Referee certification and re-certification courses

Got this email from the ref assignor for our league.

All:

On August 3rd, registration will be open for anyone looking to become a
USSF referee for the first time or to renew their USSF referee certification for
2010. To register, please go to www.vadcsoccerref.org and click on the online registration
link on the left. Cost for new referee (grade 8) or referee
recertification (grade 8) is $65.

NEW REFEREES
Here are announced dates for New Referee clinics: (I expect more to be
added to the schedule, including the CCSL/WAWSL co-sponsored course in DC after
the season starts, but if any of these dates work for you, please jump on
them)

New Referee North 8 08/21/2009 - 08/23/2009 WINCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER MALL
LEVEL CONFERENCE ROOM #1 WINCHESTER VA $0 Open Denis J Doherty FOR PLANNING
& INFORMATION ONLY. YOU CANNOT ENROLL IN THIS CLASS YET. When the
registration system is open, you must preregister at www.vadcsoccerref.com
Please bring both copies of your registration forms with you to the class. Cost
of the clinic is $ 65.00

New Referee North 8 08/25/2009 - 08/29/2009 Reston Community Center at
Hunters Woods, 2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston, VA 20191 $0 Open Al Nunley This is
the basic referee course. Class will meet at Reston Community Center at Hunters
Woods, 2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston, VA 20191 for classroom instruction on
August 25th and 28th from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., and on August 29th from 9:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. On Saturday the 29th we will walk to Hunters Woods Allred
Field for field training. ALL SESSIONS MUST BE ATTENDED. For the field training
students are expected to bring a coin, a whistle, a set of flags, a red card and
a yellow card, a shirtpocket size notepad, and a pen or pencil. You are not
expected to be in uniform. Registration must be done on line at www.vadcsoccerref.com and
is a TWO STEP process. First register to become a referee, then register for
this specific class. You can print a confirmation for each of the two steps.
Bring both confirmationsto the first class. No walk-in registrations will be
accepted. Pay on line ($65.00) if possible. If not, bring a check or money order
payable to "State Referee Program" to the first class. You will need a pen or
pencil for all classes. You may bring food and drink to class.

New Referee North 8 08/15/2009 - 08/22/2009 Mt. Vernon Gov't Ctr, 2511
Parkers Lane, Alexandria, VA 22306 $0 Open Lee Hingle The course is conducted in
3 sessions: Aug 15 (8:00 AM to 4:00 PM), Aug 16 (1:00 PM to 6:00 PM) and Aug 22
(8:00 AM to 4:00 PM). Students MUST attend all three sessions. The cost of the
course is $65.00. Payment by credit card, on-line is preferred. Students need to
read the Laws of the Game in preparation for the course as the pace in class is
very quick. Laws can be located at http://ussoccer.com/laws/index.jsp.html. The seventeen Laws in
the 2007-2008 Laws .pdf file should be read. Call 703-799-0236 with questions.

New Referee North 8 08/18/2009 - 08/27/2009 West Springfield High School:
Rolling Road , Springfield Rm. 155 $0 Open Sharon Deplitch This posting is for
planning only: the new database should be available on August 3 for
registrationClass will meet : from 6-9:00 PM on 8/18, 8/19, 8/20, 8/26 (8/27
only if needed), and from 8-2:00 on 8/22. Students must attend all sessions to
be certified.

