Waltham, MA, 15th August 2012; As the Director of Coaching for the MPS Central region I am delighted to announce the MPS Awards for the 2011/2012 season. A great deal of thought has gone into this selection process and although we are identifying individuals, I want to applaud the teamwork and spirit that has been displayed by all Cavaliers and Lady Cavaliers players this season. I am very proud of the strides that we have made in a short period of time.
The 2011/2012 season saw the full launch of the central mass based program with 5 teams in the fall of 2011 at both Premier and SOE level. By spring 2012 that number had increased to 9 and the Cavaliers/Lady Cavaliers competed in the NEP for the first time. The coaching team of Martin Cropper, Mark Shanahan and I saw the teams improve on a weekly basis and were more than satisfied with some sterling performances on the field throughout spring. I would like to take this opportunity to thanks all players, parents and coaching staff for their support in growing the success of this program and I look forward to seeing you all in the upcoming season that will see no fewer than 20 Cavalier/Lady Cavalier teams kick off the 2012/2013 season. Finally, a special mention and congratulations must go out to the U14 Lady Cavaliers and coach Cropper for their Needham Memorial tournament success back in May.
These awards are extremely tough to make as every player contributes to the success and development in each team. There are a number of factors we take into account we making these decisions and we are delighted to announce the MPS awards go to the following;
Cavaliers
Metro West Academy
U10 – Nick Alcock
Central Academy
U10 – Cody Lunn
Elite/Premier
U10 – Cole Swanson
U13 – Sam Majewski
U14 – Matt Diloreto
Lady Cavaliers
Metro West Academy
U10 – Marie Gallagher
U12 – Kara Solomon
Central Academy
U10 – Sara Buszkiewicz
Elite/Premier
U12 – Elizabeth Wage
U13 – Rachel Jones
U14 – Brenna Smith
Many thanks again to MPS Central players, parents and coaches for a fantastic season. I look forward to a successful 2012/2013 year.
Daniel Rhodes
MPS Central Director of Coaching