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2009

Tim Fauth Appointed as FCGB Goalkeeping Director

Tim Fauth enters his first year as FCGB Goalkeeping Director. As Goalkeeping Director, Tim will spearhead the goalkeeper program to help develop our club goalkeepers. The F.C. Greater Boston Bolts GK program will aspire to train and boast the most successful youth goalkeepers in the country.

NOTE: Training sessions will be offered to club members as part of their annual fee.

Weekly sessions will run this fall; dates and times is TBD.

Throughout the season, each goalkeeper in the club will be exposed to training in the following areas:
Technique:
- Diving Saves/Collapsing Saves
- Goal Kicks
- Distribution
- Field Player Skills
- Stance/Set Position
- Catching & Handling
- Shot Saving & Redirecting
- Tipping & Parrying
- Crossed Balls
- Boxing/Punching
- Breakaway Saves

Tactics
- Anticipation/Decision Making
- Organizing the Defense
- Breakaway Saves
- Playing With Feet
- Angle Play and Positioning
- Starting Positions
- Restarts/Dead Balls
- Initiating Attacks
- Establishing Tempo
- Reading the Attack
- Knowing HOW to Win and Influence a Game

Mental and Physical Skills
-How to Handle Pressured Situations
-Leadership
-Self-Confidence *Devised by F.C. Greater
-Fitness and Nutrition Boston Bolts GK Director
-Strength and Conditioning for Goalkeepers Tim Fauth (August 2009)
-Self-Analysis
-Footwork and the Importance of it

More information on the Goalkeeper Program will be available in the days to come here

Bolts’ 18 boys headed to Greensboro, USSDA Playoffs

In the most prestigious and competitive league in the United States, Bolts’ U17/18 US Soccer Development Academy is the only team in New England to make the USSDA playoffs, and one of 32 teams nation-wide.

Only the top three teams from each Development Academy division and 32 teams total from across the country automatically qualify for the playoffs. Playoffs are at Bryan Park in Greensboro, N.C. from June 26-29. There will be eight groups of four. The first place team in each group is granted a spot in the Development Academy finals at the Home Depot Center in Carson California.

Brian Ainscough, Bolts’ coaching director elaborates. “This accomplishment demonstrates the quality of our program. This includes both the coaches and players’ abilities and commitment.”

Craig Stewart, co-head coach, mentions that “It was one of our team goal’s at the beginning of the season to advance to the play offs in Greensboro, to accomplish this is a credit to all the boys who have been involved and is well deserved if you look at our body of work over the course of the year.”

About the Development Academy
U.S. Soccer’s Development Academy program is driven by the game and its players, coaches and referees. This game-centric approach allows for long-term development to occur through a deep understanding of what makes players successful around the world. As the sport of soccer grows in the United States, young players in our country need the proper environment to compete against the world’s elite. The U.S. Soccer Development Academy program provides the optimum developmental environment for the nation’s top youth soccer players, coaches and referees by emphasizing development through quality training and limited, meaningful competition.

To view the latest Academy information, including schedules, standings, player rosters and contact information please visit the U-15/16 and U-17/18 Academy Team Pages.

State Cup Update
The Bolts 13, 14, 15, and 19 boys will be competing this weekend in the Semi-finals and finals of the State cup. The bolts 18 girls will also be competing this weekend in the semi-finals and finals of the state cup. Follow the action!

Bolts Embrace US Development Academy Expansion to Younger Ages

Bolts are proud to announce it will expand its Development Academy program to encompass all U14-to-U18 boys for the 2009/2010 season. Bolts will hold tryouts for 14 Boys DA team and 15 boys DA team on June 8th and 10th from 6-7:30pm at Brandeis University. Please register for tryouts online.

Visit our tryouts page for registration instructions.

The US Development Academy Program is the best and most competitive league in the country. As a charter member, Bolts provides its members with a chance to be scouted by the best college and professional coaches in the country.

Getting our players involved in the DA program earlier means they will have more time to properly develop under the oversight of the best youth soccer development program in the country. Read more about the Development Academy.

Tryout information for all teams, U10-U18, is available on our tryout page.

Bolts will not only run Development Academy teams, Bolts will also run Region 1/Maple teams at the U14-U18 level. Tryouts for the DA teams and Region1/Maple teams are at different times.

We strongly encourage you to visit our tryout page for more specific team descriptions as well as league, coach and specific tryout information.

To learn more about the Northeast Pre-Academy League, Click here.

Boston Breakers Partner with FC Greater Boston Bolts
Providing New Opportunities To Massachusetts Soccer Players

BOSTON, MA — Thursday, April 30, 2009 — The Boston Breakers announced a partnership with the FC Greater Boston Bolts (FCGB) today, providing new opportunities to young soccer players in Massachusetts.

