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Fall Outdoor Soccer - June 1 through June 30 (late until Sept 15)
Winter Indoor Soccer - Oct. 1 through Oct 31

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Old Tappan Soccer News

March 24, 2013
Old Tappan Soccer "settles" for four indoor championships 
Busy weekend for Old Tappan indoor soccer teams as seven teams competed in the Championship game of their leagues.  In a classic thriller, the 3rd/4th graders competed for the Harnisch Cup as the Old Tappan Storm faced rivals Old Tappan Rampage.  Despite the Storm jumping on top for a 1-0 lead on an Evan Goldzweig goal, the Storm battled back to tie the game 1-1 to send the game into sudden death overtime.  The crowd and the players were on edge as every touch of the ball could have ended the game.  But the game was not settled until penalty kick stage arrived.  The Storm finally finished off the season, winning in penalty kicks 4-3, topping a sweep of the regular season and the Harnisch Cup.  Coach Peter Jung said, "That was the closest game we played all year.  The Rampage really made a nice run in the playoffs and we needed our best efforts to pull this one out.  I am very proud of the team".

In another 3rd/4th grade battle, the Travel U10 boys team, clearly the underdogs against rival Hillsdale in the PVISL Championship.  The OT boys had lost to Hillsdale twice during the regular season and were determined to avenge the previous losses.  After going down 1-0, the Old Tappan U10 boys stormed back to capture their first PVISL Championship 6-1.  Coach Art Carril comemnted, "We said from day one that the Championship was our season goal.  We improved every game from the beginning of the season and played our best game when it counted."

In the highest profile game of the day, the U12 boys team faced a determined Demarest team in teh PVISL Champ[ionship game.  The teams had a combined six Academy players on the rosters, which led to a high quality soccer game.  Demarest's star player had scored all five goals in the semi-final game against River Vale and Old Tappan had to find a defensive answer to shut him.  Devin Usal and Jason Wong supplied all the defense and goaltending to shut down Demarest and limit their star to one shot on goal for the full forty minutes.  Old Tappan forwards Aiden LaMorte and Carter Gwon scored two goals each to turn an even match into a 7-0 blowout victory for Old Tappan.

The U14 girls exacted revenge on New Milford in their PVISL Championship game, defeating New Milford 8-1 in a convincing victory.  Led by veterans Kelly Walsh and Amanda Tripodi, Old Tappan finished an undefeated season and playoff run with a 10-0 overall record.

December 9, 2012
Old Tappan Soccer alumni selected for all-league teams
Hannah LaFronz (Senior, NV Old Tappan) - Big North National Division - 1st team
Kylie Keil (Senior, NV Old Tappan) - Big North National Division - 1st team
Paul Tierney (Junior, NV Old Tappan) - Big North National Division - 2nd team
Dana Li (Junior, NV Old Tappan) - Big North National Division - 1st team
Amanda Maccaro (Sophomore, NV Old Tappan) - Big North National Division - 2nd team
Macenzie Senick (Sophomore, NV Old Tappan) - Big North National Division - 2nd team
Kenneth Gwon (Freshman, Bergen Tech) - Big North Liberty Division - Honorable Mention

November 30, 2012
Newmans of Old Tappan teams bring home hardware
In one huge Championship day, siblings Hayley, Brandon, and Taylor Newman brought home 4 Championship trophies.  Hayley and Brandon started the day winning the NJJSL Championship together as the Odl Tappan U10 travel team defeated Maywood in penalty kicks after a 0-0 regulation time and two overtime periods.  Eric Han returned from a major injury to save penalty shots to record the clean sheet.  Hayley then returned to lead the Old Tappan Fire (3rd/4th grade girls) to a NVSL Championship 1-0 as she buried a penalty kick in a dramatic win.  Taylor brought home the 4th trophy of the day as her U12 Old Tappan travel team won the NJJSL Championship with a convincing 4-1 victory of Paramus.  All three teams will be recognized by the Old Tappan Mayor and Council in January 2013.

November 15, 2012
Old Tappan U10 Travel team upsets way into Championship game
After a mediocre 4-4 regular season, the Old Tappan U10 travel team finds its way into the Championship game on Sat 11/17 at 10:30am at Veterans Park in Saddlebrook.  Branded with the #4 seed by the league, Old Tappan cruised past the #5 seed New Milford 6-2 before matching up with heavy favorite #1 seed Demarest.  After delays from Hurricane Sandy, Old Tappan, with limited practice, pulled off a major upset, upending Demarest at Wakelee Field 4-1 behind a hattrick from 3rd grader Brandon Newman.

