YPSL Names 3 Lynx U14 Girls to 2008 ALL-Star Team
Sierra Spring, Amber Lennon, and Sam Blizzard honored
By Mel Hagmire
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Sierra, Amber and Sam had a sensational spring/summer season training with the Adirondack Lynx and playing in the YPSL. The girls were very focused and got a lot out of every training session. They really brought their peers to a new level when they were on the pitch with them.” -- PJ Motsiff, Head Coach
Image: Mel Hagmire
Amber Lenon (above) along with Sierra Spring and Samantha Blizzard were named to the YPSL U14 Girls Team.
Coach PJ Motsiff said, "Sierra, Amber and Sam had a sensational spring/summer season training with the Adirondack Lynx and playing in the YPSL. The girls were very focused and got a lot out of every training session. They really brought their peers to a new level when they were on the pitch with them. These three players have been in training with our program for over a year. It is great to see that their hard work and dedication are being noticed by other coaches outside of our region."
Amber Lenon (South Glens Falls) – defender – Amber always drew the assignment of marking a teams best attacker. She often frustrated those players as they rarely got opportunites to score or even get shots off. With her speed Amber never had trouble tracking down opponents that got in behind the defense.
Sierra Spring (Saratoga) Defender/goalkeeper – Sierra was extremely consistent as a defender. She uses her size to her advantage and would win 50/50 balls with ease. A number of times she jumped in goal this season. In there she was phenomenal...especially in a 4-0 loss to the Lancaster Inferno on the final weekend. The Inferno had been blowing teams out all season and Sierra almost single handidly kept her team in the game.
Sam Blizzard (South Glens Falls) – Forward – Sam plays at a higher speed then most. Sam was consistently creating opportunities for her teammates to score. She was often getting in behind the defense. Her asset is her ability top link with other players and play very simple.
Other players on the U14 Adirondack Lynx Girls Team this Summer included,
Libby Adams - Saratoga
Kaitlyn Bucksbaum - Rutland, VT
Isabella Wager - Saratoga
Cassie Blunt - Saratoga
Alex Parry - Saratoga
Amber Lenon - SGF
Miranda Hauraghty - Glens Falls
Sarah Bower - Saratoga
Sierra Spring - Saratoga
Taylor Volkman - SGF
Sam Blizzard - SGF
Rebecca Lapoint - SGF
Megan Nash - Saratoga
Justice Constantine - Niskayuna
Sierra Legge - East Greenbush
Sophia Constantine - Niskayuna
About the YPSL
The Youth Premier Soccer League is a high quality regional league, providing top-level competition for elite players across the north-eastern United States. Multiple games are played over competition weekends at central venues through the summer. This format enables more playing opportunities per weekend, without expensive tournament costs. The league offers top quality soccer through the summer season, supporting player development within genuinely regional competition, while minimizing travel and accommodation costs.
Formed in 2008, the YPSL represents a better and smarter way to play, offering the best possible opportunity for high level competition without prohibitive financial or time barriers, and giving players and parents a better scheduled weekend of soccer.
In 2009, the league will have two conferences, the North Atlantic Conference covering New England and upstate New York, and the Mid-Atlantic Conference covering Metro-New York to Virginia.
The YPSL is sanctioned by US Club Soccer, which - through its 'id2' program - provides standout players the chance to be identified and given further development opportunities at the national level. Unlike ODP, parents do not have to assume the expense of multiple costly tryout camps (that also remove players from their club programs for significant periods of time) to ensure their players are seen by id2 scouts. id2 identifies players regardless of their affiliation, and in their own environment as they compete with their club teams.
The YPSL runs from mid-June to the last weekend of July so as not to clash with clubs' spring seasons, while offer players continued development opportunities during the summer.
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