As part of the agreement, Breakers players will be present at Bolts’ tryouts and will instruct players at FCGB Soccer School Positional Clinics and Junior Academy. Breakers coaches & players will also assist Bolts coaching staff in the implementation of their training curriculum.

In addition, the Breakers will host a doubleheader* at Harvard Stadium between a FCGB Bolts team against an opponent (TBD) followed by a matchup between the Boston Breakers and a WPS team (TBD).

"We are very excited to be affiliated with the Boston Breakers. This new partnership will enable our club to reach the next level on skill development, player participation, and overall club exposure.” says FCGB Bolts President Elliott Pratt.

The partnership will continue to enhance the FC Greater Boston Bolts brand and provide its players an opportunity to connect with, and learn from, elite players of the Women’s Professional Soccer league.

“We are thrilled to be partnering with the Breakers! This is a great opportunity for the girls in our club to be trained by women playing at the highest level. The Breakers players will be excellent role models for all the Bolts girls. FC Greater Boston has had a long history of success in developing girl soccer players and we envision this partnership as an avenue to continue a high-level program recognized in the local, regional and national soccer landscape. FC Greater Boston was the first girl’s team from Massachusetts to win a national championship, and we currently have girls playing at the highest level collegiately in the US” says Brian Ainscough, FCGB Bolts Director of Coaching.

FC Greater Boston Bolts will host its 2009-2010 tryouts on June 11-14 and June 18-21, 2009. The Bolts Soccer School will host positional clinics May 11-June 15 and July 6-August 10, 2009.
For more information visit www.fcgreaterboston.com

About the Boston Breakers
The Boston Breakers return to women’s professional soccer in Boston as one of seven Women’s Professional Soccer teams. The team will play its home matches at Harvard Stadium from April through August, and will feature star players Heather Mitts, Kelly Smith, and Amy Rodriguez. For more information visit www.bostonbreakers.com.

About the Women’s Professional Soccer League
Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) is the highest level women’s professional soccer league in North America. The teams for the 2009 season are the Boston Breakers, Chicago Red Stars, FC Gold Pride (Bay Area), Los Angeles Sol, Sky Blue FC (NJ / NY), Saint Louis Athletica and Washington Freedom. WPS will expand to Philadelphia in 2010, expects to expand to Atlanta in 2010 and continues to explore additional potential franchises for 2010 and beyond. For more information visit www.womensprosoccer.com.

About the FC Greater Boston Bolts
Founded in 1986, FC Greater Boston is the oldest club in Massachusetts. The Club boasts a top level, professional coaching staff, recognized and respected nation-wide. Bolts players come from throughout eastern Massachusetts, southern New Hampshire and Rhode Island. FC Greater Boston was one of the original eleven youth soccer clubs selected for the US Soccer Development Academy by the US Soccer Federation. For more information visit www.fcgreaterboston.com. To find out more about FCGB Bolts Camps & Clinics visit www.fcgreaterboston.com/soccerschool.

*Date, times, and opponents to be determined

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JOHN BURRILL
1943 -- 2009

It is with deep sadness that we must inform the BOLTS family that our club co-founder, John Burrill, passed away on March 29.

John started the Greater Boston BOLTS soccer club in 1986, along with a handful of other dedicated youth soccer enthusiasts. Just 8 short years later, in 1994, John coached the GU19 BOLTS to Massachusetts' first ever USYSA National Championship. In 1997, after John had built the BOLTS organization into a nationally-recognized leader in the youth soccer world, he resigned from the club to pursue other ambitions.

Soon thereafter, John was appointed Executive Director of Massachusetts Youth Soccer Association, where he imparted his impressive leadership to growing and organizing the state association into one of national prominence. Among other accomplishments, John championed the effort to negotiate, purchase, design, and build Progin Park, made up of 16 top quality, Citizen's Bank soccer fields. The field complex opened in 2008, and in July 2009, John's dream to host the USYSA National Championships will be realized.

Starting with the BOLTS club, John Burrill was dedicated to advancing the sport of soccer, and providing meaningful opportunities for the beautiful game to Massachusetts' youth players. His initiative, unyielding energy, and effective leadership will be greatly missed.

For more information about John Burrill, and his funeral arrangements, please visit the following link from the Mass Youth Soccer website:

http://www.mayouthsoccer.org/pages/3408_john_burrill_1943_2009.cfm

Bobby Thompson and Carl Junot named new U10 & U12 boys Coaches

3/17/2009
John Kerr Sr., our former Technical Director and U10 and U12 boys coach, decided to join his son, John Kerr Jr., in Durham North Carolina. John Jr. is our former Director of Coaching and Duke Men’s Soccer coach. We wish John Sr. the best of luck. He will always be considered a great resource and a friend of FCGB.

