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Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Collegiate Soccer
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Stop. Anyone can win or lose at any time.
- December 6, 2016 at 10:56 AM
You won 0 games at Bethesda so no one is buying your argument. Keep patting yourselves on the back.
- December 6, 2016 at 12:12 PM
Everyone loses, everyone has bad tournaments. Someone that has not cant be named. Tournaments at this age group are attended by different players as many choose not to go. League games at this level will be attended by the greater amount.
- December 6, 2016 at 2:44 PM
Are teams at this age group even doing tournaments? What would be the point? Pay 1200 for the tournament, pay for hotel rooms, pay to travel. What will it get you? Any thoughts on this, maybe I am missing the "why to do it"
- December 9, 2016 at 10:34 AM
Only reason to play in tournaments is for those players that do not know where they will be playing in college. Reality is that if you are a senior and do not have a solid understanding of what coach wants you by now you are someone they do not want.
- December 13, 2016 at 7:35 AM
By senior yr in HS, D1 coaches are done recruiting but D3 coaches may still be interested in good players.
- December 13, 2016 at 9:44 AM
For the most part you are correct. D1 schools have been at the fields but they are mostly looking for specific positions to replace kids that may have gotten injured or have quit. They will still be out there at Disney tournament. D3's are all over the place looking at these kids. Could be some great opportunities in the D3 world.
- December 13, 2016 at 2:01 PM
The D2 schools are there too, problem is they are trash. Not good schools for the most part.
- December 13, 2016 at 2:54 PM
What do you mean when you say not good? Academic program or athletic program? Both are important. If a kid only cares about soccer, he shouldn't be in college and probably won't get in if his academics are poor.
- December 13, 2016 at 4:11 PM
Look at the local D2 schools, do they have good academic reputations? No.
- December 14, 2016 at 8:18 AM
I think that many at this age still want to play in good tournaments for the competition and to continue getting ready to play in college. Top brackets are filled with players going to d1 and d3 schools, so playing against them in these tournaments is probably beneficial even if it's not for the purpose of recruiting. I mean who really gets seriously recruited at tournaments anyhow? My son has certainly gotten contacted after a coach has seen him play, but the real contact with a coach/program that has mattered, has developed over time with serious research and reaching out on his part, and the coach seeing him play over time.
- December 15, 2016 at 8:37 PM
The soccer clubs that hold big tournaments make big bucks. The fees are always rising. Tournaments used to end at u18, now you see u19, u20. We'll probably see u21,u23 in the future
- December 16, 2016 at 11:27 AM
Scrambling coaches are the only ones left for graduating seniors. Best case you will be at the bottom of their roster.
- December 19, 2016 at 7:33 AM
As I see it the problem will be that each team will have some that want to go to tournaments to be seen and some that have chosen their college and will not care to go. I think this is a problem for all teams. The real question is when will the colleges be allowed to give their incoming freshmen their required times and weights they will need to hit when August rolls around.
- December 19, 2016 at 4:39 PM
International play you say??
- December 21, 2016 at 2:36 PM
Marlboro #1 in the nation...repping New Jersey well. Good to see NJ at the top
- December 27, 2016 at 1:16 PM
Congratulations Marlboro! You collected the most got soccer points.
You're only #1 according to got soccer.
- December 28, 2016 at 10:16 AM
MF wins 4-1, in position to win the group.
- December 28, 2016 at 12:50 PM
OK it is a slow week so someone from Marlboro posted their ranking. Although I wouldn't have taken the time to do it, it is still quite impressive. Someone then took the time to state they are only #1 according to gotsoccer. In their defense, how else would they have this ranking? So I took some time to look at their last year, again quite impressive. I do remember when they received backlash because they won the US Club Nationals and not the US Soccer. They then went on to defeat Pipeline who did win the US Soccer Nationals. Seems to me that they should be #1, do you have a different team that deserves it for NJ? They played Holmdel and MF and won both games.
- December 28, 2016 at 1:47 PM
And someone spent the time to look up Marlboro's record over the past year. Slow week.
- December 29, 2016 at 10:26 AM
Do you know how long that takes? If it takes you over 1 minute you failed.
- December 29, 2016 at 12:59 PM
12 D1 commits so far. That's all that matters at this stage.
- December 29, 2016 at 3:15 PM
Really? What schools?
- December 29, 2016 at 11:47 PM
2 Syracuse, 1 University of Virginia, 1 University of Rhode Island, 3 Rutgers, 1 Yale, 1 St. John's, 1 Fairfield, 2 Lafayette
- December 30, 2016 at 5:39 AM
Goes to show you that contacts matter
- December 31, 2016 at 12:09 AM
Style of play matters. Organizations matter. Getting in the top flights of the top tournaments matters. If you have younger children that want to play in college get them to the right clubs.
- January 1, 2017 at 10:35 PM
A student having good grades and test scores is more important than what flight your teams is playing in. The student comes first in student-athlete. As for style of play, it depends on how the college coach wants his team to play.
- January 2, 2017 at 12:32 PM
Yeah, the club doesn't seem that crucial. Exposure either. What matters is how proactive the player and parents are in connecting with coach and how good the grades and scores are. Of course how talented and hard working the player is as well. D1 soccer is not a major revenue sport obviously, so coaches need to have players come to them.besides the academy kids, they aren't hitting the tournaments that hard for recruiting. Seems like more d3 coaches do.
- January 2, 2017 at 9:13 PM
Academy is the best way by far. MF was on the radar for that reason. Academy is the way
- January 2, 2017 at 9:47 PM
Is MF the team with 12 D1 commits?
- January 3, 2017 at 10:08 AM
Marlboro I think
- January 3, 2017 at 5:27 PM
MF has 14 now, don't know how many Marlboro has. If you guys think that D1 coaches aren't at tournaments you are wrong. ND, UVa, Syracuse, Northwestern,Navy, Pitt, Penn St., UPenn, Yale, Rutgers, Princeton and many more were all at Disney last week. The other place that I saw the most D1 coaches was at Regionals. Then comes Penn Fusion friendlies.
- January 3, 2017 at 7:26 PM
Of course d1 coaches are at Disney. Dallas cup too. Everyone knows that. Those aren't your typical youth soccer tournaments. Most d1 coaches are not spending their recruiting energy attending many other non ussda venues. That's all I'm saying.
- January 4, 2017 at 4:07 AM
MF and all of their D1 commits showed all of those D1 coaches their ability in their 4-0 blowout loss. Do not be fooled, they have some very good players but there are a lot of very good players out there. MF had the advantage of playing in the academy league and that jump started their exposure. You want to play at a real D1 program, go academy.
- January 4, 2017 at 7:53 AM
Holmdel has many playing in college also. I am sure that SDFC, SJB, Marlton, SSC and Marlboro have their fair share also.
- January 4, 2017 at 8:55 AM
7:53, you sound so angry. 2 kids committed after that loss in the final. Coaches don't care at all about the score of the game. As for the rest of your post you basically agreed with my first post on the subject. If you wanna play in college you have to put yourself in the right situation. There are lots of very good players on many teams but they didn't get to the right tournaments and didn't get seen. The club you play for definitely matters. Just my advice for those with younger players.
- January 4, 2017 at 9:56 AM
9:56, 100% the right team matters and DA is really all that matters. Those 2 kids that committed after that loss had already been ID and that match meant nothing to them. All those D1 recruits and still lose 4-0 though?
- January 4, 2017 at 1:24 PM
No question, a bad loss. We shot our load night before winning a game we were down 2-0 with 12mins left. Team from Miami area was skilled, fast, physical and tough. They took it to us. Gave up 3 in a 20min span in first half. Last goal was a pass back to our goalie that took bad hop. Bad loss in the finals of Disney, agreed. We still view it as a good tournament. It happens...
- January 4, 2017 at 3:09 PM
It does happen. Best of luck to all that will be playing at the next level.
- January 4, 2017 at 4:26 PM
MF is not DA so why are you saying only DA matters?
- January 4, 2017 at 8:03 PM
No disrespect but 9:56 and others could use a bit more nuance in this discussion of right club being so critical for playing d1. Also, to a few others, academy is not only route to d1 whatsoever. Maybe the absolute best route to take for trying to get the sparse amount of $ that a d1 coach has to offer, but there are far more d1 roster spots than academy players first of all. In terms of the right club mattering, I guess to an extent but in terms of clubs, really you could look at the top 7-10 clubs of this age group as essentially being in the same boat as seen by the eyes of a college coach. What you want in a club is excelent coaching/training and a group of competitive players players to play with and against week to week. So being on a club that plays in top flights does matter in that sense. The real keys for recruiting though are the combination of initiative/connections that allow one to get on a coaches radar (and this is not something that is simply achieved by playing for a certain club), obviously being a highly skilled/physical/motivated/aggressive player, and the grades. College coaches want very good players who will succeed on and off the field and will not result in any kind of headaches whatsoever. They don't have the time, resources, and institutional power for the most part to deal with any headaches. These are things we have learned from knowing several players who have recently been on this journey.
- January 4, 2017 at 11:34 PM
MF was DA and they got their attention while there. Other than that the DA is the real place to be for recruiting purposes.
