Welcome to goSTAsoccer.com
“Thank you” doesn’t seem sufficient to express my gratitude for being able to
coach the boys’ soccer program at St. Thomas for the past 19 years. I have
been told that St. Thomas is going in another direction with their program and
my contract will not be renewed next year. While it came as a shock, it is
their prerogative, as I only had year to year contracts. I left coaching
the Amesbury high school boys’ soccer program when my son, Jason, entered St.
Thomas as a freshman in 2003. I wanted to be a dad and watch him play
sports. Jack Leary, the Athletic Director at the time, called my wife at
Sacred Heart School and asked if she knew any soccer coaches for their JV or
freshmen teams. So much for being just a Dad. I coached the JV team
for 3 years and took over the head coaching job when Ed Devereaux moved on to
coach at Fisher College in 2006. When my second son, Ross, graduated in
2010 the administration asked what my plans were, and I told them I’d love to
stay and coach as long as they wanted me to.
While I
feel I did a lot to make the program grow, things like an undefeated season,
being the first team to have a Twitter account or playing the first Pink Game
for cancer don’t hold a candle to all the players who come back and express
their gratitude for helping to make their high school years so memorable.
To be invited to their weddings or meeting their children or have them tell me
they are coaching their son or daughter’s soccer team.
I would like to thank all the people who helped me as assistant coaches over the
19 years. Every one of these people made my job easier and helped make the
program better: Jerry Morin (2006-2010), Ray Noiles (2011-2013), Dave
Milner (2011), Tim Wyand (2009-2010), Matthew Guarente(2013), Charlie Griffiths
(2012-2013), Charlie Umland (2014-2015), Howard Puertas (2015), Adam Riker
(2016), Jason Suleski (2012-2014), Ross Suleski (2015-2021) and Dave Salvacion
2006-2011, 2014-2021)
I would like to thank all the players, parents, faculty and staff for all the
awards this team won over my term as coach. 36 All State Players, 17
play-off appearances, 3 semi-finals and one state final
2021 USC Team Ethics & Sportsmanship Silver Award
2021 USC Team
Academic Award (2020 Team)
2020 USC Boys High School Coach of the Year - NH
Private/Parochial
2020 USC Team Ethics & Sportsmanship Gold Award
2017
NSCAA Team Ethics & Sportsmanship Bronze Award
2016 NSCAA Team Ethics &
Sportsmanship Silver Award
2016 NSCAA Team Academic Award (2015 Team)
2015
NSCAA Team Ethics & Sportsmanship Silver Award
2014 NSCAA Team Ethics &
Sportsmanship Silver Award
2013 NSCAA Team Academic Award (2012 Team)
2012
NSCAA Team Academic Award (2011 Team)
2009 NSCAA Team Academic
Award (2008Team)
2008 NHSCA Class I Coach of the Year
2008 James "Skip"
Regan Memorial Sportsmanship Award from NH Soccer Officials
2008 Foster's
Coach of the Year
2008 NSCAA Team Academic Award (2007 Team)
2007 Foster's
Coach of the Year
2007 NSCAA Team Academic Award (2006 Team)
It's been
amazing - Thank you all
Coach
Scott Suleski
This website will now be the history of
St. Thomas Aquinas Boys Soccer teams
2021 Team Page
2020 Team Page
All Team Pages
STA Soccer on Twitter
Team History, Honors & Awards Team Records Coaches
Varsity Uniform Number History Coach Suleski's 100th win
Over the years St. Thomas has had players from the following countries:
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