We are happy to announce that Bobby Thompson will coach the U10 boys, and Carl Junot will coach the U12 boys for the remainder of the 2008/2009 playing year.

Bobby Thompson is currently an assistant coach at Northeastern University. Prior to starting at Northeastern in 2009, Bobby coached the U12 boys Tri-Valley Eagles, and was an assistant for the Newton North High School Varsity team. Bobby was an All-American at Framingham High School and was on the U15 Boston Bolts Region I championship team. Afterwards, he helped lead Boston College to two Big East Championships and one Big East League Title.

Carl Junot is currently the assistant coach at Harvard. He joined the staff in April 2008. Before Harvard, Carl was an assistant coach at New Mexico for six seasons and was the director of New Mexico’s ODP program. He has a master in sports administration from New Mexico and a Bachelor of Art from Furman. He is a San Antonio, Texas Native. He helped lead highly ranked Furman to three southern conference championships and went to the Elite 8 in his junior year. He was named captain his senior year and garnered all conference and all region honors.

U18 FCGB Star Prozeller makes U18 National Team
January 6, 2009

CHICAGO (Jan. 6, 2008) –U.S. Under-18 Men’s National Team head coach Mike Matkovich has named an 18-player roster that will travel to Sydney, Australia for the Australian Youth Olympic Festival.

The trip, which takes place from Jan. 9-19, will be the U-18’s first international event under Matkovich, who took over the team late in 2008. The 18 players on the roster were chosen directly from a 72-player MegaCamp that was held from Dec. 28-Jan. 4 at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.

In Sydney, the U.S. will face Chile on January 15, China on January 16 and round out play against the hosts on January 18. The Australian Youth Olympic Festival is a biannual event for aspiring Olympians between the ages of 13 and 19. There will be 23 countries participating in 21 different sports throughout the games.

A mix of college and youth players make up the U.S. roster, with 11 players representing Development Academy clubs represented. A trio of players were named to the inaugural Development Academy Starting XI squad as Gale Agbossoumonde (IMG Academy), Jossimar Sanchez (PDA) and Zarek Valentin (IMG Academy/PDA) earned the honor during the 2007/08 season.

Two Texas clubs that recently joined the Academy – FC Dallas Juniors and Andromeda – send a player each to Sydney with London Woodberry and Dillon Powers, respectively.
Another pair of players, Scott Caldwell and Kofi Sarkodie, represent the University of Akron, while Nick Millington was part of the Wake Forest team that advanced to the NCAA Final Four. Goalkeeper Zac MacMath is coming off a freshman season where he anchored a Maryland squad that took home the NCAA title.

Player	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Birthdate	Hometown	College / Club
Agbossoumonde, Gale	D	6' 2"	185	11/17/1991	Syracuse, N.Y.	IMG Soccer Academy
Altamirano, Jose	M	5' 8"	140	07/17/1991	San Diego, Calif.	Del Mar Sharks
Bates, Will	F	6' 0"	185	04/01/1991	Chester, Va.	Richmond Strikers
Barson, Chad	D	5' 9"	160	02/25/1991	Lewis Center, Ohio	University of Akron
Byass, Miles	M	6' 0"	150	12/13/1991	San Bernardino, Calif.	Arsenal FC
Caldwell, Scott	M	5' 8"	135	03/15/1991	Braintree, Mass.	University of Akron
Jahn, Adam	F	6' 2"	190	01/05/1991	El Macero, Calif.	San Juan Lightning
Long, Alex	GK	6' 2"	190	08/22/1991	Cary, N.C.	CASL Chelsea FC Academy
MacMath, Zac	GK	6' 1"	175	08/07/1991	St. Petersburg, Fla.	University of Maryland
Millington, Nicholas	D	5' 8"	150	08/09/1990	Raleigh, N.C.	Wake Forest University
Okugo, Amobi	M	6' 0"	170	03/13/1991	Sacramento, Calif.	San Juan Lightning
Powers, Dillon	F	5' 11"	175	02/14/1991	Plano, Texas	Andromeda
Prozeller, Scott	M	5' 11"	150	03/29/1991	Sudbury, Mass.	FC Greater Boston
Sanchez, Jossimar	D	5' 9"	165	09/04/1991	Patterson, N.J.	PDA
Sarkodie, Kofi	D	5' 7"	155	03/22/1991	Huber Heights, Ohio	University of Akron
Sinclair, Hasani	F	6' 1"	175	02/05/1991	Coral Springs, Fla.	Schulz Academy
Valentin, Zarek	D	5' 11"	155	08/06/1991	Lancaster, Pa.	PA Classics
Woodberry, London	D	6' 1"	155	05/28/1991	McKinney, Texas	FC Dallas Juniors

Source: ussoccer.com

2008

FCGB Alum Videira Returns from Overseas
December 30, 2008
The former Noble and Greenough School standout and FC Greater Boston product signed with Hamilton Academical of the Scottish Premier League in August, but was plagued by injuries during his stint and didn’t make a first-team appearance for the club before being released in mid-December.