- January 5, 2017 at 9:08 AM
College coaches do not have the time or resources to find the diamond in the club team. Does it happen? Yes, but they would rather take the 18th man on an academy team any day of the week. These coaches have jobs and must perform or they will lose it. It is much easier to defend your losses when you have foreign and academy players on it. There is a difference to playing D1 and being on a D1 roster. For those of you that this is the first time going through this, you might be very surprised at the lack of playing time is available and even more surprised when you find out that many players will not even be on the team 2 years from now. Someone brought up D1 money earlier, if money is what you want go play D3 as those schools have the ability to hand it out much more easily. It will not say you got it for soccer or any other sport but you will quickly realize how you qualify for an academic scholarship that you really shouldnt qualify for and the various other scholarships and grants they can give out.
- January 5, 2017 at 9:16 AM
Clubs need to stress the importance of good grades if kids want to play in college. All they seem to do is brag about their "professional playing" experiences. Impressive to kids but at the end of the day. so what? You take kids out of school to take expensive trips so they can feel like professional players? Not what they need.
- January 5, 2017 at 9:53 AM
Agreed that grades are VERY/MOST important but if you think that missing 1 or 2 days of HS will impact your grades then your grades are already an issue.
- January 5, 2017 at 10:16 AM
Not 1 or 2 days, weeks. And now because of travel to far away tournaments, more time off. Fun for kids but not helpful to academics.
Giving kids the impression that the world revolves around soccer is hurting them in the long run. I know a kid who missed so much school because of soccer, he dropped out because everyone gave him the impression that he would be a star and make loads of money. Not working out as he planned.
- January 5, 2017 at 11:25 AM
And players need to be prepared for the incredible grind of a college soccer season which really makes academic success in the fall semester a very difficult prospect. The training, travel, and multiple games per week make for a rather ridiculous season and this is something that d1coahes are trying to address with a move to a season that is spread over the fall and spring, but for now the season is such that incoming freshman really need to be aware and prepared for this insane schedule just as they are acclimating to a new college environment.
- January 5, 2017 at 11:42 AM
11:42 your facts are wrong. Coaches will tell you and studies have proven that the team GPA is higher in season then it is out of season. The structure helps in the fall and lack of structure hurts in the spring.
- January 5, 2017 at 11:56 AM
D1 coaches may help their players to keep their grades up but it's still an uphill battle. D3 soccer is more compatible with academics.
- January 5, 2017 at 1:00 PM
Why is D3 more compatible with academics?
- January 5, 2017 at 1:02 PM
11:56--don't think the "facts" as you call them are wrong. Maybe debatable, but clearly there is a legitimate groundswell of support from college coaches for such a shift:
- January 5, 2017 at 1:40 PM
Yeah. Coaches will tell you lots of things . . .
- January 5, 2017 at 1:44 PM
That part of your point was not addressed. All coaches would prefer to have the season in both the fall and spring (it makes sense). If you take the fact that grades are better "in season" that would lead me to believe that grades would be better overall if they took the 2 season approach.
- January 5, 2017 at 2:11 PM
Do you really think playing D1 soccer is a simple thing? That's what you're making it sound like. The physical and mental demands put on student athletes are so intense. They have to expect a stressful 4 yrs.
- January 5, 2017 at 2:23 PM
Where does it state or give you the opinion that anyone said it was simple?
- January 5, 2017 at 2:58 PM
Academics are important but there is a very wide range of academic standards in college soccer. Some schools are looking for ACT score of 22 and some are looking for 32. Some schools require players to take summer classes so they will have a lighter load during the season. It is a challenge, and yes some kids are unhappy after their Freshman year due to lack of playing time or workload. That's why there are so many transfers out there. Key is to go to a school that you would like to graduate from even if soccer goes away. Love the school, like the soccer. Use soccer to help you get into a school that you would not have gotten into without soccer.
- January 5, 2017 at 4:41 PM
Yeah 2:23, what are you talking about? Everyone knows D1 soccer is no joke, and a very challenging way to go through 4 years of college. Coaches are pointing out how inordinately taxing the current fall season can be given the amount of games per week, lack of proper recovery time, and a large amount of missed class time in the fall. Maybe some want to argue about these points, but they are coming from the coaches. I'm seems to me that the physically taxing part of the argument can be partly verified by the tremendous amount of injuries suffered. Expecting a stressful four years is One thing. Playing and studying in a system that is not optimally set up for ones health and academic success is another.
- January 6, 2017 at 10:01 AM
Is it better to go to a D1 school where you might never play or a D3 school where you have a better chance to play and less stress? Academically speaking, the D3 school is a lot of times the better option but you do not have the D1 label. My son has an option to go to a D1 school, I fear he will choose this for the D1 label only and not really look at all the options.
- January 6, 2017 at 11:48 AM
There are some fantastic D3 schools out there. Many with great academic reputations. One thing about a lot of the real good D3's is they tend to be small schools. If your kid is good with that then D3 makes a lot of sense. Many D3 schools play better soccer than D1's. The academic/sports mix is probably better at D3's. I also hear you about kids wanting to play D1. I guess it depends on what schools you are talking about. I would prefer my son to graduate from Tufts or Amherst over many D1 schools. But most kids probably don't see it that way. At the end of the day not too many of these kids are going to make a career out of soccer. They should go to the school that gives them the best chance to get employed in the field they choose.
- January 6, 2017 at 2:34 PM
Can anyone shed a light about the Main Line friendlies in PA. How good is the competition over there. In terms of college coaches, do you get a fair amount of coaches scouting there. I looked it up on the web, but could not find much on it.
- January 6, 2017 at 4:42 PM
I think that is the tournament organized by Penn Fusion. It is one of the best showcases I have seen. They invite a small group of top teams in each age group. College coaches are there in force. Been there last 2 years, if you get invited go.
- January 6, 2017 at 6:14 PM
A bit too late to try to be seen for the first time, don't you think?
- January 9, 2017 at 8:40 AM
May not be for him. This blog says U18 which is the '99's. if they are graduating in 2018 it's not too late. For the '98's you are correct probably too late.
- January 9, 2017 at 9:50 AM
It is never too late. All teams will lose a recruit or two that they thought they had and will take on a random player at this time to fill out the class. I would suggest NOT being that player but you can get yourself on a roster.
- January 9, 2017 at 11:31 AM
Again, do not choose your college with soccer as your main priority. Some D1 schools do not offer the best bang for your buck when it comes to education and job placement. Why go to Binghamton, FDU or Rider to name a few when you can play at Tufts or Carnegie Mellon? Which will get you the ultimate prize, a great career.
- January 11, 2017 at 9:56 AM
Admission standards are a lot tougher at carnegie mellon and tufts. A student athlete who wants to go to a very selective school is putting academics first, which will of course, mean a great career. There are other student athletes who just want to play D1 and put soccer first. That could also be fulfilling. You're only young once.
- January 11, 2017 at 11:44 AM
You can take out CM and Tufts and put in many other schools with great academics and placement ratios. You stated that you're only young once, that is true, and then you need to work for a living. Playing at a low level D1 standard (maybe playing, maybe never seeing the field) and not getting a quality education is not the wise way to go IMO.
- January 11, 2017 at 12:58 PM
who said anything about low level D1 schools? A kid could be a great player and be a starter. You can always get more education and start a career later. There's more than one path.
- January 11, 2017 at 1:09 PM
My response was just following along the conversation, of course someone could be a starter, each team has 11 of them. However, the majority of the players are not as each roster has anywhere from 28 to 40 players on it
- January 11, 2017 at 2:07 PM
It is funny how a blogger asks one simple question and things just start spiraling in different directions. One person came in the blog asking how good is the Main line Friendlies is in terms of competition and college coaches and one person is saying that is the same as the Penn Fusion Friendlies (is it), than another is saying too late to be seen by college coaches(we don't even know what grade the kid is in), the next 2 are talking about how education is better CM and Tufts then FDU and Binghamton. This blog is too funny.
- January 11, 2017 at 2:13 PM
Or, there can actually be two topics discussed at once. Too taxing for some. It is not too late for a HS SR to bee seen by a college coach, they just need to understand that the money has been dispersed for the most part and if they are being seen for the first time, well it is not a great sign. I do agree with the choose your school over choose your soccer. If you are able to play at a top school like Rutgers or Maryland for example and even have a chance at playing soccer that would be great. There might even be some playing time at Rutgers available as their 2017 recruiting class is not that strong.
- January 11, 2017 at 2:56 PM
Couldn't just leave it there, had to leave with an insult. Almost set a record, we went at least 5 days without any nastiness. Now the blog is back to form!
- January 11, 2017 at 3:10 PM
Why are you saying that the Rutgers class is not that strong for 2017? Is that because of couple MF players are in that recruiting class.
- January 11, 2017 at 3:51 PM
I give that Rutgers coach a lot of credit, he recruits NJ and almost exclusively. It has not given him wins lately but at least he isn't going overseas like other coaches are.
- January 11, 2017 at 4:14 PM
Takes a helluva an ego, guy thinks he knows soccer better than Dan Donigan...
- January 11, 2017 at 6:10 PM
What do you mean? It's true that RU isn't winning many games and the roster is mostly NJ kids. Big ten is a tough league.
- January 11, 2017 at 9:32 PM
Have to recruit better if you are going to survive the big 10 and keep your job.
- January 11, 2017 at 10:25 PM
Funny how people jump to conclusions, I thought that was a compliment to the Rutgers coach. I guess a MF parent whose kid is going there is a bit paranoid.
