07/18/08 USASA Coed Cup 2008
Coed Cup 2008 | Russell Creek Park | Dallas | October 24-26, 2008
Premier, First, and Second Divisions - Open, Over-30, Over-40
The 2008 Coed Cup features the Premier Division (most competitive), First Division (competitive), and Second Division (less competitive) to reflect the diverse competitive range of the nation's coed teams. These divisions are available within each competition: Open, Over-30, and Over-40.
Entry fees and deadlines for the Coed Cup are as follows:
- Early Bird: $300 - Prior to August 15, 2008
- Regular Registration: $375 - August 15-31, 2008.
For full registration details, see the USASA Coed Cup Website.
07/10/08 MRSC Awards Banquet
The Massachusetts State Referee Committee is hosting its annual Awards Banquet on Sunday, August 10, at the Doubletree Hotel in Westborough, MA. Festivities commence at 6pm. The hotel is located just off Route 9 at the intersection with Route 495.
Among other award recipients, this year MSRC will be presenting its highest honor to Ed Rae. Ed has served the referee program as two-time Director of Instruction, is a National Assessor, and is a member of the National instructional staff. He was recently honored for over 30 years of service as an Assignor to the Needham Tournament. He has also been active as a licensed coach for Mass Youth Soccer, and is a Life member of the Federation.
Tickets for the event are complimentary for members of the State Association and their guests. Please contact Ken Moore to make a reservation:
07/07/08 Larry Frisoli
Massachusetts Adult State Soccer Association is mourning the loss of former President Larry Frisoli who passed away on Wednesday, July 2 at the age of 57. Larry was involved in soccer as a player, youth and adult coach, administrator, and commissioner for many decades. He built the foundations of the MASS as we know it today, serving as President of the association for over eight years, and was Region I Director for USASA from 2006 until 2008. Larry had a tremendous impact on state soccer at all levels of soccer and we will miss his enthusiasm, relentless focus on growing the sport, and dedication to providing the best service to the MASS membership.
Outside his soccer interests, Larry was a Boston University and Suffolk University Law School graduate who served variously as Vice-Mayor of Cambridge, Assistant District Attorney for Norfolk County, and President of the Cambridge/Arlington/Belmont Bar Association. In 2006 he stood as Republican Party candidate for Attorney General in Massachusetts. Elected "Lawyer of the Year" by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly in 2000, Larry worked at his private practice where he successfully contested thousands of criminal and personal injury cases. A nationally known trial attorney, he appeared many times on CNN, Court TV, Geraldo Rivera, The O'Reilly Factor, Fox News, CBS, NBC, ABC, and New England Cable News.
Larry is survived by his wife Mary Jo, and twin sons, Michael and Morgan.
Pasquale Puleo, Larry's close friend and former President of MASS, wanted to share some personal thoughts:
"Often we take what's important for granted and don't realize how irreplaceable friends are in our lives. With the departing of Larry, part of us will not be same ever again.
There is more to Larry than the public figure everyone knows. What he cherished in his heart he loved more than his own life. First and foremost, his family: his wife, Mary Jo and his twin sons, Michael and Morgan. These remain the jewels in his life. He lived his best years loving Mary Jo and seeing Michael and Morgan becoming two intelligent, sensitive young men. A favorite image of Mary Jo and Larry is seeing the two of them walking affectionately wrapped together toward the sunset after a soccer pick up game along the Charles River. The warm colors in the horizon were intensified by the glow in Mary Jo's face who was visibly expecting new life to be born: Michael and Morgan. Recently, when they both graduated from Boston University, horribly ill, Larry dragged his body to the graduation ceremony and, with pride, he felt at peace with himself. Later, in the private confines of his home, he found the time to shed a few tears of happiness. We know that both Michael and Morgan will make 'dad' proud.
Larry also cherished his brother Frank with whom he has shared not only the legal practice but also the joy and turmoil of his short life. Larry idealized Frank and admired his commitment to family, friends, and work. His untiring legal energy was energized by the desire to be of service to the 'not so fortunate' people in the Cambridge neighborhood where he grew up.
