Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Monday, September 22, 2025
Headlines: Hearts of Pine Add New Minority Owners
PPH:
The owners of the Maine Mariners announced Friday they have joined the ownership group of the Portland Hearts of Pine. Dexter and Susan Paine, who purchased the Maine Mariners ECHL hockey franchise last year, said in an email to season ticket holders they have joined the Hearts of Pine ownership group as minority investors.
Dough Starter: Monday, September 22
(A week-to-week look at my wagering budget for horse racing and sports betting)
Horse Racing Balance: $60.83
Horse Racing RoI: - 39.17%
Sports Betting Balance: $3.52
Sports Betting RoI: - 64.8%
TOTAL Balance: $64.35
TOTAL RoI: - 41.50%
RSC 365: Sunday, September 21 (Day No. 115)
(This time of year is the always the busiest for our club because it requires us to wrap up our current season while also preparing for next season by finalizing budgets, coaching appointments, and roster offers. Throw in a few potential changes in Maine's club soccer ecosystem and a big change to age groupings across the U.S. next year, and the next 365 days could be topsy-turvy for our club with a small margin of error. Here's documentation of the upcoming 365-day stretch between now and May 27, 2026.)
- Attended a U12 Boys and a couple U10 Boys Classic games featuring teams in our club's core communities
- Talked with a fellow club director about their experiences
- Talked with one of our club's coaches about their upcoming season
Maine Soccer Roadmap: Sunday, September 21 (Day No. 246)
(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.
Total Time: 0 hours
Total Time: 265 hours
Daily Miles: 0 miles
Total Miles: 4,411.7 miles
Related: Now is a Good Time to Reimagine Maine Soccer (December 11, 2024)
Sunday, September 21, 2025
Soccer Weekend: Sunday, September 21 (Day No. 12)
(This feature will focus on a $1 parlay wager every Saturday and Sunday through the end of May.)
Game No. 1 (3:15p)
Men's Besta Deildin (Iceland)
Vikingur ReykjavÃk (-285)
Game No. 2 (5p)
Men's USL League One (United States)
Portland Hearts of Pine (-115)
Pick Success Rate: 59.1% (13/22)
Total Bankroll: $46.10 (+ 15.3%)
RSC 365: Saturday, September 20 (Day No. 114)
(This time of year is the always the busiest for our club because it requires us to wrap up our current season while also preparing for next season by finalizing budgets, coaching appointments, and roster offers. Throw in a few potential changes in Maine's club soccer ecosystem and a big change to age groupings across the U.S. next year, and the next 365 days could be topsy-turvy for our club with a small margin of error. Here's documentation of the upcoming 365-day stretch between now and May 27, 2026.)
- Didn't do any work related to Rosevelt SC
Maine Soccer Roadmap: Saturday, September 20 (Day No. 245)
(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.)
Texted with a fellow state association director about an upcoming Hearts of Pine game.
Total Time: 0.25 hours
Total Time: 265 hours
Daily Miles: 0 miles
Total Miles: 4,411.7 miles
Related: Now is a Good Time to Reimagine Maine Soccer (December 11, 2024)
Saturday, September 20, 2025
Soccer Weekend: Saturday, September 20 (Day No. 11)
(This feature will focus on a $1 parlay wager every Saturday and Sunday through the end of May.)
Game No. 1 (11:30a)
Men's Allsvenskan (Sweden)
Mjällby (-200)
Game No. 2 (7p)
Men's USL Championship (United States)
Detroit City FC (-105)
Pick Success Rate: 65% (13/20)
Total Bankroll: $47.10 (+ 17.8%)
RSC 365: Friday, September 19 (Day No. 113)
(This time of year is the always the busiest for our club because it requires us to wrap up our current season while also preparing for next season by finalizing budgets, coaching appointments, and roster offers. Throw in a few potential changes in Maine's club soccer ecosystem and a big change to age groupings across the U.S. next year, and the next 365 days could be topsy-turvy for our club with a small margin of error. Here's documentation of the upcoming 365-day stretch between now and May 27, 2026.)
