Tricounty Soccer League News

9/6/05
Fall schedule posted. Teams play each other once. 10/29 is for makeups, followed by 2 weeks of playoffs. Teams should contact each other to confirm first game.

8/26/05
Fall season update: Games will be played Saturday mornings starting Sept. 10 for 10 weeks ending Nov. 12. Fall season is open to any team that played this season with no additional charge and is an over 25 division. John will create the schedule first week in Sept. Current teams are on the fall page. Teams may enter until the Tuesday after Labor Day.

8/21/05
Montgomery United, a team that plays in the Over 30 division in the GSSL, is hosting a tournament on August 28th at their home field, Montgomery Park in Belle Meade, NJ. The cost is $200 and includes referee fees. Each team is guaranteed 3-30 min games. They expect to have 2 groups, top 2 teams from each group advance to a playoff. If interested contact, Ron Consiglio, RConsiglio@loebpartners.com, 212-438-7009 W, 732-821-1106 H.

8/8/05
John Santo will not have access to a computer until 8/24/05. All playoff information and requests for ref assignments should be mailed to tricounty.

8/4/05
With tonight's reported scores playoffs are set for O40A and O30A. O30B and O30C playoffs will be determined after Tuesday's games.

7/31/05
All teams - We have had too many red cards recently for fighting. Players are losing control and perspective of our league. These ugly events are being caused by players losing their tempers and/or "need for revenge" even after the call was made. I have been receiving correspondences regarding these situations and complaints about the referees. The versions are complete opposite from the competing teams. Both teams are biased and can only see their view of the event. The referees do not start the fights or create bad blood or situations that bring out the ugliness in the game. While the refs judgement may not always be 100% correct, he is the only neutral person on the field and therfore is the least biased. Comments made by players and teams regarding referee judgement (which can not protested) will not be given a response. If you feel a referee made a bad call, that's part of sports and move on.

The refs used in the league are some of the best and experienced in our area. I know their credentials and most do top level state and college games. If anyone knows of better referees please have them contact me and I'll be more then happy to assign them games. If this behavoir continues and a referee informs me that a team is made up of players that are detrimental to the game and the league, the team will forfeit wins and not be eligible for post season games and will not be assigned refs for their games.

John Santo
Tricounty Soccer League President

7/30/05
Playoffs page updated. Playoff schedule allows for one week of makeups, if needed, followed by 4 @ 1 and 3 @ 2. O40B playoffs can start this week.

5/4/05
National Starch field changed to Beekman Field on 6/14,6/21,7/27
Summit Gunners home field changed to Contact Team.

5/4/05
National Starch field changed to Singley Park.

4/27/05
Branchurg United field changed to White Oak Park #16.

4/25/05
NP2 O30 and NP2,NP3 O40 home game at Grove Terrace until early June.

4/19/05
Shamrocks won't be playing at Hillsborough Municipal Complex.
Brigewater-Raritan home games moved to 4H.
Directions added for Polanka.
MobileShred changed its name to FC Readington.
Clinton changed its name to Clinton Town FC.

4/10/05
A new team, Hunterdon FC, was added to fill the O30A bye.

3/30/05
Schedules are now on website.

3/29/05
Over-40 schedules are published. Over-30s are in progress. All Over-30 teams will have a bye on Tuesday, 7/5.

3/23/05
United Real combined with Bridgewater-Raritan. Likely divisions are shown below. O30A and O40B will have 7 teams and play 12 game over 14 weeks. O30B will have 8 teams and play 14 games. Over 30C and Over 40A have 6 teams and will play 15 games. A new O40A team, Watchung Hills may be added.

3/22/05
Likely divisions are shown below. Over 30 A, B have 8 teams and will play 14 games. Over 30 C and Over 40 A have 6 teams and will play 15 games. Over 40 B has 7 teams and will play 12 games over 14 weeks.

Please check field constraints on O30 and O40 pages. I'll attempt to make the schedule this week. Insurance certificates should be be available after 4/1.

2/3/05
League meeting is on Wed, Feb 23, 7pm at Old York Inn. This is a new location on Old York Rd. in the Bradley Gardens section of Bridgewater. From the main street(Somerset St.) in Raritan head South and it changes to Old York Rd. The Inn is about 1/2 mile on the left. A team rep must attend for a team to be scheduled and participate in the new season.

Each team will be required to pay the league fee of $50 with a check made out to Tricounty Soccer. Insurance checks - amount TBD - will also be due. Trophies will be awarded to the first place finishers and the championships in each division. We will also supply Pizza and drinks.