Soccer in the Park & team interest meetup!

Mar 9 Tue 6:00 PM
Location
This location is shown only to members
Estimated attendance
 12  people attended.
5.00 5.004 (4 ratings)

Who organized?
Amy

Donation

$1.00 per person on site
refund policy

I've been itching to get my butt back on a soccer team again....so I made it one of my goals for 2010! Based on the message board thread that Meredith started, there might be some interest in a Get Out Philly team....So let's play!

The team I'm interested in playing on is a 7v7 outdoor coed league through the Philadelphia Sport & Social Club. They'll play on Tuesday nights at the Lee Cultural Center at 44th and Haverford, beginning April 6. If we have 15 people, cost will be about $45 per person, includes a jersey, prizes if we win (I'm not making any promises) and drink specials at the sponsor bar after the game. The Philadelphia Sports Network has a Monday night team though. and they play at Chew Playground; we can talk about our options at the end of practice!

First Practice will be at Chew Park at 6:30 pm, 18th/19th & Washington. I'll bring a soccer ball & cones, but if we have the large turn out we might need a second ball....

If you don't know how to play but are curious, come out & get a basic lesson! Be prepared to run your butt off. Cleats are a good idea, shin guards too but don't worry if you don't have them yet. If we don't have enough people for at least a 5 on 5 scrimmage, we'll just do some fun drills.

For now I'm thinking practice/drills/scrimmage every other Tuesday until March, then practice every week on Tuesdays or Wednesdays until the season begins. If anyone knows of a real field (like with goals & lines & stuff!) that is somewhat centrally located, has some parking, and seems to be empty most of the time, let me know. After this week, Chew Park won't be available and daylight savings time will help us play longer in an unlighted field!

Shweet! LMK if you have any questions! If it rains or snows we'll reschedule for the next week.

PS: do me a favor if you are interested in the team commitment, please post in your RSVP so I can get a kind of idea about what the interest level is beforehand. We need at least 3 women to play at all times, so that will make a difference in whether or not we can have a team.

Links:
Philly Sport & Social Soccer Teams
Philadelphia Sports Leagues

Photos of this Meetup

No photos yet.

Talk about this Meetup

  • Steffi
    Posted Mar 9, 2010 5:11 PM
    Cannot make it tonight, but I am interested in playing in the future.
  • Amy
    Posted Mar 5, 2010 4:24 PM
    Amy
    Assistant Organizer
    Maybes will be moved to the waitlist on Monday! If you want to save your spot, change to YES and BE THERE!!
  • Jeff W
    Posted Mar 1, 2010 1:36 AM
    I'm interested in playing on a team for the coed league, but I can't make it to the latest rescheduled date on the 9th. Can you keep me in the loop and let me know when the next meet-up will be? Thanks!
  • Posted Feb 28, 2010 7:57 AM
    I would like to join the group to play on a team for the coed league. I will be unable to make it on Tuesday but please let me know when the next meet-up will be. Thanks!
  • Amy
    Posted Feb 26, 2010 9:16 AM
    Amy
    Assistant Organizer
    Meredith does pickup, although i'm not really sure where? she started a post on the message board about it.
  • Tim
    Posted Feb 22, 2010 3:15 PM
    Tim
    I can't make it on Tuesday as I work til 8p, but let me know next time or when you find out game times, id love to play
  • Tina
    Posted Feb 22, 2010 12:36 PM
    the hammockologist
    Has anyone here done any pick-up games near Center City in the last year?
  • Amy
    Posted Jan 21, 2010 2:03 PM
    Amy
    Assistant Organizer
    ooo cool! That's easy to get to from Patco! Do people play there a lot? note about the time, i just moved it to 5:30 because it will be dark...once daylight savings kicks in I'd kind of prefer to hold them at 7. The game times will probably be all varied between 7 and 9 pm. I sent an email, haven't heard back yet. will email you kristen!
  • kristen
    Posted Jan 21, 2010 1:18 PM
    Representing Michigan
    i was playing at 18th and washington until december. the lights stayed on until 10. no lines/goals, but enough space. and (street) parking was never an issue. if i can make it, i'll bring a ball.

Who attended?

  • 12 attendees
    • Amy
       Great to run around on a beautiful night & work on some of the skills I've gotten a bit rusty with. Go team! 
    • Rob
       Great fun messing around with everyone on the soccer dirt patch. Good to see some people with some real skillz there as an example of what we should be aiming for. Stopped on my way home and got my cleats and shin guards! 
    •  too much fun! 
    • Ajo

Your organizer's refund policy for Soccer in the Park & team interest meetup!

Refunds are not offered for this Meetup.

Our Sponsors

We're looking for Sponsors!

Support a Meetup group while getting exposure to active, local members.

This Meetup Group is about…
Other nearby
Meetup Groups
Why these groups?
x

The Meetup Groups shown here are topically similar to Get Out Philadelphia Adventure Group.

Groups are more likely to be displayed here if they:

  • have a Meetup scheduled
  • have a high rating
  • have a group photo
  • are "public" and not "private"
  • have shown they are likely to stick around (older than 30 days)