- January 12, 2017 at 9:01 AM
I agree with you. It's a NJ State school. Nice to give NJ kids roster spots. Recruiting overseas players is not helping US players .There's plenty of talent in nj.
- January 12, 2017 at 12:18 PM
No doubt that NJ talent is there, just need to recruit the correct talent. Past history is not on his side but time will tell if the 2017 group works out. Best of luck to this class.
- January 12, 2017 at 12:39 PM
Soccer is like no other sport I know, you have players that are very talented playing D1 and D3 soccer. I couldn't tell you the difference in these players and in some cases I would say I would prefer the D3 player over the D1 player. There does not seem to be any flow to the recruiting and placement of these players. Also, what happened to D2, not a lot of options there at all.
- January 12, 2017 at 1:39 PM
There are a lot of excellent D3 soccer programs out there. For instance, Amherst could probably beat some of the top 25 D1 teams out there on any given day. They are a top 25 academic school too. So people make choices for different reasons.
- January 13, 2017 at 8:16 AM
I think we all know players that went to a D1 school last year and saw no playtime. Speak to them, they hate it. We also all know players that saw little or no playtime at the D3 level, they hate it too. Bottom line, know where you fit best, unfortunately this is almost impossible to project.
- January 16, 2017 at 10:37 AM
Edp brackets out. What's up with NPL division?
- January 21, 2017 at 10:17 AM
Can someone please explain to me how Ocean is not in EDP 1st division Central?
- January 23, 2017 at 1:07 PM
Because Ocean isn't good....
- January 24, 2017 at 10:00 AM
Ironbound and Philly COPA are better? Come on.
- January 24, 2017 at 10:41 AM
Obviously in the eyes of the league iron bound and philly cops are better than ocean.
- January 24, 2017 at 1:16 PM
Philly Copa maybe, but IB is ranked far below Ocean. Not sure that it matters as any of these teams will get smoked by the likes of Marlboro, MF, SSC.
- January 24, 2017 at 1:37 PM
SSC is still a team? They only played half their EDP league games last year....peculiar that they get a mention and even a place in the league again
- January 24, 2017 at 4:10 PM
These matches mean little at this point anyway. Just don't get hurt and stay in shape for college. No one will really care about the outcome.
- January 25, 2017 at 9:40 AM
- January 25, 2017 at 12:54 PM
Good question. Is Stronghold still a team? I cant imagine that they folded and walked away from that money.
- January 27, 2017 at 11:47 AM
SSC is in shambles unless you're one of the shysters who cash in from the team/club. So our son like others left, we lost money and they could care less.
- January 27, 2017 at 12:41 PM
I am not aware of their issues, what are the problems? If no team, will create a hole in the schedule for many.
- January 27, 2017 at 2:19 PM
Won't all of these teams have dedication issues this spring? What is the summer plan for players moving on to play in college? Do they play games and train or just train? Where are they supposed to train?
- January 30, 2017 at 1:29 PM
Dedication issues? Not sure if that is correct, most of these guys love the sport. Scheduling will become an issue as the coaches try to schedule their games when they have their stars available, but that should not be any different then any other year.
- January 31, 2017 at 3:33 PM
Most players have committed by now, this is a very good time to reach out to colleges you are interested in, they may have openings due to the fact that they didnt get some players they planned on getting.
- February 6, 2017 at 3:22 PM
Another FDU signing, but this one is a good one.
- February 7, 2017 at 12:06 PM
You are correct good but not much above that. Let's be honest daddy.
- February 8, 2017 at 9:13 AM
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- February 8, 2017 at 10:46 AM
***SSC Parents**** timely post above so your kids soccer season won't be a total washout.
- February 8, 2017 at 4:15 PM
You left, we get it. We are fine thank you.
- February 8, 2017 at 5:05 PM
Grass or artificial turf, which do you prefer to play on?
- February 10, 2017 at 11:02 AM
Depends on how deep the grass is. If mowed properly I'll take grass. If it's 3-4 inches long then turf.
- February 12, 2017 at 10:42 AM
Grass every time for me.
- February 12, 2017 at 5:27 PM
Saw the NJ Cup brackets came out. STA 98 NPL seems to play no real threat, am I missing something?
- February 13, 2017 at 10:50 AM
You missed SSC's big MAPS challenge for the cup. Bye or BUY? How you merit a bye when you forfeited something like 5 games last season?
- February 13, 2017 at 3:11 PM
That is a very good point. Why would SSC be rewarded for their immature behavior last season? Too late now, and I guess it doesnt really matter but maybe they should not have been left in at all. Or, make them play MF every game this year, that will show them.
- February 13, 2017 at 3:27 PM
Leave MatchFit out of this. No dog in this fight, focusing energy elsewhere.
- February 13, 2017 at 4:06 PM
You're correct go back to your dailey activities.
- February 14, 2017 at 8:26 AM
What are you guys gonna do with yourselves next year??
- February 14, 2017 at 11:24 AM
Truth hurts. SSC was disgraceful last year. MF is the dominant team in this age group.
- February 14, 2017 at 1:21 PM
Oh boy! Somebody is looking to stir things up...
- February 14, 2017 at 2:31 PM
Sorry that was a typo meant to say Marlboro.
- February 14, 2017 at 3:52 PM
How is 1:21 "stirring it up"? You don't believe those are two truths? SSC did NOT honor the game last season, and MF is a dominant team. There are other teams that are very good and of course can beat MF on a given day but going into the game who is the favorite? MF
- February 14, 2017 at 4:03 PM
MF, Marlboro, Holmdel, STA are the four you know will be top teams in NJ this year. Stronghold is always good but they did lose an all-american to MF so that cant be a good sign.
- February 14, 2017 at 4:42 PM
Oh right, Marlboro beat Holmdel for the "National" championship. Forgot, my bad.
- February 14, 2017 at 10:07 PM
Not a big US Club state cup fan but who do you play for that would allow you to talk down to Marlboro and Holmdel? They played in the finals why? Because they beat the other teams to earn that right. Those teams were from all over the country, it just worked out that way in the final. So again, what team do you play for? Why werent you there?
- February 15, 2017 at 7:31 AM
Only someone that does not play these two teams would make such a stupid statement. Both have talented players and have the results to prove they belong where they are.
- February 15, 2017 at 9:18 AM
Taking these games and teams so seriously is ridiculous. Just let the kids play. Adults act like there's so much at stake here. They are youth teams. No team is "threatened" by any other. You win some you lose some. Have fun! A player is only all american because his HS coach gives him that honor. Maybe another coach wouldn't see it the same way.
- February 15, 2017 at 9:48 AM
Hold on a minute. Are you suggesting that a HS coach can simply hit a button and their player is an all american? There are no other obstacles in the way?
- February 15, 2017 at 10:37 AM
- February 15, 2017 at 10:44 AM
NO possible way. If that was the case everyone would be an all american.
- February 15, 2017 at 10:49 AM
Don't kid yourself for one second if you think those honors aren't political and it's who you know and who you blow. Just like those NJ.com player of the week where you can vote hundreds of times.
- February 15, 2017 at 11:05 AM
Someone is completely out of their mind. You may agree or disagree with such appointments but to state that all that has to happen is a coach recommend you is a joke.
- February 15, 2017 at 11:25 AM
Come on, HS soccer isn't serious. Everyone knows that. The coach sees the big kid who scores a lot of goals by running onto the ball as a great player. If you want to believe there's more to it, go ahead.
- February 15, 2017 at 1:29 PM
All-American is serious! Seriously.
- February 15, 2017 at 2:42 PM
All American is 70% serious and 30% fluff. Not all selections from NJ (and other states) are seriously not All American players. Seriously.
There are kids who are All American who aren't even key players on their club team, but they were able to toe poke some goals against low quality HS teams and that makes them top in the country?
- February 15, 2017 at 4:02 PM
You forgot Marlton as a State Cup contender. Always a good team, this could be their year.
- February 16, 2017 at 12:51 PM
You can also say you forgot about 20 teams as contenders. With the age change no one knows who is playing on what teams. Could be a whole new group of top teams.
- February 22, 2017 at 2:09 PM
20 teams? Let's not get crazy. One of the top 5 teams will win the State Cups.
- February 23, 2017 at 7:48 AM
Top 5: Any game between the top three would be just phenominal to watch and no sure bet to win. Great work by the Kids, Parents and Coaches in being the top teams in the Country.
4-5 slots are: Very good teams that play with a lot of heart.
-on the bubble Stallions
I don't know the status of STA? If they are still in the age group I would put them at a solid 4 ranking. SSC's status is questionable as well, with the loss of key players to competing clubs, thier forfeiture of the remainder of last season and tournament participation, I'd put them in the 7-10 ranking however, they are unquestionably not in the top 5 at this time.
- February 28, 2017 at 11:13 AM
Not sure how you could know any of this for sure. Teams change, players leave, some have graduated and are in college at this point. Teams at this point can be very different from what you state and no one really knows how it will all shake out.
- February 28, 2017 at 11:23 AM
Regardless, the top team is MF.
- February 28, 2017 at 12:28 PM
Graduated and are in college in this age group? Sorry, but 99/98 teams either dropped down to 99 or they remained intact and play 98 (U19). So not sure how they could have graduated and are in college when they haven't graduated HS yet and the younger still have a year to go?
It's an opinion-based hyposthesis partly derived from past performance and the top teams are and have thier rosters pretty much intact. So unless 4-5 teams merged thier best players then it's a possibility they might shake out somewhere but not as a top competetor in the state.
