The Chelmsford Sunday Soccer Club's Blog

The good news: We are playing at Murphy this Sunday at 8:30 AM. I love, love, love when we return to playing outdoor in the spring. Unless…it rains and we can’t use the grass field.

Today was a perfect day for soccer. Dry, cloudy, a bit cool. But Saturday is for youth soccer. Sunday is for us. And the forecast calls for a 100% chance of rain.

If it is raining, we stay off of the grass fields. We have always protected them. Even if the kids play on them on a rainy Saturday, we don’t play on a rainy Sunday (at least not on grass).

Since this is New England, the forecast is somewhat apt to change overnight. I am hoping that it changes to the rain arriving later this Sunday.

Hoping for clear weather. Hoping for an 8:30 AM kick-off (after a proper warm-up). Please bring a dark shirt and a white shirt. If you wear a grey shirt, you are the goalkeeper for the whole game. Just that simple.

If you look back at our blog over the years, you will see that every single April we are frustrated that we sometimes get rained out. It rains in April. Rain is good. I like rain six days a week. They don’t call it SUNday for nothing. It shouldn’t rain on Sundays. But sometimes (particularly in April) it rains.

Be prepared to play at 8:30 AM at Murphy. Just check the weather forecast. And… somebody has to bring an inflated soccer ball. That would be nice too.

On a personal note: I am still on the injury report. I hope to be back on the field with you soon.

Lawrence

This week, we received permission from CYSA to use Murphy field. So, our pickup game will be moving from McCarthy to Murphy starting this week (4/19). Because this is a grass field maintained by CYSA, if it is muddy or raining more than a sprinkle, we will need to stay off it. These fields are intended for the kids of Chelmsford, and they are trusting us not to do damage.

From what I hear, we are starting at 8:30am. Please try to arrive a little early so we aren’t having people jumping in to the game all morning. As usual, please bring a dark shirt and a white shirt so we can even out teams.

Anyone of high school age or older is welcome. Directions to Murphy field are found off the menu on the Home page. See you there!

hi folks, we are starting Spring soccer this Sunday, April 5! Note that CYSA fields are not yet ready so we plan to play at McCarthy School turf field at 8:45 am. In case the field is taken, we will play on the grass field across the road.

Please bring a dark and white shirt so we can balance teams. No gray shirts please! Hope to see everyone Sunday!!

Join us at Murphy Field starting at 8:30 AM November 30th for a final game for the season. The weather looks fine – dress warmly and, as usual, please bring a dark and a white shirt.

We will return for spring soccer next year.
Hope to see everyone on Sunday!

Ps: it’s a great opportunity to burn the extra calories from the Thanksgiving meal 😊🦃

there is no soccer game today due to the rains. As a reminder, we do not play when it is raining so as not to damage the field. See everyone next Sunday!

Due to the upcoming hot weather, we are planning to start at 8:30 AM starting this Sunday, June 22. Please plan to be at the Murphy field few minutes before so we can start on time. And please remember to bring a white and a dark shirt with plenty of water to stay hydrated!

Hi folks, looks like the weather is improving and we should be able to play tomorrow (Sunday, May 25) morning.
Let’s be there by 8:45 am so we can do a player count, balance the teams and start promptly at 9 am. (Last weekend we had to reshuffle and move fields which was not ideal.)

A reminder that we will play at Murphy field unless noted otherwise. And please bring a dark and a white shirt.

Regards, Rishi

Hi folks, this is Rishi. I’ll be stepping in to help Lawrence and Bruce by posting here occasionally.

Looks like the weather gods are finally cooperating with us! It should be a fine day to play tomorrow.

As Lawrence would say, “grey shirts are bad, white shirts are good, and dark shirts are good. Shirts that are half white and half dark are just annoying” 🙂

Sunday is Mother’s Day, so let’s meet before 9 a.m. for a prompt start, and we can get back home for the celebrations.

Best, Rishi

It looks like we can finally get started with our outdoors pickup soccer game. The weather forecast looks great for tomorrow and there seems to be enough people interested in playing, so lets get out there and play some soccer tomorrow, 4/20. We are still at Murphy Field (see directions in the blog menu) and start playing at 9am. Bring a white shirt and a dark shirt so we can divide up teams.

We’re all eager to get back on the field and play. I know that I look forward to it every year.

When we resume, we are going to play at Murphy at 9:00 AM on Sundays. Same as last year. However, it rained a lot today and it is expected to rain on Sunday morning. We don’t play on the grass fields if they are wet. We need to not beat them up or abuse them.

When we do start, please remember to bring BOTH a white shirt and a dark shirt and not bring a grey shirt. I know that some of you bring only one shirt. Yeah. That makes it harder to balance the teams. So, please bring both.

I am still on the injury list. You will have to wait to hear me say “Oh My God!” when I see some of the throw-ins that you swear are legal (they’re not). I expect that when I return after a year away that things like questionable throw-ins will still be the order of business as usual. Although, you could surprise me.

All kidding aside, I am eager to return and miss the group. Please keep the game going.

Lawrence