Natalie Caney

My coaching career began at the high school level. I was the girls junior varsity head coach and varsity girls assistant coach at Belchertown High School.

I then transitioned to women’s college soccer and become the volunteer director of operations at Northwestern University. After my time at Northwestern I moved into a full-time position at the University of Illinois at Chicago as an assistant coach.

After my collegiate career I began coaching youth soccer for various ages and programs. Some of the past youth programs I have coached at are Chicago Fire Juniors, New England Revolution as a player development coach, Strikers United and Boston Bolts.

I have my USSF grassroots and D license.

At this time my focus is on small group and individual sessions.

I have played 4 years of high school varsity soccer and lacrosse, 4 years of collegiate soccer and lacrosse at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. I have played about 8 years of club soccer, I played one year of Olympic Development soccer, lastly I played one summer on the Boston Breakers College Academy soccer team.

My accolades include the following:

Collegiate Athletic Awards:

-All-MASCAC Women’s Soccer First Team (2013 & 2016)
-All-MASCAC Women’s Soccer Second Team (2014 & 2015)
-MASCAC Rookie of the Year (2013)
-Eastern Athletic Athletic Conference (ECAC) – Rookie of the Week (2013)
-MASCAC – Rookie of the Week (5 Times) (2013)
-MASCAC – Second in Goals (17)
-MASCAC – Third in Points (38)
-NCAA (Division III) – 40th Total Goals
-NCAA (Division III) – 35th Goals per Game Average

All-MASCAC Women’s Lacrosse Second Team (2016 & 2017)
High School
Played the following high school varsity sports:
-Soccer – Varsity Grade 9, 10, 11, and 12 (Team Captain Grad 12):
o Western Massachusetts Division II Tournament Finalist - 2009
o Western Massachusetts Division II Tournament Champion - 2010
o Western Massachusetts Division II Tournament Champion - 2011
o Western Massachusetts Division II Tournament Champion - 2012
o Massachusetts Division II State Championship Tournament Semi-Finalist – 2010
o Massachusetts Division II State Championship Tournament Semi-Finalist – 2011
o Massachusetts Division II State Championship Tournament Finalist - 2012
-Lacrosse – Varsity Grade 9, 10, 11, and 12 (Team Captain Grade 12):
o Western Massachusetts Lacrosse Tournament – 2011
o Western Massachusetts Lacrosse Tournament - 2013
Played on the following Competitive State Select Teams:
-BayState Games – Soccer, West Team 2011 (Gold Medal)
-BayState Games – Lacrosse, West Team 2011 (Bronze Medal)
-BayState Games – Soccer, West Team 2012 (Silver Medal)
Played on the following Competitive State Club MAPLE Soccer Teams:
-Western United Soccer Club, U-9 to U-14
-Western Mass Junior Pioneers Soccer Club, U-15
-Berkshire United Soccer Club, U-16 to U-17
-Stars of Mass – West Soccer Club, U-18
High School Athletic Awards
Received the following Awards / Recognition:

-Massachusetts Olympic Development Program (ODP) Soccer
-Grade 7 – Team
-Grade 8 – Pool
-All-Hampshire County Soccer, Second Team 2009 (Fall Freshman Year)
-All-Hampshire County Soccer, Second Team 2010 (Fall Sophomore Year)
-All-Hampshire County Soccer, First Team 2011 (Fall Junior Year)
-All-Hampshire County Soccer, First Team 2012 (Fall Senior Year)
-All-Hampshire County Lacrosse, Second Team 2011 (Spring Sophomore Year)
-All-Hampshire County Lacrosse, First Team 2012 (Spring Junior Year)
-All Hampshire County Lacrosse, First Team 2013 (Spring Senior Year)
-All-Western Mass Lacrosse first Team 2013 (Spring Senior Year)
-All-Western Mass Soccer first Team 2011 (Fall Junior Year)
-All-Western Mass Soccer first Team 2012 (Fall Senior Year)
-All-State (Massachusetts) Soccer Team 2011 (Fall Junior Year)
-All-State (Massachusetts) Soccer Team 2012 (Fall Senior Year)
-All-Region (New England) Soccer Team 2012 (Fall Senior Year)
-Springfield Republican Newspaper, Super 7 Selection, Girls Soccer (Fall Senior Year 2012)
-Springfield Republican Newspaper Athlete of the Week, (September 10 - 14, 2012)
-Daily Hampshire Gazette Newspaper Girls Soccer Player of the Year (Fall Senior Year 2012)

Below is an example of a session plan for an athlete who is focusing on passing and receiving.

-Dynamic Warm Up
-3 cone passing warm
-passing and receiving, combining short and long passes.
-Dribbling and passing to targets.
-Cool Down