JV v. El Cerrito at home. Start 5:15 p.m. arrive by 4:30 p.m.

Varsity v. El Cerrito at home. Start at 3:30 p.m. arrive by 2:45 p.m.

JV v. Mt. Eden at home. Start 5:15 p.m. arrive by 4:45 p.m.

Varsity v. Mt. Eden at home. Start 3:30 p.m. Arrive by 2:45 p.m.

JV v. College Park at home. Kickoff at 3:30 p.m. Arrive by 2:45 p.m.

Varsity v. College Park at home. 5:30 p.m. kickoff. Arrive by 4:45 p.m.

Unless there is a match scheduled, the practice schedule is as follows (subject to change on an as needed basis):

Monday, Wednesday, Friday: Varsity practice, arrive at 3:45 p.m. be ready to warm up by 4:00 p.m. (end approx. 5:45 p.m.)

Tuesday, Thursday: Varsity and JV practice, arrive at 5:30 p.m. be ready to warm up by 5:45 p.m. (end approx. 7:30 p.m.)

We may schedule more JV practices as season progresses.

Varsity scrimmage at Bishop O’Dowd on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. There is a possibility for a bus. If no bus, you will be notified the day before and will need to get yourself to O’Dowd by 5:15 p.m. Please bring shin guards and a white shirt.

JV Scrimmage at Berkeley High this Saturday, November 19, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. Please arrive by 9:15 a.m. Bring shin guards and a white shirt. No bus.

JV Scrimmage this Friday, November 18 at 5:30 p.m. at home v. O’Dowd. Bring shin guards and a white shirt. Please arrive by 4:45 p.m.

Monday: Varsity pool players, arrive at 3:45 p.m., be ready to warm up by 4:00 p.m. End approx. 5:45 p.m. JV pool players, no practice.

Tuesday: Varsity pool players and JV pool players, arrive by 5:30 p.m., be ready to warm up by 5:45 p.m. End approx. 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday: Varsity pool players, arrive at 3:45 p.m., be ready to warm up by 4:00 p.m. End approx. 5:45 p.m. JV pool players, no practice.

Thursday: *NOTE: this practice may be pushed back 15 minutes due to a football conflict. Check back* Varsity pool players and JV pool players, arrive by 5:30 p.m., be ready to warm up by 5:45 p.m. End approx. 7:30 p.m.

Friday: *UPDATED* Varsity pool players, arrive at 3:45 p.m., be ready to warm up by 4:00 p.m. End approx. 5:15 p.m. JV pool players, Scrimmage v. O’Dowd at 5:30 p.m. at home, arrive by 4:45 p.m.

Saturday: JV Scrimmage at Berkeley High at 10:00 a.m.

Monday: Varsity and JV boys at 12:00 p.m., be ready to warm up by 12:00 p.m. End approximately 1:45 p.m.

Tuesday: Varsity Scrimmage at O’Dowd at 6:00 p.m. No JV practice or scrimmage.

Enjoy the holiday!

Over 70 boys have tried out for spots on Oakland Tech’s varsity and junior varsity soccer teams. We will be forced to turn many players away. If we can find a volunteer frosh coach, we may be able to schedule a few practices per week and some games for players that will otherwise not be able to participate in the program. Please email Coach Parker (fparker@gmail.com) if you are interested in helping out.

Players who attended Wednesday’s tryout were told whether to come try out on Thursday at 5:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m., or they were informed they were provisionally cut. After we have finalized the core of the varsity and JV rosters, provisionally cut players may make their case to Coach Parker (fparker@gmail.com) for a second chance.

If you are a provisionally cut player, please email Coach Parker *next week* explaining your strengths, the areas you need to improve on, and why you deserve a second chance. PLEASE NOTE: if you were provisionally cut and did not achieve at least a 2.5 GPA in the last marking period, you will likely NOT be given a second chance this season.  But you are still free to email Coach Parker.

Seniors and those players whose numbers were called at the end of Tuesday’s tryout should be ready to practice by 2:00 p.m. You will tryout for about an hour. The rest of the players should be ready to practice by 3:00 p.m. You will tryout for about 45 minutes.