Complete a separate Field Availability Form for each field being used by your club. Due 8/10 at Registration Meeting (apologies for delay in posting!)
August 10, 7:30pm
Lenox Community Center < new location!New Divisional Alignment Questionnaire (required for U12/U14 teams, due 8/10)
Player waivers are due no later than August 1.
MTOC Sportsmanship Award Winners
North Adams U14 Girls
(coached by Samantha Tanner & Joe Mackey)
Berkshire Hills U14 Boys
(coached by Mike Powell)
The PSC Sporting U12 Boys D1 and Pittsfield Pythons U-14 Boys D1 wild card had a very good showing at MTOC's. PSC Sporting coached by Vin Higuera & Steve Peplowski made a very strong run at their division losing a heartbreaker in the end. And the Pythons coached by Brian Reardon & Andrew Schnopp failed to advance to the Final Four by losing a tiebreaker for the wildcard in their age group on the second tier of tiebreakers (goals against).
The Berkshire Hills U14 Boys D1 winner and North Adams U14 Girls D2 winner both had very good showing in Lancaster. Mike Powell coach of the Berkshire Hills boys has brought this same group of players to the MTOC's four years in a row. This squad won the MTOC Sportsmanship Award in their age Bracket this year. The North Adams Girls squad coached by Samantha Tanner fared well in their bracket also winning the Sportsmanship Award in their age group as well. These two teams should be proud of this accomplishment and it is evident that this type of Sportsmanship starts with the coaches as they are both known for being tremendous sportspersons.
And finally, the U18 age bracket represented by both Lenox Boys & the Dalton Girls. Both of these teams are repeat winner coming from the U16 division last year and the Dalton Girls coming back to MTOC's as the defending D1 champs. Lenox Boys coached by Trevor Burnham had an outside chance of a wildcard berth only to fall short. The Dalton Girls coached by Kathy Budja & Mike Arsenault once again won their division and lost a 1-0 heartbreaker in the Final Four.
It is very impressive to see the strength of the County and how it improves annually. Great job BCYSL!
In other news...It was with deep regret that the MYSA accepted Don Rawson's resignation as the Executive Director. He was hired less than a year ago after the death of John Burrill. John was instrumental in the successful campaign to make Lancaster a reality. They will both be missed. However, I am also very pleased to inform everyone associated with the BCYSL that Mike Singleton has accepted the position of Executive Director of MYSA. He was MYSA's Director of Development and Head of Coaching for the past several years. Mike is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about this new endeavor. Please join me in wishing Mike the best of luck!
Ted Ritchie the President of MYSA has recently informed each League that every squad must register each and every player and coach regardless if they are dual rostered or coaching more than one team. This is a very recent change that must begin starting this fall. Please take note of this. [full text of letter to leagues]
Last night the BCYSL BOD officially got the Fall 2010 season underway in a meeting with the Town Coordinators. Best of Luck to all the towns and teams for a happy and healthy season.
Yours in Soccer,
Brian Farley
BCSYL President