If there is one overriding need in North American soccer right now it’s the need for strong and consistent youth development. And MLS have acknowledge this and recently announced that all MLS teams would start developing youth systems. And 365’s Rob Wilson gives his take on how the system should be developed. Youth Development beings […] Read more

Bocas begin season in N.C. Published in the Ocean County Observer 11/13/02 Staff report The Jersey Shore Boca under-18 men’s soccer team will begin its 2002-03 season in Raleigh, N.C., this weekend in the 2002 CASL Raleigh Shootout. The event is one of the largest and most competitive tournaments in the nation. More than 400 […] Read more

Jersey Shore Boca U18 goalkeeper Chris Konopka finished his high school career this afternoon in a heartbreaking 1-0 loss by Toms River East to Washington Township in a NJSIAA South Jersey Group IV playoff game. Toms River East finished 9-9-2 on the year. Konopka finishes his high school career with 14 shutouts, just one short […] Read more

Ocean County Observer feature acticle on Boca alumni and men’s team member Ted Gillen – published October 31, 2002. “Back where he belongs: Gillen enjoys being at North” Published in the Ocean County Observer 10/31/02 By CHRIS CHRISTOPHER Staff Writer TOMS RIVER — The business suit, the computers, the pressures of handling other people’s money. […] Read more

Feature article published in the Times-Beacon Newspapers on Boca U18 player Jack Facemyer from Pinelands Regional High School. Facemyer the epitome of a model student-athlete By SEAN FAWCETT Correspondent Find a picture next to the definition of a model student-athlete in any reputable dictionary, and you might just be looking at a photograph of Pinelands […] Read more