What Happened to the War?

Dear GerryM the GM, Hof the Boss and the marketing peeps at Sky Blue FC,

um...what happened? 

Wasn't there a war going on? Did I miss the white flag? I know the league-wide Defend Your Turf campaign kinda stole your thunder, but can we get a video showing the "cease-fire" or peace talks or whatever? Give us a tweet, at least!

It's not that I'm against peace on the Jersey shore, more that my curiosity is beginning to fester.

Thanks!

-Julie

The Devil's in the Details

I found some fun little tidbits about the Phantom Trade when researching my last post...

Are You On the Ball? The WPS Wasn't...

Imagine a player 1v1 with the goalie, no pressure from behind and plenty of space in the box, blasting the ball on-frame but well over the goal. She didn't panic, she just had a bit of a brain fart at a horribly inconvenient moment. 

When pondering the current WPS snafu, that's one of the little scenes that plays in my mind. All things considered, they were going at the right goal with the ball at their feet after having done a nice little dance to get past the entire defence. So their hearts were in the right place.

For those of you not on Twitter, for a brief moment today there was quite a snickering as people realized (and shared) this unfortunate fact: the WPS approved a trade that involved a phantom draft pick. 

Sky Blue FC Twitter War - TEAM GM!

Props to Jersey's Sky Blue FC for starting this twitter war, as Melissa say's ...

Small audience and small budget means WPS has to do a pretty good job being inventive when it comes to advertising and publicity.

If you’re a fan, particularly an out-of-stater, this is a great chance to specify what kind of free Sky Blue FC swag/gifts prizes you want to win for your vote. Hoff is openly looking for ideas and as he is the $$$ behind the operation, if he agrees to it you’re probably set. 

WPS 09 Championship Game: A Behind-the-Benches View

I had a crew of people at the '09 WPS Championship game and finally found time to cut something together. Hopefully will have a few more videos coming out cut from on-the-field footage I have of other games. Pass the video around if you like it! There is something addictive in YouTube, I swear. ;) 

Soccer Strategy Part 3 - Extra Thoughts On Strategy

Soccer Strategy Part 2 - What is more important, winning or quality of play?

Soccer Strategy Part 1 - What is more important, star players or quality of play as a team?

What Makes Me a Fan of a Team and some Social Media Tips

A few months ago I was talking to Jason Lemire (GM of Pali Blues) about social media, Facebook in particular, and he asked what the difference was between a friend and a fan. I was in a contemplative mood and spent a few minutes going on about how a friend comes to a game and enjoys it, but a fan wins or loses with the team. At the end of my musings I realized he was asking about friends vs. fans on Facebook (friends are for profile pages while fans are for fan pages).