My goal in starting the TotalSoccer Academy is to share my over 15 years of training and coach of competitive soccer players with youth players who want to figure out how to take their abilities and love of the game to the next level. While there is a lot of individual and expensive training programs out there, there is very little out to there to help players put their own programs together shor
t of YouTube videos. First, you (the individual, team or club) need to show up with the individual will to improve. Most of what I am going to teach you, you can and will do on your own. As a player I will teach you the skills you need at your level specifically:
Fist touch
Speed on the ball
Distribution
Defensive stance
Vision
Positioning without the ball
Mechanics of striking the ball
You will meet with me periodically for check-ins, benchmarking and to ask questions. However you will do much of the hard work on your own and at no cost. Frankly, if you won't do the hard work at home there is no need for your parents to pay or drive you to your check-ins. I use the same Statsports gps trackers during your session that the pros use. We will track your improvement in fitness and speed and benchmark it against youth players at the age and level you aspire to. Our sessions are group sessions, I have found it is very difficult to get younger players to work hard if there is not an element of competition. Ideal session size is 6-8 but we will do with 4-10 players max. For sessions over 5 players I offer credits to lower the cost ( if 6 to 10 players ALL players will be charged $25). This discount includes conditioning session when we do in a gym. However, for FUTSAL (indoors) and TOCA (indoors) there will be no group discount due to the facility costs. I have a separate but similar program for GKs. Same ground rules, this is for GK who want to get better on their own. One or two sessions/per month 2 to 4 GK max. This will be like no other GK session you have ever done. You be very tired after training. Interested as a player? If so, put your own short term goals and have your parents send me (e.g. make the A team as a starter at my local club) and Long Term (play college soccer anywhere) and we will set up a no cost 30 minute evaluation session where we can bench mark your player . I literally do this to improve the game and not for the money. Seriously. My fees are modest ($50 for a 50 min monthly check in) and are used to help defer costs of this program (sports trackers, insurance, travel cost etc). My sessions are in high demand and currently I have no openings for new academy members. Sorry. However, if you are interested email me at [email protected] to get on the wait list and will call you in when we have a cancelation. Interested as a team or club? If so, I still want to see your short term (ie. lower the percentage of your female players who are quitting soccer all together) and long term goals (Get 2% of your players making the state Olympic player development (or EPD) teams each year) and send to me. We will then schedule a 30 minute session to see how my programing can help you meet your team or club goals. My consulting fees are on a sliding scale depending on ability to pay and start at $100/hour. Full scholarships are available for clubs in underrepresented communities. WHEN ARE TRAINING SESIONS? Typically Saturday afternoons (summer) Sunday afternoons (School Year) during School breaks, likely at 10 AM. WHERE ARE TRAININGS? In the greater Redmond/Kirkland area. Mostly turf. However, occasionally we do grass and futsal on basketball/tennis courts outdoors. PAYMENT
Is in advance and there are no refunds. If I have to cancel due to weather, my health etc, you will not be charged and I will reschedule. My CV
I started playing the game at 8 and as the second youngest of 11 I had to play soccer in tennis's shoes! I had to prove to my parents that I was serious enough that they eventually bought some used cleats from a co worker of my dad. That early love of the game grew into club soccer including 2 seasons playing club soccer in college.
• National USYS D coaching license, USYS GK 1 license, USYS Futsal coaching license
• Coerver Coaching Diploma
• HC of Crossfire Select boys 1994,2002,2011s 1st division teams
• Founder and Director of Crossfire Select Futsal Program
• Longtime participant and volunteer Washington Youth Soccer including Field marshal for state cups and evaluator for Washington State EPD
• ECNL Assistant Coach
• Head Coach of multiple State Cup champions. Took two teams to semifinals of President Cup Regionals and Coached Multiple Teams in top tournaments outside of Washington State including Surf Cup (California) best of the best division, SX Cup gold division (Canada) and Britannia Cup gold (UK)
• Trained and coached thousands of players of all ages and ability levels
• Member of the Association of professional football analysis APFA
• Safesport Certifications
• CPR First Aid Certifications
I also have over 20 years of product marketing and non profit board experience. As a non-profit club whether you realize it or not you are offering a product to your community and they chose your "product" in the same way they look at anything else they look to spend their money on. You need a plan (I call it your "Plan to Win") to offer the best program that you can that your members want. If you want to have a no obligation chat please reach out to me at [email protected]. It will be worth your time :)