Lastly, Larry was always there for his friends. There was no limit to his capacity to incorporate other people's problems and to make them feel at ease. One could drop in his office at any time or call late at night, he was always there listening and comforting, "Don't worry!" Throughout his life he cared for the 'oppressed' and fought for their 'rights' against systemic power. The 'ethnic' soccer world and 'Cambridge City Soccer Club,' which he adopted as a second family were his 'concrete' ideal vision of a future society: individuals from all walks of life regardless of creed, education, or background working together for a common goal: affectionately respecting one another and believing in: 'I am because we are!'"
Announcement from the Boston Globe, 7/4/2008 (© 2008 NY Times Co.) Lawrence Walter Frisoli of Cambridge & Belmont, passed away July 2, 2008. Husband of MaryJo (O'Connor). Father of twin sons Michael & Morgan. Brother of Mary Ann (Jim) Harold, Elizabeth (Andrew) Breuder, Frank (Janice) Frisoli, Angela (Matthew) Tomlinson. Nephew of his beloved aunt Joan DeGuglielmo, Frances Tingle & Alice DeGuglielmo. Survived by nieces & nephews. Funeral from the Donovan-Aufiero Funeral Home, 140 Otis St. (at 6th St.) EAST CAMBRIDGE Wednesday at 8 AM followed by a Rite of Christian Burial in St. Francis of Assisi Church, 325 Cambridge St., Cambridge at 9 AM. Visiting Tuesday 2-5 & 6-9 PM. Interment Cambridge Cemetery. Larry was an attorney at Frisoli & Frisoli in Cambridge, participated in Mass Adult Soccer Association, Cambridge City soccer team & was a former Vice-Mayor of Cambridge. In lieu of flowers send donations to the BC High Lawrence W. Frisoli Scholarship Fund, 150 Morrissey Blvd., Boston 02125. Boston Globe Guestbook
07/01/08 2008 State Cup of Champions Registration
Registration materials are now available for the 2008 MASS State Cup of Champions. The submission deadline is July 11th. See the State Cup page for complete details.
06/12/08 Men's and Women's Select Teams Victorious
Congratulations to the MASS Men's and MASS Women's Select Teams for winning their respective Region I finals on June 8th against opponents from Western New York Soccer Association.
Tournament MVPs as chosen by the participating coaches were:
- Women's MVP - Meghan King (MA)
- Men's MVP - Denny DaSilva (MA)
Please see the Region I website for full game results.
06/12/08 Bay State Games 7v7 Tournament
The Bay State Games is currently registering teams for their 7v7 competition which takes place over July 19th and July 20th at the Devens Recreation Complex in Devens, MA. All teams will play a minimum of three preliminary round games. Teams that advance to the championship round will play a minimum of two and maximum of four additional games. All participants will receive t-shirts, the top three teams in each division get medals, and the gold medal team in each division will receive Bay State Games jackets.
There are five divisions: Boy's Under 12, Under 14, Under 16, Under 18, and 18+; Girl's Under 12, Under 14, Under 16, Under 18, and 18+. There are no co-ed teams.
The fee is $250 per team and applications are accepted on a first come first serve basis until brackets are full or BY FRIDAY, JUNE 20th. Coaches should visit http://www.baystategames.org/html/bsgwww/Summer/7v7Soccer.asp for more information and registration forms.
06/12/08 USASA Region I Cup Finals
The USASA Region I Cup finals are June 22nd at the United German Hungarian Sports Club in Oakfield, PA. In the Men's Open division, Boston Olympiakos take on Pancyprians from ENY. Full details here.
06/09/08 Special Meeting Reminder
Dear Soccer Organizational Member:
This is a friendly reminder that The Massachusetts Adult State Soccer Association will be holding a special meeting on Monday, June 9, 2008 at 7 PM at the Best Western TLC, 380 Winter Street, Waltham, Massachusetts. This meeting is being called by Cezar Wislocki-Wasecki (MASS President). As per article III, Section 3.1, Constituency, each league may appoint up to two (2) delegates to participate.
