First Game of the Season

Our first official team picture of the season with the mighty Thunderbolts. The players played there hearts out today and even though it did not go our way, Daniel scored the last goal in the last minutes of the game. Way to go Daniel!! All players played great and I was very happy to see that our drills are coming together. Every practice is important and with every game we learn something new and better ourselves. Well, here is our first picture and we will have many more:

From left to right: Assistant Drill Coach Victoria, Michael, Daniel, Ryan, John Michael, Nikolas, Stephen, Joey, James and me Coach Fig in the background. 

Also want to thank Claudia Navarro for the drinks and snacks, the players greatly appreciated it. And to all the parents and grandparents who attended and cheered us on, THANK YOU!!!!!

We have a very special team and we are all looking forward to a fun and great season. Go Thunderbolts!!

U10 Rules and Regulations

Game Schedule for the Thunderbolts

Hello Thunderbolts, below is the schedule for our 2011 season:

Saturday - Feb 26 at 11:30am vs Team 13 (Carlos) - Field 1

Saturday - Mar 5 at 9:00am vs Team 17 (Townsend) - Field 1

Saturday - March 26 at 10:15am vs Team 18 (Valdez) - Field 2

Friday - April 1 at 6:15pm vs Team 16 (Ramiro Grey) - Field 2

Saturday - April 9 at 10:15am vs Team 16 (Ramiro Black) - Field 2

Friday - April 29 at 5:00pm vs Team 13 (Carlos) - Field 1

Saturday - May 7 at 10:15am vs Team 17 (Townsend) - Field 2

Friday - May 13 at 5:00pm vs Team 18 (Valdez) - Field 2

Saturday - May 21 at 11:30am vs Team 16 (Ramiro Grey) - Field 1

All of the games will be played at:

Southwood Middle School

16301 SW 80th Avenue

Palmetto Bay

For all of the player, please bring your Zmackit to all games. Our team manager, Claudia Navarro, will coordinate with all parents for drinks, snacks, etc. for all of our games so our players are well taken care of and stay hydrated which is critical. Small bottles of water/gatorade works better than large bottles. Please make sure to arrive 20 minutes prior to each game.

I will keep the updates coming. Go Thunderbolts!!!!

Practice Information

Hello Thunderbolts!

I received a notice that we can begin practice at other fields within the Pinecrest area, but I feel that where we are at the moment is the best place to continue our bi-weekly practices. If we go to another field there will be other teams that we will have to compete for time and space, not to mention much more distractions as well. So as a reminder, our practices are Monday's and Wednesday's at Coral Pine Park from 5pm to 6pm.

Please please make sure all the boys brings their soccer ball, Zmackit shoe cover and most importantly, please make sure the boys bring a bottle of water to all of the practice sessions. I would prefer to have the boys drink water where we are rather than have to chase then back from the water fountain which is away from our practice field.

Thank you for your support and cooperation.

Coach

Season Update Bulletin from Maria Jacs - Pinecrest Premier

OUR COACHES MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR FEB. 23RD AT 6:30 AT EVELYN GREER PARK(8200 SW 12 ST.) WE WILL DISTRIBUTE ALL EQUIPMENT AND UNIFORMS THERE.

I AM IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING ROSTERS AND HOPE TO HAVE THEM TO YOU BY THE END OF THE WEEK. PLEASE CONTACT ALL YOUR PLAYERS RIGHT AWAY TO LET THEM KNOW WHEN AND WHERE YOU WILL BEGIN YOUR PRACTICES.

REMEMBER YOU CAN START YOUR PRACTICES FEB 14TH. THE PARKS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR PRACTICE ARE:
Palmetto Middle School field
 7351 SW 128 St
 From 5pm until dark  Mon-Fri

Pinecrest Gardens/Community Center
11000 SW 57th Ave.
From 4pm until dusk Mon-Wed-Fri
From 4pm until 5:30pm Tue and Thur

I WILL BEGIN WORKING ON SCHEDULES AS SOON AS I FINISH THE ROSTERS.  I NEED FOR YOU TO SEND ME YOUR CONFLICTS RIGHT AWAY. BELOW YOU WILL FIND THE DATES WE WILL BE PLAYING. WE WILL HAVE TO BREAK FOR BOTH PUBLIC AND CATHOLIC SCHOOL SPRING BREAKS. 

ALL GAMES WILL BE PLAYED AT SOUTHWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL
(16301 SW 80TH AVE). WE ARE GOING TO HAVE FRIDAY GAMES. FOR THE FIRST 2 WEEKS WE WILL HAVE ONLY 1 TIME SLOT BEGINNING AT 5PM. THEN WE WILL HAVE 2 TIME SLOTS FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON. WE WILL BEGIN THE SEASON ON FEB. 25TH. BELOW ARE THE REST OF THE DATES.

WEEK 1
FEB. 25&26

WEEK 2
MAR. 4&5

WEEK 3
MAR 25&26

WEEK 4
APR 1&2

WEEK 5
APR 8&9

WEEK 6
APR 29&30

WEEK 7
MAY 6&7

WEEK 8
MAY 13&14

WEEK 9
MAY 21&22


THERE WILL BE NO GAMES SCHEDULED ON
MARCH 11TH, 12TH, 18TH AND 19TH (PUBLIC & PRIVATE SCHOOL BREAK)
APRIL 15TH, 16TH, 22ND AND 23RD (CATHOLIC SCHOOL BREAK)

WE ARE ALSO AWARE THAT THERE ARE FIRST COMMUNIONS COMING UP FOR THE U8 GROUP. PLEASE SEND ME THE DATE IF YOU ARE ONE OF THE CATHOLIC SCHOOL TEAMS. SO I CAN SCHEDULE ACCORDINGLY. ANY SCHEDULE REQUESTS YOU HAVE PLEASE SEND THEM NOW. ONCE THE SCHEDULE IS OUT THERE WILL BE NO CHANGES.

THANK YOU,
MARIA