| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| PMA | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Minuteman | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Meg McDonough scored a goal and added an assist to help PMA beat the Minuteman 3-1 to post its first victory.
"They passed well and we were more aggressive," PMA coach Kevin Conlin said. "The girls were happy. They worked hard all year. We've had couple bad breaks but we're coming together."
McDonough, a four-year varsity starter, already has tallied nine goals for PMA (1-9-1).
"She's aggressive, a smart player and she knows how to distribute the ball," Conlin said.
Goals: Jody Biggart, Christine Donohoe, Meg McDonough
Assists: McDonough, Marisa Santarelli
Saves: Danielle Riccardi 8
Couple bad breaks are u kidding me? being shutout for 4 games! Loosing your 2 best players and team MVP and captain because of poor coaching that was your bad break fool!
#2 10/07/2009 09:51 PMAmen on this, and let's not forget about his ego that put himself before the girls that he supposedly "cares so much about." This year is not about them, it is about YOU! Time to give it up COACH!
#3 10/07/2009 09:58 PMi say good for pma. its good that they came together and worked hard to win a game. this is division 3 high school soccer, not the revolution. winning isn't everything.
#4 10/09/2009 10:59 PMKudos to the girls, the intent was not to take anything away from them....but it IS high school not in town soccer....they aren't 10....it IS about winning in high school...please get your head out of the sand.
#5 10/11/2009 01:50 AMseriously? you are all bashing the PMA team on a stupid little blog? come on now, grow up. The coach is trying and I can see all the hard work that they have put in! Good job girls on all of your effort and we can all finally see the work paying off!!
#6 10/11/2009 02:19 PM2 best players? More like the two most selfish players! And they were not the best, they were a detriment to the entire team. Those girls were holding the whole team down and if they had acted that way in the real world they would've gotten a lot more than just their spot as a captain taken away. They deserted their friends and fellow players instead of sucking it up for a couple of months and now obviously they are obsessing over a team that they are not remotely a part of.
#7 10/11/2009 02:23 PMIt's interesting how history seems to be repeating itself at PMA like it unfolded at LCHS when we had "Coach" Conlin for our girls. Our oldest daughter started for him for three years before finally quitting before her senior year over his coaching style. Our youngest wouldn't even play for the school until he left a few years ago. (BTW, we went from losing seasons to CCL champs in only 3 years after him leaving. I guess our girls were "coachable" even though they're in high school now huh Coach?) All of the parents and players were fighting with one another until some of the parents started to come to watch the practices. That's when we figured out the problem. It amazed me that someone could claim to be a coach and expert but wouldn't demostrate/can't do any of the things he's telling the girls to do. I agree that winning isn't everything but listening to a "coach" call my daughter a "whiny little baby" for not playing with a swollen knee is something else. For those of you wondering why I bothered to post, we moved to Methuen this past spring and I heard that this man was still coaching. I didn't mean any disrespect to the girls or the parents.
#8 10/12/2009 09:50 PMSeems like there is something more detrimental to the soccer team the teams record proves that and a little research will show you that Coach has successfully achieved another losing season extending his streak to 12! At least the two best players the selfish and detrimental ones had the maturity to step aside. Good luck in college girls.
#10 10/13/2009 07:13 PMwow, holding the team back? get a clue, if they were "holding the team back" as you say the how come the team has only won ONE GAME!?!?!?!?! oh, and they quit becuase they actually wanted to play soccer... not run around in circles like chickens with their heads cut off. the team needs a new coach, end of story, don't believe me? fine, go watch a game. then you can can tell me if they win or not. the 2 girls that quit (yes two of the best players on the team) were not being selfish at all. & another thing, they didn't deserts their friends, it was the other way around. their friends said that they would have their back, and walk if they did. guess what, they're ALL still on the team.. complaining about the coach, and getting pissed at the girls that actually did something about the fact that conlin sucks. PMA, time to get a new coach, how about this time a coach that actually cares.
#11 10/13/2009 07:18 PMAs far as the 2 girls go who were smart enough to leave the team, their stats from last year speak for themselves. OBVIOUSLY they made an impact because the record this year is worse without them. The previous post is correct. All the girls discussed walking if "Coach" remained because they got a true dose what a real coach was like in the boot camp they attended this summer. The 2 that walked were the only ones that had spines, who tried to make a difference for the entire team, but got no support from the ones who were moaning the loudest. You actually have the audacity to knock them? It wasn't about being selfish, it was about not subjecting themselves to another season of frustration and embarrassment. When parents from his previous coaching job comment on this blog, it's very telling.
