We reserved a field to ring in the new year with informal and optional Happy New Year scrimmages on Monday, January 1, 2024. Logistics issues interfere with our usual King Holiday weekend scrimmages, so we’ll likely have to skip that event. Player availability: We have two time slots: 11:30 – 12:45 and 12:45 – 2:00.… Read More »
Our most common game format is 5v5, but we start this spring’s schedule with two 7v7 game days. It’s still soccer, but it’s soccer on a bigger field with more players. (And bigger blobs if teammates crowd each other.) Our regular weekday practices are well suited to helping the girls prepare for 5v5 play. But… Read More »
We reserved a field for informal King Holiday scrimmages on Monday, January 16, 2023. The event will run from 11:30 AM until 1:15 PM at Metro North Park on the Tops field (our usual practice and game field). This is an optional “come if you can” event that’s open to all Junior Academy Girls from our Metro North… Read More »
We reserved a field to ring in the new year with informal Happy New Year scrimmages on Sunday, January 1, 2023. We had a mix of 5v5 and 7v7 scrimmages. We finished with one of our favorite customs, the Happy New Year soccer ball drop! Weather: Updated Saturday @ 5:00 PM: The January 1st forecast calls… Read More »
We reserved a field for our traditional King Holiday scrimmages on Monday, January 17, 2022. The event will run from 11:30 AM until 1:00 PM at Metro North Park on the TOPS field (our usual practice and game field). This is an optional “come if you can” event that’s open to all Junior Academy Girls from… Read More »
We thank the girls & families who joined us for today’s Happy New Year scrimmages! We also thank Mother Nature for providing great playing weather. Special bonus: We enjoyed delicious birthday donuts! Link: photos. Check below for our New Year’s ball drop video and final countdown of 2021, plus a very short feature starring a birthday… Read More »
We reserved a field for informal King Holiday scrimmages on Monday, January 18, 2021. This is an optional, “come if you can” event that’s open to all Junior Academy Girls from our Metro North Park and United Quest Park locations. If your daughter has been recruited to help design Peachtree Road Race t-shirts, don’t cancel… Read More »
We thank everyone who attended our Happier New Year scrimmages. We loved the girls’ enthusiasm and competitive spirit! Mother Nature looked out for us with sunny “shorts and short sleeves” weather. And the timing was right to enable three of our all-time favorite helpers to attend: Hailey, ET and Ally. (Hailey heads back to her… Read More »
We thank the intrepid crew who took on Mother Nature and each other during informal scrimmages on a very chilly King Holiday afternoon. Mother Nature gave us a good contest, but we think the intra-Academy scrimmages were even better contests! Much respect to the girls’ parents and relatives for their support; they had to sit in… Read More »
Fun scrimmages today! Edie scored the best goal of the new year with a spectacular golden goal volley. We finished with a kids vs. coaches big field scrimmage. After falling behind 4-1, the kids rallied to beat the coaches 6-5. (Check the facial expressions in the photo on the right.) We thank everyone who attended for… Read More »