Poquoson Islanders Sports

Q&A with PHS Varsity Boys Soccer Coach

 

Coaches name: Charles Sneddon

Varsity Boys' Soccer

 

 

1. How many years have you coached this sport at PHS? 3years

 

 

2. Who are some key players that are returning this year? Travis Carleton, Nick Dreybus, Dennis Lyle

 

 

3. Who are some new additions to the team you believe will be able to contribute right away? Noah Gendron, Dustin Lopatic

 

4. What teams in the district will provide the toughest competiton? Jamestown, York, Tabb

 

5. How is the team shaping up for the upcoming season and how do you think you will fare in the district? So far everyone is working hard and staying healthy.  I think the district this year will be very competitive and hopefully we will be able to suprise some teams and find ourselves in the upper half of the district.

 

6. What do you like best about coaching at Poquoson? I enjoy working with the student athletes and being able to use excellent facilities.

 

Q&A with PHS Varsity Girls Soccer coach Steve Butler

Coaches name: Steve Butler

 Varsity Girls Soccer

 

1. How many years have you coached this sport at PHS? 

 1st year at Poquoson, prior to that 5 years as boys varsity coach at Grafton, and 9 years as boys and girls varsity coach at Peninsula Catholic

2. Who are some key players that are returning this year?

 Alice Crawshaw, Emily Howard, Amanda Peters, and Magan Freeman

 

3. Who are some new additions to the team you believe will be able to contribute right away?

Morgan Ayers will start in midfield and Makenzie Dunagan will start in Goal

Deana Ball and Abigail Topping will contribute coming off the bench. All  are freshman.

 

4. What teams in the district will provide the toughest competiton?

 Jamestown and Tabb

5. How is the team shaping up for the upcoming season and how do you think you will fare in the district?

 It is a mixture of experience, and youth. We will start 4 seniors 5 Juniors and 2 Freshmen

I believe we can contend for the district title.

6. What do you like best about coaching at Poquoson?

The facilities  and equipment are the best I have ever seen.  The parents  and fans are very passionate and knowledgeable about the game, but most off all the girls are very coachable and fun to be with. I enjoy being their coach. 

 

Meet your Bull Islanders

 

Name: Jason Akers

Grade: 10^th Grade

 

 

1. How many years have you been playing soccer for PHS? This is my third year playing for the JV soccer team.

 

2. How do you think the team will do this year? We can win majority of our games this season and have set our goals towards that. 

 

3. Besides yourself, who are some key returning players this year, and what are their strengths that they bring? We have 8 returning players this season, but just to mention a few. Co-captain Ryan Black is going to help lead the team on the field. Mike Roy and Jesse Abston are going to bring experience to the midfield, while Matt Grothaus will strengthen the defense.  

 

4. What newcomers to the team do you think will make a significant contribution and why? Brandon Love is going be a dominant force at forward since he has great ball control. Jared Angster is also going to be a big help on defense with his aggression.

 

5. Which team(s) do you believe will be the toughest ones in the BRD this year?

  Jamestown and York are always a challenge.

 

6. Besides soccer, do you play any other sports at PHS?

 No, I play soccer year round.

 

7. In your spare time, what do you like to do to relax?

 Play video games like Call of Duty.

 

8. What song(s) get you pumped up before a game?

 The team last year sang Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing” before games, but I personally listen to Foreigner’s “Juke Box Hero.”

 

9. Who is your role model and why?

 Coach Krzyzewski (Coach K) at Duke Basketball is my main role model. Even though he coaches basketball, he coaches at my favorite college and has built an outstanding program both on and off the court.

 

10. After graduation, where do you plan to go to college? And do you plan on continuing your soccer? As of now, I am undecided, but I am considering Duke, Wake Forest , and Virginia Tech. I would love to be able to continue playing soccer in college.

Q&A with JV Boys Soccer coach Jamie Abston

 

1. How many years have you coached soccer at PHS?

 This is my first year Coaching at PHS but I have Coached for 8 years at various levels; Club and travel teams.  

 

2. Who are some key players that are returning this year?

 Returning Sophomores include Michael Roy, Jason Akers, Matt Grothaus and Steven Farrell. We also have some intriguing returning freshman Ryan Black, Grayson Boyce and Jesse Abston.  

 

3. Who are some new additions to the team you believe will be able to contribute right away?

Impact players Brandon Love and Alex Bryan.

 

4. What teams in the district will provide the toughest competition?

Every team will bring a different level of competition and we will prepare for each game as if they are our toughest completion. No match will be taken lightly.

 

5. How is the team shaping up for the upcoming season and how do you think you will fare in the district?

We have intense, demanding practice sessions and I am pushing the team hard to play at a high level. I know they are capable of playing at that level but we must keep that in mind for the duration of every match.

 

6. What do you like best about coaching at Poquoson?

I love Coaching in Poquoson. I grew up in Poquoson and played in Poquoson until my career got cut short. I definitely take pride in this job having deep roots in the town. I am really thrilled about this opportunity.

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