- Didn't do any work related to Rosevelt SC
Maine Soccer Roadmap: Friday, September 19 (Day No. 244)
(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.
Total Time: 0 hours
Total Time: 264.75 hours
Daily Miles: 0 miles
Total Miles: 4,411.7 miles
Related: Now is a Good Time to Reimagine Maine Soccer (December 11, 2024)
Friday, September 19, 2025
Bookshelf: Against the Elements (Chapter 3)
Against the Elements: The Eruption of Icelandic Football (Matt McGinn)
Chapter 3: Facilities
McGinn opens the chapter in the Arctic Circle with the club Bodø/Glimt, one of the first clubs to build a full-sized indoor facility in 1991. That facility helped propel the club from Norway's third division to European competition in only a few years, and served as inspiration for Iceland's own construction spree years later.
As of 2018, Iceland's 23,000 registered players could play on 179 full-sized fields (i.e., grass, turf, indoors, and outdoors) and 154 small-sided fields built near schools and other public places. The national federation under the longtime leadership of Geir Thorsteinsson is credited with making these public-private investments an opportunity, and these numerous playing facilities are considered to be one of the 3-legged stools that have enabled Iceland to punch above its weight on and off the soccer field.
RSC 365: Thursday, September 18 (Day No. 112)
(This time of year is the always the busiest for our club because it requires us to wrap up our current season while also preparing for next season by finalizing budgets, coaching appointments, and roster offers. Throw in a few potential changes in Maine's club soccer ecosystem and a big change to age groupings across the U.S. next year, and the next 365 days could be topsy-turvy for our club with a small margin of error. Here's documentation of the upcoming 365-day stretch between now and May 27, 2026.)
- Talked with a director about an upcoming BoD meeting
- E-mailed our directors an agenda about an upcoming BoD meeting
Maine Soccer Roadmap: Thursday, September 18 (Day No. 243)
(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.
Total Time: 0 hours
Total Time: 264.75 hours
Daily Miles: 0 miles
Total Miles: 4,411.7 miles
Related: Now is a Good Time to Reimagine Maine Soccer (December 11, 2024)
Thursday, September 18, 2025
RSC 365: Wednesday, September 17 (Day No. 111)
(This time of year is the always the busiest for our club because it requires us to wrap up our current season while also preparing for next season by finalizing budgets, coaching appointments, and roster offers. Throw in a few potential changes in Maine's club soccer ecosystem and a big change to age groupings across the U.S. next year, and the next 365 days could be topsy-turvy for our club with a small margin of error. Here's documentation of the upcoming 365-day stretch between now and May 27, 2026.)
- Sent an e-mail to fellow club directors about an ongoing project
- Texted with one of our directors about an upcoming BoD meeting
- Streamed a U.S. Open Cup semifinal game
Maine Soccer Roadmap: Wednesday, September 17 (Day No. 242)
(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.
Total Time: 0 hours
Total Time: 264.75 hours
Daily Miles: 0 miles
Total Miles: 4,411.7 miles
Related: Now is a Good Time to Reimagine Maine Soccer (December 11, 2024)
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Bookshelf: Horseplayers (Chapter 4)
Horseplayers: Life at the Track (Ted McClelland)
Chapter 4: First Your Money, Then Your Clothes
McClelland profiles Creighton R. Schoenfeldt, a racetrack regular who was identified by a racetrack executive as the "most cantankerous gambler in Chicago," and he writes about Rob Fasiang, a 39-year-old handicapper trying his hand as a professional gambler for the first time.
RSC 365: Tuesday, September 16 (No. 110)
(This time of year is the always the busiest for our club because it requires us to wrap up our current season while also preparing for next season by finalizing budgets, coaching appointments, and roster offers. Throw in a few potential changes in Maine's club soccer ecosystem and a big change to age groupings across the U.S. next year, and the next 365 days could be topsy-turvy for our club with a small margin of error. Here's documentation of the upcoming 365-day stretch between now and May 27, 2026.)
