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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING EXETER/WEST GREENWICH GIRLS SOCCER COACH KEVIN

FRASER ON BEING NAMED THE NSCAA/MONDO GIRLS DIVISION II NATIONAL

COACH OF THE YEAR

     Introduced By: Representatives Tomasso, Valencia, and Costa

     Date Introduced: February 02, 2012

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, Before Kevin Fraser took over as the head coach of the Exeter/West

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Greenwich Girls soccer team, it had won a total of four games in the handful of years since the

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program was formed. Since Coach Fraser became coach, the Scarlet Knights have been to the

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Division II semifinals eight times, have made it to the championship game each of the last three

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years, and have won back-to-back titles in 2010 and 2011; and

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     WHEREAS, In 2011, Coach Fraser led his team to a perfect 21-0 season on the way to

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the State Championship. For his efforts, he was named the Rhode Island Small School Girls

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Coach of the Year, the New England Coach of the Year by the National Soccer Coaches

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Association of America, and the NSCAA/Mondo Girls Division II National Coach of the Year;

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and

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     WHEREAS, Coach Kevin Fraser’s commitment to coaching and positively impacting the

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lives of his players knows no limits. A retired firefighter living in New Hampshire with his wife,

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Cindy, Coach Fraser makes a four and one-half hour commute to Rhode Island to coach his team

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during the week. His players love him and respect him, and know that he is completely dedicated

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to getting the most out of them as players and guiding them on the right path as they mature into

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responsible adults; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

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Providence Plantations hereby congratulates Coach Kevin Fraser of the Exeter/West Greenwich

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Girls Division II Soccer Team on being named the NSCAA/Mondo Girls Division II National

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Coach of the Year. We wish him continued success and happiness as he leads his team onward to

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even greater success in the future; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Coach Kevin Fraser.

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