UPGRADE to GRADE 7

Referee Upgrade North 8 08/29/2009 - 08/30/2009 West Springfield High
School: Rolling Road , Springfield Rm. 155 $0 Open Sharon Deplitch This posting
is for planning only: the new database should be available on August 3 for
registrationThis class is for Grades 9 & 12 looking to upgrade to a Grade 8
referee ( it also qualifies for a 2010 re-cert for the students attending).
Please review your LAW book before attending this class. Referee Upgrade North 7
08/05/2009 - 08/06/2009 West Springfield High School: Rolling Road , Springfield
Rm. 155 $25 Open Jack Deplitch This posting is for planning only: the new
database should be available on August 3 for registration

SENIOR REFEREE RECERTIFICATION:

Senior Referee Re-Certification - Clinic North 7, 6, 5, 16, 15, 13
08/23/2009 - 08/23/2009 Sully District Government Center, Community Rooms, 4900
Stonecroft Boulevard, Chantilly $0 Open Jack Deplitch FOR ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY AT
THIS TIME.Register and sign up for clinic through online registration. Pay
online or mail check to State Referee Program. Do not forget to mail Senior
Referee Checklist and Information Form to SRP. Re-certification requirements,
payment, checklist, and information form must be completed and submitted by
December 2009 for senior referee re-certification. Note fees: Grade 5 & 6,
$100; Grade 7, $70.

REFEREE RECERTIFICATION:

Referee Re-Certification North 12, 9, 8 08/10/2009 - 08/11/2009 West
Springfield High School: Rolling Road , Springfield Rm. 155 $0 Open Sharon
Deplitch This posting is for planning only: the new database should be activated
by August 3 for registration Thank you all for your
consideration.

Best regards,

Jesse Rosenthal
USSF Assignor

Discount tickets available to DCU vs Real Madrid

VS

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Tournament report: Don't give me that pouty face!

Take a look at this face. Carlos, a.k.a. the Silver Fox, is pouting upon upon learning that we didn't advance to the semi's tomorrow.

But it's not a genuine disappointment, he's just joking around. He knows we played great and rose to the occasion against a high level of competition. Seriously, after an off-and-on spring, we put together three great matches and it was a ton of fun. We reasserted ourselves on defense, moved the ball effectively, got wide thanks to strong wing play, and played great team ball. That's what it's about!

Quality score: 9.

This was our fifth consecutive appearance in the Coed Classic. Read about past exploits here. Follow the links in that post for some good memories.

This year, our record in the first round was 1-2. We dropped a competitive first match versus Fear the Turtle 2-0. In the second match versus Ignite FC, we made a statement in the first half with 4 goals. We added three more in the second half, yielding one, for a final score of 7-1. In the third and most competitive match, we faced Nova FC, which included several outstanding players that we know from various games and leagues. Lennon, their quality striker, netted an unstoppable one-touch volley early when we were down a player. He netted two more later in the game, but so did we. We pressured well and scored once in the first half, and again in the second by converting a PK won by Chris (Ermy converted). It was a fantastic rec match. Score was 3-2. We played so well, George even heard about it from across Howard County and came by to watch.

I truly enjoyed playing today - we have the coolest people on this team! Great way to spend a day. Count us in for next year!

Like Sisters

Special thanks to the team's Baltimore branch for sending us some great players and nice people. It was great to play with Julia again, and Holly and Matt were solid additions. Oh, if you all could only travel to DC for games!

Coed Classic
July 2009

Back row, L to R: Julia, Holly, Chris, Carlos, Kristin, Heather, Griz, Matt, ET. Front row, L to R: Ermy, Ally, Jon, Pete, De, Carolyn, Percy. Not pictured: Katya.

Now it's back to finishing out summer league and preparing for the fall.

Busy bees

The Goleros have one of their busiest weekends ever - and yet there are so few of us to get the job done. At least half of the regular roster is out of town, but there are those of who remain, and who are determined to kick butt.

We play in the Coed Classic on Saturday and Sunday in Columbia. On Saturday, we have games at 9:45, 12:15, and 2:45 at the familiar Cedar Lane. On Sunday, if we advance, we play at 10:15 and 2:00 at Rockburn Park. I will be posting short blog updates on scores for the tourney, so make sure to check in.

Then, we have summer league. Red Tsunami plays its third game of the season at 5:00 p.m. at George Mason HS in Falls Church. If you're looking for details on that, check out Carey's post below.

What are the chances of a 6-game sweep?

You have to have a little faith.

