Nolan S.

I have coached with Albion before, but I prefer coaching players individually. I have a unique skill set, wherein I find it important to teach the athletes about how to improve mental techniques to perform, how to build proper movement foundations, and things of that nature. I played professionally in Spain, and for Albion San Diego, and am currently playing with Capo FC, until I return to Spain in August! I also was a walk-on footballer at 2 NCAA university teams, and I know what it takes to improve, adapt, and to climb levels. I am a firm believer in understanding, and its pertinence to execution. I have a wealth of knowledge in injury prevention, skill development, sport psychology, position decision, position-specific training, fitness programs, and many other important, and often overlooked techniques.

I played professionally in Spain for Cubillas FC and Granada CF, as recently as 2023. I am actually returning to play in Spain later this year, but I will be back during off-seasons. I also played professionally for Albion Pros San Diego. I walked on to two different NCAA university teams, and I had to learn to adapt in order to achieve those feats. I have scored the UPSL goal of the year (a bicycle kick), and was the leading goal scorer at Art U in 2022.

A client can expect a plethora of different things from me, once I can observe what their strengths and weaknesses are. I am not an unspecific trainer, and I like to help each player personally. I will likely ask a few questions, and prescribe a schedule for each player, including their physical load, so-as not to overtrain them. I will teach them individual skills, and I will teach them when to use these skills, based on different moments in the game. I will teach the player about psychology, and what techniques can be used to both understand, and maximize performance capacity. I will help to condition the players, and explain to them the importance of efficient biomechanics, so that they can mitigate injury risk. I will teach them what football is, from a developed, unique, European/academic perspective, and will help them to become differentiated, intelligent, highly skilled and adaptable players.