directed the Public Management Program at Stanford Business School. Years before, Thompson had taught in a classroom with severely emotionally-disturbed students, where he became skilled at managing and motivating children. When his son turned 6 and started getting into sports, Thompson discovered parents and coaches violating all the rules he’d learned: putting pressure on children to perform, trying to give kids technical advice while they were anxious or frustrated, rewarding misbehavior by giving it extra attention, making children worry about making mistakes. He started coaching, discovered he loved it, and collected his ideas in a book: “Positive Coaching, Building Character and Self Esteem Through Sports.” (He has since authored seven others.) With the support of Stanford’s Athletic Department, he launched P.C.A. in 1998.
The core of P.C.A.’s approach is to train “double goal” coaches: coaches who balance the goal of winning, with the second, and more important, goal of teaching life lessons. Coaches are taught to help children focus on improving their own game, helping their teammates improve their game, and improving the game as a whole. (In life, this translates to improving yourself, being a leader who helps others flourish, and working to make society better.) P.C.A. encourages parents to let go of winning and concentrate on life lessons. “There are only two groups of people whose job is to win games,” says Thompson. “Coaches and players. Parents have a much more important job: to guide their child’s character development.”

Because there are so many opportunities to fail in sports, it is a gold mine of teachable moments.

To deliver these concepts, Thompson built up a network of 100 expert trainers and developed catchy acronyms and simplified conceptual tools. For example, sports psychologists know that athletes who focus on things they can control, as opposed to external factors, are less anxious, more confident, and consequentially, happier and better performers. Thompson wondered how to translate the ideas so they could be picked up by any coach.
He came up with the “ELM Tree of Mastery” to help coaches remember that the feedback that most helps young athletes develop their potential is not praise for good performance or criticism for bad performance. What works best is helping children understand that they control three key variables: their level of Effort, whether they Learn from experiences, and how they respond to Mistakes.
Because there are so many opportunities to fail in sports, it is a gold mine of teachable moments. “If a child misses a big play, it’s a perfect opportunity to talk about resiliency,” explains Thompson. “‘I know you’re disappointed and I feel bad for you, but the question is what are you going to do now? Are you going to hang your head? Or are you going to bounce back with renewed determination?’”
“The single most important thing we do is help coaches teach kids not to be afraid to make mistakes,” he adds.
In a fast-moving game, things happen in seconds. When a 12–year-old kid makes a mistake on an athletic field, he will immediately look over to his coach or parent. “If the coach is saying, ‘Don’t worry about it,’ it’s actually not very helpful,” notes Thompson. The key is to get rid of the mistake quickly and decisively. So P.C.A. encourages coaches to establish a “mistake ritual.” One technique, adopted by many, is teaching players to “flush” their mistakes. Using a hand gesture that mimics flushing a toilet, a coach can signal from the sideline and players can signal to each other. “So the kid looks at the coach and the coach goes: ‘Flush it.’ The teammates are saying: ‘Hey, Flush it, we’ll get it back.’ And the kid plays better. Because if you’re not beating yourself up, you can focus on the next play.” After the game, the coach can talk to the player about what happened and why.
P.C.A.’s techniques are grounded in the idea that every child has a kind of “emotional tank.” When it gets drained, it’s difficult to take on challenges or perform well. Coaches need to learn to recognize this and adjust accordingly. P.C.A. even has a “magic ratio” ― the ideal ratio of positive (i.e., tank filling) statements to criticism ― should be 5 to 1.
Focusing on filling the emotional tank is not wimpy or soft. Professional coaches, like Phil Jackson, have used it to great success. It takes effort to do well. Coaches need to observe players closely so they can offer specific and honest feedback. (Kids know false praise when they hear it.)
Nor does it mean a coach can’t have hard conversations with players. The key is not to withhold criticism, but to deliver it in a way that is helpful. If the child is angry or sulking or defensive, she’s not going to be listening very well anyway. “When you ask people to focus on mastery, it’s not soft,” notes Thompson. “And screaming at a kid is not tough. That’s just a lack of impulse control.”
Ken Eriksen, head coach for the U.S.A. Softball Women’s National Team, has incorporated another technique from P.C.A. called the “criticism sandwich.” “I love the philosophy of praise-critique-praise,” he told me, speaking by phone from the Pan American Games in Mexico. “Instead of getting into a kid: ‘Hey, What’s the matter with you? Didn’t we just go over this?’ I like to take the approach: ‘Hey, young lady, you’re doing a great job. You know on that approach to a ground ball, maybe I would use a different footwork. Other than that I cannot commend you enough on your hard work.’ It works so much better.”

