Spring 2007 results

This post is for posterity and ease of searching on the website. Here were our results in the Spring 2007. We were one goal from promotion, and one questionable call from going to PKs in the championship match. Aside from bad taste of the last game, it was an outstanding season.

Results

• 4-2-2 regular season (.625)
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• Mar. 25th - 2-0 Win vs Far Post
• April 1st - 2-2 tie vs Quicksilver FC
• April 22nd - 1-0 loss to Tsunami Naranja
• April 29th - 2-1 Win vs Capital Crew
• May 13th - 3-2 loss to Team X
• May 20th - 3-0 Win vs Red Devils
• June 3rd - 2-2 tie vs Celtic
• June 10th - 5-1 win vs Red Tape
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• June 23rd - QUARTERS - 6-0 win vs Red Tape
• June 24th - SEMIS - 2-0 win vs Tsunami Naranja
• July 2nd - FINALS - 3-2 loss vs Team X

Back in the house (sort of)

Folks, I'm back.

It was an amazing business trip that I may do a post on later.

This week, I'm on a planned vacation to the outer banks. I'm available on my cell.

Nathan and Jackie and Megan have been awesome to keep us organized. It's actually been a very tumultuous period with departures, new players, discliplinary issues, administrative duties, and a schedule that's not fully set. We owe these folks a lot.

See you Sunday the 9th. Megan or I will be in touch via email regarding instructions.

Post your thoughts on the game

Team,
I thought everyone might want to post their impressions on our first
game in the comments section for Peter to review.
Thanks,
Nathan

Midfield and defensive strength added

The Goleros have been busy this week! We just signed another player. We know him well. He played in midfield for us in the Coed Classic in July, he's versatile. He is Mike. Welcome.

Goleros have a new player

Today, we signed Ally to the team for the Fall. We know Ally well from tournaments and our playoff run in the Spring. Great player, great person. Welcome Ally!

Promotion? Vote here!

Team, depending on the outcome of this "investigation," we may be offered promotion at the Captain's meeting next week. It depends on whether the league makes a second spot available in the 2nd Division, whether Tsunami as the 2nd-placed team accepts, and if not, whether the officers are in the mood to extend the invitation to us.

Please vote on whether you think we should move up to the 2nd division or stay in the 3rd division.

Let me add this: you rarely get the chance to get promoted and you can always return to the lower division later. Your captain is firmly in the promotion camp. We will take people's views into account, but no guarantees that the result of the vote will be what happens.

Handball!

The league sent out this message today regarding how "hand balls" will be dealt with in our league. I too think it is something that is called too often.

Posted by: "Carmella Alvaro"

Captains, This is an email recently sent to our ref corps. Please forward it to your players for some leisure reading. Knowledge of the game makes it a more enjoyable day out on the field for everyone involved. Subject: Clarification of Handling Hello Refs, In an effort to continuously train and develop our ref corps, I will send out occasional clarification on the Laws of the Game. For the first installment, I have chosen my personal #1 pet peeve in all of the misunderstanding of the rules of our great sport: “Handball”, or really, the lack thereof… THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A HANDBALL FOUL in soccer, futbol, calcio or whatever you call it. Law 12 says a foul occurs when a player “deliberately handles the ball." To show the players you are truly not blind and saw the ball contact the hand but not result in a handling foul, it is ok to yell out “No Foul!” etc to get ahead of dissent. To see the full article, click below: http://www.vadcsoccerref.com/whistletalk/57893.htmlHere is an excerpt:“Let me give some examples of "handballs" that are not fouls:Players are standing in a wall with their hands placed across their chest or in front of the groin area to protect themselves. The ball is kicked into their arms or hands. While the ball has made contact with the hands or arms, this is not deliberate handling of the ball and is not a foul.

A hard shot, taken 3-5 yards away from a player, streaks toward the player’s head. In a flinch reaction, the player throws his hands up to protect his face and, in the process, strikes the ball. This is not deliberate handling of the ball. It is an involuntary reaction that is guaranteed to happen no matter how good the player is. This is not a foul. \u003cbr\>\n A player dribbles the ball on one of our "smooth as satin" fields when the ball hits a rock or clump of grass and bounces up. The ball strikes the player in the hand. This is not deliberate handling of the ball. \u003cbr\>\n And it doesn’t even matter if an advantage is gained. Consider the following:\u003cbr\>\n \u003cbr\>\n A striker shoots on goal. The keeper catches it. The striker turns and begins running up field vigorously pumping her arms. The keeper gets off a low line drive punt that arrives at the striker just as she swings her arm backwards. Her elbow strikes the ball driving it backwards into the goal. Did the player gain an advantage? Certainly, she scored a goal. Did she deliberately handle the ball? Not hardly. She was running with her back to the ball and didn’t even see it. Unless the referee sees the team practicing this play before the game, it is not a foul!!! Proper restart is a kick-off after the goal.”\u003cbr\>\n Please feel free to suggest topics or ask for clarifications or tips at any time across the season.


