NASA Junior Academy (U8 Girls)
Metro North Park & United Quest Park


Date: Saturday, March 26, 2026
Notes:

Team Sonnett 10:30 AM game is canceled:  We got word Thursday afternoon that our 10:30 AM game at United Quest Park has been canceled (opponent not available). Most girls who were scheduled for that game had a 9:00 / 10:30 AM double-header. The 9:00 game at UQP is still on (as are the Dacula games and the afternoon games at Metro North Park), so most of the girls who are affected will still get a game, but just one game instead of two games.

Multi-park game day:  We have games at three different parks: UQP, MNP, and away games at Rabbit Hill Park in Dacula. Please be sure to check team assignments below for your daughter's field location(s). (Some girls play at two different parks.)

Multiple roster tables:  Instead of the usual single table layout, there are two tables below. The first table lists players in the Jr. Academy away games. The second table lists players in the U10 home games.

DH playersWe have a bunch of volunteers scheduled to play twice. Look for the "(1)" and "(2)" indicators after players' names to indicate double-header (DH) play. Some girls will need to change uniforms between their 1st and 2nd games.

Guest coaches:  Our old friends Stuart and Hailey will be coaching. Stuart will coach the morning games at United Quest Park, and Hailey will coach one afternoon game at Metro North Park.

Weekly quiz:  We post a quiz each week below the team assignments. Scroll past the roster tables for quiz details.

Warm-up captains:  Girls whose names are in italics with a (C) indicator are warm-up captains. They are responsible for gathering their teammates and starting pre-game warm-up. Link: warm-up ideas

Team:

NASA Brian NASA Dunn NASA Horan
Location: Rabbit Hill 8A Rabbit Hill 8A Rabbit Hill 8A
Uniform: white / white / yellow white / white / yellow white / white / yellow
Warmup: 8:30 AM 10:00 AM 11:30 AM
Kickoff: 9:00 AM 10:30 AM 12:00 Noon
Opponent: Dacula Revolution (H) Dacula Revolution (H) Dacula Revolution (H)
Players: Hardin
Manning, Ad (1)
Manning, Al (1)
Noorbehesht (C)
Peake (1)
Prymak (1)
Rodman
Rutledge (1)
Smith
Bernard (1)
Brown (1)
Cox (C)
Hock (1)
Joswick (1)
Rutledge (2)
Whalen
Winters (1)
Bernard (2)
Carter
Hock (2)
King
Ollmert
Poage (C)
Weeks
Wingerter

Team:

NASA Johnston NASA Sonnett NASA Heath NASA Pugh
Location: UQP 5 UQP 5 canceled MNP 2B MNP 2B
Uniform: white / white / yellow blue / blue / yellow blue / blue / yellow blue / blue / yellow
Warmup: 8:30 AM 10:00 AM 2:30 PM 4:00 PM
Kickoff: 9:00 AM 10:30 AM 3:00 PM 4:30 PM
Opponent: NASA Twisters (H) NASA Cheetahs (a) NASA Hammers (a) NASA Slammers (a)
Players: Grant, A (1)
Grant, E (1) (C)
Hauenstein (1)
Joyner (1)
Maddox (1)
Parker (1)
Poklemba (1)
Shirley (1)
Grant, A (2)
Grant, E (2)
Hauenstein (2)
Joyner (2) (C)
Maddox (2)
Parker (2)
Poklemba (2)
Rahaman
Shirley (2)
Davenport
Hickson
Jacobs
Kauffmann
McMasters (C)
Porter
Slaton
Tate
Brown (2)
Joswick (2)
Manning, Ad (2)
Manning, Al (2)
Peake (2)
Prymak (2)
Winters (2)
Wright (C)

Weekly quiz - passing and receiving:  You can win a treat after our Wednesday or Thursday practice if you can answer the following questions about passing and receiving, and also demonstrate proper passing and receiving technique.

  1. Which foot surface gives you the best control when making a short-to-medium distance pass?

  2. What should you do with your non-kicking foot?

  3. The best short-to-medium distance passes stay on the ground. Which part of the ball do you strike to make sure it stays on the ground?

  4. Why is a firm pass better than a "soggy" pass?

  5. When or why should you take a "clean up" touch before passing the ball?

  1. Which foot surface gives you the best control when receiving ground ball passes?

  2. Should your knees be bent or straight?

  3. Should your ankle be locked or unlocked?

  4. Should your toes be pointed down or up?

  5. Where do you want the ball to go on your 1st touch?


Created: 02/23/16
Revised: 03/24/16
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