- Didn't do any work related to Rosevelt SC
Maine Soccer Roadmap: Tuesday, September 16 (Day No. 241)
(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.
Total Time: 0 hours
Total Time: 264.75 hours
Daily Miles: 0 miles
Total Miles: 4,411.7 miles
Related: Now is a Good Time to Reimagine Maine Soccer (December 11, 2024)
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Daily Double: Tuesday, September 16 (Day No. 24)
(This feature will focus on one, $2 Double wager every day through Labor Day and on notable days throughout the rest of the year.)
Plainridge Park (Plainville, Massachusetts)
Race No. 1 (2p)
#6: Waves (3-1 ML)
Race No. 2 (2:20p)
#6: Crimson Pine (9-1 ML)
Pick Success Rate: 35% (16/46)
Total Bankroll: $81.40 (- 18.6%)
RSC 365: Monday, September 15 (Day No. 109)
(This time of year is the always the busiest for our club because it requires us to wrap up our current season while also preparing for next season by finalizing budgets, coaching appointments, and roster offers. Throw in a few potential changes in Maine's club soccer ecosystem and a big change to age groupings across the U.S. next year, and the next 365 days could be topsy-turvy for our club with a small margin of error. Here's documentation of the upcoming 365-day stretch between now and May 27, 2026.)
- Posted a graphic on our social media platforms about the Fall Classic games featuring two clubs among our club's core communities
- Listened to The Protagonist Show podcast about the U.S. Open Cup
Maine Soccer Roadmap: Monday, September 15 (Day No. 240)
(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.)
Sent an e-mail to MSHoF directors about an upcoming meeting.
Total Time: 0.25 hours
Total Time: 264.75 hours
Daily Miles: 0 miles
Total Miles: 4,411.7 miles
Related: Now is a Good Time to Reimagine Maine Soccer (December 11, 2024)
Monday, September 15, 2025
Bookshelf: Inverting the Pyramid (Chapter 13)
Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Football Tactics (Jonathan Wilson)
Chapter 13: Science and Sincerity
Wilson profiles Valeriy Lobanovskyi, a standout player and pioneering coach for Dynamo Kyiv.
Lobanovskyi was an early believer in analytics, a scientific approach to player development and performance, and balancing the scientific with the humane.
Dough Starter: Monday, September 15
(A week-to-week look at my wagering budget for horse racing and sports betting)
Horse Racing Balance: $131.32
Horse Racing RoI: + 31.32%
Sports Betting Balance: $10.57
Sports Betting RoI: + 5.7%
TOTAL Balance: $141.89
TOTAL RoI: + 28.99%
RSC 365: Sunday, September 14 (Day No. 108)
(This time of year is the always the busiest for our club because it requires us to wrap up our current season while also preparing for next season by finalizing budgets, coaching appointments, and roster offers. Throw in a few potential changes in Maine's club soccer ecosystem and a big change to age groupings across the U.S. next year, and the next 365 days could be topsy-turvy for our club with a small margin of error. Here's documentation of the upcoming 365-day stretch between now and May 27, 2026.)
- Attended U13 Girls, U10 Boys, and U10 Girls Classic games featuring teams in our club's core communities
- Talked to one our coaches about a coaching vacancy
Maine Soccer Roadmap: Sunday, September 14 (Day No. 239)
(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.)
Talked with three MSHoF directors about an upcoming BoD meeting.
Total Time: 0.25 hours
Total Time: 264.50 hours
Daily Miles: 0 miles
Total Miles: 4,411.7 miles
Related: Now is a Good Time to Reimagine Maine Soccer (December 11, 2024)
Sunday, September 14, 2025
Soccer Weekend: Saturday, September 14 (Day No. 10)
(This feature will focus on a $1 parlay wager every Saturday and Sunday through the end of May.)
Game No. 1 (8:30a)
Men's Eredivisie (Netherlands)
Utrecht (-140)
Game No. 2 (12:30p)
Men's Besta Deilden (Iceland)
Vikingur Reykjavik (-115)
Pick Success Rate: 67% (12/18)
Total Bankroll: $48.10 (+ 20.3%)
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