INDEPENDENT
SCHOOL LEAGUE - BOYS SOCCER
League Director - Ian Torney, St. Paul’s School |
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HISTORY
(revised 8/20/02)
In 1948 eight local private schools banded together to form one of the first
high school soccer leagues in the area. A number of the schools had been
competing informally and a structured league was desireable. Full round
robin play was not acheived until 1952 but has been a constant feature since
that year. The original eight schools included Belmont Hill, Brooks, Browne
& Nichols, Governor Dummer, Milton, Nobles, St. Mark's, and Tabor. |
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In 1948 a championship cup was procured and was named in honor of Richard
Gummere, a longtime teacher and coach at both Browne & Nichols and Haverford
College; the Gummere Cup is undoubtedly one of the oldest secondary school
soccer trophies in the country. In 1968 Middlesex joined the group and in
1971 Roxbury Latin competed before joining permanently in 1974. 1972 saw
Tabor leave the league and Groton join. That brought the league to ten schools
where it remained until 1984. |
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original Private School League had expanded during this time and had grown
into the 16 school Independent School League. In order to include the six
ISL schools not in Gummere Cup play at the time (Lawrence, Rivers, St. George's,
St. Paul's, St. Sebastian's, and Thayer) the Athletic Directors created
a separate ISL soccer league in 1980.
Because full round robin play was not possible at that time, North and South
Divisions, each with eight schools, were established. A Championship Final
was held on the Wednesday followng the regular season. The Founder's Cup
was awarded to the winning school. |
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the Gummere Cup and ISL competitions operated simultaneously from 1980 through
1983. Due to the ban on postseason league-sponsored play no finals were
held in 1982 and 1983. In 1984, a full round robin schedule was adopted
and all sixteen schools began competing for the Gummere Cup. The Founder's
Cup is now awarded to the second placed team. |
CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY AND HONORS
There are four trophies associated with ISL play:
1. The Gummere Cup is awarded to the league champion. Points are awarded
in standard form, i.e. three for a win, one for a draw, none for a loss.
All games pertinent to deciding the championship must be played. |
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the case of a tie in points at the season's end, co-champions will be
declared.
2. The Founder's Bowl is awarded to the second place team. In the case
of a tie for the championship, both cups will be shared during the year. |
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3.
The Blood Trophy, first awarded in 1985, was established in reaction to
the group's growing concern over violence in league play and in memory of
a longtime stalwart member of the group, Marc Blood of Groton. The trophy
"is awarded to the team that, in the opinion of the other ISL teams,
best exemplified the spirit of the game of soccer through its enthusiasm,
effort, sportsmanship, dignity, and competitiveness... a team that both
earned your respect and was an enjoyable opponent." Each team votes
at the season's end and brings to the final meeting an ordered list of its
three selections. A team is not allowed to nominate itself. Tabulation of
the votes is completed at the end-of-season ISL Coaches meeting. |
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4. The Improvement Plate, first established in 1986, and renamed The Fritz
Weidergott Improvement Trophy in 1997 in honor of longtime St. Mark’s
soccer coach and leader in the ISL Fritz Weidergott, is awarded to that
team which improves its standing in the league by the most number of points
from one season to the next. In the case of a tie the team that finished
lower in the previous year is declared the winner.
The league also selects All-ISL and Honorable-Mention honors at the conclusion
of the season, as well as an Offensive Player of the Year, and a Defensive
Player of the Year. |
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