Andre A.

I have been coaching soccer for 6 years now. I am currently coaching 2 youth academy teams for charlotte independence. Before this i coached with the Carolina rapids youth teams. I also have experience coaching at the high school level. I have coached at just about every age group and skill level during my coaching career. I take a lot of pride in helping my players get better at whatever it is that they are trying to improve on

I was invited to tryout for Everton F.C youth academy in England (English premiership league). I was also invited to tryout for the rangers in Scotland as during my playing days(Scottish first division). While all this was going on I was coaching at the same time. At the time i was playing in the U.S development league and got invited to a u.s soccer center which featured the best players on the east coast playing in this league. I received a scholarship to play Division 1 soccer at the University of Central Florida along other scholarships and committed to play at UCF. After two years at UCF I transferred to finish my career at Liberty University(Division 1). I decided after 4 years of College soccer I wanted to go the coaching route and help players get better and accomplish their goals.

I truly believe you play the way you practice. Expect an organized session that is designed to get the absolute best out of the player but at the same time fun and enjoyable. We will always warm up to start all the session to avoid knocks and injuries. After the warm up we will get right into it depending what the individual wants to work on. I will constantly examine the player closely and provide feedback and of course take action and help the individual work on those weaknesses until they become strengths.