Game four - McGilvra Panthers

It was another great game for the Pirate Pixies against the talented McGilvra Panthers. Our girls played wonderfully. There was more passing than ever before, and some true heroics on the part of our keepers. Not to mention several goals.

Here's the link to the article on girls' knee injuries that Karin mentioned last week.

See you all at practice this week!

Ben

game 9/29

Hi there –

The Pixies continue to play well together and improve their skills. They are such a pleasure to watch now – lots of passing and artful ball maneuvering. Wow!
Our game this Saturday is at Garfield (East) at 1 pm. Please be there at 12:40. Thank you to Mackenzie’s family for bringing snacks. I’ll have oranges for half-time.

October

Anne Gienapp (Mari’s mom) has been taping the US team in the World Cup and has invited interested Pixies to come over to their house after the game on 10/6 for a bite to eat and a chance to watch some extraordinary Women’s soccer. Their house is very close to Dearborn. Details later.

Our last game is 10/27 and we have reserved a backroom at Piecora’s pizza for our end of season goodbye. Our game that day is at 10:45 at Garfield. Our reservation is for 12 noon. We’ll need to collect money for food and trophies in a few weeks.

Injury Prevention

Finally, you may have seen the article in last Sunday’s paper about girls and soccer injuries. There has been quite a bit of research of late focused on why girls are tearing up their knees at a younger age and higher rate than boys. This is particularly true of ACL tears. At least two of the Pixies’ moms tore up their knees early in their careers (I was 13) and I am conscious about developing good habits with the Pixies. What this means is becoming conscious about not locking or hyper-extending their knees when they run, stop and turn and building up their quads and hamstring muscles. (This is why we are frequently running backwards!) Lunges, squats, jumproping are all great at building the muscles around the knee to help prevent injuries.
Thanks for all your work getting kids to practice and games. I know it is a juggling act. Thank you for your Pixie and contribution to our wonderful crew of girls.
See you Saturday,
Karin

Game 3

After photos at Lakewood, the Pirate Pixies had a great game playing against the Kick'n KitKats from Beacon Hill on Saturday. All the girls are really doing great!

Photo forms at practice today

Hi Pirate Pixie Parents,
    I was very proud of our girls and how well they played on Saturday. As Karin mentioned, our game this Saturday is at 2:30PM at Dearborn Park, and our photo appointment is at 1:30PM at Lakewood Playfield (just north of PCC on 50th) We hope that everyone will be able to make it for the photo. Let Karin or I know if you need help getting your pirate pixie to the photos or to the game afterwards - we can help.

I have photo order forms and will try to give them to everyone tonight at practice.

regards,
Ben

Team Photos 22 Sept at Lakewood field

The Pixies played another great game on Saturday against a strong team. We’re seeing a lot more passing and working together.

We have pictures this Saturday an hour before our game. Their pictures will be taken at Lakewood field (not the community center like last year) at 1:30 pm. Please be there on time so that we can get to our game (2:30) at Dearborn Park. Ben will have the forms at practice this week. Let us know if you have any questions. If you need help getting your Pixies to pictures and/or the game let us know. We can help.

Thanks for all your support!

Karin

Dolphins - Game 2

The Pirate Pixies played a great game today against the McGilvra Dolphins, who we recalled from last fall, are a very intense team! A lot of us on the sidelines certainly felt the intensity! All the girls played great, with many goals, fast setups and some great saves. See you all at practice this week!

First Game against the Beacon Hill Unicorns

The Pirate Pixies had their first fall game today against the 24 player Beacon Hill Unicorns. The girls played well, scoring many goals and making some really great plays. Thanks to Anne for a great snack!

First game on Saturday September 8th

Hi there –

Happy Friday. We had all our Pixies at practice yesterday! They are older, more coordinated and full of the ‘argh’ factor*. It will be a great season!

Our first game is tomorrow (11:30 am at Garfield East). Please be at the field by 11:15 for warm-ups. I know Mari’s family will be out of town. Let us know if anyone else can’t make it. Ben has the complicated job of creating the play/sub schedule, so it’s important to know if any pixies can’t be there.

Thank you to Alice’s family for bringing snack!

See you soon,

Karin

First Fall Practice

First Fall practice on a muggy day at Dearborn Park! Go Pirate Pixies!

Goals Installed

Anne, Mari, Savita and I helped set up the goals at our field at Dearborn Park on Friday. Mari and Savita performed a little Quality Assurance Testing on them, and they appear to work well!
The game schedule is being finalized this weekend, and will be posted here as soon as it's made available. It looks like all our games will be on Saturdays either at Dearborn Park or at Garfield.

We are looking forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday at 5:30PM. I will bring medical release forms for everyone to sign, and would like to confirm addresses and emergency contact information, so please see me before you leave.