We’re at Murphy. 8:30 AM kick-off.
White shirt, dark shirt, no looking at your cell phone on the field, and let’s have some fun. We can talk about where we should play the December games. See you all at Murphy.
Tonight is the night where we “fall back” and reset the clocks. This gives you the potential to get an extra hour of sleep and puts us in danger of actually starting the game at 8:30 AM.
Not to be opinionated, but I think that Daylight Savings Time is a stupid idea. In my mind, it serves no useful purpose and I wish they would do away with it. Not to complain, but I also think that it is badly implemented and New England is in the wrong time zone anyway. Not to focus on the wrong thing, but I say that we move New England to the Atlantic Time Zone and then stop changing the clocks twice a year. I am not saying that I have relatives who never actually change their clocks. But, I have heard worse ideas.
I am glad that we had this talk about soccer. I hope to see everyone at Murphy Field for an 8:30 AM kick-off time.
Lawrence
Part of keeping up this blog is to be a bit obsessed with weekend weather. Today is ookie-ook outside, but Sunday looks good. Rain will end Saturday night and temps in the 50’s by our kick-off time. I am not sure that we will see another Sunday this nice this month. It might even be the last nice day we see this month.
Kick-off at 8:30 AM at Murphy Field. Seems simple enough, but …you’d be surprised.
At the field we are going to talk about where we are playing in November and December as well as an option for January, February, and March.
Bring a white shirt and a dark shirt and an ability to pass the ball.
Lawrence
This Sunday we are playing at Murphy Field. Kick-off at 8:30. This is annual “No Excuses Sunday”. So, be there ready to play. No excuses.
Last week saw the return of the legend Tony Rabbito to the field. I hope that we see some more returning players this week. It was a good game last week. But we all know by now that I want everybody to play. More fun when there are lots of players. If too many of you show up, we have a plan for that. Good problem to have.
Last Friday afternoon I came into my house and asked my family to come meet the new member of our family. I had just returned from Soccer Stuff in Acton with my new soccer ball. Some of you met “Umbro” this past Sunday. If you have yet to meet Umbro, come out and play Sunday. You don’t know what you’re missing.
If you want to be the full-time goalkeeper, wear grey. Otherwise, bring a white shirt and a dark shirt.
Lawrence
A few overdue announcements here. HR wants you all to know that Danny M. has been named July Employee of the Month, Chris B. has been named August Employee of the Month, and Ryan C. has been named September Employee of the month. Of course, their photos will go up on the wall in the lunch room and each one will get a coffee mug. Congrats, guys.
The rain stopped last week at the right time and the weather was perfect. We started out playing a small-sided game and then had a good game on the big field. Crisp passing. Really.
Let’s kick-off at 8:30 AM on Sunday at Murphy Field. Bring two shirts. One dark. One white. Oh, and somebody should bring a soccer ball.
Lawrence
8:30 kick-off at Murphy. If it has stopped raining by 8:00 AM or it is very light, we will play. I do not think that the field will be too wet.
Please bring a white shirt and a dark shirt.
Note: If you have to leave the game early, please give me your keys to hold until the game is over.
Lawrence
Perhaps a silly thing, but this is my favorite time of year to play soccer. I play all year round. But this time of year is my favorite. Not too hot. Not too cold. Usually not too wet. Playing on grass fields. Nice. But, we all know that these days don’t last. Late summer becomes early fall. Early fall becomes late fall and then winter. We still play, but we’re in the sweet spot now.
It seems to work well to start at 8:30. We did not have so many late-game defections. It was a very good game on the big field. Looking forward to doing it again this week. Please strive to arrive in time to be warmed-up and ready to kick-off at 8:30 AM.
Just a few housekeeping details:
No slide tackles
The reason we are always harping on bringing a white shirt and a dark shirt is so that we can balance the teams. Bring two shirts
No grey shirts
If you wear grey, you are the permanent goal keeper for the day
When we do not have players who intend to play keeper the whole game, we share the duty. Take your turn in goal
Lawrence
I have been having a bit of trouble posting this week’s blog. I guess I need to get “Blogs for Dummies” and then read it.
We are playing at 8:30 AM this Sunday at Murphy. That is an 8:10 AM arrival time and an 8:30 AM kick-off time.
Sorry about the last post getting messed-up.
Last week we discussed starting at 8:30 AM. To do this, we need you at the field by 8:10 AM. Remember that this is the thick of rush hour traffic. So, leave extra time. Bring a white shirt and a dark shirt. See you Sunday.
Lawrence
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