Nick Hare

Peter Treichler

Class B 1. 1. John Jay (18-2) (2009 Scrimmage) 2. 2. Somers (13-7) (2010) 3. 4. Brewster (9-10) (2010 Scrimmage) 4. 3. Mamaroneck (14-3) 5. – Ossining (11-6)

Class C 1. [...]]]> Boys
Class A
1. 1. Lakeland/Panas (18-4) (2009)
2. 2. Yorktown (11-8)
3. 3. Mahopac (11-7)
4. 4. Iona Prep (16-6) 
5. 5. White Plains (11-6)

Class B
1. 1. John Jay (18-2) (2009 Scrimmage)
2. 2. Somers (13-7) (2010)
3. 4. Brewster (9-10) (2010 Scrimmage)
4. 3. Mamaroneck (14-3)
5. – Ossining (11-6)

Class C
1. 2. Putnam Valley (18-5)
2. 1. Rye (12-8)
3. 4. Pleasantville (16-2)
4. 3. Bronxville (15-4)
5. 5. Pelham (14-4)

Classes are based on School size like NJ Groups. Class A is large schools and C are smaller schools. Section 1 is a geographic area that represents Westchester, Putnam, Rockland and Orange Counties.

Dr.  Nadler is celebrating the 25th anniversary of his Dental Practice in Hillsborough.  His office has helped many local residents enhance their smiles over the years – from single-visit BriteSmile tooth whitenings to full mouth smile [...]]]> Dr. Richard Nadler and the entire team of “Designs for Dental Health” are proud to sponsor the Montgomery Lacrosse Team.

Dr.  Nadler is celebrating the 25^th anniversary of his Dental Practice in Hillsborough.  His office has helped many local residents enhance their smiles over the years – from single-visit BriteSmile tooth whitenings to full mouth smile makeovers.  Dr. Nadler and his team have also helped many suffering from TMJ and head / neck pain using state-of-the-art technology and advanced training.  The entire Designs for Dental Health team pride themselves on using procedures and materials on the cutting edge of dentistry.  Dr.  Nadler has been featured in NJSAVVY Magazine.

Dr. Nadler’s office is on Amwell Road just west of Route 206.   His patients have been very pleased with the new comfortable and open environment which includes televisions in each room, a refreshment center and even warm, scented towels after your visit.   Although Dr. Nadler is best known for his expertise in cosmetic and neuromuscular dentistry, he has always treated families’ general dental health needs and is now proud to care for next generation of these families.  If you are looking for a dentist or simply a change, our friendly and caring staff welcomes you with open arms.

Please visit our website @ www.DesignForDentalHealth.com

By Tom Kovic

Organization is an important component in the college search for athletes and completing a college bound assessment for what you would like to achieve is a great way to start! Think of the assessment as the seed you want to plant to grow your recruiting effort. What grows will be determined by how [...]]]>

By Tom Kovic

Organization is an important component in the college search for athletes and completing a college bound assessment for what you would like to achieve is a great way to start! Think of the assessment as the seed you want to plant to grow your recruiting effort. What grows will be determined by how you cultivate it from start to finish.

Looking at the “big picture” can be a tall task for most high school athletes, but if you can begin with the end game in mind and work backwards in developing your personal plan for success, you will most likely run into the college assessment near the beginning of the checklist.

Assessment Defined

I use a generic assessment with each of the prospects I advise and I have to tell you, it works beautifully. The questions may be the same, but the answers are very different for each athlete and exciting for me to read. Simply defined, the assessment is a tool that should provide prospects and families with a broad aim to the direction their college quest will take.

As an advisor for athletes, my assessment questions are equally loaded on the academic and athletic side, with additional emphasis on the social and cultural component. Basically, I’m trying to get a feel about the college experience my boys and girls are currently aiming for based on academic strength, athletic level, geographic location and undergraduate makeup.

Assessment Questions

My initial assessment goal is simple: Get the kids “thinking for themselves.” Not only is this a necessary skill to determine potential college choices for my families, college coaches pick up on kids that have a grasp on the recruiting process. Remember, there are 3 important qualities college coaches are looking for in a recruit…Good students, strong athletes and self aware individuals. Below are 10 questions I feel will “fuel the tank” and kick start the college search:

1. Describe in 2-3 sentences how you envision the college experience best unfolding for you?
2. Are you looking for a school environment that is Urban, Rural, or College Town?
3 How far are you willing to travel from home to attend college?
4 How important is the athletics “component” of the college experience? Are you looking for a true “student-athlete” experience?
5 Are you looking for a college environment that will “push you” or allow you to “explore” independent options?
6 Are you looking for a small, medium or large undergraduate population?
7 What area of educational studies are you leaning toward?
8 What excites you most about the college experience?
9 What worries you most?
10 Are you willing to take personal responsibility for every independent decision you make as part of the college experience?

Direction

The answers to the assessment questions should now provide the prospect and family with a general idea about the type of institution they are aiming toward. Now it’s time to draw up an initial list of colleges!

I use the Naviance network, which is an awesome tool that allows me, based on the assessment information the prospect filled in, to determine an initial grouping of schools that potentially match with the prospect. From here I simply plug pertinent college recruiting information (website, coaches contact information etc.) into an Excel spreadsheet for easy reference. Now the prospect is ready to accomplish 2 tasks: Investigate the college list and communicate directly with the college coaches.

Ebb and Flow

As families navigate the college recruiting process, it is natural to experience highs and lows, moments of exhilaration and frustration and everything in between. You learn to develop tough skin quickly!

As prospects become more familiar with the recruiting process; communicate more effectively with the college coaches and develop a resourceful educational base of information about the college search, the “ships heading” will naturally change. Slightly at first, but it will surely change! A simple “road trip” to a college on your “C” list can become an eye opening experience where you connected strongly with the Coach, with campus and grow a greater appreciation for the overall experience. I believe we need to be open to each new opportunity in the college search and meet that opportunity head on.

Defining a “starting point” in the college search for athletes will not only initiate direction to the project, it gives it purpose and the initial assessment is a great way to assist in creating “lift-off.” 

Tom Kovic is a former Division I college coach and President of Victory Collegiate Consulting, where he provides individual advisement for families on college recruiting. Tom is the author of “Reaching for Excellence” An educational guide for college athletics recruiting and “NCAA Rules Simplified.” For further information visit: www.victoryrecruiting.com.

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A new study suggests that twenty minutes of daily vigorous physical activity among college students could add .4 points or more to their GPA on a scale of 4.0 compared to students who do not exercise.

The American College of Sports Medicine study was presented Thursday. It further backed the idea that [...]]]>

By Lisa DiVirgilio

June 04, 2010, 9:42AM

A new study suggests that twenty minutes of daily vigorous physical activity among college students could add .4 points or more to their GPA on a scale of 4.0 compared to students who do not exercise.

The American College of Sports Medicine study was presented Thursday. It further backed the idea that exercise helps to alleviate stress, increase performance and give an overall sense of well-being.

The study was done on on a group of 266 undergraduate students between the ages of 18-22. The researchers considered vigorous activity as one that makes you sweat or breathe hard. The study’s findings were consistent regardless of gender, or even major for that matter.

Researchers say that the activity doesn’t need to be done every day of the week, but the more activity a student can fit in, the better.

Here’s what’s being said about the study:

»CNN: Does increased activity mean a higher GPA?

»NY Times: Vigorous Exercise Linked With Better Grades

»Medical News Today: Hit the treadmill, not just the books, to boost GPA