A fine engagement

Congratulations to Jon & Missy, who are now engaged if you haven't heard. I haven't been clued in on the details. Jon doesn't have a wedding blog that I'm aware of.

Anyway, this is great news. It was pretty smart of Jon to associate himself with Missy, a really great woman and our 2008 Fan of the Year! I think he's figured this out. In my experience, he goes after what he wants. Take our last game as an example. He stormed up the right wing and sunk a 40-yard shot over the goalie because he was tired of the guy playing so far off his line. I think it's fair to say that the engagement story is more romantic, but you get the point. He didn't hesitate because they'll be great together.

Congratulations to you guys. You are the latest Goleros love story.

Captain opts out of indoor

Regrettably, I've decided not to play indoor this winter. I'm busy with lots of things and enjoying the opportunity to get healthy for the spring. Yes, more soccer is always better but I'll look for pick up games.

If others still want to play, get organized in a hurry. You can use the jerseys.

Outdoor is only a few short months away. Perhaps we'll have some practices and pick up games before the season.

It's time to celebrate Jackie

By now, you've heard.  Our beloved co-captain, Jackie, is subbing out. She's moving back to the Garden State and having a goodbye party on January 30, 9:00 p.m. at Porter's (19th & M).  You don't want to miss it.  The party invite is all the rage on facebook.

Jackie's going back to New Jersey to spend more time with family, re-energize herself from 10 years in the District, and, I suspect, find new ways to become a positive force in people's lives.

Why am shaken up over this?  Because she won't be a full-status player with us anymore, and that's pretty hard to believe.  She'll leave a gaping hole on the field.  If I were a striker in the Second Division, I would be psyched right now.  Like me, they've probably never played with or against a more enthusiastic, aggressive, tactical, and competitive player.  It's a pity we didn't allow slide tackles because imagine the fear we would instill.  Anyway, speaking for myself, I've never had a better teammate.  I love you, Jackie, I do.  Thanks in large part to your contributions to our team, I believe we'll be able to pick up where we left off in 2009 and keep the good times rolling.

And here's a little secret.  Jackie is poised to make a few appearances for us this year, if she can time her visits back to DC with our schedule.  Of course, that's totally up to her but we know she'll miss us as much as we'll miss her.

See everyone at the bar.

Opportunity for the Girleros

Here's an interesting opportunity to bone up on your soccer skills and help your team play for another division championship in the spring. It came over the wire from one of our league officers, Jim Sadowski. Your Captain is considering offering a rebate on dues for those ladies that attend!

P.S. - Let it be known that Griz coined the term, "Girleros."

Looking for a fun and healthy way to fight "cabin fever" in
February?!

GW Women's Soccer presents a "Weekend Warrior" women's soccer clinic to be
held on Saturday, February 21st from 11am-1pm at the Mount Vernon Soccer
Field.

GW Women's Soccer Coach Tanya Vogel and her GW Varsity Student-Athletes
invite women ages 25-65 to attend a two hour clinic designed to introduce and
work on the basic technical skills of the most popular sport in the world!
You don't need to be a superstar to join us. We're looking for
women who'd like to get out and exercise while working with Division I
student-athletes!

We will begin the clinic at 11am at the GW Soccer Field located the Mt.
Vernon Campus at the George Washington University (2100 Foxhall Rd.)

Pre-registration is preferred and can be completed via email or over the
phone. Registration for the clinic is $20.For more information or to
register for the soccer clinic, email Head Coach Tanya Vogel at wsoccer@gwu.edu or call the
soccer office at 202-994-0152.Bring yourself and a friend! We look forward
to working with you on February 21st!

500th Post!

Dear blog,

Congratulations on being so darn useful. You skillfully organize the team, provide an interesting space for players to connect and talk about soccer. And you fulfill your Type-A captain's desire to do talk/vent/show excitement about everything.

Happy 500th post! Here's to a 1000!

From Goleros

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone!  

2009 is going to be a big year for the team.  Let's enjoy it.

That's it for this post.  I'm just dusting off the blog after a much-earned break.  We'll slowly gear up before the spring outdoor season.