“To provide the youth of Attleboro the opportunity to participate in recreational and competitive soccer leagues by teaching and
demonstrating soccer skills, sportsmanship, honestly, respect, and fair play.”
WEEK 3
What’s New?
Welcome to week 3 of the soccer season. Good
luck to all teams as we enter this weekend.
Cash calendars should be out to all teams during
the week.
Volunteers are always needed here at AYS! We
are a nonprofit organization so if any scouts or
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high school players need hours, please contact us
as there are several things that they can help out
with.
A reminder to parents that there is to be no
yelling, harassing, or questioning
the referees. Please remember to
cheer on your players. Thank
you for your cooperation!
Knights of Columbus
Soccer Challenge
The Knights of Columbus will be
holding a free soccer shootout this
Saturday September 24th from 2-4
PM. This event will be held at
Upper Tilda B. Stone Field. It is
available to boys and girls ages 9 to
14. Proof of age is required.
Parking Ban
Parking is restricted to the Dodgeville parking lots
ONLY. There is to be no parking on South Main
Street. Violators will be subject to ticketing by the
Attleboro Police Department.
Dogs
Please remember that no matter how small your
AYS Night at
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dog is, no dogs are allowed on the fields during
practices and games.
Trash
This week, the town issued a warning that we had
left trash on the soccer fields. It is important to
remove all trash from the soccer fields so that the
town can maintain them properly.
October 23rd is Attleboro Youth
Soccer night at the New England
Revolution! Tickets are $20 each
and AYS gets $3 for every ticket
purchased through us. Start time is
4:00 PM, so not too late for the
little ones! Talk to your coach about
making it a team event and have the
chance to win one of two pregame
field experiences!
Please email AYS/Revolution
Liaison David Soucy at
[email protected] with any
questions or to purchase your
tickets.
For the safety of the players, all jewelry must be
removed prior to the start of the game. As the
cooler weather approaches, all hoods must be
tucked inside jerseys. Thank you!
Newsletter Pictures
We are always looking for new pictures to put in the
newsletters each week. If you have any pictures you
would like to share, please post to the Attleboro Youth
Soccer Facebook page or share with Emily at
[email protected].
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Highlights
Grade K Coed
Grade 1 Coed
Mexico: Mexico had a great week - great effort was
shown by all and the players had a lot of enthusiasm.
Jaida was all over the field and Adrian also was back
and forth the entire game. Colin, Travis, Cole, and
Abby showed some good dribbling skills. Great week!
Mexico: Great team effort by Mexico we had great
ball movement, which created a scoring surge. Cole
and Ellie lead the way with 3 goals each, Kaelyn,
Carter and Parker each scored one goal. Lucus, Jaden
and Jacob had great offensive push. Marcus and Aiden
led the way to a great team defense, which only
allowed 2 goals.
Portugal: Team K Portugal had a lot of fun and
played well against Team USA this week! The kids
did a great job on defense stopping the ball and going
the right way down the field towards their goal. The
kids also did a nice job of sharing the ball better this
week and took lots of shots - way to go!
France: Team France faced a tough Brazil squad
during week 2 of the season. The offensive efforts
were lead by Lucas, Cameron and Jeremy, with each
of them keeping pressure in Brazil's end of the field.
On the defensive side, Isabella, Shrihan and Allie did a
great job pressuring the ball carriers and clearing the
ball down the field.
Germany: The players are starting to become more
comfortable with the ball and direction. My favorite
part of the game was when all 4 players, on the field,
touch the ball before Max scored. It was teamwork at
it's best. Corey had a fabulous game scoring his first
two goals of the season.
Argentina: Argentina showed great passing as a team.
Christiano and Lily both scored for our team this
week. Kamdyn and Gavin showed defensive skills,
blocking the opponents and moving the ball
downfield. Great teamwork.
USA: Week 2 was a great week for team USA. In her
first game of the season, Aryelle showed tremendous
hustle as she chased the ball all over the field. The
team continues to learn solid defense, including
Brianna, who showed great poise and defense against
the other team.
Colombia: Team Columbia had another great game
against a tough Argentina. Sanaya was hustling all
over the field and most improved from week 1. Kate
had a great game and was up and down the field with
amazing speed helping to keep possession with
Columbia and the whole team energized. Special
thanks to John K for helping the coaches out and
keeping the game on schedule.
Grade 2 Girls
USA: It was a physical game this week. Team USA
girls played hard and never gave up pulling out a win.
Outstanding offensive plays from Olivia & Daphne
and defensive plays by Sarah & Leila with Charley and
Kayla stopping shots made on goal. It was a great
performance from the entire team.
Canada: Team Canada had a great week! The players
continued to work on dribbling, passing and
controlling the ball while having LOTS of fun. The
team played against a tough Germany team, but still
came away with some amazing plays. So many players
shined on offensive like Alex, Brandon, and Blaine.
Savannah did an incredible job playing the whole
field. Team Canada looks forward to being back on
the field this Sunday! Go Canada!
Portugal: This week Team Portugal had a great day
on the pitch. Everyone had come to play and it
showed. The girls are finding what positions they like
to play best on the field and are getting a feel for the
new format. During this week's game, everyone
looked good. A few standouts were Isabella playing
the goalie position like she has been doing it for years,
and Kayden pressing as hard as she could against the
other teams defense. The coaches can't wait to see
what the next game brings!
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Highlights Continued
Grade 2 Boys
Grade 3/4 Boys
New Zealand: Team New Zealand showed great
teamwork in just the second week of games. Christian
played strong putting a few goals away. All of the
goalies who played this week made multiple saves.