- February 28, 2017 at 12:51 PM
Most 98s have graduated high school and are now in college.
- February 28, 2017 at 1:16 PM
Carding was in August, those 98's were not carded and on the team at the start of this season. I give Marlboro the edge over Notfit.
- February 28, 2017 at 1:38 PM
I don't think you should be so confident about teams that haven't even had league play yet. You might be surprised. Every season is a new chance for teams to shine.
- February 28, 2017 at 2:03 PM
Keep knocking on MF, no one added...LOL
- February 28, 2017 at 3:04 PM
Surprised by what? There isn't one team outside the top 5 that can compete at thier level then or now. They had thier chance and face it you're not there.
- March 1, 2017 at 8:07 AM
I guess that begs the question 8:07, who is the top 5 in your mind?
- March 1, 2017 at 10:04 AM
Every team in the top flight of EDP is a good team and they can all compete with every other team in that division. That's about 30 teams.
- March 1, 2017 at 11:21 AM
That is not a top 5 though.
- March 1, 2017 at 4:05 PM
I never mentioned top 5 and I couldn't care less. All I care about is good competition for the boys. Keep living in your elite top 5 bubble!
- March 1, 2017 at 4:59 PM
So you are saying the top five are elite and then there is everyone else?
- March 1, 2017 at 9:43 PM
No, I'm saying elitists suck
- March 2, 2017 at 7:49 AM
Says the person not in the top 5
- March 2, 2017 at 9:40 AM
Maybe your child will be a greedy 1 percenter some day. I'm sure y.ou'll be so proud while you're bragging about it
- March 2, 2017 at 11:11 AM
You assume my son plays on a team in the top 5, when in fact top 20-25 would be the truth. I however do not have an issue with those top 5 teams and know they are better. I do not think being better makes you an elitist. You sound like a jealous person to me.
- March 2, 2017 at 11:14 AM
Good logic. I'm jealous of teenagers.
- March 2, 2017 at 11:32 AM
Season has started. Hudson with the win!!!
- March 4, 2017 at 4:25 PM
Premature with the self congratulations I see. Must have been cold out there.
- March 6, 2017 at 9:07 AM
Any upcoming tournaments teams will be attending?
- March 6, 2017 at 9:53 AM
Should U19 teams be playing tournaments? They are very costly and at this point those players that will be playing in college have already been identified. What would be the point?
- March 6, 2017 at 10:35 AM
They're playing for the challenge and fun of it. The cost is usually included in the club fees.
- March 6, 2017 at 12:14 PM
Really? What club fees pay for the tournament fees? What if you join many tournaments?
- March 6, 2017 at 1:03 PM
Tournaments at this stage are ok if you have the money to do so. No need to travel far, the only college coaches that will be watching you are the coaches you have already signed up to play for. The bigger question to me is what to do this summer? I know you should be conditioning, but are new teams formed to keep you sharp?
- March 6, 2017 at 1:20 PM
There are summer leagues for u20 or u23 teams. Look under leagues in EDP.
- March 6, 2017 at 3:07 PM
Summer should be used to rest.
- March 7, 2017 at 7:31 AM
NJCup is about to begin. Favorite to win? Contenders? Legit longshots?
- March 7, 2017 at 12:53 PM
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- March 7, 2017 at 1:17 PM
Snow anyone? Could hurt the state cup games that have to be played. Next week could be a mess
- March 9, 2017 at 1:55 PM
Saw a forecast for 3-6 tomorrow in Parsippany and another 8 plus on Tuesday. Fields? What fields.
- March 9, 2017 at 4:38 PM
15 inches tomorrow, how will fields be ready for any state cup games with deadlines coming close. I guess MSC is happy they got their tournament in already and Hammonton has none scheduled.
- March 13, 2017 at 1:09 PM
MSC was very lucky to get their tournament in after many previous cancellations. A lot of tournaments and games will be cancelled or postponed. Every spring there is a huge demand for turf fields with most grass being water logged.
- March 13, 2017 at 3:21 PM
Ironbound is this weekend, they do not cancel or at least have not in the past.
- March 13, 2017 at 3:24 PM
They've got to be worried. Maybe they can shovel all the fields but that's unreasonable. They probably use about 100 fields.
- March 13, 2017 at 3:31 PM
Shovel? Why not plow? Do they really use 100 fields? Seems like a lot to me.
- March 13, 2017 at 4:09 PM
Does anyone really care about the Ironbound warmup? Do competitive teams even go to it. No way they will clear their fields, they will lose money.
- March 13, 2017 at 4:46 PM
Ironbound teams are competitive. It's a good local tournament. Not everyone has thousands of dollars to spend on fees, hotels meals, plane fare, etc.
- March 13, 2017 at 5:49 PM
Low to midlevel teams at best.
- March 14, 2017 at 11:54 AM
No need for that comment. We all can read an applied team list.
- March 14, 2017 at 3:13 PM
To the poster above you only agreed with the post above yours. Question for you. Why would there be no need for stating it is a tournament for low to mid level teams? It is true and what is wrong with that type of a tournament?
- March 14, 2017 at 3:58 PM
I've been told it will be canceled Too bad for IB and players
- March 14, 2017 at 4:13 PM
So we know that Match Fit has most of their players committed to play college next year, what about the rest of the top teams in here. Do they also have a lot of college commitments?
- March 16, 2017 at 12:01 PM
nice trolling. of course the top teams do. Define top teams = top 5 teams, if you want to play in college you will.
- March 16, 2017 at 2:51 PM
I guess MF cant stand the feeling of people not thinking about them so they start the same conversation again. Good luck being backups.
- March 16, 2017 at 3:52 PM
Yeah, because most freshman go in and start right away. What a tool!!!
- March 16, 2017 at 4:01 PM
3:52, someone always bites...
- March 17, 2017 at 2:45 PM
"Yeah, because most freshman go in and start right away. What a tool!!!"
Or better yet, never start at all. I went to a D1 match last fall in which 21 of the 22 starters were international players. And my understanding is that the 1 American starter (a goal keeper) was actually a back up filling in for an injured international.
- March 19, 2017 at 8:31 PM
21 out of 22? That's just stupid. Were you in the United States??
- March 19, 2017 at 10:06 PM
Looks like not all the NJ Cup games have been played. Likely that extensions have been given out due to field conditions. No real surprises that I see so far.
- March 20, 2017 at 8:14 AM
That's nuts. What were the names of the schools playing?
- March 20, 2017 at 9:34 AM
Check out a Rider/FDU/LIU/Adelphia/Georgian court (should I go on?) match. Easily can field an entire starting team of foreign players. Why is this such a shock to you?
- March 20, 2017 at 10:06 AM
I was at a Rider game when they played Nova. They do have a bunch of foreigners on their team. I think Rider had about 7-8 starters. Villanova had 1 or 2. To act like those 4 teams you mentioned are representative of what college soccer is like is a bit misleading.
- March 20, 2017 at 10:59 AM
Albany, St Bonn, Rhode Island, Stoneybrook. Just a few more.
- March 20, 2017 at 11:16 AM
I took a look at some of the schools listed, no so surprisingly they are mostly foreign players. I have a relative who is a staff member at Mercyhurst University and he tells me that their team is at least 85% foreign players.
- March 20, 2017 at 11:52 AM
Just for the heck of it I checked out last year's D1 final four teams. 10 foreigners total on all 4 rosters.
- March 20, 2017 at 12:00 PM
So US players are better!!!! I knew it!!!!
- March 20, 2017 at 12:01 PM
Ocean vs Holmdel in the next round. Do not be surprised at the result.
- March 20, 2017 at 12:54 PM
The US players are just as good as the foreign but college coaches recruit a lot overseas and these players are offered full scholarships. Not a great situation for US athletes.
- March 20, 2017 at 12:58 PM
Foreign players do have an easier time getting into D2 and some D3 schools as many of them don't have the academic history required by more competitive schools.
- March 20, 2017 at 1:03 PM
Wall upsets Marlton. Or is it an upset? Wall has flown under the radar for some time.
- March 21, 2017 at 7:31 AM
It is at the very least an interesting result. Marlton is a very good team that has never won a State title. Only one more chance.
- March 21, 2017 at 10:44 AM
What's upsetting is a self inflating parent whose little toe poker is on Wall is on here to tell us about thier first win out of MAPS. You probably dominated the MOSA Premier flights too...
- March 21, 2017 at 10:46 AM
Toe poker? Is that what you saw? LOL
- March 21, 2017 at 11:29 AM
#10 losing to #24 is not that big of a deal. Could happen to any team on any day. New rosters for most teams, I think you will see more so called upsets in the future.
- March 21, 2017 at 12:22 PM
I agree, there are going to be lots of upsets this year. This age group is going to be a real wild card. Kids are all playing for different reasons. Some to keep in shape, some hoping to possibly catch on with a college team, some for the fun of it.
- March 21, 2017 at 12:41 PM
Yeah. TSF over holmdel prolly not an "upset" either. Teams are stacked with players with a variety of reasons for playing at this point-as an. Earlier poster pointed out.
- March 21, 2017 at 1:05 PM


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Bryant McKinnie looked good at the Baltimore Ravens' minicamp last week. Coach John Harbaugh said he looked good, McKinnie said he felt good—good enough, in fact, to publicly, on the record, take aim at a daunting target for the upcoming season.
