MPS SOE All Star wins skills event

Jack Stark victorious at Revolution's Countdown to First Kick

Waltham, April 9th 2008; Last month, MPS School of Excellence U11 All Star Jack Stark attended the New England Revolution's Countdown to First Kick event.  The fun filled afternoon concluded with a dribbling competition between all players in attendance.  Stark, a member of MPS since 2006, walked away with the first place award.

The event for Metro South was held at the South Shore Sports Complex in Hingham and was open to all young soccer players from the surrounding area.

Taylor Twellman and Jack Stark

The afternoon featured a meet and greet with the club's players and Revolution mascot Slyde. Some of the players on hand included Taylor Twellman, Khano Smith, Doug Warren, Jeff Larentowicz and Chris Albright.

The skills challenge forced players to dribble slalom style around a tight array of cones while working against the stopwatch.  Stark, as an 11 years old, was placed in the 11- 13 year-old bracket. The South Shore SOE player was the only participant out of 30 boys and 30 girls not to miss a cone.

"We are delighted and would like to congratulate Jack for winning this event," said MPS Director of Coaching Paul Baber.  "We have seen a huge improvement in Jack's game this year as he has worked extremely hard during the School of Excellence All Star program."

Stark has played with MPS since the fall of 2006.  As a member of Darren Gallagher's South Shore SOE program, the dynamic midfielder has also been a consistent member of the All Star program.