Coaching Experience

My approach is player-first, built on game-realistic training through rondos, positional games, and small-sided play that develop the technical skills and soccer IQ needed for possession-based soccer. Players thrive in a fun, competitive environment where they're free to ask questions and make mistakes.

I love teaching the Beautiful Game to young players and watching them become better leaders, better communicators, and better at challenging themselves.

Head Coach & Age Group Coordinator, 2010 Girls Challenge, to present

NCFC Youth, Raleigh, NC

  • Lead a Challenge-level girls travel team from U12 through the high school age group with a possession-based game model focused on quick attacking and counter-pressing, while highlighting team chemistry and individual qualities.
  • Year-round development centered on rondos, positional games, and small-sided play, with pattern-play and set piece training to build shared tactical understanding.
  • Selected NCFC Youth Fall 2025 Coach of the Season for the High School age group.
  • Multiple tournament titles, including NCFC Capital City Classic, Adidas Clash, NCFC Oak City Classic, and Wilmington Seaside Soccer Classic.
  • Undefeated across 2 seasons at U13; regularly finish top 1–2 in division in other seasons.
  • Collaborate with Challenge Directors and fellow Age Group Coordinators to plan and organize tryouts across the program.
  • Serve as a communication channel between coaches, parents, and NCFC Youth leadership; surfacing issues, sharing feedback, and advising administration on overall age-group health.
  • Support and mentor fellow coaches across the age group and club, sharing resources covering nutrition and hydration, ACL injury prevention, position-specific development, and CoachingBoard, a soccer tactics app I built.

Volunteer Head Coach, Girls U7 – U11, to

NCFC Youth, Raleigh, NC

  • 3× NCFC Youth Coach of the Season; Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2021.
  • Focused on technical foundations and age-appropriate session design; building a love for the game through a positive environment where players want to come back.
  • Mentored newer volunteer coaches and helped onboard parents new to youth soccer.

Head Coach, Boys Challenge, to

Capital Area Soccer League (NC), Raleigh, NC

  • Coached two boys Challenge travel teams across U12–U18 age groups.
  • NCYSA Challenge State Cup champion; 2005 and 2006 (U14–U18 team).
  • Reached the top four of the NCYSA Challenge State Cup in 2010 and 2011 (U12–U16 team).

Private Skills Trainer & Goalkeeper Coach, to present

Independent, Raleigh, NC

  • Group and individual sessions and mini-camps across age groups; technical skills as well as position-specific work, including strikers, holding midfielders, fullbacks, and goalkeepers training.
  • Specialize in goalkeeper development; shot-stopping, distribution, footwork, decision-making, and the modern GK's role in build-up play.

Coach Education & Writing

Author, Decoding Soccer

Writing for youth coaches on practical training methodology; rondos as a framework for session design, positional play games, player development, and more.