#13 10/13/2009 07:49 PM1) HAHAHAHA soccer 101 you make me laugh...two best players...are you serious? haha good one. 2) mhmm- sounds like you know what your talking about...haha..not. when you said that the girls on the team said they would walk if the 'detriments' walked, I find that kind of funny, almost something ONLY a 'DETRIMENT' would know...maybe the girls wanted to stay on the team to prove that they dont give up on people, and they have a heart and give someone a chance. Maybe soccer isn't all about winning, maybe they like to have fun every once in a while...what I would like to know is...hmm who actually said they would walk? why don't you talk to them if it bothers you that much instead of complining on a little blog that YOU really should have NOTHING to do with. 3) reality check- a) why do you put the word Coach in quotes? Thats plain childish...b) Good for the two detriments for walkng out on their highschool soccer teammates and friends. I hope they realize they amount of respect they lost. c) the only difference that they we're trying to make was the fact that they wanted to show that they were "big" girls and have learned how to walk...literally. Looks like you're the only one moaning now..on this fine PMA [[VICTORY]] STORY that is. and this "frustration and embarrassment" thing is just a couple of somebodies being sore losers..... i'd like to thank rocketstar for commenting...I agree that the Coach has some work to do, but his team respects him, but in the end it is all about communication, something the two detriments clearly lack. =)
#14 10/15/2009 11:05 PMMy name is Bo Pham and I am writing to ask that this conversation ends now before irreparable damage is done to the program and, more importantly, friendships. To address the implied statement that one of the girls that left are posting, I know for a fact that they are not. I have asked them not to and to focus on the training they are currently in. I have asked them to remember one of the most important lessons from this summer; to support your team regardless of what happens on the pitch. Soccer should be a game filled with passion and love. While some of these comments are certainly passionate, there is very little love. There is nothing wrong with questioning the coaching of a program. As a coach, I have received my fair share of criticism over the years. It is part and parcel of being a coach, public figure and role model. What is not right is to question the intentions and qualities of the players. For the players that decided to stay or the players that decided to leave, it required courage to take either road. No one should be questioning these girls since it was a personal choice on both sides. Aren’t our young women bombarded enough in life with self-esteem issues as it is? Is it really necessary to refer to them as “detriments” and “selfish”? I hope that this conversation can end so that everyone can get back to finding a way to improve the program so that these young women can have program that is worthy of their potential.
#15 10/16/2009 10:15 AMAll I know is this... True Team Leaders and Captains, regardless of the sport, don't just walk out and quit on the team, their friends, and most importantly themselves. Don't kid yourselves girls what you did was neither smart nor courageous, it was cowardly. When you look in the mirror every morning, deep down, the face staring back at you tells you this is true. Not matter what you might tell other people or post on this blog. When the going get's tough, the tough quit?? Is that how it works now?? Not in Soccer and more importantly, not in life. The real Team MVP's are the girls who stayed, who tried to win in spite of the coach, not because of him. Is there an issue with the coaching.... From what I've seen... Yes, probably. But, there is talent there, some younger kids that are athletic and can play. I too would like to see that talent rewarded with a coach that can give them the opportunity to succeed. The answer though, is not to just walk out and quit. You would have earned more respect by staying and setting an example rather than losing that respect by quitting.
#16 10/17/2009 01:57 PMOh man, call ESPN we have some D3 mediocre girls soccer drama! If your really concerned for the "young women" and their "self esteem issues" and think they are going to be effected significantly by words like "selfish" and "detriments" (Harsh, i know) then you must have little faith in them. Way to bail on your team, i know it takes ALOT of character and courage to do that. Boot #13 off the team, shes a detriment to life.
#17 10/18/2009 02:10 PMTo clarify, my concern was for all of the young women on the team. Both the ones that decided to stay or decided to leave. I find it disappointing that there continues to be barbed comments towards either the players who stayed or the players that decided to leave. I have alot of faith in both groups abilities to deal with adversity since I was fortunate enough to spend some time with them this summer. The faith that is slowly becoming "little" is in the abilities of everyone else to stop this. Is this really how people want to treat each other at PMA? Maybe it's time to take a breath and stop.
#18 10/18/2009 11:11 PMBo Pham, nobody is going to listen to your amateur preaching here. Sorry. What I think is best for you is to just leave PMA alone, we were much happier without you. Before you, two of the members of the team actually cared about PMA and had no reason to leave, but over the summer you spent a little too much time with "your girls" and drilled into their heads that soccer would just not be a good thing for them if they didn't have you as coach. Telling them what to say to their principal, making them think that Mr. Conlin is not up to par, and analyzing their every move as if they were your puppets are just not the types of mature principles that PMA is trying to instill the girls. I feel that it would be in your best interest to take the two girls that you have usurped and obsessed over for the past three months and go somewhere else. Maybe its about time you just gave it a break for the sake of the PMA community. Seriously, you are pathetic.
#19 10/20/2009 08:38 PMPMAFAN31668 doesn't speak for all of the parents. I personally think it's very brave for someone to go on with their REAL NAME and try to put an end to all of this. I also think it is very sad to knock him for it. That is what is really pathetic.
#20 10/20/2009 11:05 PMMy gosh PMAFAN31668....Bo telling them what to say? I think the girls are bright enough to see the light and knew how to present the issues to the administration which they did with maturity and respect, without being guided by anyone. Remember this as well while you feel entitled to bash Bo; he trained those girls for FREE.....got them excited to play....had them working as a team. You ought to be ashamed of yourself. You had no problem accepting his graciousness. You are a disgrace.
#21 10/21/2009 12:02 PMI was very impressed with the summer program and very happy that Bo offered to do it. And I was supportive of him becoming the new coach but that ended when I found out that the current coach has a contract with the school. I would have liked to have Bo be the coach next season if possible until the first game of the season when the two girls went over to Bo during half-time and stayed there (after their coach had been calling for them) and Bo did not send them back to their team. At that point I lost respect for Bo as a coach and no longer want him coaching the PMA team. The behavior of all three of them is nothing to be proud of.
#22 10/21/2009 07:18 PMI personally think this is going too far. The girls are doing great. It might not show in the statistics, but they're playing extremely well. I understand that people have a problem with the coach, but bashing him over a blog is just wrong. Same to those bashing Mr. Pham. I understand people won't agree on this matter, but if you can't be friendly, can't you just pretend you are? Since when did soccer become a sport that revolves around drama? On a different note, congratulations girls, you deserve it! Good luck!
#23 10/21/2009 07:41 PM
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10 straight games being outscored 12 to 39 is not a "couple of bad breaks". It's poor coaching.
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