Michael T.

4 years of high school soccer, training with professional team, coached 7-10 yr olds for 5 years and coached a high school team for 1 season. I also play weekly, have been playing since I could walk. My father played in the pro's in Mexico. I am really passionate about this sport and I love to see others learn and progress in it. I was a personal Futbol coach for 3 different children in Greenville but recently moved to Raleigh. I would love to pick that back up and see kids embrace my passion which is Futbol.

Made varsity all 4 years of high school, tried out with the Chicago Fire, and coached Ayden-Grifton High. I won all conference goalie back in 07. I was named MVP of the PGSA Adult league two seasons ago with 6 goals in 10 games as a sweeper.

So what I like to begin with is to know what the purpose of my client being there is. if its because they are being obligated then it will be a pointless session and a waste of both of our time. The actual session consists of stretching at the beginning, I like to transition into a light jog around the field from there. after that depending on ones knowledge of the sport Ill go into basics or depending on position I like to go into drills. For example, keepers we do a lot of down and dirty drills seeing as 8/10 keepers get beat with low driven shots. I like to get them from standing to ground position as quick as possible. Defenders are almost like keepers in the sense of what you can see on the pitch, anything from the positioning of your squad to the development of an opponents play. I like to work on speed for a defender but more than that I emphasize play reading, positioning, and endurance. you don't have to be super fast but I need you to last an entire game and be able to read where the ball will be going before it gets there. With mid field and attack I like to work on a number of things. For example, Ball control, passing IQ, passing vision, making runs of the ball, looking for 1-2 passes, being on sides during a play, shooting the ball properly according to position on the field, and last but not least heading the ball. I like to practice as much as possible to begin to build muscle memory and also twice a week or at least once a week I like to bring my student to a low intensity pick up game to put everything into play. Back home I would have my students join either my Sunday league team or if they were under age then I would coach them in a recreational league. I want to be involved with them in everything they do pertaining to the beautiful game. Wow... that was a lot. I hope to see some of you soon!