Due to Hurricane Sandy, all Vipers events have been cancelled for Monday night.   This includes both on-ice and off-ice training. 

As of now, all events for Tuesday are on-schedule.  An update will be sent to all coaches and parents, if further cancellations are necessary this week. 

 

The Vipers went 2-0. Jack McManus scored four goals, Anthony Nichols had two goals and an assist and Oliver McManus two assists in a 7-4 win over the Wizards, who got 2-1-3 from William Johnson and 1-1-2 apiece from Johnathan Lanza and Liam McNeill - and Jake McManus scored six goals, Ryan Lepore posted 2-2-4, Marco Beshere had four assists, Jarret Scoppettuolo alos wore a hat, Johnny Regan, Lanza and No. 81 all dished out three assists and Emerson Marshall two in an 11-3 win over the Avalanche, who got 1-1-2 apiece from Austin True and Brennan Pierce;

 

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jake McManus, Vipers

The Vipers showed up to play this weekend at the Boch arena to face the Boch blazers. Half way through the first, Timmy McCarthy scored on a breakaway after a D to D pass from Liam Crovo and Will Connolly. As the second period began, the vipers controlled the play and had numerous shots. At 7 minutes into the second, Moe Ducharme found the back of the net after two nice passes between Dylan Bresnahan, to the Defenseman Will Connolly who made a pass to a waiting duchrarme on the weak side post to make it 2 zip. ^ minutes later, Matty Campagna scooped up the rebound and stuffed it off of a Jay Masci shot, who received a nice pass down low from Zach Defreitas to end the second at three to nothing, advantage vipers. The third period started with a few phantom calls against the Vipers which left them playing shorthanded for most of the period. The Blazers netted a couple to make it 3 to 2 with ten minutes left in the game. The vipers were supported by some huge saves by the goaltending duo of Corey Sarazin and Trevor Ristino, which ended up being the difference for a victory for the vipers.

The NEHL begins Parity at all levels this weekend.  The Vipers will be hosting the 02 Level in Revere while other levels will bne hosted by the other organizations.   

The Greater Boston Vipers U16 Elite team recently traveled North to partake in the annual “Iron Man ” camping training camp!

This camp is designed to incorporate all of our off season exercises into one final weekend with many individual, team and small group competitions.

The primary goal is emphasize the importance of proper planning, physical and mental preparation, sacrifice, commitment with the final initiative for us to become a “Unified Hockey Team!”.

 

Weekend Activities: (Results)

• Max Out Pushups: 1^st Place Lovell -101 / 2^nd Place Somerville - 80 / 3^rd Place- Fantasia - 70
• Sit Ups (6 Minutes Max): 1^st Place Somerville - 404 / 2^nd Place Petrie - 297 / 3^rd Place-Guttadaro - 204
• Squats (6 Minute Max): 1^st Place – Lovell – 400 / 2^nd Place – McPherson – 371 / 3^rd Place – McDonald 360
• Basketball Tournament : Champions Team Fantasia, Guardia, Kelly (Senior Elite Team DEMANDS rematch)
• 6 Mile Run (Top 5): McPherson, Lovell, Petrie, Kelly, Somerville
• Lake Swim (500 Yard): Coach Rick “Phelps” Guardia, McPherson, Mason, McDonald, Somerville
• Other Activities: Donkey Cinderblock Walk 50 Yard Dash, 50 Yard Bridge Challenge - “Everyone Is A Winner”

 

Team Pyramid Of Success: (Team Breakouts / Debate / Presentations)

• This exercise truly exemplifies the capabilities of this age level as the group presentations and interactive dialogue/debate was amazing!
• Breakout sessions covered Season 2012: (Team Rules, Code Of Ethics, Ice Time Special Teams, Personal/Team Goals, Mission Statement)

 

“It’s More Than Just A Game… It’s about building the fundamental skill sets to succeed in Life”…   GBV Coaching Staff

 

The Greater Boston Viper U16 coaching staff determined that this year they were going to implement a “NEW PROCESS” when developing the overall season outline.

The decision was to incorporate the “TEAM MEMBERS” into the creation and overall development process of the upcoming season outline. The players willingly embraced this concept and quickly recognized the importance of a structurally designed program and all aspects that come into play when determining the final overall outline. This experiment was completed and implemented during a weekend team building camp and the debate and dialogue was very educational for all parents, coaches and players on hand. The mutual conclusion was that when given the opportunity to have your voice heard and play an avid role in the development of a process that ownership and accountability will now be adopted in order to make this season a productive beneficial season for all involved. 

“ The fundamental key is to make sure the team members are working with you, not for you”…               John Wooden UCLA

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The Greater Boston Vipers U16 team recently accepted the challenge and climbed and conquered Prospect Mountain in Waltham Massachusetts.

Again, with Bedford Police SWOT Leader Jeff Vincuilla at the forefront the U16 Vipers embraced this experience and worked together to achieve all field drills with a “TEAM FIRST” mindset.

The training exercises consisted of a direct top/bottom timed team run with 15pound nugget passes in hand between teammates as well as many on mountain terrain climbing drills.

The practiced finally wrapped with some fun group military field cardio strength and conditioning exercises during all taking place on an extremely hot summer 90 degree day in August!

The primary emphasis with this strategically designed training session was to implement and inject a “TEAM FIRST” mindset to all activities!

Our goal was to turn potential individuals into respected dependable teammates all focusing and working to achieve the same mutually beneficial goals and objectives!

 “Leadership rises to the forefront when faced with obstacles and challenges…

This was a great way to test each participants individual character, work ethic and commitment to TEAM!”…  SWOT Trainer Jeff Vinciulla

 

The Greater Boston Vipers U16 team recently participated in a very up-tempo intense boxing / plyometric cardio training class at MG Fitness in Medford.

With the leadership and guidance of former Marine & Certified Personal Trainer Brandon Montella the team concentrated on learning the basic fundamentals of balance, agility, punching in a 2 hour non-stop training session.

 This class enabled each team member to recognize the importance of core muscle training, balance, individual stamina while being challenged constantly to remain focused and not take a minute for granted when competing at a very high level.

 

“Coach, this class was unbelievable… We never worked so hard… Can we do this every week ? ”….        Ryan Lovell & Andrew Somerville