MOSOCCERGROUP

I'm finally going home!

2012-02-10T21:49:00.000-08:00

Time for an update I'd say.....

2012-02-10T00:51:00.000-08:00

Has it been two years since I last updated this blog??? Where has the time gone? Well, finally I am able to write and upload some pictures of our soccer group, which incidentally was published on the San Francisco 7X& magazine. It was a nice write up to mention to the folks in San Francisco that pick up soccer should always be free and fields should always be available to everyone!

South Sunset

2009-02-19T09:43:00.000-08:00

See some of our soccer players!

2008-07-28T10:44:00.000-07:00

Great pic guys! Congrats ON YOUR GAME!
http://www.thebaysoccer.com/Amateurs/NocalAthletics/Norcal%20playoffs%20July2008.html

Sunday Soccer Fitness Clinic

2008-07-18T11:01:00.000-07:00

We are proud to present Sunday Soccer Fitness Clinic -- brought to you by Lisa
This is still in it's infancy, so please bear with us!

Lisa’s Soccer Fitness Clinics

The purpose of these sessions is to allow parents the chance to workout either with their children, or to workout while their children are watched by an onsite babysitter. These are pickup fitness clinics designed to help improve your endurance, agility, and overall fitness. You come when you can, if you want. You participate at the level you choose. The first 30-45 min is devoted to sprinting and agility exercises, followed by some core work, then some knee injury prevention drills. Following the fitness session, I run a short lesson on various soccer topics, then we have a 1 hour parent/child scrimmage.

You don’t have to be a parent to participate, as long as you can adjust to having children involved in the clinic as well. The scrimmage is designed to cater to a lower level of competition to suit beginners, and those wanting to work on their skills in a non-threatening, fun environment. Participation is voluntary.

Babysitting onsite is $10/per 2 hour session, payable directly to the sitter. For older children who do part of the session, they need supervision by the babysitter at the playground, the cost is $5.

June 2008 game at new South Sunset Field

2008-07-07T10:47:00.000-07:00

http://cityfieldsfoundation.com/southsunset_slideshow.shtml

QUAKES vs. DYNAMO GAME

2008-02-21T16:23:00.000-08:00

Sorry the photo is a bit dark....but nice game 0-0.

Exhibition Match: San Jose Earthquakes vs. Houston Dynamo

2008-02-07T14:03:00.000-08:00

Exhibition Match: San Jose Earthquakes vs. Houston Dynamo Saturday, 2/16/08, 7:00PM PST

http://sjearthquakes.mlsnet.com/t110/

San Jose to play preseason matches vs. Dynamo

SAN JOSE, Calif. - The San Jose Earthquakes announced today the team will play two exhibition games against Houston Dynamo. The first game will be on February 13th, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. at PAL Stadium in San Jose. The second game will be on February 16th, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco.

"We are very excited to be working closely with PAL Stadium and Kezar Stadium and to kick off our 2008 exhibition games" stated David Alioto, Executive Vice President of the San Jose Earthquakes.

This game will mark the first time that the Earthquakes play since they left San Jose in 2005. The Earthquakes with Joe Cannon, Ryan Cochrane and Nick Garcia in the back will look for their first win during preseason.

The game at PAL Stadium is free for all Earthquakes season ticket holders. General admission will be $15 with $10 going towards the Police Athletic League. At Kezar Stadium all tickets will be $15 general admission.

Tickets will be available at the door. For more information call 1-877-QUAKE 01.

...this game started small, then got packed.

2008-01-09T23:14:00.001-08:00

Pre-Christmas game

2008-01-09T22:14:00.001-08:00

....soccer cat

2008-01-09T20:36:00.001-08:00

Another inspiring soccer picture

2008-01-09T20:25:00.000-08:00

The rain has been refreshing, but fair to say that
everyone is feeling soccer withdrawal....

YES on A, Fix our parks - Vote Yes on February 5th

2007-12-21T10:27:00.000-08:00

YES on A, Fix our parks - Vote Yes on February 5th

If you haven't already heard, the City is placing a bond on the February 5th ballot to fix more of our parks in San Francisco. I would really love your help with getting the message out via your contact lists. If you have questions about the bond, you can get a lot more information at the following websites (http://www.fixourparks.com, http://parks.sfgov.org/site/recpark_page.asp?id=64140). You can also send your questions to patrick@hannancommunications.com

We need to get 67% support on the ballot, and it is a big job, reaching out and educating people about what the "Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Bond" is and how great it is.

