ORR/Old Colony Scrimmage

The varsity team redeemed themselves after a dismal result in the New Bedford High Invitaional on Saturday by defeating the Cougars of Old Colony 5-1.   The JV squad also had a good showing beating OCV 2-1.

Both teams travel to Dennis Yarmouth on Wednesday for the final tune up before the season opener next week.

Both teams are displaying rapid improvement in their technical games and are beginning to show the tactical awareness that will give them chances to win matches.  

Pre Season

It's finally here.    Pre season sessions begin on Thursday August 23 at 8:30 AM.   Players are expected to be ready to begin working at that time.   This means that players need to begin warming up on their own before the practice start time.   

NO SHOOTING ON GOAL before practice.

That  is the most critical time for groin, hamstring and quad injuries. 

DON'T SHOOT ON GOAL BEFORE PRACTICE.    Stay as late as you want if you need to get extra shooting practice.

All players need a red and white shirt for scrimmages. 

 Our first Varsity scrimmage is Saturday and the bus leaves the school at 9AM sharp.     Monday the 27th Old Colony is coming to our house and on Wednesday both Varsity and JV will board the bus for a 2:15 departure to Dennis Yarmouth.

A student cannot practice until all the paperwork is done.   Everything now has to be turned in to the AD's office and the player must get clearance from that office to participate.

The Schedule for Thursday August, 23.
  Session 1

8:30-8:45    Introduction of coaches and players followed by a short recap of expectations and
                   systems of play.

8:45-9:00    Individual  techniques incorporated into warmup drills.

9:00-9:30    Fitness.     Circle Drill,  L Agility,  Dortman fitness

9:30-10:00    6v6 games.


 Session 2

3:00-3:15    Warmup

3:15-3:30    Passing patterns

3:30-4:00   Intro to 4-4-2 system of play.    Crossing and Shooting

4:00-4:30  Small sided games.   

2012 Season Begins

2012 Old Rochester Boy’s Soccer

Welcome to the 2012 Old Rochester Boys Soccer Program.   I have been appointed to take over the program from Coach Carroll while he pursues his Doctorate and will be assisted by Kyle Fertig.  Geoff Kelsey will again coach the JV team.

Whaler Camp runs from August 13^th thru the 17^th at the Mariner Complex in Fairhaven nightly from 5-8 PM.    Camp brochures can be downloaded from the photos section of our Facebook page or players can register at the camp.

Players should bring the following to camp.  

1gallon of water

a towel

repellent

shin guards

a change of shirt.

Each player needs to send me and e-mail with the following information

Name

e-mail address (if different than the sent from address). 

cell phone

class    Fr. So. Etc.

send to:  johninfairhaven@yahoo.com

Players and parents need to register with our text alert system so we can contact everyone in case of any changes, emergencies or late arrivals when returning from road games.

Text BULDOGS to 84483 to receive alerts from Old Rochester Soccer.

We have a Facebook page and a publicity blog.

ORR Boy’s Soccer on Facebook

http://orrsoccer.blogspot.com

We begin pre season training with double sessions on Aug. 23^rd and 24^th.
The morning sessions are 8:30-10:00 AM
Second sessions are 3:00-430 PM

Varsity will play in the New Bedford High School Invitational on Aug  25^th.  This is an all day affair with multiple short duration games.

Varsity and JV will travel to Barnstable for a scrimmage after school on the 29^th.   Bus will leave promptly at 2:15.   

ORR Loses to Nantucket in Penalty Shootout.

The Reds left everything on the field trying to end this in regulation. The chances were there and taken but Nantucket's keeper came up big to keep the Whalers in the game. Nick Coelho opened the scoring in the 24th minute when he took a pass from Matt Teefy and used his speed to beat the Whaler defense and let loose a blast that rocked the back of the net before keeper Brown had a chance to react.

In the 3rd minute of the second half, Whaler forward Chavez was left unmarked in the area and headed home the equalizer on a perfectly placed corner kick. The teams battled for the next thirty seven minutes trying to gain an advantage but neither team cracked. Brown for Nantucket came up big three times, stopping Coelho twice and Jon Zucco on 1v1 breakaways. ORR's Matt Beatty was equal to his peer when Nanatucket's forward Fee let loose a cracker that was destined for the back of the net. Beatty dove to his right and just got enough of a touch on the ball to parry it off the post and out of danger.

Following regulation the teams again played to a stalemate for two 10 minute overtimes.  ORR had the better of the chances, but couldn't put this one away.  

In the shootout, ORR missed their first two chances before Jon Zucco beat Brown cleanly.  Nantucket scored on their first three which left the Bulldogs with a must score to keep this one alive.  Sr. midfielder Nate Houston stepped up to the spot and blasted a hard shot to Brown's right.  Brown guessed right, made the save and was immediately stormed by his mates for the celebration.

ORR ended the season with a 15-3-2 record.   This was a tough loss for the boys who played good enough to win, but it wasn't to be.

Great year Bulldogs and feel good that even though this part of life is over you can always know that
The Road Goes on Forever
And the Party Never Ends.

Bulldogs Earn 2-1 Golden Goal Win Over Cohasset

"I'm calling the half after this play" the referee said as he passed the ORR bench. In "this play" Jon Zucco sent a hard line drive corner kick that found the head of Nate Houston for the game winner at the end of the first overtime.

Cohasset opened the scoring in the 28th minute on an innocent looking cross that keeper Matt Beatty had lined up for an easy grab. He took one step stumbled and fell backwards into his goal and watched helplessly as the soft cross sailed over his head.

Both teams played good defense and neither was able to control the midfield to mount any sustained attacks. The Bulldogs had their backs against the wall a few times during the regular season and they learned how to overcome that. They know how to manage a game and that paid off this evening.

Early in the second half, ORR was awarded a direct kick from 20 yards. Jon Zucco faked a shot left that got Cohasset's defensive wall to follow him. He touched the ball right and Matt Teefy took care of business firing a low liner into the back of the net for the equalizer.

The teams played even for the rest of regulation with neither able to solve the others defense. Overtime was a different story. The Reds came alive and went for the win from the opening whistle. They picked up the speed of the game and worked hard to keep the ball in Cohassets end. With time running out, Nick Cohelo took a pass from Noah Filloramo and worked his magic on the left side. Nick worked extremely hard to keep possession and broke free for a shot at goal that was blocked giving ORR it's fourth corner of the day.

"I'm calling the half after this play".


The Reds travel to Nantucket on Wednesday November 9th for a 2PM match.

Game On

ORR Soccer host Cohasset in a Monday night fixture at 7PM. The Bulldogs enter the contest with a 14-2-2 record and a number 5 ranking in division 3. Number 12 seed, Cohasset 9-5-4, comes to town fresh off of a 1-0 win over the Canalmen of Bourne. Bourne split their meetings with ORR during the regular campaign with an early season 3-1 win. ORR took the rematch 2-0.

Division 3 Brackets.

All Stars

Nate Houston, Chris Hirallal and Jon Zucco were selected to the South Coast Conference All Star Team by the coaches.  Jon Zucco was also selected to the State All Star squad and will play in the Showcase game on November 25th.  

Honorable mentions were Marc Gammell and Matt Beatty.