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Chandler, pictured to with a
trainer
from RCD Espanyol while in Spain |
Chandler Scyocurka In
Spain
FSASoccerPlus Player
journal from ODP trip
My name is Chandler Scyocurka and I play for
the FSASoccerPlus U13 Eagles for Janusz Michallik and Louis
Hernandez. I also play for the 1995 Massachusetts Olympic
Development Program.
Recently, I had the opportunity to travel to Barcelona,
Spain over February vacation with Mass ODP. It was a trip
for U13, U14, and U15 players. There were two teams made up
of the girls who came. During the trip, we trained at a
local Barcelona facility, trained at a professional teams
facility, attended a professional match, and did a lot of
sight seeing.
At the Olympic Complex/INEF Montjuic, the home of the 1992
Summer Olympics, three Mass ODP coaches trained the two
teams. While we trained at this sports complex, we saw the
World Fencing Championships, where athletes from all over
the world were qualifying for the next Olympics!
Later on in the trip, we got the chance to train at the RCD
Espanyol Cuidad Deportiva Complex with two RCD Espanyol
trainers. Before practices we were able to watch RCD
Espanyols U20 team and we also were able to get pictures
and autographs signed by RCD Espanyols professional team,
including star players Luis Garcia and Carlos Kameni. My
teammates and I had our photographs published in two of
Spains National sports newspapers: Marca! And A.S. Our
pictures were also featured on RCD Espanyols official
websites homepage!
While in Barcelona, our two teams played three Spanish
soccer clubs. My teams record was one win, one loss, and
one tie. We played a U13 team, a U14 team, and a U17 team.
The style of play in Spain is completely different from here
in America. The Spanish style of play was very technical,
but not so much physicality (that is, until we played the
U17 team!).
We also got the opportunity to attend a La Liga mens
professional match between RCD Espanyol and Sevilla. It was
fascinating to see the amazing ball skills and the flow of
the play turn into goals. Sevilla, won the match 4-2.
The sight seeing was also enjoyable. We got a tour of my
favorite team, FC Barcelonas stadium, Estadi Camp Nou, and
the clubs museum. The shopping in Barcelona was fantastic!
Many famous sights included shopping on La Rambla, and the
Gothic Quarter.
There was also an optional side trip to the Medieval resort
town, Sitges. We got to visit the Port area and beaches
overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. My teammates and I were
able to see the unique architecture of Gaudi, including the
Sagrada Familia and the Parc Guell. We spent a lot of time
in Montjuic, which overlooks the city of Barcelona.
Last year I also got the wonderful chance to travel to
Valencia, Spain and attend a FC Barcelona vs. Valencia CF
match. We practiced with a Valencia CF trainer.
The trip to Barcelona and the entire experience was
wonderful! I hope to go back to Spain in the future and also
to travel and play soccer in other parts of the world!
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BOYS HS ALL STATE
2008
Sendra, Zeiner and
Rose earn honors
The 2008 Connecticut Boys
All-State banquet featured the best soccer
players from the 2008 season. Three
FSASoccerPlus players were honored including
Tony Sendra, Weston Zeiner and AJ Rose.
Congratulations Boys!
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08 All-Staters
Sendra, Zeiner, Rose
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U15 Girls Finsh in Top 5
- 3v3 Tourn
National Kick-It 3v3
Champions
During the "Kick it 3v3 World
Championship" in Orlando Florida Jan.
18th-21st, Team Hartford Toyota Bolachas
comprised of members from FSASoccerPlus
Girls U15 Charge (who won the Regional
Tournament) took 5th place in National
Tournament.
The girls earned the Top 5 result after
securing a Tournament Record of 5 wins and
just 2 losses.
Team Roster:
Alyssa Leaning, Patty McAllister, Spencer
Plante, Kelsey Smith, Helena Pereira and
Elise Grechcko
Coaches:
Flavio Pereira, Head Coach
Tracey McAllister, Manager and Assistant
Coach
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U15 National 3v3 Kick-It - 5th
Place
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Tory Hawley
Heading to Siena
Avon star heading to
Siena on soccer, presidential scholarships
By Don Rully, Imprint Sports Editor
11/29/2007
Avon High girls' soccer senior center
defender Tory Hawley didn't ever step on the
soccer field alone during her four seasons
as a Falcon.
That's because she has a family history in
the sport few can match.
Hawley has put her gene pool to good use.
She has been an integral part of the Falcons
11 during her high school career. She was a
tri-captain this season with seniors Liz
Donaldson and Caitlin Searson.
"It was nice having three of us because we
all kind of balanced each other out," Hawley
said. Donaldson was the organizer in charge
of creative things like the team scrapbook
and working with her mom to line up pasta
dinners; Searson helped raise funds for the
program; Hawley was loud on the field, she
said.
During the recently completed 2007 season,
the Falcons reached their second consecutive
state semifinal before losing 3-0 to
eventual Class M champ St. Joseph-Trumbull
in Guilford.
"I think what really helped is we don't have
any superstar. Everyone that plays on the
field deserves to be there."
The Falcons last four losses have all been
to Catholic schools.
"I wasn't disappointed of what happened
because St. Joe's is a really good team and
we gave a good effort," Hawley said. "I
don't think it was a 3-0 game. It was more
like a 1-0 game."
Hawley also played in the Connecticut Girls
High School Soccer Coaches Association
Senior Bowl in Rocky Hill last Sunday.
"It was fun. I got to play with some
different players. So it was good," she
said.
