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