2013 Boys Soccer Verbal Commitments

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You are an ignorant, presumptuous fool. Someone with vocational skills and a strong work ethic has a far brighter future (and likely far more financial security) than that offered by a philosophy or dance degree from one of your precious NESCAC schools. This isn't about a "low ceiling" but rather finding your own path -- the happy adult is the one who is in control of their own life and thank heavens your kids will be free of your narrow-minded "guidance" soon.

Please explain to me how Ray Lewis or Mario Balotelli would make a better employee than the master electrician who runs her own business. Remember the overwhelming majority of professional athletes are bankrupt within 2-3 years of retiring, so they haven't a clue about how to "handle their own business." What a gas bag.

A trades professional and an athlete are two completely different career paths, and difficult to compare. Trades is very solid and noble. The athletics profession includes Don Shula, Jim Harbaugh, Phil Jackson, and Doc Rivers who have had remarkable careers. The latter is more difficult and requires some luck, but has great rewards. Key is you don't have to be a world famous athlete to be successful in athletics. It is a huge industry with many paths to success. Many great figures in Coaching and Broadcasting were very mediocre on the field. What you want most for your kid is to pursue what they are passionate about. If you and they sit down and calculate which career path will net them the highest lifetime salary, that is the wrong approach.

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Getting back on topic, what is being promised on either
side of a verbal commitment. Why have they increased
in popularity in recent years. Is it unusual to withdraw
a verbal once given.

It's my understanding that a verbal commitment is a
gentlemans agreement for the kid to attend a certain
College.It doesn't have any legal standing.

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So, any more 2013 commitments? Or, could we at least get a list of "stars" from the high school shop classes?

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D1

Haden Cosman-Berkshire School-American University
Zeiko Lewis-Berkshire School-Boston College
Adolph Kawuba-NEFC Eagles-Wilbraham& Monson Academy-Boston College
Noah Sinkoff-Berkshire School-Boston University
Nate Pomeroy-Bolts-Groton Dunstable HS-Brown
Sebastian Blickman-Lincoln-Bucknell
Chris McCormick-Suffield Academy-Western United-Bryant*
Jett Oristaglio-FC Blazers-Nobles&Green-Dartmouth
Andrew Wheeler-Ominu-MPS-Roxbury Latin-Harvard
Max Cook-Bolts-Duxbury-Harvard
Tyler Goncalves-Bolts-Holy Cross*
Chris Leeman-Bolts-Holy Cross*
Sam Millbury-Seacoast-Brooks-Lafayette
Derek McCaffrey-NEFC/Bolts/BU-Groton Dunstable HS-Louisville (transfer)
Duff Thompson-Bolts-BB&N-Michigan
David Itoafa-MPS-NJIT
Harrison Balder-Bolts-Thayer Academy-Northeastern
Matthew Callahan-Bolts-Newton North-Northeastern
Marc Greenblatt-Bolts-Winchester-Northeastern
Robert Schallmo-Bolts-Thayer Academy-Northeastern
Dominik Machado-Revs-Prov College
Mac Steeves-Bolts-Needham HS-Prov College
Chip Sherman-Aztecs-Masconomet HS-Siena
Mark Richards-Oakwood-Williston Northampton-UCONN
Bernard Yeboah-NEFC Eagles-Worc Academy-Vermont


D2

An Huynh-Bolts-Andover-Adelphi

D3

Matt Renzi-Berkshire School-Babson College
Fritz Windover-NMH-Bates
Josh Ocel-NEFC- Worcester Academy-Brandeis
Tyler Graham-Blazers-Worcester Academy-Brandeis
Evan Jastremski-NEFC-Marshfield-Brandeis
Thales Brito-NEFC-Malden Catholic-Brandeis
Matthew Dias Costa-Bolts-Rivers-Bowdoin*
Brandon Allen-Berkshire School-Franklin&Marshall
Tony Amolo-Berkshire School-Kenyon College
Sam Clougher-Berkshire School-Kenyon College
Luis Echeverria-Berkshire School-Middlebury
Phil Skayne-NEFC -Middlesex School-Middlebury
Greg Conrad-Brooks-Middlebury
Jory Makin-Brooks-Middlebury
Zach Vieira-Seacoast-Brooks-St. Lawrence
Malcolm Steele-NMH-Tufts
Derek Grammer-Aztecs-Masconomet HS-Wesleyan University
Patrick Gordon-Brooks-Williams College

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D1

Haden Cosman-Berkshire School-American University
Zeiko Lewis-Berkshire School-Boston College
Adolph Kawuba-NEFC Eagles-Wilbraham& Monson Academy-Boston College
Noah Sinkoff-Berkshire School-Boston University
Nate Pomeroy-Bolts-Groton Dunstable HS-Brown
Sebastian Blickman-Lincoln-Bucknell
Chris McCormick-Suffield Academy-Western United-Bryant
Matthew Mozynski-Franklin-Revs-Campbell University*
Jett Oristaglio-FC Blazers-Nobles&Green-Dartmouth
Andrew Wheeler-Ominu-MPS-Roxbury Latin-Harvard
Max Cook-Bolts-Duxbury-Harvard
Tyler Goncalves-Bolts-Holy Cross
Ryan Kingsley-Revs-North Attleboro-Holy Cross*
Chris Leeman-Bolts-Holy Cross
Sam Millbury-Seacoast-Brooks-Lafayette
Derek McCaffrey-NEFC/Bolts/BU-Groton Dunstable HS-Louisville (transfer)

