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This page was last updated on August 31, 2011.

Schedule of Events:

Links: Spring 2006 / Summer 2006 / Fall 2005 / Winter 2005-06

Spring 2006:
- training
- games
- misc. info

• Training schedule:  We'll begin our spring season training sessions on Monday, February 6th. Days, locations and times are listed below. Link: training guidelines for players and parents.

Day	Location	Time
Monday	Noonday Park field 1	5:30 - 6:45 PM
Wednesday	Noonday Park field 1	5:30 - 6:45 PM 6:55 - 7:30 PM: optional goalkeeper training
Friday	Noonday Park field 1 * one Friday per month at Metro North Park, dates & field TBD	5:30 - 6:45 PM TBD

• Regular season:  We'll begin our regular weekly friendly game schedule in late February or early March. We'll likely have a partial schedule of games the Saturday leading into spring break, with no games during the weekend coming at the end of spring break.

A typical game day has us forming multiple teams to play teams from another Atlanta-area club (see note below). Link: game-day guidelines for players, parents and coaches.

Note: The Georgia Youth Soccer Association (GYSA, our governing body) changed the Academy game scheduling process in 2004. Prior to that, we created our own schedule, with all games in the metro Atlanta area. The new process has GYSA scheduling mostly by district, but with each club playing "out of district" at least once. That resulted in our Macon trip last fall. We're not yet sure what this will entail for the spring.

• Bonus games ("partial roster" events):  We may have a few bonus dates that we refer to as "partial roster" events. These are dates when we play against a smaller club which has fewer teams than us. Due to the reduced number of games, not everyone will get to play every time. Depending on the particular opponent, we may give roster preference to a particular set of players, such as true U10 girls, true U9 girls, 2nd-year Academy players (regardless of age), 1st-year players, etc.

• Tournaments:  We plan to play three tournaments during the Spring 2006 season:

  • Silverbacks Academy Ice Breaker:  February 11-12 (local)
  • AFC Lightning Challenge:  March 25-26 (Fayetteville area)
  • Canterbury Memorial Day Cup:  May 26-28 (local)

• Spring game schedule:  The spring schedule is currently under construction. Sunday games and tournaments are listed in italic print. As dates and team formations are confirmed, you can click on the date entry to link to rosters and schedules for that date.

Day	Date	Location	Opponent	# Games	Times
Sat-Sun	February 11-12	Metro North	Academy Ice Breaker	tourney	tourney
Sat	February 18	n/a	no games	n/a	n/a
Sat	February 25	TBD	intra-squad scrimmage	TBD	12:00 Noon
Day	Date	Location	Opponent	# Games	Times
Sat	March 4	Noonday 1A Metro North turf	West Metro Freedom GSA Phoenix	2 1	10:30, 12:00 1:30
Sun	March 5	BSC 5A, 5B	Peachtree City Lazers	3	2:00 & 3:30
Sat	March 11	Woodstock 1	Roswell Santos	4	10:30 - 3:00
Sun	March 12	Noonday 1A, 1B	Cobb YMCA	4	1:00 & 2:30
Sat	March 18	Noonday 1A, 1B	GSA Phoenix	4	9:00, 10:30
Sat-Sun	March 25-26	Cowan Road McCurry Park	AFC Lightning Challenge	tourney	tourney
Day	Date	Location	Opponent	# Games	Times
Sat	April 1	Noonday 1A, 1B	U10 / U11 combo scrimmages	n/a	9:30
Sat	April 8	n/a	Spring Break	n/a	n/a
Sat	April 15	Metro North turf	West Metro Freedom Silverbacks MN ("combine" event)	2 3	9:00, 10:30 12:00 - 3:00
Sat	April 22	Noonday 1A, 1B	Roswell Santos	4	9:00, 10:30
Sun	April 23	NW YMCA 2A, 2B	Cobb YMCA	4	1:30, 3:00
Sun	April 23	Metro North	Soccer Fest & Fun Day	n/a	12:30 - 6:00
Wed	April 26	Noonday 1A	Picture Day	n/a	5:30
Sun	April 30	Noonday 1A, 1B	Alpharetta Ambush	6	1:30 - 4:30
Day	Date	Location	Opponent	# Games	Times
Sat	May 6	n/a	no games	n/a	n/a
Sat	May 13	Noonday 1A	Concorde-Fire	5	9:00 - 3:00
Sat	May 20	Quest Park 6 Bridgemill	intra-squad scrimmage Spring Fling Party	n/a	9:30 - 11:00 4:00 - 7:00
Sat-Sun	May 27-28	Quest Park	Canterbury Memorial Day Cup	tourney	tourney

Summer 2006:

• Girls Academy tryouts (U10-U12):  Tryouts for the 2006-07 NASA Academy take place May 30th and 31st. Note: Current Academy members do not have to tryout to maintain their spots. But we encourage current players to attend, since they set an appropriate competitive level to challenge the Academy prospects.

