Sharon Travel Soccer Registration	7:30pm	Monday, 8/30/10	SHS Cafeteria
Sharon Rec Coaches' Meeting	6:30-7:30pm	Thursday, 9/2/10	SHS Cafeteria
Sharon Travel Coaches' Meeting	7:30-8:30pm	Thursday, 9/2/10	SHS Cafeteria

Fall 2010 Recreation Soccer Registration Now Open
Kindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade and fourth grade boys and girls wishing to play recreational soccer in the Fall 2010 should register by July 31, 2010 to avoid the $25 dollar late fee. Registration is $65. Registration will be open until August 31, 2010 but you will have to pay the $25 late fee (waived for Kindergarten players). Third and fourth graders that made a travel team are automatically registered for the Fall recreational program and will not have to pay the $65 recreational fee. The player registration and parent coach form can be found here.

SSA Welcomes New Recreation Coordinator
Kerry Soby is our new Recreation Coordinator. Kerry has graciously agreed to be our new Recreation Coordinator taking over the reigns from Paul Driscoll who will remain with the Sharon Soccer Association working behind the scenes on other aspects of our program. Questions about the recreational soccer program can be sent to kerry3511@aol.com.

Important Notice about Required Licensing for Travel Soccer Coaches
We desparately want qualified coaches to work with our kids during travel soccer, but there is a licensing process you must go through to coach. It's not tough, but you have to do it. Please read the requirements on the Coaches page. Oh, and thanks!

Saturday Morning Soccer This Summer
Bring the family down for Saturday morning soccer! Every Saturday morning during the summer, from 9 - 11am behind the East Elementary School. Bring water, sunblock and a big smile. This is all family fun. Contact Brian Dunlea for more information at bkdunlea@comcast.net or 781-784-0038.

2010-2011 Sharon Travel Soccer Rosters Are Now Posted
Congratulations to everyone for a great turnout and effort at tryouts. The 2010-2011 Sharon travel soccer team rosters are now posted. Coaches will be posted soon and you will be contacted by your coach sometime later this summer once things get rolling. In the meantime, enjoy your summer and have a great year.

U12 Boys Capture SSSL Division 4 Crown

On Saturday June 5th, Sharon’s U12 Boys Team, coached by John Reilly, won a “winner-take-all” 1-0 game against Braintree capturing the South Shore Soccer League Division IV Title. On the strength of a late first half goal by Jonathan Fyler and carried by the shut-down goaltending of Stephen Reilly and Ben Hamilton, this team culminated an undefeated fall season which was highlighted by the nail-biting final game. Finishing the travel season with a combined fall, winter and spring record of 17-5-3, this team was very often matched up against opponents with more skilled individual players. But, subscribing to the season’s philosophy of unity and defensive intensity, these boys demonstrated that better teams will beat better players. Congratulations to Varun Beldona, Zack Brody, Sebastian Decarbonnel, Alex Donatelle, Aaron Fairchild, Jonathan Fyler, Ben Hack, Ben Hamilton, Perry Jensen, Amir Kazemi, Stephen Reilly and Daniel Shlayen.

U18 Girls 2 Wins SSSL Division 2 Championship; 5 Sharon Teams Make Finals
Congratulations to the U18 Girls 2 travel team for winning the SSL Division 2 Championship. Major kudos to the following teams for advancing to the South Shore Soccer League Finals: U18g2 (O'Hara), U18b2 (Rosenblum), U14b3 (Fergenbaum), U12b1 (Lowerre) and U12b2 (Goodman).

2010 Kathy Lawler Memorial Scholarship Recipients Announced
Congratulations to Erica Beach and Ben Yudysky, the 2010 recipients of the Kathy Lawler Memorial Scholarship. Erica and Ben have been outstanding contributors to the Youth and High School Soccer Programs over the years. Best wishes to both as they continue their education.

