Thursday, January 17, 2008
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
A New Indoor Season!
So the Twisted Sisters indoor team had a respectable showing in the most recent winter season. Not our best season ever but we had fun. We have one final play off game in two weeks.
It is already time to be thinking about the next season.
Dates: The new season will run from February 3, 2008 - April 6, 2008.
Cost: The total cost to field a team is 645.00 so with 10 players that runs about 64.50 each to play.
Other details: We play 10 games, 5 against 5, at the indoor facility in Fairfax - www.fairfaxsportsplex.com Game times are usually from 4pm - 10pm with most games around 6 or 7pm. We can try and sort out carpooling/metro pick up available if folks need rides.
This is a great way to stay in shape, have some fun on a Sunday afternoon, work on your ball handling skills and hang out with other Sisters. There will most likely be just one weekend overlap with the beginning of the outdoor season so think of this as a great way to dust off your skills which have been in hibernation over the winter.
Please send me an email if you are interested in playing with us. I need your commitments by January 26th as I have to turn in a check and registration form on the 27th.
It is already time to be thinking about the next season.
Dates: The new season will run from February 3, 2008 - April 6, 2008.
Cost: The total cost to field a team is 645.00 so with 10 players that runs about 64.50 each to play.
Other details: We play 10 games, 5 against 5, at the indoor facility in Fairfax - www.fairfaxsportsplex.com Game times are usually from 4pm - 10pm with most games around 6 or 7pm. We can try and sort out carpooling/metro pick up available if folks need rides.
This is a great way to stay in shape, have some fun on a Sunday afternoon, work on your ball handling skills and hang out with other Sisters. There will most likely be just one weekend overlap with the beginning of the outdoor season so think of this as a great way to dust off your skills which have been in hibernation over the winter.
Please send me an email if you are interested in playing with us. I need your commitments by January 26th as I have to turn in a check and registration form on the 27th.
Monday, December 03, 2007
End of season pizza party
We had a great dinner on Saturday with about 14 folks. For those who couldn't attend (and for those not listening to me when I said it Saturday), I wanted to express my thanks for being such a great team this season. I have fun whether we win or lose, but it was nice to see the progression of the team over the last several seasons.
We bid a fond farewell to Rebecca, who cannot rejoin us in the spring after her major injury this season.
For everyone else, I'll be in touch again come springtime. If you want to stay involved, we have VA indoor ongoing, upcoming MD indoor, there are pickup games on saturdays and a few happy hours here and there to keep the Sisters' spirit going.
Have a happy and health holiday season and looking forward to seeing people come spring!
We bid a fond farewell to Rebecca, who cannot rejoin us in the spring after her major injury this season.
For everyone else, I'll be in touch again come springtime. If you want to stay involved, we have VA indoor ongoing, upcoming MD indoor, there are pickup games on saturdays and a few happy hours here and there to keep the Sisters' spirit going.
Have a happy and health holiday season and looking forward to seeing people come spring!
Friday, November 09, 2007
We won!
Sorry this is not a longer post but has been a long week and our last game is already upon us. But we did win last weekend. It was a great day for soccer and we managed a 2-0 win. Now on to the Tomatoes tomorrow.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Another...wait for it...tie!
We played on a very crisp cool day last Saturday at a new field up in Rockville against the Psychedelic Furs. It was a frustrating game as we had a ton of shots on goal that we could not covert to points. Our defense held a strong line against two good forwards and Monica saved the day with several diving catches including one at the end of the game that deserves to go down in the history books as a major feat of agility.
Next up the Killer Tomatoes back at Rosemary Hills. Our second to the last game against the team we have yet to beat this year. It was great to have so many folks out at the last game and it really makes us so much more competitive. So lets keep it up with great attendance against the Tomatoes.
We missed our new teammate, Monica, who is out for a bit with a tear to her hamstring. We hope to have her back before the end of the season.
