FSM
Ripples Newsletter
As
you know from camp we give ripples to everyone who accomplishes
something. Ripples make us feel good about ourselves and
encourages us to do more. I will use this page to give
you a big ripple. the more you get, the higher you go.
Here is only a begining list of categories that have come
to my attention.
Achievements
| Ripples | News
Send
email with your Name, Year(s) at FSM, Accomplishment or
each of the achievement categories you make below:
Erin
Duffy's achievements:
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All
NEWMAC 1st team
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NEWMAC
All Academic team
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NEWISA
All New England 1st team
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NSCAA
All New England 1st team
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NSCAA
Div III All America 1st team
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CoSIDA/Verizon
Region 1 All Academic 2nd team
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NEWMAC
Women's Soccer Player of the Year
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CoSIDA/Verizon
Region 1 All Academic 1st team
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NSCAA
Div III All America 1st team
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NSCAA
Scholar All America 2nd team (38 girls icn all divisions
combined)
Summer
of 2003 played for Atlantic Division Champions
New England Mutiny of the WPSL. Selected defensive MVP
four times during the season.
1.
FSM's Robbie Russell called up for US national team.
Ferdie's Soccer Magician Robbie Russell, currently an
international professional player at Songdal FC in the
Norwegian Premier league has been called up by US National
team Coach, Bruce Arena.
Robbie,
the former Duke captain will become the first player from
FSM and Western Mass to represent the US Mens national
team , if he plays on jan 18 ...more
2. Congratulations to Belchertown
High School Girl's soccer team for winning the state championship.
3.
Lisa Dakin'sW. Mass Junior Pioneers G-U13 won the prestigious
WAGS tournament 2003. Congratulations and keep making
us proud. They were State Cups Champions this summer as
well, and five of those girls won the GOT MILK 3v3 National
Championship in Jan, While another five were semi-finalists.
4. Fortier's Western United u-14G won
states second year in a row. They were undefeated through
2003 maple season, and swept through the State tournament
to the state title. Congratulations on a terrific acheivement.
5. Slingerland's gift an inspiration for 2004 campers
shirt: There is always some sort of mystic and anticipation
toward FSM camp shirts as to what it will look like. Ryan
Slingerland has started a trend. He designed a FSM shirt
and gave it to me as a gift after camp this past summer.
I liked it so much i decided to use it for our shirts
in 2004, consequently establishing the annual "Slingerland
T-shirt Competition". The winning shirt becomes the
camper's shirt the following year. Cool Beans?...
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Thanks
for the love.
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Winter
skills classes
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New
Guinness record
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Thank
you for summer.
Thanks to all of you for training with us this summer. The
quality of players coming out of western mass and the state
has reached another level. Competition at camps this year
was fantastic. Returning campers continue to prove that
the second and third time around makes a world of difference,
and basically, the more times you do something the better
you get at it. This year 81% of campers had prior experience
with Ferdie’s soccer magic, making training sessions
swift, creative, festive and very progressive. It was the
most fun I had in ten years and I have had a lot of fun.
Many
of you are having outstanding fall seasons, starting with
Samantha Fortier at Minnechaug Regional on a blistering
scoring pace, leading western mass. with some 25 goals already
as a frosh. Lisa Dakin’s u-13 girls went on to win
the prestigious WAGS tournament, and a whole bunch of you
are now on State, Regional, and National team pools. Just
keep going! These are the very reasons why you come to us
and we want to hear more.
FSM
Winter skills classes at Allsport in Northampton
The schedule is set online for this year’s winter
skills programs.
Taking
a winter skills program is one of the best things you can
do for your game. It is the best time to learn new skills
and polish old ones. We keep you focused and active for
a good hour making sure you get your money’s worth.
You leave class feeling good and confident about your skills.
It is quite powerful and fills up fast. PLEASE SIGN UP EARLY
Guinness
Record and support
Some of you got to witness my Guinness record on NBC's
"The Today Show" even though the times
changed several times. I am sorry if you missed it. Unfortunately,
live events tend to shift like that. Nonetheless, it was
a wonderful experience. Al and Katie were incredibly warm
and they accommodated my family and I very well. I was nervous
all week till I got there and met the Guinness staff and
NBC crew. I CHILLED, and as they say the rest is history.
I can't thank you all enough for your phone calls, emails
and cards of best wishes. They worked magic...Get the full
story on the speed juggling page.
New
Website update
Nick,
our webmaster, has been busy redesigning and updating the
website. He will upload all the 2003 summer pictures for
you all to check out. If you have some pictures that you
think need to be on the site, please contact us. The new
site is really cool so I can’t wait..
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