Mikaela A.

I have experience training elementary and middle school kids. I started private sessions with kids in North Carolina while I was in high school, and in the summer, I helped coach kids at soccer camps around Tampa, Florida. I completed the grassroots coaching course for U.S. Soccer and earned my coaching license.

I have played at the highest level of club soccer for 7 years (ECNL league). I have won a state championship in soccer and will be playing at Emory University in Atlanta, GA, next year. I have earned high school first-team all-conference awards, selection game awards, and personal player awards throughout my soccer career.

I work best with players in private and small-group sessions to focus on their individual technical skill development on the field. I like to create in-game scenarios and apply new skills and techniques to real-game situations. I usually start with a quick, light warmup to prepare ourselves for the session so we can dive right into the focus and skills we want to learn. I participate in each drill with the player and end the session with a cool-down game. The sessions are usually player-driven; I coach depending on what the player wants to achieve in the session.