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The USA Coaching Staff
United Soccer Academy employs the most experienced, dynamic and diverse coaching staff of any professional soccer provider. In order to be a part of the USA team our staff have undergone a rigorous recruitment process including on-field coaching assessments and in-depth off field interviews. Successful applicants then undergo extensive background and reference checks ensuring that only the best of the best are hired by the Academy. Our staff originate from the United States and Great Britain and are licensed by the United States Soccer Federation, the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and the Soccer Federations of Great Britain and Europe. USA employs both male and female staff who receive constant, ongoing training and evaluation as part of their coaching development within the Academy. |
USA Directors
The USA Directors are responsible for the overall management of the Academy.
| Andrew Egginton | Director of Finance | Click here for bio |
| Todd Hebden |
Director of Operations | Click here for bio |
| Justin Marriott | Director of Logistics | Click here for bio |
| Simon March | Director of USSI | Click here for bio |
| Craig Rosindale | Director of South Operations |
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| Matt Soall |
Director of Sales | Click here for bio |
| Mark Wilson | Director of Marketing | Click here for bio |
Regional Directors
The USA Regional Directors are responsible for directly serving the needs of our clients.
| Alan McClintock | Regional Director | Click here for bio |
| John Williams | Regional Director | Click here for bio |
| Mark Lowdon | Regional Director | Click here for bio |
| Celine Martin | Regional Director | Click here for bio |
| Mark Tolley | Regional Director | Click here for bio |
| Richard Punt | Regional Director | Click here for bio |
| Martin Punt | Regional Director | Click here for bio |
| Andy Pearce | Regional Director | Click here for bio |
| Gemma Foley | Regional Director | Click here for bio |
| Christy Holly |
Regional Director | Click here for bio |
| Stephen Ward |
Regional Director | Click here for bio |
| Matt Long |
Regional Director | Click here for bio |
| Stephanie Bardell |
Regional Director | Click here for bio |
Area Managers
The USA Area Managers oversee a specific area of the business to ensure that clients receive a consistently high level of service from the Academy.
| Dave Samson | Finance | Click here for bio |
| Chris Fitzgerald |
Transport & Accommodations |
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| Terry Gradwell |
Registration | Click here for bio |
| Graham Jones |
Marketing & Promotions | Click here for bio |
| Brian Emans |
Staff Liaison - Long Island |
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| James Gush |
Marketing & Promotions | Click here for bio |
| Chris Nichol |
Marketing & Promotions | Click here for bio |
| John Tait |
Team Training & Equipment | Click here for bio |
| Kevin Trethowan |
Operations |
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| Jonny Seal |
Operations |
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Academy Staff
The backbone of United Soccer Academy is our Academy Staff. Our dedicated team of full time professional coaches ensure every United Soccer Academy program is both enjoyable and developmental.
Our specialist staff are selected from a large pool of professional coaches and are subjected to a rigorous interview process where they are assessed on all aspects of the game to guarantee only the leading professionals in youth development are selected.
Each staff member has extensive knowledge and experience to develop players of all ages and abilities. Our professional, enthusiastic staff build the foundations of our success. In addition all our coaches must hold as a minimum a USSF B License, NSCAA National Diploma, UEFA B License or equivalent.
Our thorough ongoing training program allows coaches to enhance their skills and develop their coaching to the next level. Each staff member completes weekly training encompassing session planning, content, progression and execution to maximize training benefits. All coaches are consistently evaluated to ensure our standard of coaching remains at the pinnacle of professional soccer development.
Coach of the Month
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USA coach of the month winner:
Dean Walters, July 2010.
Dean Walters has received the accolade of ‘Coach of the Month’ for his excellent coaching on both our summer camps programs, and on our ‘Summer Development Soccer’ program. Congratulations Dean!
United Soccer Academy’s ‘Summer Development Soccer’ program brings together the more motivated and committed players in the region to play on a select team throughout the summer. Girls and boys teams are selected in age groups from U9 to U15, and they practice and play tournaments throughout June and July. Summer 2010 was very successful for United Soccer Academy Summer Development Soccer, with no fewer than 9 tournament champion successes! For more about the SDS program click here.
Past Winners:
Mark Shiels
Mark has coached at a consistently high level on the field during the month of May. He always brings energy to all his soccer coaching and in addition he has an obvious love of the game. Something of a ‘natural’, Mark is enthusiastic coaching across a variety of age groups. Mark coaches boys travel teams at Watchung Hills Soccer Association, and intramural players at Somerset Hills Soccer Club and Mount Olive Soccer Club.
Josh Harris Brown
Josh brings heaps of energy and enthusiasm to all his coaching, whether working with 3 year olds on our ‘Soccer Squirts’ program, or when coaching a U14 boys travel team. He possesses a thorough understanding of the game of soccer, and in addition has considerable coaching know-how, so it’s hardly surprising Josh is one of our Coaches of the Month for May. Josh works with travel teams from Vineland Soccer Association, Falls Soccer Club and Langhorne Athletic Association, where he coaches boys and girls team aged from 9 to 14 years.
Gloria Jenkins Click here for bio
Gloria is Coach of the Month for April for her outstanding soccer coaching with young players from 3 to 11 years old. She brings heaps of energy and enthusiasm to her sessions. On top of her lively nature and obvious love for the game, she demonstrates sound technical understanding and is always available to work with individuals to ensure all players are progressing. Players who work with Gloria can be certain that practices will be both fun and instructional!
Hannah Palframan Click here for bio
Hannah deserves the Coach of the Month accolade for her impressive work with our youngest players, aged from 3 to 5 year olds. In addition to coaching Soccer Squirts classes, Hannah also coaches on our Sports Squirts classes with our sister company the US Sports Institute. These classes introduce 3 to 5 year olds to sports such as soccer, basketball, lacrosse, T-ball and hockey. Whatever the sport, Hannah can always be relied upon to bring her organizational skills and abundant energy to the session. The games she employs are engaging and fun, and the young players go away with improved skills and can’t wait to come back next week!