Challenger Summer Camp in Sharon!
Challenger Sports will be sponsoring a British Soccer Camp at Sharon's Gavins Pond fields, August 23-27, 2010. Half-day sessions (9:00-12noon) are for kids in grades K to 2. Full-day sessions (9:00-3:00) are for kids in grades 3-6. British Soccer Camps provide players of all ages and abilities with the rare opportunity to receive high-level soccer coaching from a team of international experts. Each day includes individual foot skills, technical drills, tactical practices, small-sided games, coached scrimmages, and a daily tournament. Equally important, the Challenger coaching staff provides your child with lessons in respect, responsibility, integrity, sportsmanship and leadership. Camp programs include a free ball and shirt and a free British Soccer jersey for on-line registrations 45 days prior to camp! Click this link to sign up for Challenger's British Soccer Camp.

A Word about Transitioning from Rec Soccer to Travel Soccer (for Players)
After second grade, players transition from recreational soccer to travel soccer. During June of every year the Sharon Soccer Association (SSA) hosts tryouts for second graders. Tryouts are held on two nights during the week after the recreational soccer program ends. The exact dates and times are listed on the SSA web site. All players must attend at least one tryout in order to be placed on a travel team. read more...

A Word about Transitioning from Rec Soccer to Travel Soccer (for Coaches)
After the travel teams are finally formed in August the coaches are assigned to teams that include their child. The coaches then receive the rosters and equipment from SSA. Coaches will contact the players and arrange one practice during the week. Games are held on the weekends. read more...

2010-2011 Age Chart Now Posted
The new age chart is now posted for travel soccer. Click here.

U12 Boys C Team Wins Forekicks Indoor Championship

Sharon U12 Boys won their Forekicks Indoor Championship on April 28th. The team continued their season-long defensive intensity with stellar efforts by Connor Harris, Ethan Chun, Liam McManus and Ben Friedman. Sharon won a hard fought semifinal game against The Sage School 1-0 with great passing and midfield control by Jake Teven, Aidan Riley, Alex Romantz and Antonio Gracas. Josh Rotman scored the lone goal in the semifinal with one minute left in regulation. The team trailed early in the championship against Plainville, but a goal by Rotman tied the score early in the second half and with 3 minutes to go Tommy Modelevsky made a great pass to Tyler Usen, who one-timed the ball in the back of the net for the championship clinching goal. Daniel Emerman was a rock in goal during both games to lead Sharon to victory. Coaches Todd Usen and Tom Riley were extremely impressed with the boys passion and team play through out the indoor season.

U14 Girls A Team Wins Forekicks Indoor Championship

The Sharon Girls U14 A team took home the U15, 11-on-11 Indoor Championship at Forekicks in Norfolk. The team played in the most competitive indoor division, the 11 v 11 group, where teams play a full field game. Sharon's league included top teams from Wrenthem, Norfolk, Norton, Attleboro as well as several club teams. Sharon qualified for the playoffs on the last day of the regular season, coming from behind to tie Explosion FC a club team. In their first playoff game, Sharon faced Elite SA, a Holliston based club team. Elite is a very skilled Maple Division 2 team Elite entered the playoffs undefeated in league play. Sharon played a tight defensive game, and combined with excellent goal keeping from Courtney Zambello, and kept the score tied at 0-0 until late in the game, when Maya Williams of the Eagles scored off a corner kick. The Eagles held off a last minute rally by Elite for a 1-0 win. In the finals, Sharon faced Norton United. Despite Sharon thoroughly dominating play and holding a huge territorial advantage, the game was tied after regulation on a goal by Haley Gabel. The teams headed to sudden death overtime. About 2 minutes into overtime, Maya Williams made a great move to get by a defender off of a short corner and her cross was deflected in by Leslie Davis for the winner. Congratulations, champions!