"Right now, I'm a lot more focused,'' he said after the last practice of minicamp in Owings Mills, Md., "so I can have a good year and be the best left tackle in the league.''
Pardon? "That's my goal.''
And how will he know he's accomplished that? "When people turn on film and see that I'm dominating,'' he explained, as matter-of-factly as he'd stated his goal. "I feel like I'm gonna be better than everybody else this year.''
It's actually not outrageous—McKinnie does turn 34 early in the season, but during many of his nine years with the Vikings he was in the conversation about the NFL's best left tackles. That was a long time ago, though, and since the end of the 2011 lockout—when the Vikings released him in early August and the Ravens picked him up in late August—his weight and conditioning have been constant issues.
It didn't stop last year, either, not by a long shot. The Ravens season could reasonably be divided into two parts: before McKinnie got into shape and started playing regularly, and after. The "after" included the run to the Super Bowl in which McKinnie was brilliant at left tackle—but the "before" encompassed the entire previous offseason and most of the regular season, when he and Harbaugh staged a running battle (no pun intended) over whether he was in shape to play.
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Last week, though, McKinnie looked much closer to the best-case scenario the Ravens envisioned when they picked him up two years earlier. Harbaugh noticed.
"Bryant did a really good job. He moved really well in this camp, as well as he moved at the end of the year last year when he started practicing so well and playing so well,'' he said. "And he's healthy, and he'll continue to work on conditioning; that's for all of us, that's a year-round life-round proposition, but he seems to be very committed. I love the way he's playing.''
McKinnie is currently listed at 354 pounds; he said earlier in camp that he's about 10 pounds less what he was at the same time last year. Yes, the minicamp in June 2012 is part of his redemption story, as he readily admits.
"This time last year I didn't even participate. So yeah, definitely, I feel a lot better in minicamp,'' he said with a laugh.
The Ravens held him out of all workouts then as he tried to shed weight and get in shape. Somehow, things managed to get worse from there. He was absent from the start of training camp with a back injury that had the team in the dark. As cutdown day for the regular season approached, he and the Ravens couldn't agree on a restructured contract, and McKinnie spent a day tweeting his views on the negotiations, including this one that grabbed the league's attention: "Decision is made! I'm gone!"
He wasn't. They agreed on a pay cut later that day, but he did not start a single game in the regular season and the Ravens' line remained unsettled all year.
But Harbaugh finally became satisfied with his conditioning late in the season, and started him in the playoffs. He was dominant in all four games, and the loaded but up-and-down offense clicked from then on, right through the Super Bowl win over the 49ers.
Suddenly, McKinnie was back to being an asset, and after drawing interest from other teams (including Miami and San Diego), he re-signed last month. Until then, he said, he felt as unsettled as he had felt in the previous two offseasons.
"I always wanted to give the Ravens an option to match whatever the other teams offered,'' McKinnie said, "so I would tell my agent to check back and see what the Ravens had going on and we'll decide from there.''
With that, it appears that the history of preseason chaos between him and the team is just that, history. In fact, he's a relative isle of stability on a still-shuffling line. Retired Matt Birk is being replaced at center by second-year Gino Gradkowski, just-acquired center A.Q. Shipley will compete for time as well, Pro Bowl right guard Marshal Yanda is recovering from offseason shoulder surgery, and Keleche Osemele is settling in permanently at left guard after playing parts of last season in McKinnie's tackle spot.
So it's a good time for McKinnie, now the oldest player on the roster, to have a career revival.
"Physically I feel like I'm 26, so that's a good thing,'' he said, laughing again, "but I feel really good this year.''
Good enough to be the best in the NFL at his position, he said. Not carrying that extra drama around with him should help.
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Craft a wizard's shield
Make a shield that is worthy of any little wizard with this paper mache kids' art and craft project. Your child's imagination will run wild as they design and craft their very own shield. Here's how.
Number of Players:1+
What You Need:
- pencil
- cardboard
- scissors
- masking tape
- newspaper
- paper mache glue
- hole punch
- toilet paper
- acrylic paint
- paint brush
- string
Sketch a shield design onto the cardboard with a 15cm border around it and cut it out.
Cut out another sheet of cardboard to match the shield exactly to act as the backing to strengthen your shield. Tape these pieces together along the edges.
Tear the newspaper into strips and dip them into the paper mache glue.
Apply a couple of layers of paper mache to the front side of the shield. Let dry.
Take a sheet of toilet paper off the roll and scrunch it up.
Dip it in paper mache glue and squash a blob onto the corners of the shield. These are the shield's bolts. Let dry for one to two days depending on the heat and weather.
Punch two small holes in either side of the shield.
Paint your shield whatever colour you have chosen. It will probably need two coats. Let dry.
Paint your design inside the border a different colour and let dry.
Thread a piece of string through the holes on the side of the shield and tie each end securely in place.
Lift your shield by the string and enjoy the adventures to come!
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Buses in the Pewsey Vale are facing cuts as Wiltshire Council attempts to slash running costs by 25 per cent.
On Monday, Ian White, head of service passenger transport at Wiltshire Council, told the Pewsey Area Board there was a programme of reviews into bus services that spans the whole county.
These reviews cover all services that are supported financially by Wiltshire Council, which in the Pewsey Vale only excludes the X5.
He said: "The financial plan is requiring all services to make savings and public transport is, unfortunately, no exception to that.
"We've got to the stage now that really the only way we can make savings is by reducing the level of services that is provided."
Three core services operate in Pewsey on an almost hourly basis, along with an infrequent service to Devizes, a night bus and Taxibuzz.
These services combined are costing the council around £250,000 a year.
Around 65,000 people a year use these buses, 12,000 of which are school children who use the services free of charge with an additional cost to Wiltshire Council of around £80,000. Another 24,000 passengers are OAPs, whose fares are subsidised.
For the council this equates to a cost of £4 per passenger on core services, which is above guidelines, and more than £5 for the night bus and Taxibuzz.
Income generated by fares only covers ten per cent of the running cost, which limits the scope for making savings by trying to encourage more people to use the services.
Mr White said: "Everybody says 'here you are cutting costs, cutting service – if you publicised the service more, reduced the fares and put on more services, everybody would use the service, generating much more revenue'. Unfortunately, it wouldn't.
"We are looking very seriously at withdrawing the night bus service and the Taxibuzz service, because they're used the least and cost the most.
"We need to look at the east of Pewsey service because that is not well used and in terms of the core services in the Pewsey Vale, we need to look at reducing the cost of that.
"We also have the other issue of looking at the service pattern – do we keep the circular route or do we look at a more direct services?"
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A FRIEND of a musician who has been missing for more than two weeks has appealed for him to get in touch.
Kat Price, 30, organises music events around Southend and Basildon where she got to knowBarrie Miles, who was last seen on February 11.
Police believe Barrie, 33, from Westcliff may be in the Hadleigh area.
Miss Price, from Old Leigh, said it was out of character for Barrie to disappear.
She added: "He used to enter a lot of our competitions as a soloist and we suggested he formed a band because his music was really good, but suited more of a band style so, although he still performs alone at smaller gigs, he plays with Dregs of Summer for the larger ones.
"I just want somebody to find him or for him to call or text to say 'I'm fine, don't worry about me'."
Police believe Mr Miles does not have his medication with him, which may mean he is disorientated.
He is 6ft 3ins tall, of medium build, with blue eyes, blonde untidy hair and a beard.
He speaks with a London accent and may be wearing black Converse trainers with a green undersole, blue jeans and a black hoodie with a monkey logo.
Anyone with any information can call Southend police station on 101.
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With over 30km of patrolled, well marked ski trails, Lake Mountain is considered Australia's premier cross country ski resort. Just two hours drive from Melbourne, it is also one of Victoria's most accessible snow fields and the ideal winter wonderland for a family 'snowcation'.
Lake Mountain is located in Victoria, 120 kilometres north-east of Melbourne on the Maroondah Highway, via Healesville and Marysville.
Lake Mountain is the closest Alpine resort to Melbourne. Located less than 120km north east of Melbourne it provides a wonderful and easily accessible winter playground. Just two hours drive from Melbourne CBD and you can be standing in the snow!
Your drive will take you through the beautiful Yarra Valley, over the majestic Black Spur with its tall trees and lush ferns. From Marysville it is a leisurely 20 minute drive on the Woods Point/Lake Mountain road to the resort.
Find out more information on how to get to Lake Mountain.
Lake Mountain is Australia's premier cross-country and snow play resort. You can play, ski, take a toboggan, explore the trails on snow shoes or just take in the surrounding winter wonderland.
In 2009 the Black Saturday fires swept through the region and caused devastating damage to the resort. But since then much rebuilding has taken place and the resort and its facilities are now better than ever!
Contact the Lake Mountain Visitor Centre for more details.
Every visitor to Lake Mountain must pay a fee on entering the resort. This covers access to all resort facilities and services.
Gate entry fees are charged from the start of the declared snow season, which is from the Queen's Birthday weekend until the end of September. Prices vary depending on age and the type of transport you use to enter the resort.
Find more information on Lake Mountain gate entry fees.
There is no accommodation available at Lake Mountain Alpine Resort. However, there's a range of accommodation options in the Marysville Tirange area. A bit further afield, Taggerty or the Yarra Valley also provide a great base from which to explore the mountain.
