Monday, March 31, 2025
Maine Soccer Roadmap: Sunday, March 30 (Day No. 75)
(This series is the documentation of a 365-day project to help develop more local and regional soccer clubs in Maine, help improve the connectivity among new and existing local and regional clubs in Maine, and cultivate a more purposeful and accessible local --> regional --> state developmental pathway for all of Maine's soccer stakeholders.)
Didn't do any work related to Maine soccer.
Daily Time: 0 hours
Total Time: 138.5 hours
Daily Miles: 0 miles
Total Miles: 3,045 miles
Related: Now is a Good Time to Reimagine Maine Soccer (December 11, 2024)
Sunday, March 30, 2025
Maine Soccer Roadmap: Saturday, March 29 (Day No. 74)
(This series is the documentation of a 365-day project to help develop more local and regional soccer clubs in Maine, help improve the connectivity among new and existing local and regional clubs in Maine, and cultivate a more purposeful and accessible local --> regional --> state developmental pathway for all of Maine's soccer stakeholders.)
Watched the Portland Hearts of Pine's inaugural USL League One game.
Daily Time: 2 hours
Total Time: 138.5 hours
Daily Miles: 0 miles
Total Miles: 3,045 miles
Related: Now is a Good Time to Reimagine Maine Soccer (December 11, 2024)
Saturday, March 29, 2025
36/36 Bankroll: Saturday, March 29 (Wager No. 31)
(This series will feature $2 Double and a $2, 2-leg parlay wagers in horse racing and soccer over a 50-day period. Any profits will be donated to the Futures for Standardbreds and/or Street Soccer USA.)
*Horse Racing*
Gulfstream Park (Hallendale Beach, Florida)
Race No. 2 (11:59a)
#3: Beastly Speed (+800 ML)
Race No. 3 (12:28p)
#5: Wakan (+350 ML)
Horse Racing Hit Rate: 32% (19/60)
Horse Racing Bankroll: $140.60 (+290.6%)
*Soccer*
Men's Premiership (Scotland)
Game No. 1 (11a)
Hibernian (-160)
Men's Serie B (Italy)
Game No. 2 (2:30p)
Sassuolo (-130)
Soccer Hit Rate: 52% (31/60)
Soccer Bankroll: $30.73 (-14.6%)
*Total*
Total Hit Rate: 42% (50/120)
Total Bankroll: $171.33 (+138.0%)
Maine Soccer Roadmap: Friday, March 28 (Day No. 73)
(This series is the documentation of a 365-day project to help develop more local and regional soccer clubs in Maine, help improve the connectivity among new and existing local and regional clubs in Maine, and cultivate a more purposeful and accessible local --> regional --> state developmental pathway for all of Maine's soccer stakeholders.)
Followed up with directors after Wednesday night's Maine Soccer Hall of Fame directors' meeting, and co-hosted a Zoom for a potential ME x NH x VT regional league that will provide a pathway to U.S. Open Cup qualifying for clubs in those states.
Daily Time: 1.5 hours
Total Time: 136.5 hours
Daily Miles: 0 miles
Total Miles: 3,045 miles
Related: Now is a Good Time to Reimagine Maine Soccer (December 11, 2024)
Friday, March 28, 2025
Headlines: Portland Hearts of Pine Set to Make League Debut
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PPH:
Gabe Hoffman-Johnson stood next to a sunny soccer field and smiled. The professional men’s soccer team he’d founded was on the field, having a fun, energetic training session. Two days later the team would play its inaugural game in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup at Lewiston High. Hoffman-Johnson’s passion project to bring professional men’s soccer to Maine had come to fruition.
Maine Soccer Roadmap: Thursday, March 27 (Day No. 72)
(This series is the documentation of a 365-day project to help develop more local and regional soccer clubs in Maine, help improve the connectivity among new and existing local and regional clubs in Maine, and cultivate a more purposeful and accessible local --> regional --> state developmental pathway for all of Maine's soccer stakeholders.)
Didn't do any work related to Maine soccer.
Daily Time: 0 hours
Total Time: 135 hours
Daily Miles: 0 miles
Total Miles: 3,045 miles
Related: Now is a Good Time to Reimagine Maine Soccer (December 11, 2024)
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Maine Soccer Roadmap: Wednesday, March 26 (Day No. 71)
(This series is the documentation of a 365-day project to help develop more local and regional soccer clubs in Maine, help improve the connectivity among new and existing local and regional clubs in Maine, and cultivate a more purposeful and accessible local --> regional --> state developmental pathway for all of Maine's soccer stakeholders.)