November 6, 2012
Old Tappan U12 Travel team reaches Championship game
After a solid 7-1 regular season campaign, the Old Tappan U12 team reached the Championship game of the NJJSL by defeating Harrington Park 6-1 in a hard-fought semi-final game.  Aiden LaMorte led the way with 3 goals as cross town rivals Harrington Park could not stop his elite dribbling skills or vision.  Taylor Newman, the other striker displayed blazing speed down the sides, creating many golden scoring oppotunities.  Other goals were scored by Kelly Chen, Carter Gwon, and Danny Yun.  The Championship game is Nov 17th in Saddlebrook.

September 10, 2012
Four Old Tappan Soccer alumni crack high school varsity lineups as freshmen
Four recent alumni of the Old Tappan Soccer program are starters on their varsity soccer teams as freshmen this year.  Kelsey McLaughlin, a midfielder for Northern Valley Old Tappan girls varsity, Jaiden DiPalma, a starting defender for the Academy of Holy Angels, Katie Park, a starting midfielder for the Dwight Englewood girls varsity, and Kenneth Gwon is a starting midfielder for the Bergen Academies / Tech boys varsity.

August 26, 2012
Ryan Walsh stars in his debut at Fordham University
Old Tappan Soccer alumnus Ryan Walsh made his debut a memorable one with a goal off a free kick as a freshman for Division 1 Fordham University.  He scored the lone goal in a 1-0 victory over Adelphi.
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August 20, 2012
PreK registration reopens
After tremendous demand for the Old Tappan PreK program, there have been additional sessions added to the fall schedule.  Therefore, registration for PreK has been reopened.  Remember PreK players receive a free soccer ball and Tshirt and five fall and five winter training sessions.

July 2, 2012
Golden Knights Soccer Camp kicks off summer camp season
Coach of NVOT Varisty Boys team, Mike Hanchar is running a camp for local residents July 9-13, 2012 - 9am-2pm M-Thurs, 9am-12pm Friday at NVOT.  Ages 6-17 are welcome to attend.  Email Mike at goldenknightssoccer@yahoo.com for more information on registration.

March 19, 2012
Old Tappan Indoor Travel Teams Bring Home 3 Championships
This weekend, five of the seven Old Tappan indoor soccer travel teams got as far of the PVISL Championship game with three teams bringing home the first place hardware.

The U14 Boys team finished off a spectacular multi-year run, winning their third championship and going an undefeated 32-0 since 2008.  The team boasted a large victory in the semi-finals against Closter 9-3, led by the distribution prowess of Noah Cooper and ran up against local rival Harrington Park in the Finals.  Led by offensive stars Garrett LaMorte and Kenny Gwon (3 goals each) and league-best goaltender Will Shim, the U14 boys dominated the Final from start to finish in a classic 9-2 team victory.

The U16 Girls team avenged their only regular season loss to Montvale with a 4-2 Finals victory.  Dana Li and Amanda Maccaro gave Old Tappan a 2-0 lead at the half.  But Montvale struck quickly and tied the score at two a piece.  But Mackenzie Senick broke the tie on a nice crossed ball through the goalmouth to Senick.  Danielle Matteo then ripped a shot to the upper corner for an insurance goal and a 2nd Championship for coach Larry Ackerman.

The U14 Girls team, coached by Frank DiPalma, won their first championship and they did it as the underdog going into the game.  Facing undefeated powerhouse New Milford, Old Tappan jumped out to an early 2-0 lead and hung onto a 3-2 victory on goals by Amanda Tripodi, Katie Park, and Kelly Walsh.  Strong goaltendinig by Jada Usal kept New Milford frustrated all game.

March 5, 2012
Four Old Tappan Indoor Travel Teams Finish in 1st Place
Four of Old Tappan's seven indoor travel teams finished in first place in the premier divisions of the PVISL league.  Two of the other teams finished in second place.  The success of the Old Tappan indoor teams has kept Old Tappan as the #1 indoor soccer program of 19 towns for the second year in a row.  Two teams - Boys U14 Gwon and Girls U12 Harnisch lead the pack with undefeated 8-0 records and are favorites to win the playoffs of their repective age groups.  The U14 Gwon team, led by Kenneth Gwon, Garrett LaMorte, and William Shim, has gone 8-0 in each of its U10, U12, and U14 seasons. 