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“People often think that youth sports is simple, but it’s actually very complex,” observes Thompson. “The symbolism of sports is so powerful. You’ve got coaches whose identity is tied to whether their team wins or not. You’ve got parents who have all this anxiety about their kids being successful and happy, living in a culture that put so much emphasis on winning or getting into the best schools. And you’ve got the kids who are nervous, worried about establishing their own identity, who want to please their parents, and are afraid about looking bad in public.
“But because sports is so valued, we have the opportunity to change the way people relate to their kids through it. Most research indicates that people coach the way they were coached. So you now have kids who are growing up coached with this model and soon they’ll become coaches themselves, so I think the general impact on our society could be huge.”
Have you had a memorable experience with a coach that stuck with you (good or bad)? On Wednesday, I’ll respond to comments, provide some more details about P.C.A.’s techniques, and reveal how Thompson told me he would handle each of the scenarios above.
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David Bornstein is the author of “How to Change the World,” which has been published in 20 languages, and “The Price of a Dream: The Story of the Grameen Bank,” and is co-author of “Social Entrepreneurship: What Everyone Needs to Know.” He is the founder of dowser.org, a media site that reports on social innovation.

From Purdue University -- Professor Smith will be speaking at Wayne State University, Oct. 26, Wed. PM. See below for details. If anyone is interested in seeing the article discussed in this blurb let me know and I will send it along as a pdf.

Children are not the only ones in the game when it comes to sports

from Purdue News Service (August 31, 2009)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Parents who sign their children up for sports as part of an educational experience and to learn about teamwork may be learning some of the same lessons themselves, according to new research from Purdue University.
"People often think about how youth sport benefits children because of physical activity, self-confidence and friendships, but we found that parents also are affected when their children play organized team sports," said Travis Dorsch, a doctoral student in health and kinesiology who led the study.
While children are making friends and learning to work well in groups, parents are practicing the same behaviors in the stands and on the sidelines. Spousal communication also improved as adults coordinated logistics for carpooling and attending practices and games, whereas other parents noted improving their time management skills. Some parents reported maintaining friendships after their children finished with sports, and others talked about how they experienced an emotional loss when they were finished being a sports parent and no longer had those opportunities for adult "playdates."
One mother even shared that her child scolded her for being so loud on the sidelines. "You know, that made me reevaluate a little how I was looking to the others around me," said the parent, who reported improving her bleacher behavior because of her child's comments.
Other parents reported they were proud of their children and were even motivated themselves to learn about or begin playing the sports their children participated in.
Another parent said that when her child decided to play tennis, she took up the sport, as well. "I never would have done that," the parent said.
"I don't think it's terribly surprising that parents connect with one another, but what was surprising is the intensity of that connection," said Alan Smith, associate professor of health and kinesiology. "Many view themselves differently, as well as their children differently, after exposure to youth sports. This experience was very eye-opening for them whether or not they themselves were previously involved in sports."
Dorsch and Smith, along with Meghan McDonough, an assistant professor of health and kinesiology, looked at how parents perceive that they change from a child's participation in team sports. Their results are published in this month's Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology.
In 2006 more than 57 million children under the age of 18 participated in organized sport programs, according to the National Coaching Report.
"Sports act as a platform for the child-parent relationship, and many parents said sports gave them and their children something to talk about," McDonough said. "What we learned from these parents shows that many do not fit the negative stereotype of being overinvolved or acting out."
At the same time, other parents were frustrated when a child did not make a competitive travel team after time, money and emotional energy had been invested in the child's sport experience over many years. Others admitted they felt guilty for wishing a team would stop winning so the season would end.
The researchers interviewed 26 parents of children, ages 6-15, who were playing organized basketball, baseball, softball or soccer. This research was supported by the Department of Health and Kinesiology.
Writer: Amy Patterson Neubert, 765-494-9723, apatterson@purdue.edu
Sources: Travis Dorsch, 765-496-2231, dorsch@purdue.edu
Alan Smith, 765-496-6002, alsmith7@purdue.edu
Meghan McDonough, 765-496-9483, mcdonough@purdue.edu
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu
Note to Journalists: Journalists interested in the journal article can contact Amy Neubert, Purdue News Service, at 765-494-9723, apatterson@purdue.edu
PHOTO CAPTION:
Meghan McDonough, assistant professor of health and kinesiology; Travis Dorsch, doctoral student in health and kinesiology; and Alan Smith, associate professor of health and kinesiology, studied how parents benefit from their children's participation in youth sports. The researchers learned that children's sports participation increased parents' interest and participation in sports and also served as a context for developing new friendships. (Purdue University photo/Andrew Hancock)