If you are excited about continuing to fix our parks in the City, the campaign website gives you multiple ways to help. You can volunteer in the following ways;
1. Neighborhood walk to educate your neighbors
2. Phone bank to educate voters
3. Setup a presentation for your neighborhood association, PTA, etc.. and of course
4. Donate money

Time is short! The holiday season is a hard time to get our message across and your help would be greatly appreciated. So please forward this email to anyone who uses our parks and would like to see continued improvements and renovations.

Thanks

Scrimmage Saturday

2007-12-16T12:28:00.001-08:00

2007-12-16T12:24:00.001-08:00

Saturday, December 15, 2007

What a great game! Lots of fun! Thanks to everyone for coming out and making it a fabulous game!

EXHIBITION GAME COMING UP FOR OUR GROUP!

2007-12-09T22:32:00.000-08:00

...more details to come soon.

We are in the works for an exhibition game with another pick up league. I'm almost certain we can rally up enough players to make this extremely challenging and fun!

Thoughts anyone???

help find Veronica Ruiz

2007-12-09T22:27:00.000-08:00

http://www.millvalleypd.org/index-f.html

We, the Family and Friends of Veronica "Nikki" Ruiz would like to extend our thanks and appreciation for your participation in this weekend's search & rescue efforts.
* VOLUNTEERS ARE STILL NEEDED *
KEEP THE SEARCH ALIVE
VERONICA “NIKKI” RUIZ
MISSING since DEC. 3, 2007

(as of Dec. 5, 2007 all offical search efforts have been suspended)
There were 2 possible sightings, one at the Blithedale Trail entrance at 11:00 am Monday, Dec. 3rd and at the West Point Inn at 12:00 pm that same day.

Searches will begin daily at DAY BREAK

Please contact Maricris: 650-222-9575

Email: findveronicaruiz@yahoo.com

Missing Person
Case #: MV07-2155

First Name: Veronica
Nickname: Nikki
Last Name: Ruiz
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 120
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Dark Brown
Complexion: Light Brown
Race: Filipino
Date of last contact: December 7, 2007

Veronica was last seen 12-03-2007, at approximately 11:00 am in Mill Valley. Veronica's last known conversation was at approximately noon when she told a friend that she was on a hike. There were 2 possible sightings, one at the Blithedale Trail entrance at 11:00 am Monday, Dec. 3rd and at the West Point Inn at 12:00 pm that same day. Veronica has been known to hike the Mount Tamalpias area and run to the Golden Gate Bridge.

Veronica may possibly wearing white tennis shoes, black Capri pants, burgundy tank top, thin long sleeve black jacket, possibly a black fleece vest, a gray & orange camelpack (hydration backpack), and black ipod (usually on her left wrist) with black earbuds.

Any info which may lead to the whereabouts of Veronica, please notify the Mill Valley Police Department. 415-389-4100

San Jose Earthquakes Tryout Tour

2007-11-19T13:58:00.000-08:00

http://web.mlsnet.com/t110/fans/tryout_tour/

San Jose Earthquakes Tryout Tour

presented by Verizon Wireless

Tour Dates & Locations*
Date	City & Field
Sat., Nov. 3	Sacramento – Cherry Island Soccer Complex Launch gallery »
Sun., Nov. 4	Santa Rosa – Trione Field Launch gallery »
Sat., Nov. 10	San Francisco – Kezar Stadium Launch gallery »
Sat., Nov. 17	Salinas – Salinas Sports Complex 1034 N Main St, Salinas, CA 93906
Sun., Nov. 18	Oakland – Bishop O'Dowd High School 9500 Stearns Avenue Oakland, CA 94605
Sat., Dec. 1	Walnut Creek – Arbolado Park 3341 Arbolado Dr, Walnut Creek, CA 94598
Sun., Dec. 2	Hayward – Chabot College 25555 Hesperian Blvd, Hayward, CA 94545

Want to be the next San Jose Earthquake? Here's your chance to be discovered by Northern California's new Major League Soccer team! Read official release »

The San Jose Earthquakes and Verizon Wireless are touring Northern California and holding open tryouts in eight different cities. The top player from each tryout location will be invited to a special, invite-only Earthquakes' combine, to be announced at a later date.