Let's enjoy!

Welcome, neighbor

On behalf of all Virginians, I would like to welcome Ally to the commonwealth. She has just made the rare move from Maryland to Virginia. And now we're neighbors. She lives right up the road. All the more time for us to talk strategy. Actually, I think we'll take a break from that. We've been spending a LOT of time organizing the team. We need to upgrade our calling and texting plans just to keep up.

Rules for the tournament

The tournament commissioner has posted rules for the upcoming tournament, if anyone cares. Your captains will explain the key rules, so don't worry. This is just for those avid readers of the blog. There are avid readers, right?

Columbia Coed Soccer Classic - 11-v-11 Rules

General
A team shall consist of 11 players. Seven (7) players are
required to start and continue a game, no more than six (6) of one gender on the
field at any given time.
Primary UNIFORMS shall be like-colored jerseys with
permanent numbers on the back (bring a permanent marker :).
Each team's
ROSTER is due 30 minutes before the team’s first game and is limited to 24
players. All names MUST be on the roster. Any set of individual awards for adult
teams will only have 18 items.
A player may play on only one team in the
tournament. Players not listed on an official roster may not play on any team.
The above rules apply for the entire tournament and any violation of these
rules will result in game forfeiture.

Game Play
All games are 60 minutes (2 x 30-minute halves). Round-robin
games will remain tied.
Slide-tackling is allowed in all divisions.
All
goals shall be scored as ONE (1) point.
Unlimited subs on your team’s
possession, after a goal and any goal kick, 1 sub on an injury.
A forfeit is
awarded (1-0) if a team is not present to play within 5 minutes of their
scheduled game time.
The HOME team, listed first on the schedule, MUST
change their jersey in case of any color conflict (as determined by the
referee). The AWAY team, listed second, MUST provide the game ball.
Penalties
‘Hot Head Rule’ - Yellow-carded players MUST sit out for 5
minutes but may be replaced by the same gender.
RED-Carded players may not
be replaced and must sit out for the game in which they're ejected and the
team's next scheduled game. Repeat red-carded players will be ejected from the
tournament. A team will play short by whichever gender was carded.
There are
no protests, all referee decisions are final.
Weather
All games will be
played as scheduled unless lightning or other conditions cause the referees or
park officials to suspend play. Games on the turf are only affected by lightning
only, not rain. Each coach is responsible for notifying his or her team of any
weather-delay, which will last 20-minutes. Play will resume in 20 minutes,
please have your team ready to play.
Unless modified by this set of rules,
all games shall be played in accordance with the current F.I.F.A.
rules.
Group Standings & Playoffs
Group standings will be determined
as follows: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, zero points for a loss.
Tie breakers will be determined as follows: (1) Head to head competition, (2)
Number of goals scored against, (3) Number of goals scored for, (4) Number of
'shutouts' (games where your team was not scored on), (5) 5v5 sudden death
shootout.
Bracket winners are eligible for the playoffs. Uneven brackets
will draw wildcards to fill available playoff spots. Wildcard teams are
selected based on total points, goals against, goals for, and # of shutouts,
sudden-death shootout.
Playoffs games ending in a tie after regulation play
will go straight to a shootout, no overtime.
The shootout will be a regular
5-vs-5 penalty kick shootout, followed by a sudden death shootout which
will continue until a winner is determined.
Each coach is responsible
for making sure the officials record the last 11 players on the field at the end
of regulation play. Only these 11 players may participate in the shootout. Teams
may begin with either gender but then MUST alternate genders throughout the
entire shootout period (i.e. if #5 was a man, #6 must be a woman).
Awards
ONE team trophy will be given to the championship and runner-up team in each
division.