Hawley will attend MAAC Division I Siena
College in Loudonsville, N.Y., outside of
Albany on a soccer and Presidential
scholarship, the highest academic
scholarship given by the school. She said
she is planning on majoring in marketing or
management. She would like to pursue
coaching soccer or sports advertising.
Hawley is earning a GPA of about 3.5 out of
4.0 at Avon High. Her favorite subjects in
school are English and history. She has
lived in Avon since she was 3 years old.
Hawley, 18, credits a lot of her success to
Olympic and U.S. Women's World Cup champion
coach Tony DiCicco.
DiCicco leads FSA Soccer Plus out of the
Farmington Sports Arena. Hawley said DiCicco
helped her with college coaches and did a
good job evaluating her skill level. She has
competed on the FSA Soccer Club U-18 Premier
team.
Her college choice complete, Hawley
continues to take part in showcases for the
benefit of other players. The showcases have
taken her as far as Orlando, Fla.. This
weekend she competes in one in New Jersey.
She explained college coaches are e-mailed
before the events in the hope they like what
they see from a player in up to four games
of shorter length.
Hawley also credited Falcons' head coach Jim
Murray by pushing her to do better on the
field and being good to talk with
personally. "He's very approachable," she
said. "He's very in touch with reality,"
"He gives great pep talks."
Almost year-round the 5-4 Hawley plays
soccer three times a week and on weekends.
That doesn't leave much time for anything
else. In the summer she trains. Next summer
she plans to train with the CT Reds, the
women's semi-professional team at FSA.
"I like how it's a team sport," Hawley said
about soccer. "I get bored with sports like
tennis because it's so individual."
Hawley is a scholar-athlete in soccer and
track.
She is also an All-NCCC sprinter.
Hawley's aunt, Judy (Kuehnel) Michalski was
a high school All-American in 1983 at
Simsbury High School, a state championship
season for the Trojans. Michalski went on to
play soccer at UConn and was a professional
player with the CT Lady Wolves.
Michalski's twin sister played Division II
soccer at Keene State College in the late
1980's.
Hawley's grandfather was an All-American and
captain at St. Louis University, part of the
first ever NCAA men's soccer champions in
1959. The Billikens defended their title in
1960.
With parents Patti and Thor Cheyne, and
siblings Cory, 17, Tucker, 12, and Kristy,
10, playing supportive roles,
Hawley is preparing to launch a new
adventure.
She certainly will have the soccer
credentials to keep on truckin.'
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Herzner &
Saporito Bring Home Gold
FSASoccerPlus U14 Girls
Players
Danielle Herzner and Angelina Saporito
played on a Regional Select Team for Central
Connecticut and won the America State Games
in Colorado this past summer. They won all
four games with scores of 8-0, 10-0, 10-0,
and 8-0. They took home the Gold Medal for
Connecticut!
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2007 ODP Class
List of FSASoccerPlus
Players on ODP 2007
Girls U14 = Sarah Tyrrell, Rebecca
Scalise, Kayla Orozco, Catherine McClure,
Faith McCarthy, Danielle Kriscenski, Elise
Galipo
Girls U15 = Kelly Ziogas, Jamie Botteon,
McKenzie Hollenbaugh, Mary McGinley.
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FSASoccerPlus Players in ODP
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U15 Girls win Regional 3v3
Tourn
Regional Kick-It 3v3
Champions
The girls won the Regional
3v3 championship in New Jersey and advance
to the Nationals at Disney in January 2008.
The Members of the Regional Champions is
comprised of FSASoccerPlus U15 Girls Charge
Players Elise Grechko, Patty McAllister,
Alyssa Leaning, Helena Pereira, Spencer
Plante and Kelsey Smith; coached by Flavio
Periera with Team Manager Tracey McAllister.
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U15 Regional 3v3 Kick-It Champs
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U15 Girls win local 3v3
Tournament
Hartford
Kick-It 3v3 Champions
On July 22nd,
the Hartford Toyota Bolachas won the Hartford
Kick-it 3v3 Soccer Shootout, with a Record of 4
wins and 1 tie.
The team coached by Flavio Pereira included
members of the FSASoccerPlus 2007/08 U15 Girls
Charge team: Alyssa Leaning, Kelsey Smith, Patti
McAllister, Helena Pereira, Elise Grechko and
Spencer Plante.
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U15 Girls 3v3 Kick-It Champions
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McCarthy & McClure On Reg. Team
U14 Eagle Teammates
Faith McCarthy and Catherine McClure make
Regional Team
Both
Faith and Catherine make Region I Pool during
the summer of 2007.
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Catherine and Faith Make
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Richards
makes Regional Team
Mark Richards named to
'94 Regional Team
Mark who plays for the
FSASoccerPlus U14 Boys has made the Region I ODP
Team, the only player in that age group from the
CT ODP team who made the squad.
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SOCCER
- By Carly Hernandez
The crisp biting wind swirls
Around me like a tornado
This is soccer
Each blade of grass
Yellow or green,
Crunchy or lush
Is a stage
This is soccer
A stage as free as the fish in the sea
An ocean of possibility
This is soccer
The stage is the center of attention
Where 22 actors await,
Confident or nervous.
This is soccer
Then a shrill lone whistle blows
And suddenly the TV is turned off mute
The crowd is cheering
The coaches shouting the players yelling
This is soccer
A pass from the back
A give and go from the middle
A cross from the corner
A goal from the box!
This is soccer
11 players faces light up
And swarm around a player
Like bees attracted to honey
This is soccer
89 minutes in, sweat pouring,
Stomachs in knots,
All tied up. PK!
The star player connects
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A powerful drive in the upper right hand corner
Hopes are crushed and hopes come alive,
This is soccer
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