The Earthquakes are proud to partner with Verizon Wireless to bring the tryout tour to Northern California.

Don't miss your chance to be discovered by the San Jose Earthquakes. Sign up for the tryout of your choice today! Space is limited.

Registration Requirements:

Participant must be 16 years of age or older at time of tryout
Participant must be in good physical condition

Registration Fee is $150 and includes:

One day tryout, to be evaluated by Earthquakes talent evaluation staff
Earthquakes Tryout Tour gift package: adidas Sackpack, Earthquakes Water Bottle, and Earthquakes 2007 Tryout Tour Jersey

Register Now >

Help with Facebook.....

2007-11-16T09:27:00.000-08:00

Facebook is social utility that allows us to share our soccer games, pictures, group photos, possible league information, recruiting of players, looking players or subs....you get the picture.

It's easy to share anything on Facebook, so if anyone would like to be part of the admin, please let me know so that we can get this group page up and going.

Scrimmage Saturday Soccer

2007-11-13T10:46:00.000-08:00

This was during the summer....more pics to come.

September Peruvian Benefit Games

2007-09-14T16:11:00.000-07:00

We had two benefit games to sponsor the American Red Cross relief efforts to aid the victims of the Earthquake in Peru. Thanks to all the players!!!

One yr anniversary

2007-07-17T11:49:00.000-07:00

Our group gathering and scrimmage celebrating our one year anniversary of playing pickup soccer with this fabulous group of players. Thanks to all for making this very special for all of us!

Galaxy ....here comes David Beckham!

2007-07-11T16:20:00.000-07:00

David Beckham USA Info

Update - Photos of David Beckham out biking in the South of France today are in the gallery. Becks took his personal trainer, Paul Winsper, the former Newcastle United conditioning coach, with him on holiday.

A week from today David Beckham will be officially presented as a Los Angeles Galaxy player so I thought now was a good time for a US info re-cap.

David Beckham's planned US Schedule

July 12 - according to media reports David Beckham is expected to arrive in Los Angeles.

July 13 - David Beckham will be officially presented as a Los Angeles Galaxy player at 10am LA time. The press conference will be streamed live via lagalaxy.com. The presentation will be open to the press and season-pass holders but not to the public.

July 16 - David Beckham is expected to train with the team for the first time. Training sessions may not be open to the public. Check with the club directly before making the trip.(Source)

July 19 - All-Star match against Celtic FC will be held in Commerce City, Colorado. David Beckham is expected to attend but not to actually play. (Source)

July 21 - David Beckham is expected to make his LA Galaxy Debut against Chelsea FC. Television coverage of Becks debut game will be as follows -

(Source) ESPN's coverage will kick off at 6 p.m. EDT with "SportsCenter" and an extra half-hour at 7 p.m. that will focus exclusively on Beckham. It will be followed at 7:30 p.m. by "David Beckham: New Beginnings," an hour long documentary about the soccer star. (I don't know if this is the name of the ITV documentary being made or something else). A half-hour pregame show will be hosted by Rob Stone and analyst Julie Foudy.

The match begins at 9 p.m. on ESPN with play-by-play announcer Dave O'Brien plus analysts Eric Wynalda and Tommy Smyth and sideline reporter Allen Hopkins. Reggie Bush, Becks recent co-star from the Adidas Futbol meets Football campaign will also be in the booth. ESPN said there will be 19 cameras, including a skycam, robotic goal cams and super slo-mo shots. There also will be a camera isolating Beckham's actions during the match as well, which will be available on ESPN360.com. ESPNSoccernet.com also will have coverage.

Throughout the week leading up to Beckham’s debut, ESPN will also present news, interviews, opinion and analysis surrounding Beckham’s move to MLS. there will undoubtedly be a lot of coverage which I'll post about as and when I hear details.

The LA Galaxy schedule for the rest of the season can be viewed online here.