CCSL Schedule Change

CCSL changed some of our games so please note the following changes to the schedule in August:    - 8/2 game is now at 11a and it looks like they moved it to W&L HS  - 8/16 game is now at noon at Lincoln Fields #2  - 8/23 game is not at 4:00p (still at Wakefield)   Full schedule can be found at http://www.theccsl.com/Schedule.asp?MyTeam=101193&snid=195056389&org=theccsl.com

Next Game: Sunday, July 26 @ 5p at George Mason HS

Hey Red Tsunami,   Tough loss on Sunday, but a good effort put in by all.  See previous request for comments on how to improve for next time – any suggestions?    Let's see if we can get our first-game mojo back this Sunday against Two Left Feet at 5:00p at George Mason High School:   George Mason HS   7124 Leesburg Pike  Falls Church, VA 22043    Please comment with your status and name as soon as possible (please reply by Friday).        - Your Devoted Captains

Goleros to launch on Pandora...do you have a request?

Your captains are big fans of Pandora, an Internet radio site that lets you listen to customized music for free. Are you missing out on this service?

Not anymore. We're going to launch a Goleros station. Everyone will be able to access our shared station from any Internet-enabled device. Listen to it before games or at work when you want to be reminded that life is always better on the pitch.

Post a comment now to make requests.

Don't be shy, mention your favorite group, favorite song, genre, whatever. We've already got a few requests: (1) Linkin' Park, Foo Fighters, Bloc Party, and Kings of Leon - courtesy of Anna; (2) John Legend, Dave Matthews, Kanye, and a pre-game CUA favorite, "Boondock Saints" - courtesy of Ally.

The request line is open. All Goleros, friends, and family are welcome to chime in.

Also, what should we call the station?

Red Tsunami falls to 1-1

Well played this weekend! I enjoyed the game. It's nice to get a chance to get some minutes during the summer. We played pretty well.

Any thoughts on the game? What can we improve for next week?

Great job by our keeper!

Tournament schedule released; more details emerge

It turns out that lots of folks are out of town. But Ally and I are putting the pieces together and it's going to be another fun year in Columbia.

Here's the schedule, which you can find along with the brackets here.

Saturday (Games at Cedar Lane Park)
Game 1 - 9:45 a.m.
Game 2 - 12:15 p.m.
Game 3 - 2:45 p.m.

Sunday (Games at Rockburn Park)
8:45 a.m. Semifinals
12:45 p.m. Finals

Directions to the field can be found here.

Thanks to Matt, who is joining us from Baltimore to play keeper.

Everyone, please bring your check or cash to the field for payment. The fee will be $25.

Looking forward to it!

What a goal!

Pre-season activities eyed

There's some buzz that the team should hold a happy hour before the fall season. Your captain is trying to rope Bubbles into planning it. No matter who plans it, it's a great idea. We'll shoot for early August.

Also, we'll probably try to hold a few pre-season practices as usual. In fact, I'm going to reach out the Flirts right now to see if they're interested. Nate, any interest in securing a field for us? We can also contact Max's team if the Flirst don't bite.

Any other ideas to prepare us for fall season?

*Game Sunday July 19th at 11:15 am against DC FEDS

Hey Red Tsunami!

Great game on Sunday! Let's make it a repeat performance this weekend!

Kickoff this Sunday is at 11:15 am at Wakefield High School......same field we played at this past Sunday. Please be at the field no later than 10:45 am.

4901 South Chesterfield Road
Arlington VA 22206

Please RSVP to the blog by the end of the day on Friday.

How to use this blog (re-posted)

It's time to refresh your knowledge of how to use this blog. Here are some tips:

To publish your own post - Send an email to golerosteam.publish AT blogger.com. Your subject line becomes the subject line of your post. The body of the email becomes the text. Beware that signatures will be included as well. The only rules are, keep it appropriate, and try not to reveal information that opponents can use against us. I encourage people to post things though!
To comment on a posting or to RSVP for a game - Just click on the small hyperlink at the bottom of each post that says "comments." You have lots of options then. You can sign in using your google account to display your name. Or you can enter your name in the name field. Or - and this is easiest - you can use the anonymous feature. Just make sure to include your name or initials in the posting so we know who made it.
To find directions to the field - each entry in the game schedule module at the top of the website is linked to a page showing directions to the field. Just click on it. Additionally, you can visit the CCSL website to print out directions. There's a link to the website on the blog.
To search for past postings - use the search field at the top of the blog, the blog archive which is arranged by date, or the labels feature. The archive and labels are located at the bottom left.