Lecture invitation: "Peers and Youth Physical Activity Motivation," presented by Alan Smith, Purdue University - Oct. 26

Alan L. Smith, Ph. D., professor of health and kinesiology at Purdue University, will present “Peers and Youth Physical Activity Motivation,” an invited lecture sponsored by the Wayne State University College of Education Center for School Health (www.coe.wayne.edu/centerforschoolhealth), from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26, in State Hall room 101.

Smith is recognized internationally for his research in developmental sport and exercise psychology. His research focuses on youth social and psychological development in physical activity contexts, youth physical activity behavior and the link between physical activity and cognitive, motor and social/behavioral functioning in young children. He is particularly interested in adolescents' peer relationships and motivational processes in the physical domain, as well as physical activity as a means of addressing childhood attention and behavioral problems.

Smith’s current work is funded by the National Institutes of Mental Health. He serves as associate editor of the Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology and is on the editorial boards of Child Development, the International Journal of Sport Psychology, and the Journal of Applied Sport Psychology. He holds a doctoral degree in exercise and movement science from the University of Oregon, is a fellow in the Research Consortium of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance and is a past chair of the Sport Psychology Academy of the National Association for Sport and Physical Education.

For more information, contact Nate McCaughtry, Ph.D., director of the Center for School Health, at 313-577-0014 or email aj4391@wayne.edu.

Reasons to pack a lunch Saturday

Reasons to pack a lunch Saturday even though we our 1-7
1) This team gets on pretty well for a group of 6th grade girls. This even though some of the girls -- like their parents -- have what is called delightfully "strong" personalities. While one (well, me) might be tempted to scream and yell and push them to start warming up when they hit the field it is still a pure parental joy to watch them greet each other, laugh, and joke around before each practice and game.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HId2jQBEbYY Teams who function as a team win eventually, particularly in playoff type situations. In that, this group has had a very successful fall.Those moments will last a lifetime for the girls -- and parents.
2) The girls are playing the 3rd place LSC Meteors. They lost 5-2 in the first match up but keep in mind that was after their first game of the league season where they had a demoralizing 2-1 loss to the Novi Jags Green (Jags apparently guaranteed one referee goal a game -- not in the official league rules, but..). Novi Green went on to finish in first place at 7-1. We could have won that first game and had a very different season. The girls, I think, are still recovering from being intimidated physically that afternoon. They are getting over it though.The afternoon sun and heat in the second game against the Meteors was oppressive.  The Subway sandwiches are kids got for lunch weren't very good. They were playing in their first game that day and scored 2 quick goals. The Meteors are well organized and well coached offensively but not particularly athletic and not particularly physical. Our girls were as sluggish, particularly on defense, as they have ever been. Won't happen twice that way.
3) Christina and Rhea worked extremely well together against the Meteors in that first game, even when we were down 3 or 4 goals. Both frontrunners seem to be peaking offensively right now. Sawyer, of course, only needs one decent shot on goal to make a difference.
4) Our goals allowed doesn't suggest as much, but on any given day, particularly when Zoe gets a few shifts back there, our defensive backline is as organized, disciplined, and efficient as all world team manager Alice running a Force outing. Zoe, I am sure, will be thrilled to hear this assessment.
5) Historically speaking: Keep it close and Kate will win you a game, either in tight situations or shoot-outs. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYbouq24Eg4
 Other intangibles in our favor:

