Happy Halloween...from America Scores LA

A witch came into my room this morning
shouting and sounding a fool.
She yelled out her curses and bellowed her warning:
YOU'RE GOING TO BE LATE FOR SCHOOL!!!

I ran to the kitchen to flee this old nightmare
in search of a being more stable,
but reading a newspaper and sitting right there
was Dracula, calm, at the table.

This day, I must say, is the absolute worst.
My life couldnt be more messed up.
But wait, this must October 31st
and these ghouls are my parents dressed up.

In Limerick Appreciation of Coach Samantha

There once was a student in Scores
who saw doing poems as chores.
She met a new coach
who took a new approach.
Now, she likes writing much more.

In need of referees...as a haiku

We need referees
to be guides and champions
for soccer children

Booyah!!!

That's right! Booyah!!! We have officially started programming at all the elementary schools with Palms Middle School waiting in the wings. The Braddock Elementary coaches are all returning veterans and leave little to no worries for the office. Palms Elementary has a new model to go by. We have hired four more alumni coaches to oversee the boys soccer teams: Rodrigo Luis, Cristian Lazaro, Cristian Lopez, and Luis Sanchez. Each boys team will feature two of these coaches who have all been members of the LA Scores Alumni Coaching Team for a few years now. We are thrilled at the potential that these new coaches bring with them and look forward to seeing their teams on the upcoming game days (10/21). We, here at America Scores LA, hope everyone is having a great school year so far and we are on pins and needles as we await the beautiful future.

The Seasons Are Upon Us...

Nothing like a rainy day to flood we toiling souls at LA Scores with vast waves of optimism as the soccer season looms a mere seven days away. If it seems like I'm laying it on thick, it's only because I am excited. EXCITED!!! Last night, we held our Fall Coach Training at the Boys and Girls Club of Venice (the very same place we hold our weekly alumni indoor games) and the coaches were able to meet one another and schmooze and have pizza. Cant ask for more than that. Our Training attendees held many veterans with the exception of Shannon Huang, the Americorps Vista I mentioned in the previous entry; Nahoul Gonzalez, who is the new girls coach at Charnock Elementary and the first LA Scores alumni hired to be a coach; and Samantha Kowalski, who is joining the company as a new poetry coach at Palms Elementary. The coaches seem to be happy with the organization, but the organization is certainly happy with the team of coaches who will help lead America Scores LA to the next evolutionary stage.