Greg M.

I have been coaching for 3 years now. I have coached at both the bronze and silver levels for boys U-8 and U-9. I am entering my third season coaching at Capistrano F.C. Typically I work with younger kids from about ages 8-12, however, I have also trained older players ages 13-15. I have my National "E" license.

In high school I was a CIF Southern Section Division I State Champion and a three-time league champion. I was awarded the Scholar Athlete award both of my years as a varsity player and won the Most Improved Player Award. I have played at all levels of club soccer as well as at the academy level. For two of the clubs I played for I was the Captain of the team. At Capistrano F.C. I was the Captain both of the years I played for the team at both silver and silver elite. I played one year of collegiate soccer at Irvine Valley College.

In a typical session I mainly begin with warming the muscles up and getting them loose for exercise. I then go through a little bit of fitness for muscle strengthening and fatigue similar to that of game tempo. Then, depending on what kind of skills we will be working on I set up a practice that focuses on the technique and foundation to increase capacity for the skill and build up to how it would be applied in a game.