Monthly Archives: March 2016

Tribute to soccer legend Johan Cruyff

We honor one of the all-time soccer greats, Johan Cruyff, who died March 24, 2016 after fighting lung cancer. Cruyff had a hugely successful playing career with Ajax in the Netherlands, and with Barcelona in Spain. But he may have had even more influence as a coach. He’s credited with being the architect who transformed… Read More »

Game day preview: Saturday, March 26, 2016 – changes!

We have seven six (yes, seven six!) games scheduled. Three are in Dacula against another club’s U8 Academy program. (Dacula is off GA-316 on the way toward Athens.) We also have our usual four three home games in the NASA U10 rec leagues. Link:  team assignments and schedules Saturday morning schedule change:  We got word… Read More »

Summer 2016 Academy Team Camp dates have changed

The summer 2016 Academy Team Camp dates have changed since our original post in late January. All Girls Academy age groups will have their camps the week of July 18-21 (Monday through Thursday), with sessions running in the evening, 5:30 – 8:30 PM. Camps will be held at Metro North Park and J. J. Biello Park.… Read More »

Game day preview: Saturday, March 19, 2016

We have a full schedule of games on Saturday, March 19th. Games take place at three different NASA parks:  JJ Biello Park in Woodstock, Metro North Park and United Quest Park. All available girls will play. Hailey and Ward will each coach games. Link:  team assignments and schedules Saturday AM:  Mother Nature has given us… Read More »

Make-up games Sunday, April 17

We had two games rained out on March 5. (Even though we played an impromptu intra-Academy game on the turf field, we still missed official games.) These games have been rescheduled to Sunday, April 17th, 11:30 AM and 1:00 PM at UQP field 5. We have a full schedule on Saturday, April 16th, so some… Read More »

Goalkeeper training

Daylight Saving Time is here, which means we can have daylight goalkeeper training sessions at both parks. Click the prior link for complete details.

Game day photos & video: Sunday, March 13, 2016

NASA Junior Academy girls making their “eww!” faces. Their coach had to lick a player’s shoe as part of a warm-up challenge, and the girls show what they thought about it.  Check our photo site for more team photos after our March 13, 2016 game against the Smyrna U8 girls. (See group video below.)