Next up the Killer Tomatoes back at Rosemary Hills. Our second to the last game against the team we have yet to beat this year. It was great to have so many folks out at the last game and it really makes us so much more competitive. So lets keep it up with great attendance against the Tomatoes.
We missed our new teammate, Monica, who is out for a bit with a tear to her hamstring. We hope to have her back before the end of the season.
Monday, October 15, 2007
A Draw
We had a draw on Saturday against the First Ladies up at Rosemary Hills. It was a 0-0 duel of the sweepers as Ali put it. It was rough going so early in the morning but we had a great turn out and played hard. Our forwards had some great shots and we easily out shot them but could not covert them into goals. Wish I had something more exciting to say about the game...not our best and not our worst showing. We have another opportunity to beat them in our final game of the season.
17 folks turned up at Parkway Deli for breakfast afterwards. I have never seen my kids devour that many pancakes.
Next week we are up against the Furs in Rockville at a new field.
17 folks turned up at Parkway Deli for breakfast afterwards. I have never seen my kids devour that many pancakes.
Next week we are up against the Furs in Rockville at a new field.
Friday, October 12, 2007
A Little Motivation
In case anyone is looking for motivation for Saturday's 8:45am game against the First Ladies just go check out the Over-30 Division Standings. We are in 4th place with 3 wins and 3 losses. This is the same record as the Smash but we had one additional goal scored against us so we trail them. It is also just 4 goals behind the Femmes who tied the Tomatoes.
We have an good opportunity to win against the Ladies so come out, lace up and kick the ball!
We have an good opportunity to win against the Ladies so come out, lace up and kick the ball!
Monday, October 08, 2007
Rough Loss
We suffered a rough 3-1 loss on Saturday against the Femmes. We had NO subs for the game and actually started short one player. We all cheered when Monica showed up late and took her place in the front line.
The goals were good ones from the Femmes. On defense we often forget that Anika can score from much further away then most other players. Monica scored for us which was a real boost of moral but we could not convert any of our other shots on goal.
We got pushed down to 4th place in the standings after this loss but it is a very tight race with just 1 win and 1 point separating us from 2nd place. We can easily regain our spot and even have a chance at first if we can beat the Killer Fruit in our second to the last game.
Next week we play the First Ladies, our first game against them this season, at 8:30am at Rosemary Hills. Make sure to work up an appetite so we can head over to Parkway Deli afterwards.
Shout out to Jenn who was injured but came to the game and took the photos posted above. Hopefully she will be back for the next game.
Saturday, September 29, 2007
A Win!
We scored another win today against the Psychedelic Furs. It was a great day at Rosemary Hills but boy what a crappy field. The first half was scoreless and we struggled to read their defense. But we got it together in the second half with shorter passes to the outside that brought us in close to the goal.
Sharon scored first on an awesome left footed shot from the left corner. The Furs answered with a quick goal and we were tied for much of the second half. But we had the ball in front of their goal alot and Tina followed a corner kick and set up Kathy to score. Everyone got back on defense and we held them to a 2-1 win.
We joked with our new teammates about our past losing seasons. If they had only know before they joined us:) But we are really coming together as a team. Now if we can get just a few more subs on the sidelines. Huge thanks to Daniel for serving as our sub master. It went alot smoother then previous games.
Next week we play the Femmes once again at the Hills dustbowl. Anyone up for lunch at Parkway Deli afterwards? I have a craving for a pastrami sandwich and those great pickles from the pickle bar.
Sharon scored first on an awesome left footed shot from the left corner. The Furs answered with a quick goal and we were tied for much of the second half. But we had the ball in front of their goal alot and Tina followed a corner kick and set up Kathy to score. Everyone got back on defense and we held them to a 2-1 win.
We joked with our new teammates about our past losing seasons. If they had only know before they joined us:) But we are really coming together as a team. Now if we can get just a few more subs on the sidelines. Huge thanks to Daniel for serving as our sub master. It went alot smoother then previous games.