The order of business for this meeting shall be as follows:
- Roll call
- Vote for dismissal of the litigation case
- Election of new Treasurer
- Ratification of new committee appointments
- Adjournment
As of now the only candidate that has notified me that is running for the treasurer position is Rich Frongillo. We can still get another candidate at the time of the election with the approval of 60% of the Board of Directors. Furthermore, we have a Proxy Vote from VFA, Vineyard Football Association. Steve Siniscalchi is representing this league in terms of votes. We also have a couple of league delegates that are sending someone else than their President. Steve Siniscalchi received paperwork for this and can present the details at the meeting.
Due to the birth of my daughter I will not be attending the meeting. I hope everyone understands this and never in my wildest dream did I expect her to come tomorrow. She should have arrived 10 days ago per our plan. So much for planning. In my absence Tony Dubrowski will be leading this meeting. I expect this to be a straight forward meeting with no major issues.
In terms of appointments my goal in terms of selection was to reduce our dependency on a few individuals and reduce the amount of work each person has to do. In the past we had some individuals chair 2 or 3 positions. This will no longer be the case. I have also tried to bring in some fresh and younger faces to mix things up with the current generation. I want to make sure we engage the future generation of Massachusetts Adult State Soccer Association and continue on the foundation that has been established. In the "appointment" word attachment I have tried to introduce each chair/appointment. These individuals will also presenting at our semi-annual meeting in October. Furthermore, I still would like to get more of the smaller leagues involved in these appointments. Below are 3 open position that I still need to fill. If you are interested please contact me.
Coaching Director - TBD
Newsletter Editor Director - TBD
Field Safety & Development - TBD
I hope you have a very productive meeting and I will be in touch in the near future. If you have any questions please let me know and I will be happy to assist.
Sincerely,
Cezar Wislocki-Wasecki
President, Massachusetts Adult State Soccer Association
06/01/08 Women's U23 State Select Team Tryouts
- Tuesday, June 3 at 6:00pm, Center Track Field, Lexington. [Directions]
This will be a scrimmage against the Women's Open State Team. - Wednesday, June 11, 6:00, location TBA.
05/19/08 Region 1 U20 Cup Announcement
USASA Region 1 is organizing an U20 National Cup for both men and women. The event is a weekend tournament to be played in Manalapan, NJ, on July 19 and July 20, 2008.
The deadline to enter is June 28, 2008. All participating players must be born ON or AFTER August 1, 1987
The tournament is open to teams from ALL states, not just from Region 1. Youth teams (USYSA, US Club Soccer, or AYSO) will also be accepted provided they get an insurance waiver from their youth state or organization. See the tournament information link below for a full explanation of team requirements.
There is no limitation to the number of teams that a single state can send to the tournament.
Click here for an application form and tournament information.
All the necessary information for teams, including directions and hotel suggestions, is also available online at: www.matiota.com/RegionI.
For additional information, please contact Pat Varsallona of NJSA via e-mail at or the Tournament Director, Mr. Carlos Pais via e-mail at .
05/19/08 Women's State Select Team Tryouts
Tuesday May 27 & Thursday May 29
8-10pm at Merrimack College in North Andover
Directions
05/15/08 Kiril Kuzmanovski
It is with deep regret that MASS Soccer notes the passing of Kiril "Kiro" Kuzmanovski, who died on Sunday, May 11th, at the age of 55.
Kiro was hugely involved in Massachusetts soccer at all levels as a player, coach, referee, team manager, and league administrator. For 20 years he organized Kiro's Soccer Camp, a youth summer program in Shrewsbury. MASS members will know him best as player/coach for the SAC team in the Central Mass Over 35 Soccer League (CMO35). He will be missed, and our deepest sympathies go out to his family and friends.
05/14/08 2008 Men's State Select Team and U23 Team Tryouts
Jim Antonakas, the Men's State Select Team coach, will be conducting try outs on the following UPDATED dates:
1) Friday May 9th, 7:30pm, Dilboy Field, Somerville
2) Tuesday May 13th, 7:30pm, Danehy Park #4, Cambridge
3) Friday May 16th, 7:30pm, Dilboy Field, Somerville
05/02/08 Special Meeting, June 9, Best Western Waltham
Dear Soccer Organizational Member:
The Mass State Soccer Association will be holding a special meeting on Monday, June 9, 2008 at 7 PM at the Best Western TLC, 380 Winter Street, Waltham, Massachusetts. This meeting is being called by Cezar Wislocki-Wasecki (MASS President). As per article III, Section 3.1, Constituency, each league may appoint up to two (2) delegates to participate.