T-SHIRT ORDERS

2007-06-26T11:31:00.000-07:00

For those who have asked about a team t-shirt/jersey, Ben has graciously spent some time researching info, here it is:

Sunset Soccer supply does shirts w/ options for names, numbers, and logos.You can check out the link here: http://www.sunsetsoccer.com/catalog.html#paraphernalia%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cspan
style="text-decoration: underline;">Here are some sample rates:
White cotton t-shirts, short sleeve: $4.50 each
Color cotton t-shirts, short sleeve: $6.50 each
Numbers: $3.00 each
Names: $4.00 each
Logo (maybe "West Sunset" w/ a soccer ball): $3.50 left-sided heart sized at 20-24 quantity.
Sample logos: http://www.easyprints.com/site/layouts.asp?top%5Fdept%5Fid=257&sub%5Fdept%5Fpath=273%2F289%2F&pagenum=10%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3Cbr%3EIf
If we do decide to go ahead with the shirts, then it would be great to put the order in 2 weeks from now once a people pick names and such.

Kirsten's Farewell Party

2007-06-11T22:14:00.001-07:00

We wish you the best in Germany! And a speedy return someday to San Francisco....

your soccer pals....

.....and more

2007-05-07T15:09:00.000-07:00

Saturday's Game

2007-05-07T15:07:00.000-07:00

Such a nice turnout! Thanks for great game.....

....more wedding pics

2007-05-01T16:49:00.000-07:00

http://www.flickr.com/photos/51315900@N00/

Congratulations to Kathy and Yuki !!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-04-30T11:26:00.000-07:00

お祝い Congratulations to our newly wed couple Kathy and Yuki Kanazawa!

Map of Jim Lucey West Sunset Soccer Field

2007-04-08T18:47:00.000-07:00

Clik here for the Map.

Pictures from 3/31 game

2007-03-31T22:04:00.000-07:00

Saturday 3/31 game....nice weather and great turnout. Special thanks to Franco, for helping with sign-in and collections.

Thanks also to Joe, Kuni, Lih, and Yuki for playing the small sided game afterwards and helping me out with more training....I really appreciate the workout and how much fun that was!!!

Some soccer video entertainment

2007-03-28T16:22:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcGKgi4h7CA

RULES & REGULATIONS- PLAYER CODE OF CONDUCT

2007-03-26T09:45:00.000-07:00

Rules and Regulations

player code of conduct

League Philosophy:

We are playing soccer for fun. We are not overly competitive. The goal is for everyone to have an opportunity to play soccer to the best of their ability in a friendly and supportive environment. Please do not intentionally commit fouls. Please do not criticize other players or spectators. Instead, please come to the game ready to play good soccer and allow yourself and everybody else to have a good time.

Player Eligibility:

No player under 18 years of age will be allowed to participate, and no high school students are eligible to play.

Laws of the Game:

The "Laws of the Game" as published by FIFA and shall be the rules of play followed and enforced by this league Molly's Soccer Group/League (Molly Hwe Thavyxay).

Game Attire:

Shirts/shorts - Players can play in any game attire as they choose. Safety - Players must ensure that cleats, jewelry and other attire, do not pose a danger to anyone. It is recommended that all players wear cleats and shin guards at their own discretion (it is not mandatory).

Rescheduling Games:

If soggy playing fields or other conditions i.e., rain, cause the games to be canceled, then the game will be postponed or played elsewhere.

Playing time per player:

Everyone plays. It is not necessary that everyone has an equal amount of time, however we prefer that even the weaker players get their fair share, even if they do play less than the better players during games. We may play with more than the regulation 11v11 depending on the number of players present at any given time or less than the regulation 11v11.

2007-03-07T13:40:00.000-08:00

We had a large turnout, divided game into two groups 8v8....

Summer time game

2007-03-06T14:48:00.000-08:00

Late summer game group shot.....

...also

2007-03-06T11:54:00.000-08:00

....we are still under construction, so any comments, ideas, suggestions, etc...would be greatly appreciated.

Welcome to our soccer blog!

2007-03-06T11:14:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone!

Welcome to mosoccergroup! Thanks to the many players whose ideas and thoughts helped generate the creation of this blog.

I hope you will find this site useful and allow us to communicate more effectively....more to come.

Best regrds,
Mo