Tippecanoe Soccer Association (TIPPCO) Coaches

Teams: Blue 98G, Blue 01B

Coaching Experience: West Lafayette High School Assistant Varsity Coach 2011-present, Tippco Club Trainer 2010-2011

Coaching License: USSF National D License

Favorite Soccer Team: Arsenal FC, Borussia Dortmund, Athletic Bilbao, AFC Ajax

Coaching Philosophy:
I believe in protagonism, having the initiative, trying to play the game in the opponent’s half, having the ball, recovering possession quickly, and preventing the opponent from disrupting our play and having possession. All these are what you see with protagonism, the opposite of playing on the counterattack, ceding the initiative, discarding the values of the game. For me, our energies need to be focused on creating play as a collective group and not on taking advantage of our opponent’s mistakes. All this makes up one way of interpreting the game, and personally, it is the only one I enjoy.

In order to coach players that can play this way, it is important not to prioritize winning, but instead developing skilled and creative players with self-confidence. I try to never tell youth players what pass to make or where to position themselves, but instead teach technique and understanding of the principle’s of the game, allowing them to experiment and assess their own decisions. Feedback focuses not on criticizing and correcting a player’s decision, but on making a player evaluate their own decision and come to discoveries naturally.

Team: Director of Coaching

Player experience: I have played soccer for the best part of 13 years since I was 7. I played for my college back in the UK, Myerscough College (2005 – 2009) for 4 years as a goalkeeper. Prior to that I also played club soccer for Hoole United Football Club (2005 – 2006) for a total period of 1 season. My favourite years as a player came when I played for Gregson Lane Football Club (1996 – 2005) who are my local youth team for a total of 7 years; I played at both Centre Midfield and Goalkeeper for this team.

Coaching experience: I have been coaching soccer for 6 years. I have previously coaches here in the USA and in the UK for a few companies. Last year when I was based in New Jersey I coaches for a coaching company who worked with travel teams and directors of coaching. Back in the UK I coached for club teams Lammack Juniors F.C and Mellor J.F.C.

Coaching licenses: EFA (English Football Association) Level 2

Favourite soccer team: Blackburn Rovers (Former English Premier League Champions)

Soccer philosophy: My coaching philosophy is mainly all about having fun and improving. I am a firm believer that if you enjoy doing something you will be more likely to want to do it again in the future and will listen more, so making coaching fun as well as educational is definitely something I aim to put into each and every one of my sessions.

Team:  Girls U13 Blue

Coaching experience: 12 years coaching Rec and 6 years coaching travel

Coaching licenses:     State “E”

Favorite soccer team: USA World Cup team  &  LA Galaxy

Soccer philosophy: Prepare players to the best of their ability and put them in a position to succeed.

Playing Experience: Sorry – I was a football (American that is) maniac where a tackle was driving someone into the ground:) Thankfully, Rens converted me.

Team:  U-12 Boys Boy and U-11 Boys White

Coaching license: “E” Coaching License

Coaching Experience:
2 Years GRLSA U-10 Boys and U-10 Girls
2 Years Tippco U-10, U-11, U-12 Boys
2 Years Tippco Goalkeeper Club Trainer

Playing Experience: Have been playing soccer for 20 years
3 yr High School Varsity Starter
                2 Year All Conference
                Defensive MVP
2 yr Club Ohio Dynamo Premier Soccer League
1yr ODP All-State Training Pool
6 yr Harrison Force Club  Soccer
3 yr Harrison Recreation Soccer League

Training Experience:
3 yrs Midwest Soccer Academy
 2 yrs SoccerPlus GoalKeeper Academy 
    
Coaching Philosophy: 
My goal is to develop and inspire players to play soccer as intelligent, creative, and technically sounds soccer athletes and team members.

favorite soccer teams: The Purdue International Soccer Team and the Tippco Mens Soccer Team. (Come watch us play on Sundays!) 

Team:  Girls U14 Blue

Coaching experience: 10 years travel and rec

Coaching licenses: USSF “D”

Favorite soccer team: Chelsea

Soccer philosophy: Soccer is a passing/possession game; a player is only as good as his/her first touch