Argentina: Everyone on Team Argentina played
great. 2 goals by Kyle and 1 goal by Daniel.
USA: Our newest roster member Cristian added some
much needed offensive support, scoring his first two
goals for team USA and setting the ball rolling for this
offensive heavy game. Richie tallied a couple scores as
well, but they would not have those opportunities if
not for the Hard Defensive work of Bryan and Hassan.
Brazil: A great game this week by team Brazil. The
three Ethan's played very well on the field this week.
Lucas didn't allow any goals during his turn as the
goalie. Nate found his inner soccer player and helped
greatly in moving the ball forward. We saw some
decent passing at times and it was good to see the
athletes grow.
Brazil: Brazil and Canada battled back and forth both teams created lots of opportunities. Sam found
the back of the net twice for Brazil - Logen and Janiel
showed some nice teamwork and Lucas was a
defensive presence in goal. Robert had some nice
clearances as well. Great game, boys!
Germany: Team Germany had a challenging game
against team New Zealand. The team played a hard
game but is still trying to place players into their
optimum positions. Richard had a great half in goal
and Jacoby was up and down the field filling in where
needed. The team is looking forward to our next game
on Sunday.
Canada: Amazing game with great team playing.
Together our boys pulled a victory of 4- 2 win over
Brazil. Chris came through in a clutch scoring 3 of our
4. With assists from Bradley and Tristin. Tristin
scoring our 4th. Owen H saving our goal zone. Great
game boys!
Grade 3/4 Girls
Portugal: Team Portugal faced a tough challenge from
a very talented and well coached USA team. Aidan
played an aggressive goal tending style for the first half
and was terrific. Adrian followed suit, playing a super
second half in goal.
Argentina: Tough loss for Argentina this time around.
It was close most of the game. Erica found the back of
the net early, but it would be the only time. The girls
still played very well, teamwork is key! Argentina will
bounce back next week!
Portugal: Portugal had a great game against Brazil we
won 2 to 0. Goals scored by Jackie and Laura with an
assist by Sam. Excellent defense work by Melissa,
Allison, Ocean, Annayah and goalies Ruby and
Ashlynn. Nice hustle and offense by Caitlyn and
Scarlett.
Brazil: The girls of team Brazil are starting to find
their positions on the field. Elyse and Chloe were solid
at goaltender, putting a stop to an onslaught of
attempts and distributing the ball well into space.
Jenna was a force to be reckoned with at center back,
stopping advances in the defensive 3rd of the field.
Fiona spread the field on counter attacks receiving
distributions well from the keeper.
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Highlights Continued
Grade 5/6 Coed
Grade 7/10 Coed
Germany: Team Germany played well and pulled out
a 4-1 win over Team France. The team defense, led by
Annabelle, Isabella, Jessica and Derik was really
strong and were in great position all game. Ella (with
a great diving save) and Colin (who also scored a goal)
made some tough saves in goal against a France team
that came at us all game. Trinity, Robert, Nick and
Kyle played terrific on both ends of the field, hustling
to the ball and showing good awareness. Charlie (2
goals) played excellent in midfield, and Sergio made
his debut by sparking several rushes and scoring his
first goal.
Argentina: A good game against Portugal ended in a
hard fought 2 - 2 tie. Every player contributed with
making key passes and fine defensive stops. Ethan
and Marissa played great in goal and then on defense.
Tyler had the offense going with Josh, Alyssa, Arjun,
Yarelis, Arnav and new comers Skylaih and Karina
making some great plays. A beautiful goal was scored
in the 1st half; with a great give and go. Tim anchored
the defense with Abby, Paul, Justus and Alex clearing
the ball when needed. Many of the players played
both sides of the ball and the teamwork is really
showing.
New Zealand: Just in one weeks time Team New
Zealand had improved greatly. Both goalies had great
games making multiple saves. The game was very
close with Colombia just winning by one last minute
goal. Team New Zealand really had a great game!
Brazil: Brazil and USA played a every competitive
match from start to finish ending in a 1-1 tie. Team
Brazil's offence was passing the ball well and creating
opportunities. The defense also played well keeping
the ball out of their end for the majority of the game.
Colombia: Great team afford showed by Colombia
during its second game of the season, Brayden and
Josh scored goals for our first exciting victory (3-2).
Ayanah played well on the sidelines executing good
passes. Caleb, Araya and Jacob played well defense
hustling every ball, Our Goalie Christopher made
some good saves. Our goals were the result of
coordinated team effort, Good Job Team Colombia!
USA: If you only saw one game this year, this was the
one! Playing before a packed house, Team USA tied
Brazil, 1 -1. Many stars of the game, two of them
were Matt H and Steve in net, stopping everything in
sight. A complete force on defense on Matt L, he
didn't let anyone get by him. Bryce, Delia and Rohan
played great on offense but were shut out trying put
net a score. Brendan scored the lone goal looking like
Ronaldo out there, putting a shot in the net where it
looked like it was going out of bounds. Kudos to the
tough opponent Brazil.
Canada: Team Canada wowed the crowd with
incredible teamwork! They had fantastic
communication on the field and great support for each
other when on the sidelines. Strong defensive plays by
Eliana, Jazlyn, Ninad, and Owen along with fierce
goal protection by Nick and Jack prevented very
persistent Team Mexico from scoring. We were able to
consistently move the ball up the field through skillful
dribbling by Christopher and Anthony and strategic
passing by Ryley, Kyra, Vaidehi, and Gerty.
Contributions by all players made for a thrilling game!
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