Age Group	Dates	Time	Location
Under 10 Girls (DOB: 08/01/96 - 07/31/98) see U10 age note	Tue., May 30 Wed., May 31 Thu., June 1 (rain date)	7:00 - 8:30 PM	United Quest Park field 4
Under 11 Girls (DOB: 08/01/95 - 07/31/96)	Tue., May 30 Wed., May 31 Thu., June 1 (rain date)	5:00 - 6:30 PM	United Quest Park field 3
Under 12 Girls (DOB: 08/01/94 - 07/31/95)	Tue., May 30 Wed., May 31 Thu., June 1 (rain date)	5:00 - 6:30 PM	United Quest Park field 1

• Prepare to Launch Elite Academy Camp (optional):  June 5-9, 2006

• Registration & uniform fitting:  TBD

• Summer Academy camp (for all Academy players):  July 17-21, 2006

Summer 2005:

• Athena Academy tryouts (U10-U12):  Tryouts for the 2005-06 Athena Academy take place Tuesday, May 31st and Wednesday, June 1st. (Check the tryout link for specific times and locations.) Note: Current Athena Academy members do not have to tryout to maintain their spots. But we encourage current players to attend, since they set an appropriate competitive level to challenge the Athena Academy prospects.

• Registration & uniform fitting:  See the registration link.

• Summer Academy camps:

  • U10 Academy: July 18-22, 2005
  • U11 Academy: July 18-22, 2005
  • U12 Academy: July 25-29, 2005

Fall 2005:

Day	Date	Location	Opponent	# Games	Times
Mon-Fri	July 18-22	United Quest Park	Academy Camp	N/A	N/A
Day	Date	Location	Opponent	# Games	Times
Saturday	August 13	Off	No games	N/A	N/A
Saturday	August 20	United Quest Park	intra-Academy	2	9:00, 10:30
Saturday	August 27	Off	No games	N/A	N/A
Day	Date	Location	Opponent	# Games	Times
Saturday	September 3	Labor Day Weekend	No games	N/A	N/A
Saturday	September 10	Braly 8 Woodstock 3 & 4	West Metro Freedom Roswell Santos	2 4	9:00, 10:30 2:00, 3:30
Sunday	September 11	Geo. Pierce 10 & 11	Atlanta Fire United	5	2:30 - 5:30
Saturday	September 17	McCleskey 1 & 2	Cobb FC Arsenal Rome	3 2	9:00 - 12:00 9:00, 10:30
Saturday	September 24	MGSA/Charter	Middle Georgia	6	10:30, 1:30
Day	Date	Location	Opponent	# Games	Times
Saturday	October 1	McCleskey 1 & 2	Coweta Cannons RYSA (Rockdale)	4 1	9:00 - 12:00 10:30
Sunday	October 2	UQP 4A & 4B	Peachtree City	3	1:30, 3:00
Saturday	October 8	McCleskey 1 & 2 McCleskey 1 & 2 UQP 3	ASA Xtreme Lanier Sharks ASA Xtreme	2 3 1	9:00, 10:15 10:15, 11:30 12:00
Saturday	October 15	Off	No games	N/A	N/A
Saturday	October 22	McCleskey 1, 2 & 3	West Metro Freedom SB Academy U10 Boys Arsenal Rome	2 2 1	9:00, 10:30 9:00, 12:00 10:30
Saturday	October 29	UQP 4A & 4B	GSA Phoenix	5	9:00 - 12:00
Day	Date	Location	Opponent	# Games	Times
Saturday	November 5	UQP 4A & 4B	Roswell Santos SB Academy U10 Boys	4 1	9:00 - 10:30 12:00
Saturday	November 12	UQP 6A & 6B	SB "combine" event	4	9:00 - 10:30
Saturday	November 19	Home (TBD)	Fall 4v4 Festival	tourney	10:00 - 1:30

Winter 2005-2006:

• We take a winter break from late November until early February. We may have an occasional informal (and optional) kick-around during the winter break. If so, we'll send a notice via e-mail and also post it on the main page of the Academy web site. If we do schedule a kick-around, the event is totally optional and will typically just consist of scrimmage games.

• If your daughter would like to keep up with regular training during the off-season, Dave Smith (Silverbacks Girls Director of Coaching) is offering his 3rd annual winter work-out program. This year's program will once again be held indoors to avoid weather complications. Click the above link for more information.

Past schedules:

• 2004-05
• 2003-04
• 2002-03
• 2001-02