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Coach Motsiff begins his third season as the head coach of the
Scotties. Last year the team won its first ever Foothills Council Championship going 15-1 in the League and 15-4
overall! It was a good thing too, because this year the team has been relegated to the Powerful Suburban Council. The
2003 team had 14 shutouts, scored 60 goals and gave up only 3 in league play. Most impressive was that the
team was nominated by the section 2 officials as the class A sportsmanship team as they only collected 3 yellow cards
all season.
Two years ago the team finished third in the foothills behind Scotia and Gloversville with
a 10-4-2 record (11-7-2 overall). The highlight of 2002 was the post season. The team beat perenial
Suburban Council powerhouse Niskayuna in the first round of sectionals before bowing out 1-0 to Bethlehem (Ranked
16th in the USA) in the Quarterfinals of Section 2.
Coach Motsiff has many years experience coaching at a variety of levels. His coaching history includes; Black
Watch Premier Girls U19 and U23 teams, Empire State Games Scholastic Boy's Selection Committee, Hoosick Falls Varsity Boys,
Saratoga Varsity Girls, Cortland State Varsity/JV Women, Cortland State Varsity/JV Men, The College of Saint Rose Varsity
Men. Coach Motsiff holds his national coaching license through the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.
He Currently resides in Glens Falls with his wife Kate, 31/2 year old daughter, Caroline, and 10 month old son, Jack.
Contact Coach Motsiff
Herb Hall - Goalkeeping Coach
Coach Hall comes to Ballston Spa high school after spending the past four
seasons working with the keepers at The College of Saint Rose in Albany, New York. This is the same school
he attended and played for while an undergraduate student. Coach Hall will be looking to really define the
role of the goalkeeper and focus on the technical aspects of the game through individual instruction.
Coach Hall grew up in Cambridge, New York where he held the school shut-out record until 2 years
ago. After spending 3 seasons together at The College of Saint Rose, he is looking forward to working with Coach
Motsiff again. Some History: When these two played together in high school - they were class c section 2
co-champions in 1988. What will happen as they compete together as coaches in class AA?
Coach Hall is a sheriff with Saratoga County. He lives in Malta with his wife Traci
and one year old son.
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