6) Coach Cookie's hat.
7) The refs most hostile to a team from "Bloomfield" will be passing up the 35/hour payday to  Occupy Wall Street.
8) Having lied around all week being fed grapes by servants filthy rich Bloomfield parents will be relaxed and enthused.
9) Speaking of grapes: Alice has prepared purple Halloween "grape" outfits for parents who will group together to form a Force bowl of fruit to cheer.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLj4YgDiRW4
10) Kathie and Tom have clear directions to Hamburg, Michigan.
11) Roger always has extra gloves, blanket, tents and stuff in the car for inclement weather.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4U_xmfSwYSw
12) No other team in our division has a blog quite like this one.
13) To paraphrase Hoosiers, I want to win this one for all the affluent suburbs that struggle to maintain two midsized comprehensive high schools! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUadW2eWsKg

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Job outlook: Much faster than average job growth at 26 percent
22.  Surveyor
What they do: Establish property boundaries; take exact measurements of all aspects of a piece of land for engineering, construction and mapmaking purposes.
Hourly wage: $29.20/hour
Mean annual salary: $60,736
Job outlook: Much faster than average job growth at 24 percent
23.  Occupational therapist
What they do: Implement rehabilitative programs to disabled people to teach them homemaking, vocational and daily living skills.
Hourly wage: $29.57/hour
Mean annual salary: $58,590
Job outlook: Much faster than average job growth at 23 percent
24.  Financial analyst and adviser
What they do: Advise public and private institutions on their investment programs.
Hourly wage: $29.66/hour
Mean annual salary: $60,659
Job outlook: Much faster than average job growth at 37 percent
25.  Instructional coordinator
What they do: Formulate instructional material and coordinate educational content to develop curricula and conducting courses for educators in specialized fields.
Hourly wage: $29.76/hour
Mean annual salary: $54,001
Job outlook: Much faster than average job growth at 22 percent
*Averages were found by dividing the annual salary by 52 weeks (in the year).
**Salary information according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Hourly wages and annual salaries were computed based on mean number of hours worked each week and year, which vary per occupation.
***The average growth rate for jobs is 7 to 13 percent through 2016, according to the BLS.

Weekly update from Alice -- who knows where Hamburg is!

All,

Practice

Mon and Thurs 5:45 -7:15 please arrive by 5:35 for warm-up so they are ready to practice at 5:45.

Next Level Training 5-6 at Bloomfield Tennis EVERYONE IS WELCOME to drop in.

Game

Saturday 10/22 game time 11:00 please arrive by 10:15, Field B,  wear BLACK (bring white) vs LCSC Meteors (3^rd place)

West Bennet Park, 10446 Merrill Road, Hamburg 48189 (it is at least a 46 minute drive from Bloomfield Hills so please plan accordingly)  

If we win we would play again at 3:00 same location.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rGA_rZxIV0To get the girls excited for this weekend and build some team unity, I will have a special “team motivator” for them Thursday after practice to wear at the game Saturday. Let’s also try to have the parents wear black or purple to the game on Saturday to support the girls. 

Thank you for all you do for your daughters!!!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkkL_aDrIyU

Indoor games will start on Saturday October 29

ps. don't blame Alice for links