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Memorial Weekend Wrap-up  The U10s played some great soccer at the Wellesley (MA) tournament.  Watch for a special update on the U10s in a future issue of ePost!  At Needham, Far Post came home with three championships, two runners-up and two teams advancing to the semi-final level.  Coach Tom Schaefer’s U12 Girls scored a 3-2 victory over Pride FC of Massachusetts to win the Championship match in the U12 Girls Division 2.  Coach Wendy Elles’ U15 Girls lost 0-2 in the semi-finals for the U15 Girls Division 1 to Soccer of Guilford-Rowdies. Kyle Dezotell's U13 Boys beat Westenhook United 6-1 to win the Championship of the U13 Boys Division 1.  In the U13 Boys Division 2, Coach Dave Martin’s U13 Boys Development Team won the Consolation game, 2-1 over Lusitana Sports FC.  Coach Phil Durkin’s U14 Boys Development Team was the runner-up for the U14 Boys Division 2, losing 2-3 to Eastern Mass FC U14 Boys. Coach Brad Parker’s U16 Boys were the runners-up for U16 Boys Premier Division, losing 1-2 (in overtime) to FC Greater Boston Bolts. Coach Ben Hardy's U17 Boys, playing with only 11 players, beat Soccer of Guilford, 1-0 for the championship in the U17 Boys Division 1.   Did you know that Far Post was a ‘featured club’ on the Needham website?  Take a look.  Although this article ran a year ago for the 2005 event, we were proud to be a featured club once again!  If you wish to view more details results of the games at Needham, click here.     The U16 Girls brought home the championship trophy for their division in the Dartmouth Cup, played in Hanover, New Hampshire.  Congratulations to all Far Post teams for a great weekend of soccer, and thanks to all parents for your support!     Pictured below, clockwise, beginning top left:  U12 Girls First Team, U13 Boys First Team, U16 Boys First Team and U17 Boys First Team.   Return to top of page Far Post Congrats 6 State Cup Champions!  Despite a rain-filled weekend, the Annual State Cup matches were as exciting as ever!  With twelve teams entered in the event, Far Post came away with six state champions (five last year) and four runners-up (five last year).  Coach Ben Hardy’s U14 Girls beat Essex United, 3-0 for their second state cup championship.  Coach Wendy Elles’ U15 Girls were runners-up, losing to the Nordic Premier U15 Girls 0-4.  Coach Todd Kingsbury’s U16 Girls were runners-up, losing to the Nordic Premier U16 Girls 0-4.  Coach Kyle Dezotell’s U17-18 Girls easily defeated Browns River for their fourth state cup championship.   Coach James Franklin’s U12 Boys won their first championship match, 3-0 over Synergy.   Coach Kyle Dezotell’s U13 Boys were runners-up, losing to Synergy, 0-1.  Coach Todd Kingsbury’s U14 Boys defeated Upper Valley Lightning in overtime, 2-1 for their third state cup championship.  Coach James Franklin’s U15 Boys were runners-up, losing to the Nordic Premier U15 Boys in PKs.   Coach Brad Parker’s U16 Boys won their fourth state cup championship, defeating the Nordic Premier U16 Boys 2-1.  Coach Ben Hardy’s U17 Boys beat Nordic Premier 17 Boys 2-0, for their first state-cup championship.  All twelve teams represented the club well in their respective matches and have much to be proud of.  Far Post’s State Cup Champs will go to Virginia Beach to play in the Regional Championship against the other 14 state champions from Region One (New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut,  West Virginia, Virginia, Pennsylvania West, New York West, New Jersey, Maryland, Eastern Pennsylvania, Eastern New York, Delaware) from June 29-July 4, 2006.  Congratulations to all Far Post teams and best wishes to our State Cup Champs in Virginia Beach! Return to top of page Next up for Travel Teams:  The Nordic Cup!  For the first time in club history, all 23 Far Post teams will participate in the local Nordic Cup Soccer Tournament, to be held June 17-18.  The tournament will be based at the Tree Farm facility in Essex Junction, with games also played at St. Michael’s College, University of Vermont, Dorset Park and Williston Central School.  Click here to see tournament details.  