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About the Team: In it's short Tenure in the WPSL, The Adirondack Lynx continues to be one of the top teams in the will be East-North Division. During their inaugural campaign in 2006 the team finished the regular season with a record of 7-3. In order to clinch the divisional title the Lynx had to knock off the #19 (at the time) team in the world, New England Mutiny and the current #14 team (2006 WPSL Champions), Long Island Fury. The Lynx season came to an end in the Eastern Conference Finals that were held at the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta, NY. In 2007 the team won 6 of their last 8 matches and finished 3rd in the league. Even though they went undefeated in their last 4 games with a goal differential of 14-2 they narrowly missed the play-offs by one game. The Lynx will be representing upstate NY in the WPSL. The team is scheduled to play its home matches at the National Soccer Hall of Fame (Oneonta, NY), Siena College (Albany, NY), and the Golden Goal Tournament Park (Lake George, NY). About the Coaching: PJ Motsiff will continue to take on the responsibilities of general manager and head coach in 2008. In 2006, Motsiff helped lead Adirondack to the Eastern Conference Finals and a Divisional Title in only the teams first year in the WPSL. He holds a national coaching license through the NSCAA. Motsiff is currently the Director of Soccer for the Golden Goal Soccer Tournament. Golden Goal is a week long, all-inclusive, Olympic style soccer tournament being held in upstate NY near Lake George. Motsiff is currently the men's assistant coach at Skidmore College. Previously he has coached at the State University of New York at Cortland and The College of Saint Rose. He has also coached high school level teams for Saratoga Springs, Ballston Spa, and Hoosick Falls. While he was at Ballston Spa he was a 3 time finalist for coach of the year honors. In 2005 his U19 Blackwatch girl's team went undefeated in the Northeast Super Y division at their age group paving the way for their first ever trip to the national finals.
Type of Players: International, Top D1, 2, and 3, as well as High school ODP and National team pool players.
Local Colleges: The College of Saint Rose, University at Albany, Skidmore, Syracuse, University of Binghampton, SUNY Oneonta, SUNY Plattsburgh, Siena, Middlebury, Castleton State, Hartwick, Marist, Pace, Saint Lawrence, Union, University of Vermont.
Player Tryouts: Tryouts are organized by the team and usually go on during the college winter and spring break periods. |