Many thanks and looking forward to playing with you all again on Sunday.

Your Red Tsunami Captains,

Ally, Alyssa & Carey

USASA is surveying its members

Jim Sadowski, the league VP, is asking folks to participate in a survey. It's given by the United States Adult Soccer Association, which is part of the soccer hierarchy in the U.S., and with which we are affiliated through our state association and our league. The USASA folks are a bunch of ver serious adults trying to provide recreational soccer opportunities. If you care about the rec side of things, participate! We pay a portion of our dues to these folks - why not help them put it to the best use possible? It took me 10 minutes.

www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=dkva5nzQOVfeXu1Q3GfFww_3d_3d

Stats from the spring season

Congratulations to Chris, our boy from Baltimore, who wins the prestigious Goleros scoring title. Per our tradition, he wins $1 off next season's dues. Unless the Goleros are still playing in 2050, no player is ever likely to approach his overall points total. He's our Jaime Moreno. And we love him. Let's collectively thank our good friend for his dedication to team. The guy rides his motorcycle all the way down from Baltimore to run with us on Sundays.

We have a decent point spread this season. Fewer women on the board than in past seasons. We'll have to get you ladies the ball a little more. Also, I think Ermy's points weren't fully captured. The data isn't complete because I'm missing a game or two. That might account for the steep drop off in points following Chris, Jon, and Adrian. Also, Chip, didn't you get some points?

Chris "El Niño" - 15 pts on 6 goals and 3 assists

Jon "Bubbles" - 9 pts on 3 goals and 3 assists

Adrian - 8 pts on 4 goals and no assists, with one yellow

Ermy - 3 pts on 1 goal and 1 assist

Meg - 3 pts on 1 goal and 1 assist

Nate "Gumby" - 3 pts on 1 goal and 1 assist

Ally "Alligator" - 2 pts on 2 assists

Ashley "Smash" - 2 pts on 1 goal

Jer - 2 pts on 2 assists

Griz "Grizzy" - 1 pt on 1 assist

Kate L. - 1 pt on 1 assist

De - 1 pt on 1 assist

Don't forget the usual, but important, disclaimer that these are just offensive stats. They don't indicate a player's value and they totally exclude those of us in the midfield, defense, and goal who do our best to set the team up for success. It's one of the rare things we can quantify and it's interesting to look back. Their success is our success and vice versa.

Note to players from Red Stripe and Tsunami

When you RSVP on our blog, you don't have to sign into your google account if you don't want to. You can choose either the anonymous or name fields and put whatever you want in the text boxes. Might save you time.

Also, you don't have to put your last name anywhere on the blog. Typically, we use first names only. It helps keep anonymity for all the wierdos out there on the web. I don't think our blog is really that searchable. Last names aren't a big deal either, it's up to you I guess.

Red Tsunami rolls to 8-1 win to start season (updated)

Great job, Red Tsunami. It was a pleasure to play with everyone.

What did you think of the game?

I believe it was 8-1 at the final whistle. Who had goals and assists? Call them out and we can keep track as the season goes along...if you want.

Great job to Captains Alyssa, Ally, and Carey.

Game notes: 8-1 win by Red Tsunami vs Grey Team, 7/12/09. Goals by Nate (Hans), Ally (NK), Alyssa (NK), Alyssa (NK), Andrew (NK), Andrew (NK), Alyssa, Adrian (NK). Assists by Alyssa, Andrew. GK: Lisa.

Spring 2009

It's time to remember Spring 2009. Have any good memories of the season? Share them here!