Next week we play the Femmes once again at the Hills dustbowl. Anyone up for lunch at Parkway Deli afterwards? I have a craving for a pastrami sandwich and those great pickles from the pickle bar.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
updated schedule
9/28 – furs – rosemary hills at 1:45
10/6 – femmes – r hills at 11 am
10/13 – 1st ladies – r hills at 8:30 am
10/20 – furs – Rockville at 3:30
10/27 – KT – rosemary hills at 3:00
11/3 – 1st ladies – GW Turf at 2 pm
10/6 – femmes – r hills at 11 am
10/13 – 1st ladies – r hills at 8:30 am
10/20 – furs – Rockville at 3:30
10/27 – KT – rosemary hills at 3:00
11/3 – 1st ladies – GW Turf at 2 pm
Monday, September 24, 2007
What a game!
Our trend came to an end this last weekend against the Killer Tomatoes. What a game we played. We were at Turkey Thicket on that rough field in the middle of the day in the lovely heat. The 2-0 loss does not reflect how hard we played. We were light years better then we were last season. It was like playing with a different team.
It was a rough and tumble game. I hit the ground hard in the first half and it took a bit for me to get the dazed look off my face. Kia also hit the ground a few times as she made some amazing runs to the goal. But we could not break through their defense and their offense had us running hard. We have another chance to get a win against them later in the season.
Indoor ended with a playoff game that went down 3-13. It was a tough loss without many subs. As Amanda said it was a great opportunity to work on the things they had wanted to all season. Amanda and Carrie both played in goal and folks got alot of chances to pass and improve their ball handling skills.
We are knee deep in our outdoor season but I strongly urge folks to check out the Washington Freedom clinics over the winter break. I did one last winter and felt a huge boost in my confidence if not my skills:)
It was a rough and tumble game. I hit the ground hard in the first half and it took a bit for me to get the dazed look off my face. Kia also hit the ground a few times as she made some amazing runs to the goal. But we could not break through their defense and their offense had us running hard. We have another chance to get a win against them later in the season.
Indoor ended with a playoff game that went down 3-13. It was a tough loss without many subs. As Amanda said it was a great opportunity to work on the things they had wanted to all season. Amanda and Carrie both played in goal and folks got alot of chances to pass and improve their ball handling skills.
We are knee deep in our outdoor season but I strongly urge folks to check out the Washington Freedom clinics over the winter break. I did one last winter and felt a huge boost in my confidence if not my skills:)
Monday, September 17, 2007
A Great Day for Soccer
Saturday was a great day for soccer. The temperature was just right and the sun was shining. The wind was a bit much but luckily Monica's strong punts overcame the resistance.
We took on the Smash again at Rosemary Hills. We scored early with kicks from Kathy with a great return on her deflected corner kick and Jenn's first ever goal. Smash had some really good shots on our goal but only managed to sink 1. We won 2-1 and are in second place behind the Killer Tomatoes. This is definitely a trend.
One Smash player asked if we had been practicing over the summer. i explained our push of Saturday scrimmages, summer league and indoor. She said...It really shows in your play. You guys are talking to each other which is great. So big cheer for all the folks who came out over the summer.
We did not fare so well in indoor and fell 12-2 in our last game of the regular indoor season. I have never felt that ineffective on defense in my life. Next Sunday is our playoff game which ends the season.
So looking forward to next Saturday at Turkey Thicket against the Killer Tomatoes.
We took on the Smash again at Rosemary Hills. We scored early with kicks from Kathy with a great return on her deflected corner kick and Jenn's first ever goal. Smash had some really good shots on our goal but only managed to sink 1. We won 2-1 and are in second place behind the Killer Tomatoes. This is definitely a trend.
One Smash player asked if we had been practicing over the summer. i explained our push of Saturday scrimmages, summer league and indoor. She said...It really shows in your play. You guys are talking to each other which is great. So big cheer for all the folks who came out over the summer.