January 27, 2012
Picture Days Announced (3rd-10th grade)
Picture day sponsored by Sportography will be as follows
Feb 10 - town teams during practice
Feb 28 - travel teams during practice (incl Girls U10 and U16)

January 17, 2012
Old Tappan Rapids Recognized by the Old Tappan Mayor and Council
The U12 Girls NVSL Champions were regonized by Mayor Victor Polce and the Council of Old Tappan for their hard work and dedication throughout the season.

December 19, 2011
Old Tappan preparing to defend PVISL and NVSL Championships
The Old Tappan Indoor soccer teams have been preparing to defend 2011 titles in U16 Girls, U12 Girls, U10 Boys.  The realignment of the PVISL division will make the path to the Championships more difficult, but the seven Old Tappan teams are ready for the challenge.  The NVSL has also gotten more difficult as Northvale has added more teams to the league.  The eight NVSL Old Tappan teams start their season in January 2012 and are prepared for an exciting 2012 season!

November 20, 2011
Old Tappan Rapids win NVSL Championship
The Old Tappan Rapids (Girls 5th/6th grade) won the NVSL Championship for the 2nd year in a row, defeating the Northvale Black Bulls 3-0 in the Championship game at Haworth Memorial Field.  Led by Coach Kevin McGann and his emphasis on team defense, stifled opponents throughout the playoffs, yielding an amazing zero goals throughout the post season.  The team will be recognized by the Mayor and Council of Old Tappan at Borough Hall on January 17, 2012.

November 14, 2011
7 Old Tappan Teams Reach NVSL SemiFinals
After an action-packed weekend of soccer in the Northern Valley region, seven Old Tappan teams emerged to play in the semi-finals of their respective age groups.  The Girls teams of Old Tappan faired best this weekend as 4 of the 5 teams advanced to their Final Fours this weekend.  In the Girls34 division, both the OT Fire, led my Coach Matt Morrissey, and the OT Fusion, led by Coach Joe Mauro have a chance to meet in the championship game if both beat counterparts from Emerson on Saturday morning.  The OT Fire won two heart-stoppers - a 4-3 vistory over Northvale Herricanes and a 1-0 thriller over the Harrington Park 3 team on a goal Giovanna Delillo.  The OT Rapids march into their semi-final game against Closter, after taking care of the Demarest Thunder 5-0 on a stallar performace by Jen Fernandez.  

In the boys brackets, the Boys34 OT Galaxy and OT Thunder won 1st round and quarterfinal games in teh same day to reach their Final Four.  If they beat Northvale and Demarest respectively, they will meet in the Championship game.  Justin Jo and the Thunder took care of Demarest 9-4 and Brandon Newman and the Galaxy took down a fiesty Haworth team 4-2.  The Boys56 OT United battled the Emerson Weiss team to a 1-0 lead at half, but goals by Matthew Park and Danny Yun in the second half closed off a 4-1 victory and meeting with another Emerson team in the semifinals on Saturday.

November 8, 2011
Old Tappan U12 Travel Team in the NJJSL SemiFinals
In its first year of existence, the Old Tappan U12 Travel team has reached the semifinals of the NJJSL League.  In the quarterfinal game, Old Tappan avenged an early regular season 4-1 loss to Cliffside Park with a solid 3-1 win at the CDW School field.  An early goal by power forward Eric Rodriguez and follow up goals by Danny Yun and Robert Kim has launched Old Tappan into the semifinals this week against either Maywood or Paramus.  Coach Steven Park commented, "Kids played very well against very tough competition.  Many of the kids are playing multiple positions, which will be good for their overall development.  This team is coming together at the right time of the season."

October 3, 2011
Old Tappan Indoor Soccer tryouts announced
Indoor soccer tryouts for U10, U12, U14 boys and girls teams will be held on Sunday Oct 16th at NVOT high school gym.  (U8 players are eligible for U10 teams).  Players must be registered for indoor soccer OR fall/winter combo soccer to be able to attend the tryouts.

