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Derek L., Stallings, NC Soccer Coach

Derek L.

Soccer

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Energetic and personable trainer with Men's National Team, MLS performance coaching experience merging speed, agility, flexibility & strength with the technical aspects of soccer. View all coaching experience

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Training Locations
  • University of North Carolina--Charlotte (NC)

  • 10 years

  • Qualified Private Coach
    Passed Coach Course

  • Adults, Kids, Teenagers

  • Forward, Midfield, Defense

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

Credentials

  • University of North Carolina--Charlotte (NC)

  • 10 years

  • Qualified Private Coach
    Passed Coach Course

Services

  • Adults, Kids, Teenagers

  • Forward, Midfield, Defense

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

More About Coach Derek

Ten years of individual training and professional performance coaching experience. Through my experiences, I've learned that each athlete I work with deserves a training program that caters to their physical capabilities as well as their individual learning style. Because of my outgoing personality and my ability to relate to those I train, I am able to establish a player-coach relationship that allows me to push the athlete to their limits in a way that is conducive to their mental and physical improvement.

Additional Coaching Experience

− D.C. United First Team Assistant Fitness Coach
− IMG Strength and Conditioning Coach
− Traction Sports Performance Coach
− LSU Football Strength and Conditioning Intern
− Dynamic Sports: Speed and agility for middle school and high school athletes
− Dynamic Leadership University: Leadership development program for athletes
− Charlotte Sports Academy: Speed and agility for athletes ages 8-18
− Received speed and agility training from certified trainers where I learned the fundamentals of speed training: Ages 10 to 21

Played high school soccer at Collins Hill High School in Suwanee, GA
− 5A State Champions: 2009 & 2010
− 5A State Finalists: 2008 & 2011
− Achieved a #1 national ranking in 2010

Played semi-professional soccer for F.C. Carolina United where I also served as a fitness coach.

I will begin each session asking the athlete what they feel needs the most improvement and alter the session accordingly. A typical session will begin with an 8-10 minute dynamic warm up that will prepare the athlete for the demands of the session. The athlete will then be put through a variety of power, speed, and agility activities proven to develop soccer specific movement patterns designed to improve performance and mitigate injury risk during sporting participation. Within the physical development portion of the session, we will bridge the athletic qualities developed within a more technical framework that will help the transfer of skills to the sporting environment. We will then incorporate these skills into a game-like activity to further enhance transfer of skills to the game by creating a competitive environment where the athlete can build confidence applying the new skills learned in a context-rich environment. We will end every session with a 10-15 minute strength circuit designed to help the athlete develop force capacities followed by a 2-3 minute post session debrief.

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Client Reviews

Derek worked with my son on using his weak foot and striking. He had everything all ready when we got there and made great use of the time. My son really enjoyed his session and I think it will assist him as he starts ECNL this fall. Derek was very patient but also very firm. He is a great coach.

Derek is a great coach -- highly engaging session with my son, with palpable improvement within the first session.

Coach Derek is an amazing Coach! I learned so much in one session! His soccer training techniques, technical knowledge, and feedback are top notch, better than any coach I’ve had before. I would recommend Coach Derek to anyone!

Coach Derek was excellent. He was very knowledgeable and thorough. He worked great with my son. Very patient and honest. I would recommend his coaching to anyone looking to excel in any sport.

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In a word I would describe coach Derek as dynamic. He pays very close attention to details. Things like form and technique and balance. Things I feel can really elevate anyone's game. The most important part is my son enjoyed the session and immediately was looking forward to the next.

Coach Derek has just started working with my daughter but he has done a great job at tailoring a training program to match her needs. She is a more accomplished player and coach Derek recognized this immediately and bypassed a lot of the initial fact gathering to get right into hard-core training. We look forward to having Coach Derek take Favour to the next level!

Coach Derek is a great fit. My daughter is just starting out and he was very patient and worked with her on fundamental skills. He is encouraging and relates well. We look forward to continuing our training with him.

After the very first session with Derek - I knew we had made the right choice for our daughter . She was very nervous going in -he quickly set her mind at ease and got her very focused on the training. His follow up was very informative. We are very much looking forward to training with Derek!

We have used Coach Derrick for four sessions and have really been impressed with the quality of the sessions and his ability to push our daughter to her maximum level. He did a thorough evaluation during her first session and then tailored the additional sessions to improve her areas of weakness. He has done a great job improving her explosiveness and first touch ability. He is encouraging and makes sure she has a good time. Derrick connects with her and she asked for additional sessions because she knows she is getting great training that will improve her play on the field. Thank you Derrick for working with her and making each session fun!

Great first assessment session with Coach Derek. He was able to quickly dial into what our daughter needs to work on. He kept the training session instructive and kept her motivated the entire hour. Looking forward to more sessions with Coach Derek.

Coach Derek has been great thus far. My daughter has had two sessions with him and has found him to be an excellent instructor. He seems to be very knowledgeable and his instructions have been clear and easy to follow. Some people can excel at a sport but not teach but Derek seems to be able to do both. His analysis of my daughter has been straightforward and honest - he has already identified areas we know she needs to work on. We will continue with him!

Coach Derek did a great job with my 11 year old son. He was patient, encouraging, but pushed him to get the most out of the training session. He gave us things to work on after session. I picked Derek since he had a lot of experience in the speed and agility training. So, we get the best of both worlds. Touches on the soccer ball and technic of running. Looking forward to more training. Andy

Derek did a great job challenging and evaluating my daughter and gave great feedback for improvement.

Coach Derek is definitely very skilled in his field. His ability to teach and connect with my ten year old daughter was amazing!!! We are beyond thrilled to have him as our coach and I would strongly recommend him to anyone looking for a coach.

Derek is an amazing coach! He really connected with my daughter and was able to evaluate her in many aspects of the game. He gave her pointers on how to improve her game and even helped me understand what she needs work on. I will definitely book more sessions with him!

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Coach Derrek has done an incredible job coaching our daughter. He was able to quickly identify her strengths and weaknesses and develop a individual development plan just for her. After 5-6 sessions, I noticed improved technical skills and accuracy. I also noticed increased agility and speed. He makes the sessions fun while also pushing her to improve. He is great with kids! We love Derrick and will continue using him as her coach.

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This was our firstin the first session. He listened to the kinds and us on expectations and then did a good analysis of where they were. The work outs during the session were definitely designed to be fun for the kids and beneficial.

the kids really loved the session too and wants to be back to improve their game. will post more as we progress

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Derek is a great coach, my son came out of an ankle injury and Derek made him work to get back in shape. He listened to what I thought Kaeden needed to work on and geared the practice towards those goals. I will use him again. Alex T.

Derek is fantastic. Organized, committed and focused on the unique needs of the athlete. We've been really pleased and have seen marked improvement in my son's game. I would highly recommend Derek.

I wanted to get my daughter a little extra help in soccer so I researched Coach Up and spoke with another coach that was not available during the times/days I needed however he recommended Coach Derek. We gave him a try and was very pleased with the instruction my daughter received. Even though it was our first go at “private lessons” I was very impressed with how he interacted along with his organization and how much time he gave to her. My daughter was very comfortable with him and she is excited to return. We will definitely continue with Derek and I would highly recommend him.
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