The order of business for this meeting shall be as follows:
- Roll call
- Election of new Treasurer
- Vote for dismissal of the litigation case
- Ratification of new committee appointments
- Approval of the AGM meeting notes
- Discussion
- Adjournment
Any person who intends to be a candidate for the treasurer position shall notify the President of MASS Soccer at least 14 days (May 26) before the election. Notwithstanding the above nominations for a position on the Executive Board may be made at the time of the election with approval of 60% of the Board of Directors. If you would like to discuss what the treasurer position entails please contact me and I will be happy to review this.
Please be sure to notify us if you are designating someone other than your league president to represent your league at the meeting. Notification should be received by the secretary, Steven Siniscalchi, at by June 4, 2008 at the latest.
Cordially,
Steven Siniscalchi
MASS Secretary
508-785 -1359
04/30/08 Current developments at MASS Soccer, Cezar Wislocki-Wasecki
Dear MASS Organizational Member:
The purpose of this communication is to give you an update on current developments at MASS Soccer. My goal is to have a monthly update for all of our affiliated leagues and members. Eventually I will incorporate this update into our e-newsletter that will be published monthly. We hope to launch our first edition of the newsletter at the end of May. Below are the updates I wanted to share with you. Please feel free to comment on these and share your opinions with the executive board.
- It has been a month since I was elected President for the MASS Adult Soccer Association. I have had countless conversations the past 30 days with soccer administrators, ref coordinators, league presidents etc....and I have only scratched the surface. What I have encountered so far are soccer passionate people with great ideas and thoughts. There are so many good ideas! We will be evaluating and executing each one of them if they make sense. I will keep you posted on the progress of this.
- I was recently informed by Alex Tsalagas that he has decided to step down as a treasurer due to increased workload with his company. I want to personally thank him for all his hard work and commitment to the MASS association for the past several years. I have decided to call a MASS special meeting on June 9 to have an election for his replacement. The executive board could appoint a temporary replacement but it was in my opinion that anyone interested in the treasurer position should be able to run for this office. The second reason for the special meeting is to officially dismiss the lawsuit between MASS Soccer and Jeremy Mordkoff/John Utter. We legally have to get the approval by the BOD to dismiss this. Details and location of the special meeting will be announced tomorrow via e-mail. We will also mail out letters with the same information.
- I am happy to announce that Massachusetts will be hosting the veterans cup in 2009. We are very excited of this opportunity. I want to personally congratulate Pasquale Puleo for putting together a bid that they couldn't refuse at the National level. This is a huge opportunity for us and I want to make sure we execute this event successfully. I have put together a committee that will be the point team in getting this event planned, organized, and executed. This committee will be lead by Julian Dunlop (NEOTHSL) and the team will consist of the following members:
- Pasquale Puleo
- Diana McKee (Eastern Mass Women's Soccer League)
- Fran Mercier (CMO35)
- Andy Weiss (Ref Committee)
- Jimmy Kaloynides (NEOTHSL)
- John Burrill (Executive Director, MASS Youth Soccer Association)
- I am happy to announce that within a few days we will have a new website. The initial site will be a prototype and we will make additional updates in the coming months. I have created a new position called "Technology Director" that will manage all technology and infrastructure developments for the association. Paul Barrow will be our new director for this position. He has extensive technical experience and he will be an asset when dealing with website, database (registration), and software related issues.
- As newly-elected President, it is my responsibility to nominate members for service on the various MASS Soccer committees and present these choices to the Board of Directors for final approval. As part of this process, I am currently reviewing and evaluating all current committee chair appointments. I believe we need to increase the number of volunteers we have working for the Association at this level if we are to achieve success in the coming years. Therefore I intend to diversify the structure of our committees by limiting the number of chair appointments one person can hold. Anyone interested in heading up a committee should contact Cezar Wislocki at . All inquires are welcome and we encourage everyone to participate at this level. I will have all appointments announced at the special meeting on June 9.