David Itoafa-MPS-NJIT
Harrison Balder-Bolts-Thayer Academy-Northeastern
Matthew Callahan-Bolts-Newton North-Northeastern
Marc Greenblatt-Bolts-Winchester-Northeastern
Robert Schallmo-Bolts-Thayer Academy-Northeastern
Dominik Machado-Revs-Prov College
Mac Steeves-Bolts-Needham HS-Prov College
Chip Sherman-Aztecs-Masconomet HS-Siena
Coupar Lipp-Revs-Shrewsbury High School-Saint Joseph's University*
Mark Richards-Oakwood-Williston Northampton-UCONN
Duff Thompson-Bolts-BB&N-UNH*
Will Szostkiewicz-Revs-Longmeadow-UNH*
Bernard Yeboah-NEFC Eagles-Worc Academy-Vermont


D2

An Huynh-Bolts-Andover-Adelphi

D3

Matt Renzi-Berkshire School-Babson College
Fritz Windover-NMH-Bates
Josh Ocel-NEFC- Worcester Academy-Brandeis
Tyler Graham-Blazers-Worcester Academy-Brandeis
Evan Jastremski-NEFC-Marshfield-Brandeis
Thales Brito-NEFC-Malden Catholic-Brandeis
Matthew Dias Costa-Bolts-Rivers-Bowdoin
Brandon Allen-Berkshire School-Franklin&Marshall
Tony Amolo-Berkshire School-Kenyon College
Sam Clougher-Berkshire School-Kenyon College
Luis Echeverria-Berkshire School-Middlebury
Phil Skayne-NEFC -Middlesex School-Middlebury
Greg Conrad-Brooks-Middlebury
Jory Makin-Brooks-Middlebury
Zach Vieira-Seacoast-Brooks-St. Lawrence
Malcolm Steele-NMH-Tufts
Derek Grammer-Aztecs-Masconomet HS-Wesleyan University
Patrick Gordon-Brooks-Williams College

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D1

Haden Cosman-Berkshire School-American University
Zeiko Lewis-Berkshire School-Boston College
Adolph Kawuba-NEFC Eagles-Wilbraham& Monson Academy-Boston College
Noah Sinkoff-Berkshire School-Boston University
Nate Pomeroy-Bolts-Groton Dunstable HS-Brown
Sebastian Blickman-Lincoln-Bucknell
Chris McCormick-Suffield Academy-Western United-Bryant
Matthew Mozynski-Franklin-Revs-Campbell University*
Jett Oristaglio-FC Blazers-Nobles&Green-Dartmouth
Andrew Wheeler-Ominu-MPS-Roxbury Latin-Harvard
Max Cook-Bolts-Duxbury-Harvard
Tyler Goncalves-Bolts-Holy Cross
Ryan Kingsley-Revs-North Attleboro-Holy Cross*
Chris Leeman-Bolts-Holy Cross
Sam Millbury-Seacoast-Brooks-Lafayette
Derek McCaffrey-NEFC/Bolts/BU-Groton Dunstable HS-Louisville (transfer)
David Itoafa-MPS-NJIT
Harrison Balder-Bolts-Thayer Academy-Northeastern
Matthew Callahan-Bolts-Newton North-Northeastern
Marc Greenblatt-Bolts-Winchester-Northeastern
Robert Schallmo-Bolts-Thayer Academy-Northeastern
Dominik Machado-Revs-Prov College
Mac Steeves-Bolts-Needham HS-Prov College
Chip Sherman-Aztecs-Masconomet HS-Siena
Coupar Lipp-Revs-Shrewsbury High School-Saint Joseph's University*
Mark Richards-Oakwood-Williston Northampton-UCONN
Duff Thompson-Bolts-BB&N-UNH*
Will Szostkiewicz-Revs-Longmeadow-UNH*
Bernard Yeboah-NEFC Eagles-Worc Academy-Vermont


D2

An Huynh-Bolts-Andover-Adelphi

D3

Matt Renzi-Berkshire School-Babson College
Fritz Windover-NMH-Bates
Josh Ocel-NEFC- Worcester Academy-Brandeis
Tyler Graham-Blazers-Worcester Academy-Brandeis
Evan Jastremski-NEFC-Marshfield-Brandeis
Thales Brito-NEFC-Malden Catholic-Brandeis
Matthew Dias Costa-Bolts-Rivers-Bowdoin
Brandon Allen-Berkshire School-Franklin&Marshall
Tony Amolo-Berkshire School-Kenyon College
Sam Clougher-Berkshire School-Kenyon College
Luis Echeverria-Berkshire School-Middlebury
Phil Skayne-NEFC -Middlesex School-Middlebury
Greg Conrad-Brooks-Middlebury
Jory Makin-Brooks-Middlebury
Zach Vieira-Seacoast-Brooks-St. Lawrence
Malcolm Steele-NMH-Tufts
Derek Grammer-Aztecs-Masconomet HS-Wesleyan University
Patrick Gordon-Brooks-Williams College

A lot of D1 commits from this class. Interesting to note that only a handful of kids (circa 2-3) of the 29 D1's did not either play DAP or go to a prep school.