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Lessons are available for all skill levels to ensure that you have an enjoyable time on skis at Lake Mountain. The ever-popular learn to ski packages are a great way to get your skiing under way and are available for individuals, clubs and schools groups.
Lessons can be booked generally by the hour and as well as private lessons you can also join the regular public lessons, scheduled throughout the day.
It is best to phone the Ski School in advance to check on lesson availability. To secure a place, it's advised that you pre-book your lessons although bookings can be made at the Ski School office on your arrival at the Lake Mountain Village and operate on a first-come-first-served basis.
Find more information on Ski School.
Boasting over 30km of patrolled, well marked and maintained ski trails, Lake Mountain is Australia's premier cross-country skiing and snow play resort.
But if skiing isn't possible, there's still plenty of family snowplay activities on offer in this winter wonderland - build a snowman, throw a snowball, toboggan down hill or put some snowshoes on and go on a family hike through this stunning landscape.
Resort ski hire is located in the visitor centre at the top car park at Lake Mountain. The ski hire can cater for your needs with:
Find more information about gear hire at Lake Mountain.
There's so much to love about Lake Mountain. It's stunningly beauty landscape will leave you breathless and, with or without skis on, it's there for the family to enjoy.
This family friendly resort offers kids a wonderful introduction to snow and skiing. From cross-country skiing to snowshoeing, whizzing down a toboggan run to making snowmen, there's plenty of family activities to choose from.
Find more great family fun ideas at Lake Mountain.
While there isn't a lot going on at the Lake Mountain village after dark (the gates close at 6.30pm), there's still lots of fun to be had during the day - 'sans skis' - at the fully licenced Bistro and Function Centre.
During the snow season it's open daily and you can come in out of the cold and enjoy a glass of local wine, or warm up with a hot cup of tea, coffee or cocoa. If you're after a bite to eat there's some lovely gourmet sandwiches and warm food options available, too!
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The USDA released their new version of the Food Guide Pyramid, My Plate, last week, to reactions that varied from standing ovation to outrage. Initially, I was really excited about changing the way we looked at the food guidelines. A plate with portions for each food group to give a proportional view of how they should balance each other looked great! However, after a lot of feedback from you, I started to see what made this version less-than-desirable.
First, all of the portions look almost identical. Second, it does not give serving size suggestions and I couldn't find that anywhere. So I'm left wondering, what size is this plate? Does this plate represent all the food I eat or just one meal? These questions make a difference- what if I want to eat a 10 oz steak? Does that mean I need to eat 12 oz of grains, 14 oz of vegetables and 8 oz of fruit at the same time? The only guidance they give us is to enjoy your food, but eat less and avoid oversized portions. If there is one thing that we don't have a grasp on in the United States it's portion control. It's easy to tell us to avoid oversized portions, but that really does you no good if you don't know what a proper portion should be.
While I do feel that we have responsibility as individuals to know what a portion should be and make the right choices about what we should eat versus what we should not, I think this plate simply fosters more confusion in an already muddled situation. Many of our Facebook friends voiced that parents should be educated enough to make the right choices about food for their children. I applaud those of you who feel sure enough in your own food education to stand alone without any guidance from the USDA. I would imagine, though, that our customers are a group of people who do have a better understanding of good nutrition than the average person. There are many Americans who do not know and do not understand proper portion control and this plate does nothing to help.
I think we'll be hearing more from the USDA about MyPlate and start seeing portion size suggestions in the not too distant future. Until then, we would love to hear what you think, too.
P.S. It really bothers me that the grains category doesn't mention whole grains on the plate. You have to dig around to find any mention of whole grains and that is a step backwards, in my opinion.


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text: Disney characters, in character By Miami Herald December 8, 2012 Story Share LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- When Disney's Imagineers brainstormed several years ago about what a larger Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom could include, the discussion turned to opportunities for character meet-and-greets -- which had become as popular with younger guests as traditional rides.Fantasyland, after all, is the heart of any Disney park, the place where beloved characters step out of animation cels and come to life."Our guests expect good classic attractions like Pirates of the Caribbean and the Haunted Mansion. At the same time, no trip would be complete without going to meet Mickey and Minnie or your favorite princess," said Chris Beatty, an Imagineer."We thought, we really need to give these characters a home. You don't want to be walking down the path and just happen to run into them."The outcome: Fantasyland will have four new venues specially designed for character meet-and-greets when the expansion is completed in 2014.The largest part of the Orlando expansion opened Thursday, and among the new features is one from "Beauty and the Beast" that elevates a simple meet-and-greet into an attraction with classic Disney storytelling.The team envisioned a setting in which an encounter with a character would be more personal -- even magical, Beatty said, "like the ad you see on TV, a girl and Cinderella walking hand in hand through the castle. Or think of a little boy the first time he sees his favorite villain."In Enchanted Tales with Belle, instead of meeting her out on a walkway, guests enter the cottage where she and her father live. They see Maurice's workshop with his tools and oddball creations as well as other features that are recognizable from the movie -- the wishing well, the fireplace, a table, Belle's books, a teapot on a shelf.Guests go through a magic mirror to Beast Castle, where a character from the movie, Madame Wardrobe, invites them to take a role in the tale Belle will tell -- perhaps as a window or a footstool or a dog -- and hands out cardboard cutouts that identify them. In the library, they meet Lumiere and Belle, take photos, and join in the storytelling as Belle recounts the Beauty and the Beast tale up to the night where they fall in love.The experience "is just as powerful as a traditional ride. You are really there in the moment," Beatty said. "It's an incredible journey through 'Beauty and the Beast' ... and Belle is the icing on the cake."In addition to Enchanted Tales with Belle, two other meet-and-greet sites are new in Fantasyland. At Pete's Silly Sideshow in Storybook Circus, which opened in October, Goofy, Donald, Daisy and Minnie are circus stars. At Ariel's Grotto, which had its grand opening Thursday, the Little Mermaid, daughter of King Triton, will meet her subjects. When Princess Fairytale Hall opens next year, Aurora (Sleeping Beauty), Tiana, Rapunzel and other princesses will greet guests in the hall next to Cinderella Castle."The guest feedback we get is characters, characters, characters," said Rick Sylvain, a Disney spokesman. "People have such an emotional connection to our characters, whether it's Jack Sparrow or a princess."The evidence: You can get a Fast Pass to meet Mickey or the princesses -- temporarily sharing his space -- at Town Square Theater on Main Street.The Disney website lists about three dozen characters who appear regularly in the Orlando-area parks. That number doesn't include variations on the same character such as Sorcerer Mickey or Mickey the explorer (in Animal Kingdom) or Mickey in Halloween or Christmas garb. "Meeting characters became this thing in the past 10 or 15 years. It went from 'I saw Mickey Mouse on Main Street' to 'I've got five or six characters I have to see and I want to see Belle in her blue outfit and Donald Duck in his sombrero,'" said Len Testa, co-author of the "Unofficial Guides" to Disney parks series. "For a lot of people they're as important as the rides."That interest also shows up on the "Unofficial Guides" app for the parks. "After we put in all the rides, people asked us, 'What about the characters? You have to tell me how long I'll have to wait for Belle when she comes out.' [Character appearances] are the single most important thing people ask for. They want to know 'Where can I find Donald in his sombrero?'" Doug Ingersoll, author of "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Walt Disney World," agreed with Beatty that Enchanted Tales with Belle takes character meet-and-greets to a new level. "What's exciting is that Disney is incorporating technology into the meet-and-greet experience." In the past, he said, they were simply played by characters. "Now it's a 3-D action scene that makes the experience come more to life."New in the Magic KingdomHere's a rundown of the Fantasyland expansion and other attractions opening this past week:Most of the new Fantasyland elements are already operating. The stars are two new castles. In the Beast Castle is a 500-seat restaurant, Be Our Guest, with scenes, props and music from the 1991 film and French-inspired cuisine, since the tale is set in France. At lunch, guests order from touch-screen menus and get a rose that they take to their table; the rose tells the food cart where to find the table. At night, it becomes an upscale sit-down, table-service restaurant with wine and beer available -- the first time that alcohol will be served in the Magic Kingdom (although the other Disney World parks have been serving alcohol for years).The Village at the base of Beast Castle has Gaston's Tavern, a snack bar that, despite its name, does not serve alcohol but an apple-juice-based 'brew.' The character of Gaston himself sometimes greets guests.Enchanted Tales with Belle is also next to Beast Castle.A second castle, that of Prince Eric, houses Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid, modeled after the Disneyland ride. Guests will go under an aqueduct and into the grottos -- "sort of like they're going under the sea," said Chris Beatty, an Imagineer. Clamshell-shaped cars similar to those in the Haunted Mansion take guests through scenes from the movie, accompanied by music from the film. Afterward, you can join the Little Mermaid in the Ariel's Grotto meet-and-greet.Pete's Silly Sideshow, which opened in early October, is a meet-and-greet spot in Storybook Circus.The first elements of the Fantasyland expansion opened this spring: the twin Dumbo rides -- one new, one newly renovated and both with lights and water features; Goofy's junior roller coaster, which was re-themed as the Barnstormer with the Great Goofini (Goofy as a stunt pilot); a new Fantasyland train station; and the Casey Jr. Splash 'N' Soak water play area.Just opened elsewhereTest Track, which has been closed since spring, has reopened at Epcot. The basic track and ride are still the same, with updated sound and visuals, but the attraction has expanded to include a design-your-own virtual concept car feature before the ride and a check on how your car would have performed against other riders' designs afterward.In Downtown Disney, where Pleasure Island nightclubs that closed in 2008 are gradually being replaced by more family-oriented entertainment, the new Splitsville bowling alley is an anchor. Four cities, including South Miami, already have Splitsvilles, but the 30-lane Orlando one is the largest. It also features live entertainment, a menu that includes sushi, burgers, pizza, steaks and drinks in a bowl for groups and guzzlers.Fantasyland 2013Princess Fairytale Hall, in the courtyard of Cinderella Castle, will have stained-glass windows and decor that will give it the feel of a regal tournament, Beatty said. It will be the meet-and-greet home for Disney princesses who don't have their own spots.Fantasyland 2014The last element of the Fantasyland expansion will be the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, a steel roller coaster on which guests sit in swinging buckets. The coaster will dive underground and rumble through a mine in which gems sparkle from the walls. The tale of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, which was Disney's first full-length animated feature film, lost its home at Magic Kingdom when Snow White's Scary Adventures closed this spring to make room for Princess Fairytale Hall; the new coaster will give the tale a new home. 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For most siblings, the idea of working together can be a bit scary, but for Shane and Jessica Fenton, it's just another day at the office.