- Starting in June we will be holding a meeting every other month to review the status of all committees. I will be asking each committee chair to attend this meeting and present a status report with news, issues, and progress to the Executive Board and all other committee members. I'm anxious for us to start working together and solving issues as a team. These meetings will occur in Watertown in the 4th week of each even-numbered month. Directions and times will be announced very soon.
- Coach for the Select Team? Those who are interested should contact Jim Antonakas immediately for an interview. Email or phone 617-593-4467.
- Jim Antonakas the Men's Select Team coach will be conducting trial outs for the team. Anyone interested should come for a try-out on the following dates:
- Friday May 9th, 7:30pm, Dilboy Field, Somerville
- Tuesday May 13th 7:30pm, Danehy Park #4, Cambridge
- A friendly reminder that league payments are due within 30 days of your league's start date.
Please feel free to share your opinion with me or the executive board. If you would like to have something added to next month's update please let me know. If you have any questions or concerns please let me know I will be happy to assist.
Cezar Wislocki-Wasecki
President, MASS Adult Soccer Association
04/21/08 Adelino Gonsalves inducted into the MASS Soccer Hall of Fame
To commemorate Adelino 'Billy' Gonsalves 100th anniversary, on March 31, 2008, MASS Soccer held a special ceremony inducting Adelino Gonsalves into the MASS Soccer Hall of Fame. Receiving the memento from Brooks McCormack is Judy Gonsalves Mitchell, Adelino's niece.
Along with Ms Mitchell, there was also the presence of her husband, John Mitchell, past New Bedford. MA mayor and Mario Santos, President of NELASA, New England Luso-American Soccer League. Read more about the ceremony.
04/15/08 Request for Committee Leaders
Dear Association Members,
Anyone interested in heading up a committee should contact Cezar Wislocki at . All inquries are welcome and we encourage everyone to participate at this level.
Sincerely,
Cezar Wislocki-Wasecki
MASS Soccer President
04/10/08 Deadline for 2008 Hall of Fame nominations
Dear Committees, Association Presidents, Directors and Administrators,
I would like to remind everybody that the deadline to turn in 2008 Hall of Fame nominations
is next Tuesday, April 15.
Click here to
print out the nomination form or you can read more about
the criteria for selection here.
All entries should be mailed to the USASA National office at:
9152 Kent Ave.
Suite C-50
Lawrence, IN 46216
Thanks,
Steve Addington
04/09/08 Interested in joining the coaching staff for the Select Team?
Those who are interested should contact Jim Antonakis immediately for an interview.
Email:
Telephone: 617-593-4467
04/06/08 Congratulations to Cezar Wislocki Wasecki and Steven Siniscalchi
Congratulations to Cezar Wislocki Wasecki and Steven Siniscalchi voted new President and respectively Secretary of MASS State Soccer Association. MASS Adult State Soccer best wishes to outgoing president Pasquale Puleo and secretary Diana McKee.
Click here to read the annoucement made by USASA.
Contact details for the 2008 MASS Soccer Executive Committee can be found in our Executive Board section.
03/01/08 MASS State Soccer Meeting
The MASS State Soccer Meeting will be held Monday, March 31, 2008 at 7:00 PM at the Best Western TLC located at 380 Winter Street in Waltham.
Diana McKee, MASS Soccer Registrar & Insurance Officer
Diana's contact details are:
Telephone: 781-799-4332,
Email:
Address: 35 Dunbar Road, Reading, MA 01867-1410
Obtain your Spring Certificate of Insurance from Diana.
Assistant Women's Soccer Coaches needed
Lasell College in Newton, MA is in need of an assistant coach of women's soccer. Candidates must be NSCAA or USSF certified and experience coaching collegiate soccer is preferred.
Inquiries can be directed to:
Vito LaFrancesca, Head Women's Soccer Coach at Lasell College via e-mail at or by direct mail at:
Lasell College,
Women's Soccer Office,
1844 Commonwealth Ave.,
Newton,
MA 02466.
MSRC State Adult Referee Administrator
Nationally recognized referee, Del Rainho, appointed State Adult Referee Administrator