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what happened with Duff Thompson going to Michigan?

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D1

Haden Cosman-Berkshire School-American University
Zeiko Lewis-Berkshire School-Boston College
Adolph Kawuba-NEFC Eagles-Wilbraham& Monson Academy-Boston College
Noah Sinkoff-Berkshire School-Boston University
Nate Pomeroy-Bolts-Groton Dunstable HS-Brown
Sebastian Blickman-Lincoln-Bucknell
Chris McCormick-Suffield Academy-Western United-Bryant
Matthew Mozynski-Franklin-Revs-Campbell University*
Jett Oristaglio-FC Blazers-Nobles&Green-Dartmouth
Andrew Wheeler-Ominu-MPS-Roxbury Latin-Harvard
Max Cook-Bolts-Duxbury-Harvard
Tyler Goncalves-Bolts-Holy Cross
Ryan Kingsley-Revs-North Attleboro-Holy Cross*
Chris Leeman-Bolts-Holy Cross
Sam Millbury-Seacoast-Brooks-Lafayette
Derek McCaffrey-NEFC/Bolts/BU-Groton Dunstable HS-Louisville (transfer)
David Itoafa-MPS-NJIT
Harrison Balder-Bolts-Thayer Academy-Northeastern
Matthew Callahan-Bolts-Newton North-Northeastern
Marc Greenblatt-Bolts-Winchester-Northeastern
Robert Schallmo-Bolts-Thayer Academy-Northeastern
Dominik Machado-Revs-Prov College
Mac Steeves-Bolts-Needham HS-Prov College
Chip Sherman-Aztecs-Masconomet HS-Siena
Coupar Lipp-Revs-Shrewsbury High School-Saint Joseph's University*
Mark Richards-Oakwood-Williston Northampton-UCONN
Duff Thompson-Bolts-BB&N-UNH*
Will Szostkiewicz-Revs-Longmeadow-UNH*
Bernard Yeboah-NEFC Eagles-Worc Academy-Vermont


D2

An Huynh-Bolts-Andover-Adelphi

D3

Matt Renzi-Berkshire School-Babson College
Fritz Windover-NMH-Bates
Josh Ocel-NEFC- Worcester Academy-Brandeis
Tyler Graham-Blazers-Worcester Academy-Brandeis
Evan Jastremski-NEFC-Marshfield-Brandeis
Thales Brito-NEFC-Malden Catholic-Brandeis
Matthew Dias Costa-Bolts-Rivers-Bowdoin
Brandon Allen-Berkshire School-Franklin&Marshall
Tony Amolo-Berkshire School-Kenyon College
Sam Clougher-Berkshire School-Kenyon College
Luis Echeverria-Berkshire School-Middlebury
Phil Skayne-NEFC -Middlesex School-Middlebury
Greg Conrad-Brooks-Middlebury
Jory Makin-Brooks-Middlebury
Zach Vieira-Seacoast-Brooks-St. Lawrence
Malcolm Steele-NMH-Tufts
Derek Grammer-Aztecs-Masconomet HS-Wesleyan University
Patrick Gordon-Brooks-Williams College

A lot of D1 commits from this class. Interesting to note that only a handful of kids (circa 2-3) of the 29 D1's did not either play DAP or go to a prep school.

For the kids who went to Prep School, did they repeat a year or do a PG year?

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For the kids who went to Prep School, did they repeat a year or do a PG year?

Some did, some didn't.

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what happened with Duff Thompson going to Michigan?

I saw the article which inferred he was going. I see two websites showing as many as 12 players committed to Michigan next year, none of which are him. Did something change?

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I saw the article which inferred he was going. I see two websites showing as many as 12 players committed to Michigan next year, none of which are him. Did something change?

The obvious answer would be somebody broke
there promise.

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The obvious answer would be somebody broke
there promise.

http://vanguard.bbns.org/wordpress/2...loses-players/

I wouldn't think Chaka would be overly happy with how he was represented in this article.

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Sounds pretty accurate to me.

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I saw the article which inferred he was going. I see two websites showing as many as 12 players committed to Michigan next year, none of which are him. Did something change?

Yes, something changed. He wasnt accepted at the school
DUH!!

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http://vanguard.bbns.org/wordpress/2...loses-players/

I wouldn't think Chaka would be overly happy with how he was represented in this article.

I wouldn't think Chaka subscribes to a student newspaper at a Cambridge, Mass school that has an enrollment of about 1000 students.