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Thanks for Cleat Donations!  A sincere thank you to those who donated cleats to our ‘Ghana project’ noted in the June 27 issue of ePost.  In just 4 days we collected nearly 40 pair of cleats to be brought by Bentley College students to Ghana later this summer.  In addition to the cleats, Far Post donated old Futsal t-shirts from past seasons.  The shoes and colored t-shirts will give the students a great start to their ambition of establishing a soccer league with the pre-teens in Ghana.  Far Post dad Tyler Wood (Carey, U13 Boys Development Team) is delivering the items to Massachusetts this week.  Thanks to: Dan Bergeron Zaf Bludevich Cyndy Coy-Ginsbury Pam/Ali Foust Jenifer Lary Carmel Malone Lori McKenna Lisa Nostrand Andy Seaton Jim Shea Return to top of page Last Call for July Camps!  Space is still available in Far Post’s July education programs.  Although the 2005-2006 Travel Team season has just ended, it's important for players to maintain their touch and and stay fit during the off-season.  Far Post's educational offerings provide great opportunities to fine tune skills, work on fitness, stay in shape AND have some summer soccer fun!  The following programs begin next week: The Advanced Group Camp focuses on the more committed and driven club-level players, and includes a daily curriculum to match their ambitions. Summer Fitness is a strength and conditioning program designed to improve the physical aspect of a player’s game. The Summer Academy is designed to extend our players’ outdoor season addressing: technique, technical application in game situations, a little fitness and a lot of fun.  Far Post Juniors is a special soccer program designed especially for 4-6 year olds.  For more information, additional soccer learning experiences and to register online visit the Education page of our website!  Don’t delay!  Register today! Return to top of page Travel Teams Wrap Up Season  With the exception of the U17-18 Girls First Team traveling to Clifton Park this weekend, the Far Post Travel Team season has come to a close after a very damp but successful season.  Best wishes to the girls for their final tournament of their season!  Photos taken at the Nordic Cup are available for viewing on the Nordic Soccer Club's website.  Suffield Tournament:  final results were posted last Friday on the Suffield Club’s website.  Photo's are available for viewing at www.actionphotos.com.  Here’s an update to Far Post team results:   U13 Girls - Champions, Blue Division U14 Girls - Co-Champions with Shelton, Blue Division U15 Girls – Runner Up U16 Girls – Runner Up U13 Boys - Runner Up U14 Boys & U15 Boys - Co-Champions in the U15 Bracket U16 Boys - Champions, Blue Division U17 Boys - Champions, Blue Division  At the Region 1 National Championship Tournament (“Regionals”) in Virginia Beach, Executive Director Todd Kingsbury reported, “All Far Post teams competed very well against competition.  The level of play at Regionals continues to increase, but I feel our teams are starting to narrow the gap.  All teams played great soccer!  They played with skill, with heart – and with great team effort.  The performance by all of our teams would have made all Far Post families and Vermonters very proud.”  A few Regionals highlights from Todd ~  The U12 boys, in Regionals debut, won two matches nearly advancing to the semi-finals of the tournament. The U14 boys, in their third trip to Regionals, demonstrated a great fight against Maryland’s Bethesda Roadrunners keeping the game at 0-0 until the middle of 2nd half before suffering a loss. The U16 boys, making their fourth trek to Regionals, put up a tremendous fight against the defending national champions – the FC Greater Boston Bolts. The U17 boys made their first trip to Regionals and progressed well over the weekend.  They had a very spirited, close match against FC Greater Boston Bolts.  The U14 girls participated in Regionals for the second consecutive year.  In every game played, they were very competitive with their opponents because of their skill, hard work and team effort. For some members of the U17-18 girls team, this was their fourth visit to the Regionals.  They played tremendous second halves in their first two games and almost won their final game.  Click here to see result details of all Far Post teams!  