The Evendale Futbol Club: No Match on September 1, 2012 ~ Enjoy Labor Day Weekend

August 31, 2012

No Match on September 1, 2012 ~ Enjoy Labor Day Weekend

With a rather light turn-out last weekend, the winds and rains of Hurricane Isaac heading our way tonight, and a holiday weekend, I am making the executive call to cancel the pickup match this weekend.

But let's try to "rally the troops" for the final two matches of the year (9/8 and 9/15). Let's make an effort to play those two weekends, invite like-minded friends, and finish the 2012 campaign in style.

I am heading to Indianapolis this weekend with the St. Ursula Academy Bulldogs, who will be playing the ESPN #1 ranked team in the nation (Carmel, IN) among others. Stay safe and enjoy the holiday weekend.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...: Sadly I will miss the final 2 weekends because of coaching duties for my 10 yr old. Great season, thanks Gus!

Art Sieder & Ben; August 31, 2012
Unknown said...: See you in the spring.....Dave Short; August 31, 2012
Unknown said...: See you in the spring.....Dave Short; August 31, 2012

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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.