estimated crowd of 400+ braved the gloomy, windy and rather frigid weather to witness a tough 1-1 tie at a high school stadium located a good 30 minute drive from their University home field pitch. It was a result which didn't seem fair as the Snow dominated in great stretches but the Morris County GK made a number of nice saves and a few others struck the goalpost. All in all it was a successful start to the campaign...Go Snow Go
I'm sure that it had to do with the place being the only other major facility with turf similar to what the home field pitch at the University has.
The game was played at Pleasant Valley High School because we wanted to showcase our team in another art of the region. The Poconos are spread out and we looked at the opportunity to play in another part was a good way to showcase the team to potential fans.
The Pocono Snow are proud to announce that both General Manager Dan Snyder, and Head Coach, Winga Siwale, will be back for the 2012 season. Both men helped engineer the most successful stretch in Pocono Snow history last season, when the club went 2-0-2 over a four game stretch in 2011. The Pocono Snow, the area’s only minor league sports team, is a member of the Northeast-Keystone Conference of the National Premier Soccer League. The NPSL is a high level amateur soccer league, who presently have 48 teams spread out over the United States. These 48 teams are divided into five different divisions/conferences. The Snow currently has tryouts set for the 2012 season. On Sunday, March 11th, “Iron Lakes Sports Club” in Allentown will host tryouts. These will also be from 8-10pm that evening. The cost for registration to tryout is a one-time fee of $40. More information can be found on the club website at: www.poconosnow.org. For further information about the Pocono Snow, who will be entering their fourth season in the Premier Soccer League in 2012, check out their official website at: www.poconosnow.org, or contact General Manager, Dan Snyder at: dan@poconosnow.org or (570) 460-4004. Pocono Snow Press Officer Jim Shoopack, can be reached at jimshoopack@yahoo.com or 570-350-6210. For more information on the National Premier Soccer League, please check out their website at: www.npsl.info.
The Pocono Snow Soccer Club are delighted to announce the signing of local coaching legend Jerry Sheska as their new head coach, effective immediately. The former East Stroudsburg University men’s and women’s soccer head coach brings with him a wealth of experience and success. The Snow are hopeful that he will bring the area’s only 4th Divison soccer team the success that it has craved since the club’s inception in 2008. “Having Jerry as our head coach should allow us to now recruit and field a quality, formidable team that can be one of the best in our league,” mentioned Pocono Snow President Pat Mullally. “This is exciting for all Pocono Snow fans.” Coach Sheska, who assumed head coaching duties at the Pocono Snow Board meeting earlier this month, will look to lead a Pocono Snow squad that has improved since their first season in 2008, finishing 4th out of 6 in 2012, and take them to a new level in the ultra-competitive NPSL Northeastern Region–Keystone Conference. “I am very excited about coaching the Snow this upcoming season,” stated Sheska. “Having coached for many years and having had some time off, I’m certainly ready for a new challenge. I look forward to leading the Snow in this new chapter of my career.” Coach Sheska brings with him 29 years of experience, as well as 15 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championships coaching the ESU men’s soccer team. His teams combined for a 424-156-32 overall record in close to three decades and an impressive average record of 15-5-1 over that time. Coach Sheska also started and coached the ESU women’s teams for three consecutive seasons, beginning with their inaugural season of 1992, and led the ESU women to their first PSAC Championship in 1994, his final season with the women’s team. His overall record with the ESU women was 39-10-2, and an average record of 13-3-1. Aside from his achievements in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference, Coach Sheska’s success reaches into both regional and national realms. He led his Warrior men’s soccer teams to 16 NCAA playoff appearances and a trip to the Final Four in 2000. Sheska has also coached over 20 All-Americans during his 29 seasons at ESU and also has had over 20 of his players turn professional. The Pocono Snow and their new leader Coach Jerry Sheska, will soon be announcing tryout dates for their 2013 season, which will run from May–July. Further information will be made available in the upcoming weeks.