We did not fare so well in indoor and fell 12-2 in our last game of the regular indoor season. I have never felt that ineffective on defense in my life. Next Sunday is our playoff game which ends the season.
So looking forward to next Saturday at Turkey Thicket against the Killer Tomatoes.
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
A Great Start to the New Season
So I had no response to my request for a writer to summarize our first game. The quick and dirty is all folks get...we lost to Smash in our season opener.
BUT the big news is we won our first game this past Saturday against the Violent Femmes. It was a 3-1 win in the late summer heat at the Rosemary Hills dust bowl. We played a fast paced and very offensive game driven by the energy of several new players and the strong improvements from team veterans who have worked hard in the off season at practices and indoor. I have to admit I was so surprised by our first goal that I let my guard down on defense and the Femmes quickly scored an answering goal. We had to remind ourselves on defense to stay strong and focused after our next two goals. These three goals match the total number of goals scored by our team in our first two seasons.
It was also a long weekend of soccer for the indoor Sister's team. We had a double header out in Fairfax. We won 11-5 in our first game but an hour later lost 6-3. It was rough on everyone having to play 3 games in one weekend. At one point I had no energy left and just had to sit it out sucking down Gatorade.
We are back to the Smash again this coming weekend at Rosemary Hills. This may prove to be our lucky field.
A special shout out to Rebecca who suffered a broken tibia in our Femmes game. She is out for the season. We wish her a speedy recovery and hope to see her back next season.
BUT the big news is we won our first game this past Saturday against the Violent Femmes. It was a 3-1 win in the late summer heat at the Rosemary Hills dust bowl. We played a fast paced and very offensive game driven by the energy of several new players and the strong improvements from team veterans who have worked hard in the off season at practices and indoor. I have to admit I was so surprised by our first goal that I let my guard down on defense and the Femmes quickly scored an answering goal. We had to remind ourselves on defense to stay strong and focused after our next two goals. These three goals match the total number of goals scored by our team in our first two seasons.
It was also a long weekend of soccer for the indoor Sister's team. We had a double header out in Fairfax. We won 11-5 in our first game but an hour later lost 6-3. It was rough on everyone having to play 3 games in one weekend. At one point I had no energy left and just had to sit it out sucking down Gatorade.
We are back to the Smash again this coming weekend at Rosemary Hills. This may prove to be our lucky field.
A special shout out to Rebecca who suffered a broken tibia in our Femmes game. She is out for the season. We wish her a speedy recovery and hope to see her back next season.
updated schedule
update:
9/15 – smash – rosemary hills (SS) at 1:45
9/22 – KT – turkey thicket (dc) at 2:00
9/28 – furs – rosemary hills at 1:00
10/6 – femmes – r hills at 9 am (MAY CHANGE TO 11 am)
10/13 – 1st ladies – r hills at 8:30 am
10/20 – furs – Rockville at 3:30
10/27 – KT – rosemary hills at 3:00
11/3 – 1st ladies – GW Turf at 2 pm
9/15 – smash – rosemary hills (SS) at 1:45
9/22 – KT – turkey thicket (dc) at 2:00
9/28 – furs – rosemary hills at 1:00
10/6 – femmes – r hills at 9 am (MAY CHANGE TO 11 am)
10/13 – 1st ladies – r hills at 8:30 am
10/20 – furs – Rockville at 3:30
10/27 – KT – rosemary hills at 3:00
11/3 – 1st ladies – GW Turf at 2 pm
DATE/TIME CHANGE FOR 9/15
REMEMBER - GAME TIME ON SAT 9/15 HAS CHANGED TO 1:45 AND LOCATION HAS CHANGED TO ROSEMARY HILLS (SAME DUST BOWL AS LAST WEEK).
