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Spring 2012 Registration is now open!

Please register your travel player for Spring 2012 as soon as possible. The deadline for early discounted registration is December 18, in order for NASA to assemble the registrations for the League by their early deadline. After December 18, your registration will cost $30 more, and there is no guarantee you'll be able to get on a team for Spring. The link to registration is HERE. To see which age group your player belongs in click HERE.

NASA Spring Travel Teams

NASA submitted 25 teams for registration into ECYSA spring travel season. That is one more team than last spring.

U12 Boys	U14 Boys	U16 Boys
Red Fury	Knights	Xplosion
FC United	Red Thunder	Red Devils
Sturgeons	Magic
Hurricanes
Stampede

U12 Girls	U14 Girls	U18 Girls
Nitro	Attack	Chili Peppers
Crush	Scarlet Angels	Stingers
Fire	Velocity
Ambush	Breakers
Raiders	Force
Lightning
Scarlet Knights
Revolution

NASA in the 2011 Santa Parade

This year's Santa Parade was awesome; sunny and warm.

Players paraded in the usual 1-2-4-5 formation, with Coach Karalis leading the strikers.

Meanwhile pulling up the rear, Coach Whipple was feeding the soccer ball giveaways.

Thanks to all the participants!

NASA Spring Travel Teams

NASA submitted 25 teams for registration into ECYSA spring travel season. That is one more team than last spring.

U12 Boys	U14 Boys	U16 Boys
Red Fury	Knights	Xplosion
FC United	Red Thunder	Red Devils
Sturgeons	Magic
Hurricanes
Stampede

U12 Girls	U14 Girls	U18 Girls
Nitro	Attack	Chili Peppers
Crush	Scarlet Angels	Stingers
Fire	Velocity
Ambush	Breakers
Raiders	Force
Lightning
Scarlet Knights
Revolution

NASA Board of Director Elections for 2011/2012

On Wednesday, November 9, 2011 a new Board of Directors for 2011/2012 was elected at the Annual General Meeting. Please join us in welcoming the newcomers to the board, as well as the rest of the members. We wish them the best for the coming year.

2011/2012 Board of Directors:
President- Jen Houlihan
Vice President- Bob Sheehan
Treasurer- Kim Ahlholm
Secretary - Sarah Harty
Boys Travel Director- Chris Towler
Girls Travel Director- Chris Waterman
U10- Jim Boyle
U8- Rob Sciaudone
U6- Will Rogers
Events - Steve Dukich
Development - Scott D’Entremont , John Caron
Registrar- Ryan Sauls
Fields- Derek Wessel
Equipment - Sharon McCann
Referees - Kristine McLellan
Public Relations- Lisa Crowley

NASA AWARDS NIGHTS

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On Tuesday Oct 25 and Tuesday Nov 1, at Walsh Stadium, NASA recognized the boys and girls spring travel teams that made it to the Essex County Championship Tournament and the Massachusetts Tournament of Champions. Five of the nine boys teams that represented NASA in the ECYSA came in 1st or 2nd place in their respective groups. Six of the fourteen girls teams that represented NASA in the ECYSA came in 1st or 2nd place in their respective groups.

The following boys teams participated in the tournaments.
U12 Red Fury, ECYSA Champion and MTOC participant
U12 Red Thunder, ECYSA Champion and MTOC participant
U14 Meteors, ECYSA Participant
U14 Red Devils, ECYSA Participant
U16 Xplosion, ECYSA Champion and MTOC participant

The following girls teams participated in the tournaments.
U12 Nitro, ECYSA Champion and MTOC participant
U12 Lightning, ECYSA Participant
U14 Attack, ECYSA Participant
U14 Knight Hawks, ECYSA Participant
U16 Red Hot Chilis, ECYSA Champion and MTOC champion
U16 Stingers, ECYSA Participant

Congratulation boys, girls, coaches, and parents!

Nitro - U12 Division 1 Girls Champs!

Back row (left to right): Sharon McCann (assistant coach), Kathryn McCann, Elizabeth Evangelista, Emily Sifferlen, Philip Tustin (assistant coach), Caleigh Twomey, Caroline Pinho, Mary O'Connor, Sarah Harty (head coach).

Front row (left to right): Emily Znamierowski, Christina Fleury, Leah Hurley, Allie Rodrigues, Jillian Good, Rebecca Harty, Victoria Tustin.

Last year, North Andover’s U-12 Girls “Nitro” soccer team enjoyed tremendous success, becoming ECYSA Girls U-12 Division#2 Champions (@ Pingree school) and making it to the semi-finals of MTOC, losing 2-1 in a very close game to a strong and skilled U-12 Norwood team.

Last weekend, Nitro defeated Burlington 2-0 to become U-12 Girls Division#1 Champions at NASA’s 2011 Columbus Day Tournament.

They scored a total of 17 goals, let in only a single goal and played some very impressive soccer.

On Saturday and Sunday, Nitro played their three games in the round-robin part of the tournament against Pentucket, Wilmington & Ipswich. In the blistering heat, their play improved with each game and they came away with impressive 2-0, 5-0 & 4-0 victories to qualify for the semi-finals on Monday.

In the semi-final game, Nitro played against a skilled and well-organized Andover U-12 team, against whom they also compete during the regular ECYSA season. After a very tight start during which Andover threatened to break the dead-lock a few times, Nitro got into their game and scored two goals to go into the half-time break with a 2-0 lead. In the 2^nd half, the Nitro parents were treated to a goal that was worthy of a goal of the season award. After a strong run and superb cross from the right wing, the ball was volleyed in at the near-post, giving the Andover goal-keeper no chance. At 3-0, Nitro still weren’t done. They scored a 4^th with a finesse shot to the corner before Andover came back strongly and scored their first and only goal of the game. This 4-1 victory took Nitro into the final game of the tournament.

In the final, Nitro took on a very strong and aggressive Burlington U-12 team. The first half was very fast and competitive with chances at both ends. Both goal keepers were busy. However, Nitro were able to convert one of their chances (a diagonal pass that penetrated the Burlington defence followed by a run and shot to the corner). Nitro were 1-0 up at half-time. During the half-time break, the Nitro girls got their heads together to discuss amongst themselves what was going right and what could be better. At the start of the 2^nd half they came out with all guns blazing. Burlington pushed high up the field looking for an equalizer and Nitro scored a 2^ndgoal with a beautiful ball over the top of the Burlington defence followed by a low shot under the diving goal-keeper. Nitro were able to keep the Burlington girls at bay for the remainder of the game and were thrilled to come away with a 2-0 win.

A huge “Thank You !!!” to NASA and the referees for putting on another great Columbus day tournament and the biggest “Thank You !!!” of all to the Nitro parents for their friendship and tireless support.

Well played Nitro !!!

Scarlet Angels - U14 Division 2 Girls Champs!

The Scarlet Angels defeated Andover Dynamos 2-0 in the finals of the U14 D2 division of the Columbus Day tournament.

Game Reports are online

Check out travel game reports and in-town game reports from the Fall 2010 Season. And if you've got a game report you'd like to submit, send it to publicity@nasoccer.com.