"I can admit that I love working with my brother," said Jessica.
"But she didn't love walking to high school with me when she was in Grade 11 and I was in Grade 9," Shane added with a laugh.
Shane, 28, and his older sister Jessica, 30, have taken their spots at the helm of their father's real estate development company, Reserve Properties. Shane is the vice-president, and Jessica is the senior manager of marketing and client relations.
The sibling duo were primed to make their mark on the family business since they could walk and talk. "We were at our first groundbreaking when I was four and Jessica was six," said Shane, adding that the development business has become "second nature" after so many years.
Shane joined Reserve Properties immediately after graduating from the University of Western Ontario's Richard Ivey School of Business six years ago. Jessica, who joined about a year ago, after completing an MBA at Ryerson University's Ted Rogers School of Management, said that although she didn't hop on board as quickly as her brother, she "always knew that [she] wanted to get into the business."
Their fourth condominium launch of 2011 was a complex that will be built near their childhood neighbourhood of Spadina Avenue and St. Clair Avenue West in Toronto. The Rise Condominium project, like most of those that they work on, is geared toward young urban professionals, a demographic that the Fenton siblings relate to well. Jessica explained that it's like building spaces where they and their friends would want to live.
When Shane and Jessica tackle a development project together, they are careful to play to their respective strengths, which helps them avoid any kind of sibling rivalry.
"Jessica is more the detail and I'm more the bigger picture," said Shane, explaining that Jessica, who has a background in fashion, will often help with interior decorating choices. "I love the creative aspect," said Jessica, adding that for the moment, her esthetic of choice is a "contemporary hotel" look.
"Just like fashion, the design element of real estate is always changing as well," she said.
In keeping with his "bigger picture" preference, Shane finds his passion in scouting out possible building sites. Often, he will ride his bike around the city, getting a feel for the best places to start new development projects.
"When you're driving around, you fly by too quick. When you're biking, you get a different sense," he said.
Understanding development on a human scale helps Shane build a connection with the project at hand. It's the connection to the work and the enthusiasm that help him and his sister overcome any blips in the construction process.
"You kind of have to get used to getting good news and bad news multiple times throughout the day and plug on," said Shane. "It's something that's a passion and a hobby more than just a career," he added, explaining that loving what you do makes the challenges more fun.
The Fentons found that they work through challenges together very well, and they carry over their working relationship into philanthropic endeavours and community involvement, which they are both passionate about.
Both siblings are actively involved with the Canadian Jewish Political Affairs Committee, as well as various UJA Federation of Greater Toronto initiatives in the young adult community. Jessica is also a co-chair of the Jewish National Fund's young leadership board called JNF Future. She especially enjoys the event planning aspects of Jewish community work and is part of the committee planning the UJA's Together party.
According to Jessica, her and Shane's parents encouraged them to reach out to the Jewish community from a very young age.
"The one thing that they always said was that they wanted us to give back to the community," said Jessica. Though her work schedule is hectic, she said she has no problem finding time for charity projects. "I enjoy it so much that I don't feel like I have to squeeze it in," she said.
Shane feels that the Jewish ethics and principles that their parents and grandparents instilled in them of tzedakah and community involvement don't just affect their philanthropic work, but also their day-to-day lives.
"A lot of who we are as people ties into what our values and traditions were through Judaism," he said.
Another important part of the siblings' Jewish upbringing was the emphasis on Israel.
"I'm incredibly passionate about Israel. Israel has always been important to my family," said Jessica. She added that she and her brother often take summer vacations to the Holy Land, where they especially enjoy soaking up the sun on Tel Aviv's beaches. "We love the culture and the people – just the vibe," she said.
Spending time together on vacation, at work and in their philanthropic projects, one might think the Fenton siblings would start to get sick of each other, but they're showing no signs of sibling rivalry.
Shane jokes that as kids, they were "enough for [their] parents to handle," but as adults, their close-knit relationship is one any parent would be proud of. "As we got older, we started to realize how much we have in common. Not only as brother and sister – we're great friends."


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Birbal was jester, counselor, and fool to the great Moghul emperor, Akbar. The villagers loved to talk of Birbal's wisdom and cleverness, and the emperor loved to try to outsmart him. One day Akbar (emperor) drew a line across the floor. "Birbal," he ordered, "you must make this line shorter, but you cannot erase any bit of it."
Everyone present thought the emperor had finally outsmarted Birbal. It was clearly an impossible task. Yet within moments the emperor and everyone else present had to agree that Birbal had made the line shorter without erasing any of it. How could this be?
AnswerBirbal simply drew a line longer than the first, which made the first line shorter than the second.
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Calcium Total 24 hr Urine
I take 1800 mg calcium citrate on a daily basis because my parathyroids barely function. I also take .25mcg Calcitriol. How would this high calcium "diet" be expected to affect the total 24hr urine calcium levels? At a local lab, the standard range is: 35 - 250. Is any level over 250 considered a risk/danger for kidney stones, etc. even though the blood serum calcium levels are on the low side?
Since you have a low blood calcium level (as expected in a patient with underactive parathyroids), the calcitriol and calcium supplements should merely result in bringing your calcium level up towards normal, and should not cause the urine calcium level to be high. Also, some of the calcium that you eat (as food and as tablets) will bind in the intestines with a food substance called oxalate. Oxalate is a component of many kidney stones, and if it binds to calcium in the intestines, it cannot be absorbed into the bloodstream and then go into the urine to cause trouble.
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The GLOW RUN 5k - Tulsa
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The Glow Run 5k Run/Walk event is a one of a kind night time experience that is less about how fast you run and more about enjoying the music filled glowing course with your friends and family. For our events, we see participants of all different speeds, ages, shapes, and sizes ready to GLOW. So whether you are a casual walker or an avid runner The Glow Run 5k invites you to come be a part of the fun. The Course is 3.1 miles of glowing fun featuring multiple black light zones, a glowing finish line chute and arch as well as thousands of runners decked out in glow gear. The Glow Run will also feature music at multiple spots along the course as well as an on course DJ pumping out the latest top 40 dance mixes to keep you motivated.Event schedule and timesPre Run Festivities Start at: 6:30 PM Run Starts at: 8:30 PM Post Run After Party: 8:30 - 11:59PM
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Dr. Sorani had just ordered a small drink at the bar in the Las Vegas motel when a lean young stranger with sun-bleached golden hair and tanned cheeks took the stool beside her. After asking for a gin and tonic, the sunburned young man nodded toward the gaming tables.
"Name's Alan Silver," he said genially. "It's sure great to be back in civilization and hear money talking out loud."
The renowned detective introduced herself. "You spent some time in the desert?"
"Got back yesterday," said Silver. "Washed the dust out of my ears, had a real live barber shave off seven months of whiskers and beard and trim this mop of wheat. Then I bought a whole wardrobe on credit. All I had to show was my assay report. Boy, am I ever ready to celebrate."
"You found gold?"
"That's right. Hit pay dirt." Silver stroked his bronzed chin thoughtfully. He lowered his voice confidently.
"Listen," he said. "If I can find a backer, I'll take enough out of those hills to buy ten pleasure palaces just like this one. "Of course," he added apologetically, "I'm not trying to interest you, honey. Still, if you know somebody who'd like to get in on a sure thing, let me know. I'm staying in room 210. Can't give out details here, you understand."
"I understand," said Sorani, "that you'd better improve your story if you want to part some sucker from his money."
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AnswerIf Silver had really been in the desert for 7 months, then his cheeks and chin should at least be lighter than the rest of his face, since he had his "whiskers and beard" shaved after he came back to civilization.
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PASADENA — In senior Vincenzo D'Amato, Cal has one of the nation's most accurate field-goal kickers. But the Golden Bears are finding that you don't win in the Pac-12 Conference by scoring three points at a time.
Cal (1-4, 0-2) takes on No. 11 UCLA (4-0, 1-0) at the Rose Bowl on Saturday night, and maximizing opportunities in the red zone will be paramount against a team averaging 48 points a game.
In order to turn yards into touchdowns, the Bears must finish drives inside the opponent's 20-yard line. And to do that, they need to run the ball better.