Nominate a Senior for the Kathy Lawler Memorial Scholarship
The Sharon Soccer Association’s annual Kathy M. Lawler Memorial Scholarship is intended to recognize the soccer player(s) in the senior class who best exemplifies the ideals of competitive effort, good sportsmanship, team spirit, and community involvement. The award is intended to honor the memory of Kathy M. Lawler, who served for many years as the Registrar of the Sharon Soccer Association. A candidate for the SSA’s annual scholarship must be:

1.  A graduating senior at Sharon High School, pursuing further education.
2.  A varsity member of either the girls’ or boys’ HS soccer team.
3.  A positive example of competitive effort, good sportsmanship and team spirit.
4.  A significant contributor to SSA’s youth soccer program, above and beyond any participation as a player. These contributions must have been for a minimum of four SSA seasons.

The candidate’s contribution may have involved coaching, refereeing, fund-raising, or any other activities important to the success of the SSA’s youth soccer programs. These contributions must have been on a volunteer basis. The award is not based on soccer-playing ability. It is also not necessary that the candidate be a product of SSA’s “traveling” soccer program, provided that he/she meets the criteria listed above. 

Scholarship candidates may be presented to the Association either by application or by nomination. A candidate’s application must include the seasons the candidate volunteered for the SSA and the job(s) the candidate participated in. Candidates must be presented to the Association by April 20^th. The winner(s) of the annual scholarship will be determined by a majority vote of the Board of Directors of the SSA. A scholarship will not be awarded in a year when no well-qualified candidates are presented. Winner(s) will be announced at High School Graduation.

Mail your nomination essay to SSA, PO Box 393, Sharon, MA 02067.

Sharon 3rd Grade Indoor Soccer Teams Soar at Forekicks
The Sharon Soccer 3rd grade travel soccer teams enjoyed tremendous success in the first indoor session at Forekicks as the teams came away with 2 championships and a 2nd place finish. ... The Eagles (Team 1) finished the regular season 8-0-1 and won their semi-final game against the Walpole Crush, 1-0 in overtime. The Eagles then took on the Medfield United in the championship game. It was a back and forth game. Sharon survived a scare in OT when Medfield hit the post, but ultimately prevailed by winning the 3-round penalty kick shootout 2-1. Sharon’s keeper making two great saves in the shootout with the 2nd ending the game and sparking a celebratory pig pile. ... The Isotopes (Team 2) finished the regular season at 6-2-1. They squeaked out an exciting semifinal 1-0 victory and headed to the finals to face the unbeaten Foxboro Warriors. Foxboro scored first but Sharon managed to tie the game with 10 minutes to go. After some scary moments at the end of regulation, the game headed to overtime. In OT, the boys were tenacious and managed to push across the winning goal, 2 minutes into overtime which set off a tremendous celebration at midfield. ... The Raptors (Team 3) finished the regular season at 6-2 and took on the Wrentham Revolution in the semi-finals. The team got excellent goalkeeping that resulted in the game going to a penalty kicks. Sharon’s goalkeeper made a great save on the Revolution’s 5th shot and their shooter scored to win the shootout 4-3 and move on to the championship game. In the championship game, they took on an undefeated Norton United team. Despite a tremendous effort, they could not make it a sweep for Sharon and proudly took home the 2nd place trophy. ... Eagles Roster – Andrew Ableman, Eli Berkowitz, Max Brody, Alex Dias, Mitchell Director, Antonio El-Khoury, Alec Filipkowski, Andrew Glaser, Ethan Kantor, Ben Klein, Daniel Lilienfeld, Ben Prokos, Sam Spencer, Nick Stamm. ... Isotopes Roster – Corey Carter, Tyler Cashton, Michael Corban, Benjamin Dickerman, Sam Emerman, Daniel Gunduz, Zack Kaplan, Sam Katz, Jake Levinson, Jared Lipsey, Jared Reef, Daniel Schlakman, Matthew Wang. ... Raptors Roster – Brandon Buckman, Sam Fergenbaum, Liam Gutmacher, Brent Huot, Matthew Jacobson, Ben Kaplan, Coleman Loftus, Ronan McCabe, Danujan Thiru, Jonathan Wald, Noah Weiland, Evan Zunenshine. ... Congratulations to all the players, coaches and parents. Good luck in the 2nd session.