MYSA Lunachicks Soccer

Make sure the girls get plenty of rest. Yes, I know getting 11-12 year old girls asleep when they’re staying in a hotel out of town is pretty much impossible. But TRY to get the girls asleep by 10. Thankfully we don’t have a match at 8AM! But we should be at the fields no later than 8:45AM to get ready, do some warmups, etc.

I told the girls last night they need to start preparing for this tournament in how they eat. That means refrain from drinking soda from last night through the weekend (yeah they laughed too). Stick with water, sports drinks, juice, milk, etc. Eat GOOD meals – stay away from junk food. Everyone should eat something Saturday morning and it should be fairly early (7:30-8AM) Cereal, energy bars, fruit, stuff like that. Same holds true for lunch – light energy packed meals are best to prepare for the 1PM match. Bringing some granola bars, etc. can be useful too.

As Leslie noted, not every tournament is going to be during clear and sunny weather. This is one of those weekends. The tournament committee will do everything they can to get the matches played. CUFC just sent out a phone broadcast stating the tournament is ON as of 9:15AM and they will be sending out updates every three hours. We’ll definitely keep you posted. Read the rest of this entry »