The Evendale Futbol Club: Match on Saturday, July 25 at 9:00 a.m.

July 24, 2009

Match on Saturday, July 25 at 9:00 a.m.

Great turnout again last week, with a fun, high scoring affair (9-7), with personal apologies to Keeper Steve B. for my lousy defending ... see, this is why I typically set up in the midfield where I can do less harm ;)

As youth is being "served" on the U.S. Men's national team, hopefully, the Evendale FC junior members will come out in force this weekend, as several regulars will be out of town or otherwise MIA. Our next match is tomorrow, Saturday July 25, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. at Evendale Recreation, Field #3. Please feel free to bring a like-minded friend, and chime in below to indicate whether you are IN or OUT ... yes, I realize that posting a comment sorta creates a commitment and compels you to attend ... come on, be brave! Post "IN," show up early, and bring white and dark shirts for even teams. Should be a terrific morning for the Beautiful Game.

Jogo Bonito ... indeed.

3 comments:

AJ said...: IN; July 24, 2009
Anonymous said...: Michael F is IN; July 24, 2009
Anonymous said...: I'm a maybe!
Kim S. usually MIA; July 29, 2009

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The Evendale FC Rules

The Evendale FC is a co-ed, weekly RECREATIONAL pickup soccer match, intended for adults who want to enjoy a reasonably "competitive" game for fun and exercise. There are dozens of competitive soccer leagues in town (indoor and outdoor) ... this is not one of them. We strictly enforce the following rules, which are designed and intended to reduce and prevent injuries to our players:

1. No Slide Tackling. There is no slide tackling of any kind, from any directions. Stay on your feet at all times.

2. No Challenges from Behind. Players must be "goalside" of the player in possession of the ball before they can play defense or challenge for possession of the ball. In other words, once beaten, you must outrun the player in possession of the ball AND get goalside again before you can play defense. It is ALWAYS more important to avoid injury than to prevent a goal.

3. Caution on 50/50 Balls. If you and an opponent are running at the same ball in open space, BOTH players are expected to use caution and slow enough to avoid a collision. It is ALWAYS more important to avoid a collision than win possession of the ball.

4. No Charging the Keeper. Both players and keepers must use caution to avoid a collision, with priority given to keepers fairly calling players off of the ball. It is ALWAYS more important to avoid injury than to score a goal.

5. Fair Substitutions. Whenever there are subs waiting to play, please be courteous and take your fair turn to sub out. Subs should rotate back in every 10 minutes. The same is true with the keeper position. Please take your fair turn at the keeper position, when needed, except for Steve B., who is prohibited from playing keeper.