Click here to view complete Regionals results!  Feedback wanted!  As we begin planning for the 2006-2007, your input is greatly appreciated.  Below are links to two forms which will enable you to provide us with an evaluation of your travel team experience for this past season.  Simply complete the forms online.  When finished, click on 'submit' at the bottom of the form.  Your responses will automatically be emailed to Executive Director, Todd Kingsbury.  Please be sure to evaluate all coaches who worked with your team.  Thanks in advance for your thoughts!  2006 Travel Team Questionnaire  2006 Coaching Evaluation  For those planning ahead, check out the dates for 2006-2007 tryouts!  Enjoy the rest of the summer!      Return to top of page Far Posters participate in ODP!  The Vermont Olympic Development Program is part of the USYSA ODP, a national identification and developmental program designed to identify and develop the most talented, committed youth soccer players and give them the opportunity to represent their state, region, and country through state, regional, inter-regional, and international competitions.  One of the primary goals of the Vermont ODP is to give these players the opportunity to be evaluated and chosen for participation in the Regional ODP teams by having the players participate in the Region I Tournament (held in June) and the Region I Identification Camp (held in July). The ODP tournament is attended by the 13 states of Region I. It is a high profile tournament with the level of play significantly higher then most other tournaments in the country. The Region I tournament is attended by Regional Coaches aiming to identify participants for ID Camp.  The Identification Camp offers Vermont youth the opportunity to play, train and be evaluated by top coaches in the US. At certain age levels the participants are regrouped into new teams. Vermont youth are coupled with youth from any of the 13 Region I states. The ID Camp generally lasts 5 days. The participants receive coaching sessions each day along with competitive small sided and 11v11 matches.  Congratulations to the following Far Post players who have been selected to the Olympic Development Program for this season:  1992 Girls ~ Coach Eric LaDouceur Sikora Cain Nicole Mendelson 1991 Girls Sarah Hagan   1989 Girls Bryce Bludevich   1993 Boys Dan Brassard Jonah Cantor Christopher Castano Nolan Frey Brendan Harlow Alden Stuart Jack Weith 1992 Boys Ethan Harlow Noah Johnson Kyle Logan Andrew Mercier John Milbank Tyler Powell    1991 Boys ~ Coach James Franklin Rob Cole Staige Davis Ezra Dillon Josh Gurwicz Justin Hepburn Neil Kent Jordan Steckel-Frey  1990 Boys ~ Coach Kyle Dezotell Nathan Baker Tyler Gagliuso Evan Karge Tyler Macnee Matt Sulva    1989 Boys Chad Marino Louie Orleans Max Orleans Eric Root Ethan Tarricone Taylor Wilkins  Tryouts for the 2006-07 season will be held in the Fall:  the 13 and 14 year olds in September and all other age groups in November.  Monitor the Vermont Soccer Association (VSA) website for further details or contact VSA Executive Director Meg Munson at admin@vermontsoccer.org or 859-9601. Return to top of page VASL vs Voltage!  As noted in the last issue of ePost, many of your favorite Far Post coaches and players are currently playing in the Vermont Amateur Soccer League (VASL).  Click for men's league or women's league schedules for the remainder of the season.   One of the highlights of the VASL schedule is the annual all-star match against the Vermont Voltage.  This year, both men’s and women’s all-star teams will be selected.  Save this date: Wednesday, July 26 ~ Far Post Night at the Voltage featuring  VASL All-star Women vs Lady Voltage  ~  5:30 p.m.  VASL All-star Men vs Voltage  ~  7:30 p.m.  This soccer double-header will take place at the Voltage home fields at the Collins-Perley complex in St. Albans!  Players wearing their Far Post jerseys to this event will receive discounted admission.  Former Far Posters Ashley Pfaff, Kaitlin Francis and Erin Pichiotino are members of the Lady Voltage!  Kristin Luckenbill, a regular player in Far Post's Futsal Leagues and frequent goalie trainer is goal-keeper.  Stay tuned for the announcement of this season's VASL All-star teams.  Plan on this exciting event … and wear orange!  Return to top of page