We closed a roller coaster season with a competitive match versus the Flirts in the semifinals of the playoffs. We lost 4-0, giving the Flirts a 3-2 advantage versus our team lifetime, including two wins in the advanced rounds of the playoffs. Everybody knows that we played well in the first half, and that it was generally a good showing. We were plagued by the same problems we faced all season - inability to hold and possess the ball, ineffective use of space, yielding of counterattacks, and lack of depth to spell our tired players! When we pushed up, we paid the price. Hey, we'll work on it. No big thing, I thoroughly enjoyed the game and the season as a whole.

Here's our record:

SPRING 2009 (.500 w/ playoff appearance)

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L, 6-5 vs DC Thunder on 3/29

W, 4-3 vs Armory on 4/5

W, 3-2 vs Tsunami on 4/19

L, 4-0 vs Diplomats on 5/3

W, 2-1 vs Flirts on 5/10

L, 7-3 vs Little Urban Achievers on 5/31

L, 6-2 vs Capital Crew on 6/7

W, 3-2 vs Gang Green on 6/14

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PLAYOFFS

L, 4-0 vs Flirts on 6/21 (semis)

It was a success. We finished with a 4-4 regular season record (.500), placing 4th in a highly competitive division of 10 teams, and earning a semifinal playoff berth versus the top seed. What characterizes our season is the number of goals we gave up (31, plus 4 in the playoffs) and the fact that we were not competitive in three of our matches (4-1 loss to the Diplomats, a 7-3 loss to Little Urban Achevers, and a 6-2 loss versus the unsportsmanlike Capital Crew). Your captains are working on strategy to ensure this doesn't happen in the fall. You have to like our group, no matter what the result is. I really look forward to Sunday soccer.

Don't forget the highlights. We had two happy fun happy hours.

Adrian's favorite spot in Ballston

We also beat two of the top teams, Flirts and Gang Green, during the regular season. And we got a nice win versus Armory in which Ally called in some reinforcements and got that job done short-handed. In this league, every win counts. Each week, we have to show up, and each minute of a close game we have to concentrate.

A is for attitude; D is for defense

The division was quite competitive. Every team had a least one loss and several teams were in danger of relegation with as many as 3 wins - until all the chips fell in the last game. Here are the final standings:

CSL>Second Division>
Rank	Team		W	L	T	GP	PTS	GF	GA	GD	GDA
1		Capital Crew	6	1	1	8	19	35	19	16	2.0
2		Flirting With Sobriety	5	2	1	8	16	24	11	13	1.6
3		Gang Green	4	3	1	8	13	20	13	7	0.9
4		Goleros	4	4	0	8	12	22	31	-9	-1.1
5		Lost Tourists	3	3	2	8	11	16	16	0	0.0
6		The Diplomats	3	3	2	8	11	22	29	-7	-0.9
7		Armory	3	4	1	8	10	18	22	-4	-0.5
8		Little Urban Achievers	2	4	2	8	8	22	24	-2	-0.3
9		DC Thunder	2	5	1	8	7	21	27	-6	-0.8
10		Tsunami Naranja	2	5	1	8	7	14	22	-8	-1.0

Capital Crew won the regular season. They are headed to the first division. Good riddance. The Flirts, due to their strategic play, will also head to first division. They won the playoffs (they're on facebook, I got the update there). DC Thunder and our friends at Tsunami had a tougher stretch. DC Thunder is a real mystery. My guess is that their key striker, Roland, only shows up for some games. Remember that guy put in 4 against us in a game in which we played pretty well actually? How did they only win 2 games? Hmmm, perhaps I'll do a more fulsome promotion/relegation report later.

Great season everyone! Check back later this week for a post on our stats.

Summer league kicks off tomorrow at 3:30 pm

Happy hour went pretty well, I'm told. I couldn't make it unfortunately. You know I have a valid excuse when the night before there was a US men's game at RFK and I didn't go to that either!