Sun Oct 16th  3pm-4pm - U10 Girls
Sun Oct 16th  4pm-5pm - U10 Boys 
Sun Oct 16th  7pm-8pm - U12 Girls  
Sun Oct 16th  5pm-6pm - U12 Boys 
Sun Oct 16th  6pm-7pm - U14 Girls  
Sun Oct 16th  6pm-7pm - U14 Boys 

October 2, 2011
Old Tappan Strikers renew rivalry with Old Tappan United
Orginially separated on the league schedule, the Strikers and the United clashed on Sunday when opponents from Emerson could not host games.  The Strikers drew first blood with an 8-3 victory at CDW School, led by veterans Adien LaMorte, Jack Busch, and Brett LaFronz.  The rivalry will probably be renewed in the postseason, which starts in November.

September 18, 2011
Old Tappan Cosmos kick off with a victory over Emerson
Old Tappan Cosmos (7th/8th grade) kicked off their season with a resounding victory over Emerson.  Dominant from the opening kickoff, the Cosmos used crisp passing and aggressiveplay around the goal to net a 6-1 victory.  Left side breakaway goals by Jared Wilson and David Ortiz, topped off with a header goal by Matthew Lee gave head coach Carl Calise reason to be optimistic this season.  Garrett LaMorte also netted two goals for the Cosmos.

September 9, 2011
U12 Boys Travel Team kicks off inaugural season with a victory
The U12 Old Tappan travel team kicked off the first season of Old Tappan Travel soccer with a convincing 4-1 victory over New Milford.  After giving up a quick goal one minute into the game, Old Tappan moved the ball around nicely with quick passes and dashing runs down the sidelines.  The depth of the team was evident as four different players scored for Old Tappan - Aiden LaMorte, Danny Yun, Brett LaFronz, and Carson Todd.  

September 2, 2011
Kumon of Old Tappan renews sponsor contract with Old Tappan Soccer
For the 2nd consecutive year, Old Tappan soccer welcomes its main sponsor Kumon of Old Tappan.  Kumon's website is http://www.kumon.com/old-tappan.

August 31, 2011
Old Tappan Fusion set to defend title
The 3rd and 4th Grade Girls Old Tappan Fusion are ready to defend their Division34 title when they swept through the 16 team division for the Championship last fall.  The Fusion scored an amazing 20 goals and only let up one goal in the playoff march last fall.  Coach Joe Mauro promises another great season for his team commenting that his team will have a bullseye on their backs, but they will be prepared.

August 14, 2011
Fall/Winter Soccer Registration
Old Tappan Soccer late registration still open.  Some age groups have late fee.  Late registration ends Sept 15.

August 1, 2011
Old Tappan Players Going to Super-Y Nationals in Florida
Old Tappan's own Kenny Gwon and Garrett LaMorte will be attending the Super-Y Nationals in Tampa, Florida after qualifying from the Mid-Atlantic region Super-Y season playing for TSF Academy, the training company who trains Old Tappan Soccer.  Kenny is the starting center midfielder and Garrett is the starting center defender for the team, who tied Long Island in the final game of the season to qualify.  Kenny and Garrett are two-time county indoor soccer champions with their Old Tappan Soccer indoor teams.

June 24, 2011
Fall/Winter Soccer Registration
Old Tappan Soccer registration ends June 30.  Don't be late this year!

June 9, 2011
Old Tappan Soccer Scholarships
Old Tappan congratulates the following Northern Valley Old Tappan High School seniors for receiving the 2011 Old Tappan Soccer scholarships.  This year's recipients are Nicholas Vizoukis, Nicole Katzman, Megan Li, Maggie Loudon and Alexa Pensabene.  This scholarships are awarded to seniors at NVOT who played through the Old Tappan Soccer program.

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Soccer is a wonderful sport for children.  It provides players with continuous action, lots of running and exercise, and a chance to interact with other players both on and off the field.  It is unique in that it does not isolate a particular individual and skill (such as batting in baseball, or foul shot in basketball) so that players of all skill levels can be combined together, making it comfortable and enjoyable for all.

Old Tappan offers a variety of programs designed to accommodate and challenge everyone interested in playing, regardless of talent level.  For the younger child, we have a program designed to introduce the sport and develop the basic skills required going forward.  As the child gets older, there are a couple of options for play based on the child's level of interest and/or talent.  While we encourage even the weakest players to continue to play and enjoy themselves every year, we also challenge and advance the best players to allow them to continue to grow and excel.  A description of the programs can be found below.

Volunteerism is a big part of our program here in Old Tappan.  We rely on parents to coach, provide administration, and to work the snack stands.   Even if you have never played soccer, when you register please note the parent involvement area and indicate some level of support.

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