Tel. (760) 704-7600
Email: dj@ourcitysc.com
I am a very passionate, enthusiastic, and highly motivated coach, who aims to keep progressing and moving with my coaching and professional career. I am interested in a range of areas to provide a holistic approach to help develop all players such as; sports nutrition, mental skills, coaching, strength and conditioning, and performance analysis. I believe in the professional development of young players in 4 key areas; technical, tactical, physical, and psychological, that will enhance their performance. My sessions are designed to create a fun learning environment to build key characteristics of the individual player. I ensure we have set team and individual goals. It is important to motivate my players to improve in several areas, such as; their technical skills, communication, leadership, mental skills, confidence, and teamwork.
Overall, it is the enjoyment that creates a purpose for me to teach the game. I do my best to provide players with the technical foundations, and tactical knowledge to make and execute good decisions on and off the field.
Time and dedication will make you a better player. It is our choices, which show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. If you put the effort in now, work hard, train hard, you will be successful. Three non negotiables (Work Ethic, Discipline, Consistency)
LICENSES HELD
- USSF ‘B’ License
- English FA Level 1/2
- Coerver Coaching Diploma
- Masters of Arts Organizational Leadership – Univerity of Saint Katherine
- BSc Sports Coaching Degree
COACHING EXPERIENCE
- 6 weeks Work Placement with Stockport Curriculum coaches (2007)
- 5 years Wilmslow Football Academy Coach (2007 – 2012)
- 2 years Macclesfield Town Community Coach (2007-2008)
- 3 weeks internship at AFC Bournemouth (2009)
- 2 year Sheffield United FC Community Coach (2010-2012)
- 1 year Sheffield Wednesday FC, U9 assistant Academy Coach (2012-2013)
- Young Coach of the year 2012 at Sheffield United FC
- Challenger Sports summer coach (2013)
- 2 Years Carlsbad United FC Head Coach (2014-2016)
- 4 Years LA Galaxy San Diego Head Coach (2016-2020)
- University of Saint Katherine Asst Men’s Soccer Coach 2018 – 2021
- University of Saint Katherine Asst Head Coach 2021-2023
- City SC Head Coach February 2020 – Present
- Challenger Sports – Coach Education Events 2014-2020
- City SC San Diego Elite Academy Director 2021-present
- City SC Carlsbad Foundation Phase Director 2021-present
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
- Manchester City FC Academy 2002-04
- Wilmslow High/6th form 2003-10
- Hale United FC 2003-07
- Priory County 2007-08
- Wilmslow Town 2008-10
- Sheffield Hallam University 2011-14