I'm also told that the captains had a chance to talk amongst themselves and get organized. Little did Alyssa (Tsunami) and Carey (Red Stripe) know...they would have to fill out many a spreadsheet. After all, their counterpart on Goleros, Ally, is a meeting planner by profession. And a good one.

But we're rearing to go. It seems representatives from each team will take charge for a couple of games, taking turns. Our main goal is to have fun.

The merged Red Tsunami team kicks off tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. at Wakefield High School in South Arlington. It's a nice turf field, a little hard to find if you're not familiar with the area. It sits down in a bowl.

I've gotten some questions about the roster from Goleros players. We have 30 players on the roster; 10 from each team. Everyone paid $50 each. Most likely, we'll have enough players each week given the large pool. If we don't, perhaps some of the other Goleros who are interested can fill in for those G players that can't make it. We'll see.

Wish us luck!

How to use this blog (re-posted)

It's time to refresh your knowledge of how to use this blog. Here are some tips:


To publish your own post - Send an email to golerosteam.publish AT blogger.com. Your subject line becomes the subject line of your post. The body of the email becomes the text. Beware that signatures will be included as well. The only rules are, keep it appropriate, and try not to reveal information that opponents can use against us. I encourage people to post things though!


To comment on a posting or to RSVP for a game - Just click on the small hyperlink at the bottom of each post that says "comments." You have lots of options then. You can sign in using your google account to display your name. Or you can enter your name in the name field. Or - and this is easiest - you can use the anonymous feature. Just make sure to include your name or initials in the posting so we know who made it.


To find directions to the field - each entry in the game schedule module at the top of the website is linked to a page showing directions to the field. Just click on it. Additionally, you can visit the CCSL website to print out directions. There's a link to the website on the blog.

To search for past postings - use the search field at the top of the blog, the blog archive which is arranged by date, or the labels feature. The archive and labels are located at the bottom left.

If anyone ever has suggestions about how to improve the blog, let me know. Nate once suggested that we add a weather feature. Presto, we have one now.

FIRST GAME OF SUMMER LEAGUE...RSVP NOW!

Hey Red Tsunami!

Our first game of the summer league kicks off this Sunday, July 12 at 3:30 pm at Wakefield verse Quicksilver FC.

Please RSVP now!!!

Quick note about Team Jerseys: The Goleros have orange jerseys they are happy to offer our newly formed team to wear this summer.

Many thanks,

Your Red Tsunami Captains

Coed classic is coming together

The Coed Classic tournament is coming together. Get excited!

We're probably going to use this summer's tournament to plug a few holes for the team at-large, which means we'll bring in some new people for the tournament with the hopes of recruiting new people for the fall. We had some attendance problems in the spring, particularly on the female side, so this is important. This may mean - consistent with prior emails soliciting interest if you wanted to secure a spot - that there isn't enough room for everyone. We are carrying 25+ players right now and we can only realistically play 17 in a tournament, then you have to factor in the new people. Game times are truncated to about 60 minutes, making it even more difficult to get minutes.

Funds will be due from each rostered player soon. I'll give you a few days notice. The cost will be approximately $25. You must pay in advance to play.

Kick off happy hour for summer league planned

Summer league is a go. We've merged with Tsunami and Red Stripe to form a team called "Red Tsunami." The Goleros brand may be absent from the namesake but we'll bring it to the field - and then some.

Team captains Alyssa (of Tsunami) and Ally have planned a happy hour for all three teams on Thursday July 9th at Local 16. We'll kick things off at 5:30-6:00 p.m.

Be there. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend.

The roster is set for summer league. If there are openings for a particular week, we'll let folks know. Hopefully, we'll have a chance to get people on the field who want to play. Though I'm not running the show, it's not as formal as spring/fall league.

Happy Fourth of July!

Last year, I blogged from Paris to wish everyone a happy fourth! This year, I'm in Washington.

Happy Fourth of July!

Summer is here.

What are you doing this fourth weekend?