Through five games, Cal has called 38 runs in the red zone, and those plays have netted an average of 1.7 yards. "That's not good," first-year coach Sonny Dykes said.
"Right now what we're missing is the run game," freshman running back Khalfani Muhammad said. "Once we get that going, our offense is going to be pretty deadly."
There's no questioning Dykes' willingness to tinker with his offense. A week ago, he moved receiver Chris Harper from the outside to the slot, and the sophomore responded with 14 catches for 231 yards.
This week he promoted Muhammad to the first team, where he will line up with fellow true freshman quarterback Jared Goff, the former Marin Catholic High standout.
UCLA coach Jim Mora is wary of the Bears' offensive weapons.
"Their skill players are outstanding, as good as we've faced to this point," he said. "A dangerous group with the ball in their hands."
While Cal uses a running back-by-committee approach, elevating Muhammad is intriguing, especially given that the 5-foot-8, 175-pound speedster sat out last week's game against Washington State because of a concussion.
"He's probably the most productive of the backs. He's given us the most pop," Dykes said. "In a lot of ways, he's been the most physical back. He's run behind his pads and finished runs as well as any of them."
Meanwhile, junior starter Brendan Bigelow three times failed to score from the 1-yard line against the Cougars, going the wrong direction on the third try before fumbling. He later ill-advisedly tried returning a kickoff from too deep in the end zone, and again fumbled — the fourth time this season he has lost the ball.
Bigelow, who tantalized Cal fans by rushing for 160 yards in four carries last season at Ohio State, is listed as the third running back on the current depth chart. Bigelow is averaging only 3.7 yards per carry.
"With Brendan, he wants to be a good football player. In some ways he's trying too hard," Dykes said. "He's just got to get settled in. We've got to play to his strengths right now."
Asked if the Bears might try to find ways to put Bigelow in space where he can use his speed, Dykes said, "You might see that at some point down the road."
Cal's injury-ravaged defense, allowing 45 points a game, takes most of the heat for the team's woes. But the offense has had a hand in the trouble, turning the ball over 16 times — including five each of the past two games — and failing to convert its chances.
The Bears rank fourth nationally in passing yards and 17th in total offense but only 77th in scoring. The disconnect is the result of their ineffectiveness inside the 20: Cal's 45 percent touchdown conversion rate (9 for 20) in the red zone is second-worst in the Pac-12.
Said Goff, "We've got to figure out something we can do to punch it in."


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Clean-up continues after 100-year flood
July 27, 2014
Where people living in northern Carson Valley would be typically walking dogs or riding bicycles, backhoes and Bobcats are moving the sand and silt from a 100-year flood that hit a week ago.
Heavy rain on July 20 sent floodwaters rushing downslope from Hot Springs Mountain and into the yards of residents living north of Stephanie Way.
The flood not only filled culverts, but in some instances excavated them, along with underground power, phone, television and gas utilities.
In some instances, ditches alongside Stephanie Way went from shallow swales to deep canyons as waters overwhelmed both public and private structures designed to divert floodwaters.
The flood control structure along Johnson Lane between Vicky and Clapham lanes was filled nearly to the brim with dirt and sand.
County officials said their flood control structures are designed to carry a 25-year flood generated over 6-24 hours.
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The July 20 rainstorm was part of a cell that stretched from Sacramento to Battle Mountain and left 1.21 inches of rain in one hour and 20 minutes at the base of Hot Springs Mountain in under two hours.
Residents along Mac Drive reported watching flood waters rage down the mountain and into their yards, washing away landscaping, and forcing its way into garages and other outbuildings.
The Olson family was hard hit by the flood which washed away their landscaping. Water seeped into their kitchen and gathered underneath their house. Water and mud smashed the garage doors in and left 3-4 feet of mud in the garage, ruining their vehicles and their home office.
Daylin Olson started a gofundme page where they'd raised $1,050 as of Friday. The page is located at http://www.gofundme.com/bzavo0
While Douglas County commissioners considered declaring a disaster, they decided against it after consulting with state emergency officials.
"As significant as this event was, state officials were in agreement with local officials that the event would not qualify for FEMA assistance," County Emergency Manager Tod Carlini said. "In order for disaster declarations to be considered, certain financial loss thresholds have to be met. This event did not meet those thresholds."
Carlini and County Manager Larry Werner acknowledged that residents had sustained significant damage.
"Flooding of any type can be just as devastating as a fire," said Carlini, whose own Lyon County property was damaged in the 1997 flood.
Werner said the flood, while creating major issues in parts of the county, didn't rise to the level of a national emergency.
Even if the county had declared a disaster, the state would have had to concur for any FEMA support.
While residents have expressed disappointment that the county did not declare a disaster area there is also an argument brewing over the off-highway vehicle trails that cross Bureau of Land Management territory.
One located directly north of the end of East Valley Road is rutted from runoff directed into the neighborhood, which is located east of Mac Drive.
Two signs along Lindsay express both sides of the issue, with one blaming off-road vehicle riders for creating the trails and another saying that the trails were there before homes were built along the street.
County officials have established two locations where residents may dump flood debris.
The sites are located at the Johnson Lane Volunteer Fire Station off Stephanie Way and a site north of Johnson Lane east of Heybourne.
County officials said claims for flood damage are between residents and their insurance companies. While flood insurance is required in parts of the county because of FEMA flood maps, few of those areas hardest hit were subject to flooding.
The July 20 flood came two days short of the anniversary of the July 22, 1994 Johnson Lane flood.
Rain fell mostly in the Pine Nuts and flowed down Buckbrush and Johnson Lane washes in that storm.


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Ranchos vehicle fire under investigation
October 28, 2013
The fire that claimed a 2000 Escalade on Saturday night is under investigation by East Fork and Douglas County authorities.
The fire was reported around 7 p.m. near Rocky Terrace in the Gardnerville Ranchos.
Witnesses reported several explosions, according to East Fork Fire Investigator Capt. Terry Taylor.
"There are a boatload of airbags in the vehicle and pressurized gas containers under the hood," Taylor said.
As firefighters were extinguishing the blaze, Taylor said Douglas dispatch received a phone call from the vehicle's owner reporting it stolen from the Smith's parking lot in Gardnerville.
The vehicle was worth $12,000, Taylor said.
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Anyone with information regarding the fire is asked to contact Douglas County Sheriff's Investigator Sgt. Jim Halsey at 782-9905 or Secret Witness at 782-7463.
■ A Sonora, Calif., woman received moderate injuries in a head-on accident on Highway 395 south of Sonora Junction on Friday evening.
Carrie Erickson, 56, was northbound in a 2013 Hyundai when she allowed her vehicle to cross the double yellow lines and into the path of a 2001 Toyota, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Both vehicles sustained major damage in the accident, which was reported at about 7:03 p.m.
Mono County deputies and paramedics responded to the accident.
Erickson was taken to Carson Valley Medical Center in Gardnerville, where she was flown to Renown Medical Center in Reno.
The driver of the Toyota, James Reeves, 74, of Oakland, Ore., received cuts and bruises, and a leg injury in the accident. He declined medical treatment at the scene. His passenger, Shirley Reeves, 73, was unhurt.
Erickson was allegedly under the influence of alcohol or drugs when the accident occurred. She was arrested before she was released for treatment.
The Reeves were given a ride by CHP officers to Gardnerville so they could rent a vehicle and return home.
■ A couple received non-life threatening injuries after the man drove a red Corvette through a fence at about 5 p.m. Friday.
The accident occurred along the east side of Highway 395 just south of the intersection with Stephanie Way.
The man, reported to be in his 50s, received facial injuries in the accident, but refused treatment.
Douglas deputies, East Fork medics and Nevada Highway Patrol troopers responded to the accident.


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'"We've watched Dan quite a bit over the years and everything has improved in his game. He comes to play every game, every shift," Don Luce, Sabres' director of player personnel, says. "He's always been a good skater and he gained confidence playing against NHL players at camp. Now he's learning to take advantage of his skills. He's continuing the growing curve that players have to make to continue to the next level."'
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Putney boxer Joe Joyce has played down his professional demolition of Scotland's Ross Henderson in the last 16 of the Commonwealth Games super heavyweight division.
The 28-year-old, who boxes out of Earlsfield ABC, will now face Mike Sekabembe of Uganda in Friday's semi- finals after Tuesday's win over Henderson on a third round TKO.
Joyce said: "It's our third fight and Ross is a great opponent. It was a great fight.
"Practice makes perfect and I landed on the night."
He added: "I'm just enjoying the crowd and all the support."
Henderson said: "Joe's a hard puncher and I know he was going to come out hard.
"Joe's number four in the world for a reason and it's not because he's a big slow dumpling – he's a world-class puncher.
"I just hope the big man goes on and wins it now."
Victory over Sekabembe would set up a shot at gold against Efe Ajagba of Nigeria or Joseph Goodall from Australia.
Joyce also came in for praise from former world champion Barry McGuigan.
McGuigan, who won the WBA world featherweight title in 1985, said: "It was a brilliant, tough and very entertaining boxing match.
"The lighter boxers might struggle to get some real power behind them with the extra padding in the gloves, but these super heavyweights get some purchase.
"Henderson gave it absolutely everything and kept coming back for more even though he was on the end of some serious blows from Joyce.
"A technical knockout from Joyce did it in end and, although you can never tell in his weight division, Joyce looks good value to go all the way."