Completed admin work for the Maine Soccer Hall of Fame, and hosted a Zoom with Maine Soccer Hall of Fame directors.
Daily Time: 1.25 hours
Total Time: 135 hours
Daily Miles: 0 miles
Total Miles: 3,045 miles
Related: Now is a Good Time to Reimagine Maine Soccer (December 11, 2024)
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Headlines: CBS Sports Picks Up U.S. Open Cup Media Rights
Front Row Soccer:
U.S. Soccer and CBS Sports have reached a multi-year, multimedia rights agreement that will make CBS Sports the English-language home of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup through 2026, it was announced on Wednesday. CBS Sports will provide live-match coverage of the Open Cup across its linear and digital platforms, with every match streaming live on Paramount+. CBS Sports’ coverage will include every match from the third round of the tournament, beginning April 15, onward to the final, with select matches simulcasting on CBS Sports Network and CBS Sports Golazo Network.
Maine Soccer Roadmap: Tuesday, March 26 (Day No. 70)
(This series is the documentation of a 365-day project to help develop more local and regional soccer clubs in Maine, help improve the connectivity among new and existing local and regional clubs in Maine, and cultivate a more purposeful and accessible local --> regional --> state developmental pathway for all of Maine's soccer stakeholders.)
Completed admin work for the Maine Soccer Hall of Fame.
Daily Time: 0.25 hours
Total Time: 133.75 hours
Daily Miles: 0 miles
Total Miles: 3,045 miles
Related: Now is a Good Time to Reimagine Maine Soccer (December 11, 2024)
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Maine Soccer Roadmap: Monday, March 24 (Day No. 69)
(This series is the documentation of a 365-day project to help develop more local and regional soccer clubs in Maine, help improve the connectivity among new and existing local and regional clubs in Maine, and cultivate a more purposeful and accessible local --> regional --> state developmental pathway for all of Maine's soccer stakeholders.)
Didn't do any work related to Maine soccer.
Daily Time: 0 hours
Total Time: 133.5 hours
Daily Miles: 0 miles
Total Miles: 3,045 miles
Related: Now is a Good Time to Reimagine Maine Soccer (December 11, 2024)
Monday, March 24, 2025
Maine Soccer Roadmap: Sunday, March 23 (Day No. 68)
(This series is the documentation of a 365-day project to help develop more local and regional soccer clubs in Maine, help improve the connectivity among new and existing local and regional clubs in Maine, and cultivate a more purposeful and accessible local --> regional --> state developmental pathway for all of Maine's soccer stakeholders.)
Didn't do any work related to Maine soccer.
Daily Time: 0 hours
Total Time: 133.5 hours
Daily Miles: 0 miles
Total Miles: 3,045 miles
Related: Now is a Good Time to Reimagine Maine Soccer (December 11, 2024)
Sunday, March 23, 2025
Maine Soccer Roadmap: Saturday, March 22 (Day No. 67)
(This series is the documentation of a 365-day project to help develop more local and regional soccer clubs in Maine, help improve the connectivity among new and existing local and regional clubs in Maine, and cultivate a more purposeful and accessible local --> regional --> state developmental pathway for all of Maine's soccer stakeholders.)
Didn't do any work related to Maine soccer.
Daily Time: 0 hours
Total Time: 133.5 hours
Daily Miles: 0 miles
Total Miles: 3,045 miles
Related: Now is a Good Time to Reimagine Maine Soccer (December 11, 2024)
Saturday, March 22, 2025
Maine Soccer Roadmap: Friday, March 21 (Day No. 66)
(This series is the documentation of a 365-day project to help develop more local and regional soccer clubs in Maine, help improve the connectivity among new and existing local and regional clubs in Maine, and cultivate a more purposeful and accessible local --> regional --> state developmental pathway for all of Maine's soccer stakeholders.)
Didn't do any work related to Maine soccer.
