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Derek L., Pennsburg, PA Soccer Coach

Derek L.

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Former professional soccer player. American college of sports medicine - certified personal trainer. View all coaching experience

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Training Locations
Training Locations
  1. Pennsburg, PA

Coach is willing to travel up to 10 miles

Packages

Light Package
In-Person Training for a single athlete

1 session package with Coach Derek. 60 minute session length

Session Length: 1 hour

$70 1 session + applicable fees

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Pro Package
In-Person Training for a single athlete

5 session package with Coach Derek. 60 minute session length

Session Length: 1 hour

$300 5 sessions ($60/ea) + applicable fees

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Standard Package
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In-Person Training for a single athlete

3 session package with Coach Derek. 60 minute session length

Session Length: 1 hour

$195 3 sessions ($65/ea) + applicable fees

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Group Training
In-Person Training for up to 5 athletes

Group Training focused on Speed and Agility / Technical Skills (5 players)

Session Length: 1 hour

$300 1 session + applicable fees

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  • Monmouth University (NJ)

  • 12 years

  • Qualified Private Coach
    Passed Coach Course

  • Adults, Kids, Teenagers

  • Midfield, Forward, Defense

  • Goal Kicks, Throw-Ins, Shooting, Penalty Kicks, Passing, One-on-Ones, One-Touch, Heading, Free Kicks, First Touch, Dribbling, Crossing, Corner Kicks, Agility

Credentials

  • Monmouth University (NJ)

  • 12 years

  • Qualified Private Coach
    Passed Coach Course

Services

  • Adults, Kids, Teenagers

  • Midfield, Forward, Defense

  • Goal Kicks, Throw-Ins, Shooting, Penalty Kicks, Passing, One-on-Ones, One-Touch, Heading, Free Kicks, First Touch, Dribbling, Crossing, Corner Kicks, Agility

More About Coach Derek

I have coached individual and group sessions for athletes of all ages. I have been an assistant coach for a U10 boys team in the past and have coached 4 years in a row at Monmouth University's soccer camp while in college (ages ranged from 8-16 during those camps). I have a bachelors of science in health studies from Monmouth University and specialized in classes such as fitness measurement, weight lifting, and speed and agility. I have recently received my certification in personal training from the American College of Sports Medicine.

I have most recently played professional soccer for FC Cincinnati (MLS) and Rio Grande Valley FC (Houston Dynamo affiliate). I graduated from Monmouth University in January 2016 and played soccer for their division 1 program from 2011-2015. At my time at Monmouth, I achieved honors such as first team all conference (MAAC), All-MAAC tournament team and led my team in assists both junior and senior year. While attending Monmouth, I won 2 conference tournaments, 2 regular season championships and have made the NCAA tournament 2 different times. I was also named team captain for my junior and senior seasons.

As a coach, I like to focus on helping an athlete develop the skills needed to be successful on the field. I like to coach drills that emphasize footwork and coordination because I feel to succeed at a high level of competition a player needs more than just athleticism. When I coach, I like to combine speed and agility and footwork drills that complement each other so they will have the player ready for game-like situations. I am always open to specific requests that the client would like to work on.

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Top trainer, great ball knowledge and very personable.

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Coach Derek is great to work with! I see a lot of improvement, motivation, and more confidence in my 10 year old son after 2 sessions.

Awesome first impression, and for my son being a super shy with people it didn’t take him long to click, and once they started drills you could see how fast he was getting the drills and picking up things already even when we did his homework he was given for at home the improvement even after 1 session

Coach Derek was very hands on. Has an excellent demeanor for coaching. Stops in between drills to coach up and notices the little things that are very important any level. My son is excited for his next session

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Only our first session but Coach Derek was fantastic with our 11 year old son. He taught through questions and examples vs declaration and allowed our son to make the correct decisions based on the scenario placed before him. Our son left more skilled, more confident, more motivated and armed with tools to take home and work on. He can't wait for his next session with Coach Derek.

We are really glad we found Derek. 2 sessions in and our daughter is feeling more confident. She looks forward to going. Works her hard but in a fun way. Looking forward to continued sessions.

Great player development instincts. He instantly picked up on what my son need to work on. He had my son run drills after drills to correct his play. Recommend to anyone who is looking for a true trainer, not a make believe trainer, he’s the real deal…
Awesome my son had the opportunity to train with an MLS player. Chance in a lifetime…

I am a soccer Aunt, and so grateful I found Derek for my 14 year old nephew. Two sessions completed and my nephew is inspired and excited to do his training homework between sessions. It isn't easy finding a private coach, Derek has exceeded my expectations... his experience and personality is the mentoring I could only hope for. The one on one coaching is the solid foundation a young athlete needs between regular team training, try outs, and games to develop lasting disciplines. Derek is a keeper! And Coachup.com is an excellent service for all families. Thank you!

Really amazing coaching. Supportive and encouraging. My son left after his second session today and said “I feel like I became a much better player in two sessions”. I highly recommend Derek.

My son really enjoys training with Coach Derek. We have completed a few sessions now and he always comes home with drills and techniques to practice. Most important to us was that our son maintains his love of the game- Coach Derek keeps it playful while also maintaining high expectations. Just what we were looking for in a trainer.

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My daughter has practice with coach Derek for the last few weeks. His structured training has helped her improve her power shooting towards the goal, but also improve overall accuracy when passing. His training also helps improve week foot development. We look forward to are next session.

Derek is a great coach and is extremely knowledgeable of the game, he kept my son working hard and was very specific with his feedback. I highly recommend Derek to anyone looking for 1 on 1 coaching to deepen their understanding of the game and how to play it!

Excellent work so far. Very engaging.

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Derek is an outstanding coach. Along with learning drills, footwork,shooting and technical skills, my daughter is benefitting in growing her confidence. She looks forward to continuing her coaching with Derek to keep improving her game.

My 14 year son has had 2 sessions with Coach Derek and is looking forward to the future sessions. Derek's professionalism is well appreciated. He connected with my son immediately. We definitely recommend him as a coach.

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Five sessions in with plans to continue, we’ve been impressed with Coach Derek. Knowledgeable, hard working and enthusiastic, sessions with Coach Derek are quite productive. Possibly best of all... our young teen daughter looks forward to each new session, often asking when the next one will be shortly after the last one finished up. She can’t wait to hit the pitch.

Coach Derek was really fun to work with! My son had a great workout and really enjoyed learning various techniques on how to improve every aspect of his game. He's definitely more confident than ever!

Coach Derek was fantastic....he put together an excellent workout with creative drills that were challenging both mentally and physically in a perfect way for my son...He really enjoyed it.... Thanks Coach Derek!

Coach Derek is an amazing guy, really knows what he is doing and he really helped me improve my soccer skills after my first session with him. I highly recommend him.

Derek is great. He has a great attitude and very patient with my 11 year old daughter. The sessions are fun and I really like that he is focusing on getting the technique right!! Already see an improvement in my daughter's confidence and skill. Look forward to more sessions.

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Derek was really good with my daughter Lauren. He taught her new drills and helped her to improve. She really enjoyed training with him!! She was excited to practice with an FCC player and now she can't wait for more trainings. He helped build up her confidence and really believed in her and it made her feel unstoppable and like she could achieve her goals. And she also likes that he talked with her in between training.

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My son really enjoyed working with coach Derek and is anxious to continue working with him. He has been doing his homework and is looking forward to it.

Amazing guy to work with! Great attitude and a very well rounded individual! Cheers!

Great guy, great technical advice. Challenged my son during the training and gave him fantastic feedback afterwards. Highly recommend Coach Derek.

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