And Smith Makes Fifteen
October 27, 2004
Jersey Shore Boca standout Garon Smith (Colts Neck) has been named to the Under-14 Super Y-League Mid-Atlantic Region Olympic Development Program team and will participate at the SYL National Team Camps that will be held in January and February in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Smith joins 14 other Boca Super Y-League standouts who were selected by the SYL for Regional team honors.
And Smith Makes Fifteen
Colts Neck native added to Super Y-League 2004 Divisional ODP Team.
TOMS RIVER, NJ (October 27, 2004) – Jersey Shore Boca standout Garon Smith (Colts Neck) has been named to the Under-14 Super Y-League Mid-Atlantic Region Olympic Development Program team and will participate at the SYL National Team Camps that will be held in January and February in Cocoa Beach, Florida.
Smith, who plays his high school soccer at Christian Brothers Academy in Lincroft, joins fourteen other Jersey Shore Boca players who were previously named by the Super Y-League to the 2004 ODP Regional Teams.
The standout goalkeeper was a member of Boca’s U14 SYL team this summer which was coached by Bill Carroll. The Boca U14s finished in 6th place in the SYL’s tough Mid-Atlantic Division with an overall record of 4-7-0.
Smith is also a NJ ODP State player.
The Super Y-League previously announced that Boca Coach Carroll (Ship Bottom) has been selected as the head coach the Under-14 boys SYL Mid-Atlantic Region ODP Divisional team.
Over the course of the 2004 Super Y-League season, players were evaluated by the SYL’s National Scouting Staff and recommended to Divisional ODP teams. The technical staff of each club was also consulted regarding the recommendations for final selection of 16 players and six alternates for each Divisional ODP team to attend the National ODP Camp.
The top players in the Super Y-League named to the ODP Divisional teams will go through a series of matches and tests at the National ODP Camp, which will be scoured by the US Soccer National Coaching Staff.
The National ODP Camp will also allow select college and university coaches to attend the event to evaluate players for the collegiate level.
The SYL began its player selection camps in January of 2004 and has worked on developing this new system for player identification in the United States over the past year.
Jersey Shore Boca has been a fixture in the soccer community since 1978 and is one of the most respected soccer clubs on the East Coast. The club is celebrated its 25-year anniversary in 2003.
The club competed in the United Soccer Leagues elite Super Y-League for the fourth straight year in 2004 fielding a record six SYL teams, the most ever in Boca’s SYL history.
Boca’s 2004 U-15 Super Y-League team, whose roster included 5 SYL ODP Regional Team selections, finished in first place in the U-15 Mid-Atlantic Division with a record of 11-1-1 and earned a trip to the SYL National Championships in November.
Jersey Shore Boca is the only soccer club from Monmouth or Ocean County (NJ) that has been a member of the Super Y-League the last four years.
For more information about Jersey Shore Boca visit the club’s official website at: http://www.jerseyshoreboca.com
DETAILS OF THE 15 BOCA PLAYERS NAMED TO SYL REGIOANL TEAMS:
Name, Hometown, Position, SYL Mid-Atlantic Regional Team
Andrew Finger, South Harrison, NJ, Midfielder, U19 (*)
Damon Wilson, Mullica Hill, NJ, Forward, U19
Kyle Altenau, West Long Branch, NJ, Defender, U16
Varlee Koon, Hamilton, NJ, Midfielder, U16 (*)
Jamal Neptune, East Windsor, NJ, Defender, U16
Stanley Touze, Hamilton, NJ, Forward, U16
Zachary Bove, Philadelphia, PA, Midfielder, U15
Nicholas Ciocco, Sewell, NJ, Midfielder, U15
Andrew Kroh, Mt. Laurel, NJ Midfielder, U15
Kevin Melfi, Medford, NJ, Forward, U15
Vincent Scalici, Burlington, NJ, Defender, U15
Thomas Carroll, Middletown, NJ, Midfielder, U14
Shane Ferguson, Pt. Pleasant Beach, NJ, Defender, U14
Garon Smith, Colts Neck, NJ, Goalkeeper, U14
Steve Torre, Lacey Twp, NJ Midfielder, U14
(*) – Indicates two year member of SYL ODP Divisional Teams
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