Daily Time: 0 hours
Total Time: 133.5 hours
Daily Miles: 0 miles
Total Miles: 3,045 miles
Related: Now is a Good Time to Reimagine Maine Soccer (December 11, 2024)
Friday, March 21, 2025
Freestyle Chess: Friday, March 21 (Game No. 6)
Opponent's Country: United States
Opponent's Rating: 192
Player Rating: 738
Start Date: January 4, 2025
Game Time: 72 Hours
Result: Win (Resignation)
Moves: 61
Opponent's Accuracy: 72.6%
Accuracy: 74.3%
Freestyle Chess Results: (4-1-1)
Freestyle Chess Success %: 67%
New Player Rating: 748 (+10)
Headlines: Hearts of Pine Win Inaugural Game
PPH:
Woo hoo indeed.Those words blared from the speakers after Nathan Messer’s blistering free kick into the top-right corner of the goal put a capper on the Portland Hearts of Pine’s 4-0 U.S. Open Cup victory over amateur side CD Faialense of Cambridge, Mass. on Thursday in Lewiston. It fit Messer’s goal, which drew woos of appreciation from the estimated crowd of 3,200. Even more, Blur’s celebratory anthem fit the festive feel of the first professional soccer game played in Maine by the state’s newest pro franchise.
Maine Soccer Roadmap: Thursday, March 20 (Day No. 65)
(This series is the documentation of a 365-day project to help develop more local and regional soccer clubs in Maine, help improve the connectivity among new and existing local and regional clubs in Maine, and cultivate a more purposeful and accessible local --> regional --> state developmental pathway for all of Maine's soccer stakeholders.)
Hosted a pregame social for member clubs, and attended the Portland Hearts of Pine inaugural game in the U.S. Open Cup.
Feels like we have more momentum for Maine soccer than we've ever had, and now's the time to develop a comprehensive plan for multigenerational amateur Maine clubs that utilize the U.S. Open Cup as our organizing lodestar.
Daily Time: 5 hours
Total Time: 133.5 hours
Daily Miles: 75 miles
Total Miles: 3,045 miles
Related: Now is a Good Time to Reimagine Maine Soccer (December 11, 2024)
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Headlines: Hearts of Pine Ready for Debut
PPH:
After a 60-day preseason and six successful scrimmage games (4-0-2), the Hearts of Pine will play in front of a live audience for the first time on Thursday, taking on CD Faialense at Lewiston High in a first-round game in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tournament. The match begins at 6:30 p.m. Close to 3,000 tickets had been sold by early Wednesday, which should make Don Roux Field a lively and crowded facility.
Maine Soccer Roadmap: Wednesday, March 19 (Day No. 64)
(This series is the documentation of a 365-day project to help develop more local and regional soccer clubs in Maine, help improve the connectivity among new and existing local and regional clubs in Maine, and cultivate a more purposeful and accessible local --> regional --> state developmental pathway for all of Maine's soccer stakeholders.)
Worked on the Maine Soccer Hall of Fame, the Maine Soccer Association's logistics for the Portland Hearts of Pine's upcoming U.S. Open Cup game, and watched a couple U.S. Open Cup games.
Daily Time: 4 hours
Total Time: 128.5 hours
Daily Miles: 0 miles
Total Miles: 2,970 miles
Related: Now is a Good Time to Reimagine Maine Soccer (December 11, 2024)
Headlines: USL Owners Vote to Adopt Pro/Rel
In a historic move, United Soccer League (USL) owners voted Tuesday to become the first professional soccer entity in the United States to adopt promotion and relegation, sources with knowledge of the vote told The Athletic. USL owners passed the vote with a supermajority, according to those sources.
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Headlines: U.S. Open Cup Review (Match Day No. 1)
TheCup.US:
After the first 11 matches, five USL League One, four USL Championship, one MLS NEXT Pro, and one UPSL side have secured passage to the Second Round. Seven of the teams to advance did so as the visiting side. Three teams making their US Open Cup debut punched their ticket to the Second Round.
Maine Soccer Roadmap: Tuesday, March 18 (Day No. 63)
(This series is the documentation of a 365-day project to help develop more local and regional soccer clubs in Maine, help improve the connectivity among new and existing local and regional clubs in Maine, and cultivate a more purposeful and accessible local --> regional --> state developmental pathway for all of Maine's soccer stakeholders.)
Watched U.S. Open Cup games. This unique competition should be the lodestar for all aspects of Maine club soccer, and our collective goal should be the qualification for this tournament by a Maine-based amateur club by March 2030.