A hard shot, taken 3-5 yards away from a player, streaks toward the player’s head. In a flinch reaction, the player throws his hands up to protect his face and, in the process, strikes the ball. This is not deliberate handling of the ball. It is an involuntary reaction that is guaranteed to happen no matter how good the player is. This is not a foul. A player dribbles the ball on one of our "smooth as satin" fields when the ball hits a rock or clump of grass and bounces up. The ball strikes the player in the hand. This is not deliberate handling of the ball. And it doesn’t even matter if an advantage is gained. Consider the following:A striker shoots on goal. The keeper catches it. The striker turns and begins running up field vigorously pumping her arms. The keeper gets off a low line drive punt that arrives at the striker just as she swings her arm backwards. Her elbow strikes the ball driving it backwards into the goal. Did the player gain an advantage? Certainly, she scored a goal. Did she deliberately handle the ball? Not hardly. She was running with her back to the ball and didn’t even see it. Unless the referee sees the team practicing this play before the game, it is not a foul!!! Proper restart is a kick-off after the goal.”Please feel free to suggest topics or ask for clarifications or tips at any time across the season.

Thanks, Carmella AlvaroUSSF Assignor

Beckham's debut, from the stands at RFK

It really happened and WE WERE THERE!!!

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3 tickets available for DCU vs. LA Galaxy

My friend Chris has 3 tickets available for the DCU vs. LA Galaxy match. Beckham is likely to suit up, but I wouldn't expect more than 10 minutes of play. Even that is probably about a 40% likelihood in my estimation. Tickets are apparently $26 each. Email golerosteam@gmail.com if interested.

Season starts Aug. 26th

Folks, the league has informed us that the season will start Sunday August 26th. No games over Labor Day weekend. Games will likely go until the end of November. Hot at the beginning, cold at the end.

I will miss the first game of the season due to work travel. However, I will be there for the game on Sept. 9th.

Dues are projected to be $90 at this point.

Money money

What would you pay for our red jerseys?

There were 27 Nike park jerseys, with numbering, clean, vintage 2004.

I put them up for sale on the CCSL Captains list-serve. Then, Lou - the scheduler - posted them on the NVASA website. Man oh man, that created a lot of interest. There were 10 suitors. In the end, I sold them sight unseen, and actually turned away a competing bidder who said he'd go above my asking price.

They are sold and the money is back in the Goleros' coffers.

How much do you think they sold for? Comment here.

My day in the sun

Your captain traveled home to Colorado for the weekend. Upon his return via National Airport, he ran into the DC United, who were returning from a whalloping of the New England Revolution. The whole team gathered in baggage claim, where I was also waiting for my bag. Bobby Boswell is tall but skinny. Oh ladies, stop. Guy Roland Kpene is short. Christian Gomez seems like the only guy who's got "people." He's not too tall but in sick shape. Jaime Moreno didn't look as old in person as he does on TV. Emilio's knees have a lot of scars. Two young up-and-comers - Devon McTavish and one of my new favorites, Marc Burch - were surprisingly tall. Burch has Beckham-like vision and long ball passing skills. Didn't see Ben Olsen or my look-alike, Josh Gros. Carlos and I met Olsen a couple of years ago actually.

Anyway, there they all were, sans entourage. I was able to talk to some of the guys while we waited and went out to passenger pick-up. Man, I wanted to chat them all up, but of course that would have been pretty lame - for them. Anyway, I walked out of the terminal with Clyde Simms (pictured; photo by Carlos). I told him he had a sweet pass to goal that should count as an assist (it won't). New England GK Matt Reis failed to secure the ball and Gros punched it in for the first goal. Clyde agreed with me. Then I talked to Emilio who waited with me at the cab stand - welcome to Washington and all of that. After putting two in the net yesterday, the guy's got 12 goals this season, which now ties him with Eddie Johnson for the league lead. There wasn't much to talk about, nao fala ingles. My portuguese - which I've actually studied - isn't even worth trying out it's so bad.

That was my day in the sun.