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soccer AWAY game today!

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We have an AWAY game today at San Diego Academy at 4:15!

Please try to get there by 4 o’clock to meet with the team. San Diego Academy is located at 2800 E 4th Street, National City, 91950; if you need directions, you can map it clicking here.

If you don’t have a ride or can’t find a carpool, Coach Thiago will be meeting on the OTA field at 3:20 to help get everyone there.

Have a great game, GO OSPREYS!

5th grade soccer players needed for OTA team!

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First game for Old Town Academy 5th-8th grade team soccer is now April 21!

There is no cost to join the team, any interested players can represent their school!

Below is the current game schedule; if you think you may want to play some or all of the games, bring in a completed consent form by Thursday, April 16!  You can find a printable version by clicking here.  Any playoff games would begin shortly after regular season.

Practice days and times will be decided upon after we have our roster.

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Recess Reminders: Guidelines For… Fun, Safety, Skills

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Yellow Card System Red Card System

Dear Fifth Grade Students:

Exercise (scientists tell us) makes you smarter, happier, and better looking; and we want to make sure every OTA student gets plenty of it every day (in whichever sport or activity they choose to play — Basketball, Volleyball, Four Square, Soccer, Football, Wall Ball, Jump Rope, Catch, Tag, Obstacle Courses, Conditioning, etc.).

To help ensure that everyone has fun, plays safely, and gains skills every day (and to help us all remember our few Recess Rules) we’ll borrow the Yellow card/Red card system used by soccer referees.

Thank you for Playing!

Yellow Card as first warning for…

  • Playing recklessly/ unsafely (slide tackle, playing too fast, high kick, etc.)Yellow Card System
  • Breaking the game rules*/ Cheating/ Ignoring Out-of-Bounds (*Help choose the rules • Sign the Pledge!)
  • Over the Fence: Kicking/ Throwing the ball/frisbee/etc over…
  • Length of the Field: Kicking/ Throwing the ball/frisbee/etc. the whole … (Pass it to, not through!)
  • Into Another Player: Kicking/ Throwing the ball/frisbee/etc full force into another player.
  • Walking through another group’s game.
  • Kicking away another group’s ball/ frisbee, etc. when it comes into your field.
  • Arguing with the Referee (Teacher or Student): nothing to talk about, we all know the Recess Rules by now!

Red Card (sit out for rest of day) after a second yellow card or for:

  • Obscene Language: Automatic Red CardRed Card System
  • Dangerous or Violent play: Automatic Red Card

*Two red cards in a week means you miss 3 days of recess 

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