1st Place boys U9 NE Revs 1
Jack  Krattenmaker, Michael Ambrosone, Braden Hicks, Ryan Hicks

2nd Place boys U9 Toronto FC 1
Aidan Bolger, Russell DeMarco, Anthony DiPietro

1st Place boys U10 NE Revs East
Tommy Ambrosone, Jason Hicks, Tyler Zanini

2nd Place boys U10 Columbus Crew East
Ned Dean, William Ford, Connor Sullivan

1st Place boys U10 San Jose Earthquakes West
Christopher Benham, Simon Rutter, Kyle Weldon

2nd Place boys U10 LA Galaxy West
Henry Lombard, Matthew Burdick, Elan Rosen

1st Place boys U11 NE Revs 1
Ryan Hawkins, Brendan Kelly, Benjamin McKenzie

2nd Place boys U11 Toronto FC 1
Matthew Bird, Robbie Pagliuca, Landon York

1st Place boys U12 Columbus Crew 1
Nathan Pucci, Devon Rutter, Andrew Tomney

2nd Place boys U11  NE Revs 1
Spencer Asselin, Casey DiNicola, John Francis

1st Place boys U14 Chicago Fire 1
Ryan DiNicola, Matthew Johnson, Conor Murphy

2nd Place boys U14 Columbus Crew 1
Zach Doss, Ryan McCrorey, Joshua Normandeau, Aaron Howe

1st Place girls U8 Boston Breakers 1
Grace Aghababian, Ava Baumann, Samantha Galanek

2nd Place girls U8 Sky Blue FC 1
Sarah Bouvier, Lillian Buckley, Erin O’Keefe

1st Place Girls U9 Magic Jack 1
Madison LaMachia, Julianna Lucas, Maya Storm

2nd Place Girls U9 Western New York 1
Kristin McCluskey, Meghan Muldoon, Julianne Sage

1st Place girls U11 Boston Breakers Purple
Madeline Strickland

2nd Place girls U11 Sky Blue FC Purple
Hannah Ianelli, Tess Bouvier, Tara Pucci, Caitlin Davan

1st Place girls U12 Western New York 1
Meghan  Walsh, Sofie Varner, Mattie Stauss

2nd Place girls U12 Sky Blue FC 1
Elisabeth Cooperman, Emily Stephenson, Suneeta Tandon

1st Place Girls U14 Boston Breakers 1
Jenny Deveaux, Emma Griffiths, Phoebe Lind

2nd Place Girls U14 Western New York Flash 1
Kate  Welzel, Elise Carlson, Hannah McKenzie

The registration window for the fall 2011 season closed on June 1, 2011. If you missed the deadline, you can add your name to our waiting list, but please note that all registrations for grades 1-8 received after June 1, 2011 are subject to a late fee and are not guaranteed placement. Click Here to access our registration system.

Registration does remain open for a few of our programs. KickStart, Micro (kindergarten) in the fall only, and the High School Coed program are the only age groups that can still register after the deadline without a late fee and are guaranteed placement.

FAQs regarding Travel Team Formation / Evaluations

We have received a number of questions over the past few weeks regarding the formation of travel teams and, specifically, whether “independent” assessments/evaluations will be used. Below are some answers to the most common questions. Any additional questions can be sent to hopkinton.soccer@comcast.net.

What is the travel program? How is it different from the “in-town” program?
Starting in 4th grade, Hopkinton Youth Soccer registers its teams to play in the Boston Area Youth Soccer (BAYS) league. BAYS teams play by gender in “skill-based” division against other town teams in eastern Massachusetts of similar skill. This requires that we form teams of similarly skilled players, which differs from tne “mixed skill” teams used during 2nd and 3rd grade. Additional information on the travel program can be found at: Info on Travel Program

Will Hopkinton be conducting evaluations/tryouts to form fall 2011 travel teams?
No, unlike prior years, Hopkinton Youth Soccer will not be hosting “independent” evaluations this spring. Teams will be formed based on feedback from the coaches, assistant coaches, and age group coordinators involved in each age group. Most of these people have been working with players in the age group for several years and have an appreciation for the talents of our players. Coaches and assistant coaches meet in person at the end of the most recently completed season to openly discuss team formation and player placement. We are confident that each player will be evaluated fairly by those in attendance at the meetings.

Why aren’t the evaluations being conducted this spring?
The organization of the evaluations process takes a great deal of time and energy each year, including the recruiting of volunteers to organize each session and the sourcing of coaches (paid or volunteer) to evaluate and rate players. Last year, we reviewed how the independent data factored into the team formation process and found that it was inconsistently used across age groups. We also reached out to other programs to determine “best practices” and found there are many different opinions on the best way to structure the evaluation process (i.e., station-based, game-based, performance based, etc.).

After reviewing these findings, we were left with two choices: (a) offer evaluations in a format similar to prior season knowing that the results might not be consistently used, bringing into question whether it was a good use of time for volunteers, parents, and/or players, or (b) skip evaluations this season so as to invest more time in other areas of the program AND to provide us more time to develop a system that WILL bring about consistent adoption. After much discussion, we decided to skip evaluation for the fall 2011 season, instead relying exclusively on coach/assistant coach evaluations. This is not all that different from prior years, where coach/assistant coach rating were the predominant driver of player placement.

Will evaluations be held in the future?
Yes. We have already discussing the best way to handle team formation and hope to introduce some of the changes during the fall season, when most of our players are active in the program. We would welcome feedback/help from a limited number of committed parents/coaches interested in improving this process. If you would like to volunteer, please contact hopkinton.soccer@comcast.net.

We appreciate your patience and understanding as we continue to evolve and improve our program. Thank you for your continued support of Hopkinton Youth Soccer!