Soccer Soars at CCC

November 6, 2006 in Uncategorized

By Christopher Wharton

It’s about having fun. The Cumberland County College Soccer Club has kicked off another season this fall under head coach John Lore. Lore is entering his 5th year as head coach of the soccer club at CCC and he’s here to have fun.
“It’s strange but it’s fun at the same time,” Lore said,

The soccer club is an unofficial sport at CCC but that doesn’t mean they aren’t competitive. So far this season the soccer club has played two intercollegiate games against Atlantic Cape Community College and have split the two games at one win a piece. Fourteen players, both male and female, have joined Lore this season to participate in the club. However, winning is not the most satisfying aspect of coaching for Lore.
“Seeing players succeed, seeing them do well and watching them work together is most satisfying,” Lore said.
It’s satisfying for Lore to have success with this team because it is the only team he has coached before in his career. But, although he enjoys coaching, it is not all fun and games for Lore.
“One of the biggest things I’ve learned is that there are a lot of logistics involved in setting up a match,” Lore said. “Like making sure we have a field that we can play on, making sure we have a referee who is qualified, it’s a challenge.”
Also, he doesn’t see himself as a coach.
“I’m really not much of a coach. I’m more of a player,” Lore said, “but it’s fun to see (the game) from a different angle.”
And with as much fun as the soccer club is having, it doesn’t seem they will be changing anything soon. The soccer club at CCC was an official sport in the past but the college decided to move away from varsity. It appears they are going to stay a club for a little while longer.
“If it were possible (to become an official sport) it would be good but I would have step away,” Lore said, “I would not have the time and resources to do that.”
Therefore, it seems that coach Lore and the players are content with being a club team rather than a varsity team. The players have the freedom to participate when they wish and sit out when necessary without consequences or punishment.
“It’s a club team. It’s not a varsity team where I could threaten (the players) with anything (for not showing up),” Lore said.
Thus, if you are interested in having fun and participating in competitive soccer at the same time, then check out John Lore and the soccer team. Trying out for the team is not necessary. Any student, male or female, can join by contacting coach John Lore.

  • One Book One College

    By Jen Resnick Since 2004 there has been a One Book One College program here at CCC. The Students and staff are requested to read a book, which is chosen for that academic year. The book brings students, staff and even community members closer together by discussion. The CCC staff members are responsible for choosing the book. Professor Catherine Kewish chose this year’s one-book one-college novel. She chose Snow Falling On Cedars, by David Guterson. “The number one reason that this book was picked, [was] because it lent itself to so many different classes and different academic areas. It could easily be discussed, paper assignments, research papers and things like that and it also lent itself to multi-culturism diversity, which really are key words in the classes today,” stated professor Kewish. Snow Falling On Cedars had great reviews and is known as a “must read” novel. This gripping and impeccably written masterpiece is based on Japanese tradition. There will be a day of Japanese tradition held here at CCC in the Conference Center Banquet Room on Wednesday, March 21, 2007. Professor Kewish is very excited about this upcoming event. “This book gave us the opportunity to work with Japanese culture and we will have a whole afternoon of Japanese culture, tradition, Japanese dancers, maybe the Japanese drummers if they could get here, [and] things like Japanese calligraphy, origami, flower arranging, a Japanese tea ceremony. It’s going to be gorgeous!” said Kewish. This event is opened to the community. CCC has offered a once in a lifetime opportunity to meet the author of this riveting novel. David Guterson, will be here on campus on Wednesday, April 4, 2007. Guterson will be at The Fine and Performing Arts Center in the theatre at 7pm. In the past the other “must read” books included, The Color Of Water and My Sister’s Keeper. You can find any of these books here at CCC’s library, CCC’s bookstore, and online.