Freschman reorganize BJV
by Adam Bradlow

The boys junior varsity soccer team has been revived by the enthusiasm of a new coach and a new set of freshman players one year after low player interest forced it to disband.

Athletic Director Victor Littman said that there are more players this year because this years ninth grade has shown a greater interest in soccer.

“I was pretty confident with all the eight graders moving up from the middle school [that] we would have enough players,” he said.

Also, Head Coach Steve Forestieri’s first year at JDS allows him to remain unfazed by the team’s troubled history.

“Having not been here last year [I think] we have a lot of numbers,” he said. “We look to have a really good junior varsity program.”

Despite Forestieri’s lack of previous experience in coaching soccer at the junior varsity level or in the PVAC, he inspires confidence in the team.

“I’m not too concerned with the opposing teams as I am with getting the best out of the team we have here at JDS,” he said.

Forestieri has focused on improving the Lions’ chemistry by making the boys play ‘Continuous 3-on-3’ during practice, according to freshman Eran Friedman.

“The drill, which can be up to an hour of continuous running, works on communication, spacing and endurance,” Friedman said.

Forestieri hopes that the players will begin to get to know each other in practice. The practice regimen used by

Forestieri will enable the team to be prepared in games.

“He works us hard in practice and I think we’ll be prepared in the game,” freshman Justin Schecker said.

The Lions are currently 2-2 overall.