Warm up before the scrimmage.
Last night's "Red/Black" scrimmage ended in a tie (3-3) and the self proclaimed "best referee of the year" decided to tag a PK series on to that. Because Coach Dijkstra's team was not prepared for that,it is easy to see why Coach Bell's team won that part of the competition. The annual intra-squad scrimmage is played on the game field for a variety of reasons. First of all it is a test to see if all the equipment is working. It is also the inauguration of the seniors music CD for the season (maybe a back up more up tempo CD should be developed). This season features a new "Star Spangled Banner" (I believe it is the Marine Corps Band's version but I'm sure Ducky will correct me if I am wrong).
All the lights worked, the scoreboard is in midseason form (lightbulbs are therefore already missing/not working) and the field looked great, thanks to all the hard work this summer by Nick. Thank you, Nick!
Another thank you goes to the players' parents who sat thru the rain and lightning (thanks for keeping the umbrella's up so the players did not have to worry about getting struck!). Play resumed after a short lightning delay in the second half but in general, the players looked good. It is clear to the coaches what areas need attention yet and fortunately, we have almost a week to correct some of the mistakes we noticed during the game.
August 21 is opening day for both Varsity and JV; the Varsity travels to "beautiful" Central Noble's soccer park and the JV entertains Penn at home. The Varsity game kicks off at 4:30 and the JV starts at 5 pm.
Hopefully all players will have met their $40.00 pledge goal for tomorrow's car wash at LJ Wagner (9am- 1 pm).
This afternoon we will have the usual friday afternoon practice to be followed by a taco salad(?) supper/swim/bonfire at the Douwsma's on Country Way (CR's 11&28) area).
Kick off is only 6 days away!!!
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