Thursday, August 30, 2007
practice sat sep 1
this Saturday (9/1/07) will be at 9 am at Four Corners Park in Silver spring. http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=internal&addtohistory=&latitude=G9i9XDb%2bPk%2bDDVxQ1pJrBQ%3d%3d&longitude=7FYV4YgArOcKlqCLdRhXUw%3d%3d&name=North%20Four%20Corners%20Park&country=US&address=Southwood%20Ave&city=Silver%20Spring&state=MD&zipcode=20901&phone=&spurl=0&&q=north%20four%20corners%20park&qc=ParksParking is on Southwood ave. You have to walk a little thru the woods to get to the open space.
we'll mainly work on some drills that I think will help those that said they were coming but we'll also scrimmage. if you didn't say you were coming but want to come anyway - feel free!
we'll mainly work on some drills that I think will help those that said they were coming but we'll also scrimmage. if you didn't say you were coming but want to come anyway - feel free!
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
schedule
Briefly – our schedule is as follows:
9/8 – femmes – rosemary hills (silver spring) at 1:45
9/15 – smash – winding creek (SS) at 1:00
9/22 – KT – turkey thicket (dc) at 2:00
9/28 – furs – rosemary hills at 1:00
10/6 – femmes – r hills at 9 am
10/13 – 1st ladies – r hills at 8:30 am
10/20 – furs – Rockville at 3:30
10/27 – KT – winding creek at 3:00
11/3 – 1st ladies – winding creek at 9 am
9/8 – femmes – rosemary hills (silver spring) at 1:45
9/15 – smash – winding creek (SS) at 1:00
9/22 – KT – turkey thicket (dc) at 2:00
9/28 – furs – rosemary hills at 1:00
10/6 – femmes – r hills at 9 am
10/13 – 1st ladies – r hills at 8:30 am
10/20 – furs – Rockville at 3:30
10/27 – KT – winding creek at 3:00
11/3 – 1st ladies – winding creek at 9 am
Friday, August 24, 2007
PARKING THIS SATURDAY
Hi All,I've just learned that this weekend is 'move-in' weekend at Trinity University and there will be NO PARKING at Trinity University. You will need to park along Michigan Avenue or take metro to the game. The field is about a 15 minute walk from Brookland-CUA metro, or you can take the Trinity shuttle from the metro. Check our website for metro and bus directions: http://wawsl.org/Facility.asp?ID=18783&snid=26305548&org=wawsl.org
Friday, August 17, 2007
1st game info
When: Sat Aug 25th at 4 pm (warmup at 3:30)
Where: trinity field http://www.wawsl.org/Facility.asp?ID=18783&snid=25623451&org=wawsl.org
Who: Twisted Sisters (us) against our friends in Smash
should be a good one!
remember - no dogs and no cletes inside the bathroom
Where: trinity field http://www.wawsl.org/Facility.asp?ID=18783&snid=25623451&org=wawsl.org
Who: Twisted Sisters (us) against our friends in Smash
should be a good one!
remember - no dogs and no cletes inside the bathroom
Monday, August 13, 2007
Last chance workout!
Hello all
Our last chance to practice before the season begins on Aug 25th is this coming saturday August 18th. We would like to have as many Sisters there as possible to work on "team stuff".
Location: Lincoln fields (meet near end of path from parking)
Time: 9:30 (beat the heat/beat the tourists)
Brunch nearby for anyone interested after the workout.
ps - team rep meeting is tonight - they should tell me when registration will be open. please continue recruiting efforts!!! I'll feel alot more secure having 5-6 more bodies registered!
Our last chance to practice before the season begins on Aug 25th is this coming saturday August 18th. We would like to have as many Sisters there as possible to work on "team stuff".
Location: Lincoln fields (meet near end of path from parking)
Time: 9:30 (beat the heat/beat the tourists)
Brunch nearby for anyone interested after the workout.
ps - team rep meeting is tonight - they should tell me when registration will be open. please continue recruiting efforts!!! I'll feel alot more secure having 5-6 more bodies registered!
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