Daily Time: 3 hours
Total Time: 124.5 hours
Daily Miles: 0 miles
Total Miles: 2,970 miles
Related: Now is a Good Time to Reimagine Maine Soccer (December 11, 2024)
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Maine Soccer Roadmap: Monday, March 17 (Day No. 62)
(This series is the documentation of a 365-day project to help develop more local and regional soccer clubs in Maine, help improve the connectivity among new and existing local and regional clubs in Maine, and cultivate a more purposeful and accessible local --> regional --> state developmental pathway for all of Maine's soccer stakeholders.)
Worked on the Maine Soccer Hall of Fame and the Maine Soccer Association's plans for the U.S. Open Cup game in Lewiston on Thursday.
Daily Time: 2.5 hours
Total Time: 121.5 hours
Daily Miles: 0 miles
Total Miles: 2,970 miles
Related: Now is a Good Time to Reimagine Maine Soccer (December 11, 2024)
Monday, March 17, 2025
Maine Soccer Roadmap: Sunday, March 16 (Day No. 61)
(This series is the documentation of a 365-day project to help develop more local and regional soccer clubs in Maine, help improve the connectivity among new and existing local and regional clubs in Maine, and cultivate a more purposeful and accessible local --> regional --> state developmental pathway for all of Maine's soccer stakeholders.)
Met with a writer and producer about ways Maine soccer can be showcased in media.
Daily Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 119 hours
Daily Miles: 0 miles
Total Miles: 2,970 miles
Related: Now is a Good Time to Reimagine Maine Soccer (December 11, 2024)
Sunday, March 16, 2025
Freestyle Chess: Sunday, March 16 (Game No. 5)
Opponent's Country: Indonesia
Opponent's Rating: 757
Player Rating: 663
Start Date: February 19, 2025
Game Time: 72 Hours
Result: Win (Resignation)
Moves: 27
Opponent's Accuracy: 84.1%
Accuracy: 76.0%
Freestyle Chess Results: (3-1-1)
Freestyle Chess Success %: 60%
New Player Rating: 738 (+75)
Maine Soccer Roadmap: Saturday, March 15 (Day No. 60)
(This series is the documentation of a 365-day project to help develop more local and regional soccer clubs in Maine, help improve the connectivity among new and existing local and regional clubs in Maine, and cultivate a more purposeful and accessible local --> regional --> state developmental pathway for all of Maine's soccer stakeholders.)
Didn't do any work related to Maine soccer.
Daily Time: 0 hours
Total Time: 118 hours
Daily Miles: 0 miles
Total Miles: 2,970 miles
Related: Now is a Good Time to Reimagine Maine Soccer (December 11, 2024)
Saturday, March 15, 2025
36/36 Bankroll: Saturday, March 15 (Wager No. 30)
(This series will feature $2 Double and a $2, 2-leg parlay wagers in horse racing and soccer over a 50-day period. Any profits will be donated to the Futures for Standardbreds and/or Street Soccer USA.)
*Horse Racing*
Colonial Downs (New Kent, Virginia)
Race No. 8 (4:25p)
#8: Fondly (+350 ML)
Race No. 9 (5:10p)
#6: Getaway Car (+180 ML)
Horse Racing Hit Rate: 31% (18/58)
Horse Racing Bankroll: $142.60 (+296.1%)
*Soccer*
Men's Eredivisie (Netherlands)
Game No. 1 (11:30a)
Utrecht (-120)
Men's Liga Portugal (Portugal)
Game No. 2 (4:30p)
Sporting CP (-290)
Soccer Hit Rate: 52% (30/58)
Soccer Bankroll: $32.73 (-9.1%)
*Total*
Total Hit Rate: 41% (48/116)
Total Bankroll: $175.33 (+143.5%)
Maine Soccer Roadmap: Friday, March 14 (Day No. 59)
(This series is the documentation of a 365-day project to help develop more local and regional soccer clubs in Maine, help improve the connectivity among new and existing local and regional clubs in Maine, and cultivate a more purposeful and accessible local --> regional --> state developmental pathway for all of Maine's soccer stakeholders.)
Worked on the Maine Soccer Hall of Fame as our deadline for nominations approaches.
Daily Time: 0.25 hours
Total Time: 118 hours
Daily Miles: 0 miles
Total Miles: 2,970 miles
Related: Now is a Good Time to Reimagine Maine Soccer (December 11, 2024)
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