As is the case for any tournament, parking is frequently a challenge.  The Tree Farm in particular, has limited parking in proportion to the number of fields in use for the tournament.  Families are advised to carpool as much as possible, review the procedures below and give yourself ample time to find parking.  In general, families attending games at the Tree Farm must park at the Champlain Valley Exposition, accessed through Gate E and take the bus to the Tree Farm.  The tournament website includes site maps to which you can refer when reading the notes below.  Parking Procedures for Games at the Tree Farm (Click here to view field layout)  Each visiting team will receive three parking passes for the main parking lot at The Tree Farm Site.  This is Lot A.  Reserved for visiting teams and handicap only.  If you do not have a pass you can not park in Lot A.  Parking is free.  Passes will be distributed at registration.  Car pooling is strongly recommended.  There is unlimited parking and bus service on Saturday and Sunday beginning at 7:30 AM between the Champlain Valley Exposition, accessible through Gate E which is off VT Route 2A, and the Tree Farm.   It is a short, 5 minute bus ride to the Tree Farm.  There is a drop-off area at the Tree Farm traffic circle (immediately before Lot A); however, again, car pooling is encouraged to limit congestion.  Lot B, the small grass lot before the Traffic Circle is reserved for trainer, EMTs and referees with passes.  Please do not park here or you will be towed.  Lots C and D, which are farthest from the Tree Farm fields are reserved for Nordic families with parking permits.  Again, do not park here or you will be towed.  Cars parking along the side of the road will be ticketed and towed.   Parking at all other Tournament Sites  Parking at Williston Central School, St. Michael’s College and Dorset Park while limited, present no significant problems.  However, please car pool if possible and leave plenty of time to arrive safely.  Schedules  Revised schedules are now available on the Nordic Club’s website.  Use the table below to identify the correct Nordic Cup Tournament Bracket and Division for your Far Post team.  Then click here to go to the online schedule.  Far Post Team Nordic Cup Bracket Division U10 Girls - Blue & Orange U10G Sphere U10 Boys - Blue & Orange U10B Sphere U10 Boys - White U10B Mercurial U11 Girls First U12GC Mercurial U11 Boys First U12BC Sphere U11-12 Boys Development U12BC Mercurial U12 Girls First U12GC Sphere U12 Boys First U12BP Mercurial U13 Boys Development U14BC Mercurial U13 Girls First U13G Mercurial U13 Boys First U13B Sphere U14 Girls Development U14GC Sphere U14 Boys Development U14BC Sphere U14 Girls First U14GP Mercurial U14 Boys First U15B Tiempo U15 Girls First U16GC Sphere U15 Boys First U15B Mercurial U15-16 Girls Development U16GC Mercurial U15-16 Boys Development U16BC Mercurial U16 Girls First U16GP Sphere U16 Boys First U16BP Mercurial U17 Boys Reserves U17B Sphere U17 Boys First U17B Mercurial U17-18 Girls First U1819G Sphere  Best wishes to all teams this weekend!     Return to top of page Summer Programs Filling Up Fast!  The first of Far Post’s summer offerings begins on Monday, June 19 with the Summer School of Excellence.  If your son or daughter is looking for soccer activities to ‘kick off’ his or her summer our program is for you!  Or, perhaps your athlete is looking to fine tune some skills before the final tournament of the season – or Regionals!  There are a few spaces remaining in this great program.  Click here and register right away!  For more details on the Summer School of Excellence and Far Post’s Summer Programs, click on Education from our website's homepage:  www.farpostsoccerclub.com Return to top of page  One of the best ways to learn soccer is to watch it being played.  What better opportunity than the World Cup!  Club Director Todd Kingsbury has put together a summary of all the matches and related television coverage -- to download, click here!  Don't forget to check out the official site of 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany! 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