“When we drafted Michael last year, we were aware of his desire to play abroad,” said Revolution Vice President of Player Personnel Michael Burns in a club statement. “However, we’re pleased to add him to our roster now that he’s joined Major League Soccer.”

An attacking midfielder and a product of Milford, Videira played his college soccer at Duke, where he was a three-time semifinalist for the Missouri Athletic Club’s Hermann Trophy (2005, 2006, 2007) and a National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) third-team All-America selection in both 2006 and 2007.

In 80 career games with the Blue Devils, Videira scored 17 goals and added 15 assists. As a senior in 2007, he played in 16 games, notching three goals and two assists while battling a leg injury. He is also a former member of the U.S. Under-18 and Under-20 National Teams and he played club soccer for the FC Greater Boston Bolts.

Michael Videira
Pronunciation: vid-EAR-ah
Jersey No.: TBA
Position: Midfield
D.O.B.: Jan. 6, 1986
Birthplace: Milford, Mass.
Hometown: Milford, Mass.
Height: 5-10
Weight: 175 lbs.
College: Duke
Previous Club: Hamilton Academical Football Club (SCT)
Status: Senior Roster
How Acquired: Selected by the Revolution in the second round (18th overall) of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft; signed with the Revolution on December 29, 2008.

Source: www.soccer-new-england.com

Former Bolt Starts for UNC
December 22, 2008
CHICAGO – Last year, Sheanon Williams was playing matches with the US Under-17 National Team. Last Sunday, Williams, who was born in Boston and played with the FC Greater Boston Bolts, started as a freshman for North Carolina in the College Cup. Alas, the Tar Heels fell to the Terrapins, 1-0, in the national title game at Pizza Hut Park in Texas, but Williams and a slew of others in the title game shared one trait: they all played for US Development Academy clubs. read more

Source: www.soccer-new-england.com

Brian Ainscough to Coach 15 Boys
December 09, 2008
Brian Ainscough, FCGB Coaching Director, will coach the 15 boys. Previous coach, John Kerr Sr., FCGB Technical Director, will now have more time to work with each team. Moreover, he will work alongside Sam Brill with the U10 boys. There are a few spots available on the 15 boys team. Contact Brian for more information: b.ainscough@neu.edu

Development Academy Winter Showcase Roundup
December 09, 2008
The 15/16 and 17/18 FCGB boys returned from the first showcase of the 2008-2009 season early Tuesday morning. It was held in Lancaster, California. Overall the trip was a great success. Brian Ainscough, FCGB coaching director, talks about the trip:

"Our boys just finished their high school season and had not played in a league match yet. We played teams like the LA Galaxy who had already played 10 regular season games. For us, we viewed this tournament similar to how we view pre-season…

We were very happy with how our teams played at the tournament and we are encouraged with what we saw. We are in a good place heading into our regular season.”

The 18 boys had a stellar tournament. The first game ended in a 2-2 tie against the LA Galaxy. The second and third games against Washington Premier and Metro United were 4-2 and 3-1 victories, respectively. Ainscough doted on both teams’ success:

“The 18's obviously had a terrific showing winning two games and tying one. With the 16's we had a lot of new faces and they carried themselves very well. They were a bit unlucky hitting crossbars and posts throughout the tournament, losing while outshooting teams.”

As Ainscough mentioned, the 16 boys also played very well. The first game ended in a 1-3 loss to the LA Galaxy. The 16’s tied Washington Premier in their second game, 1-1, and suffered a tough unfortunate 0-1 loss in their third game against Metro United. Overall, the coaches are happy with the outcome of the tournament. Brian sums up his thoughts by saying, “Both teams are where we want them to be heading into winter training and the regular season.”

Both teams will be back to practice later this week. The regular season starts in February. As always, you can keep up to date with our teams’ progress on our website, and on this weekly roundup.

Casino Night Success
November 26, 2008

Spinelli’s in Lynnfield was bustling last Friday, November 21 when FC Greater Boston Bolts (FCGB) hosted its first ever Casino Night fundraiser. The event was a huge success.

Jess Pfiefer Named Assistant Director of Girls Programs
November 25, 2008

Jessica is currently the assistant coach at Wellesley College, the head coach of the FCGB Girls U16 team as well as a FCGB Junior Academy coach. Jessica played for FCGB from 1993 to 2002 winning five state championships.