Patrick Phillips

I started coaching when I was 13 year old for a soccer company in Ireland called POWER SOCCER. I coached with them for three years every summer and then during a year of high school in Ireland called transition year a year where you take a break from studies and figure out what you want to do after high school I became manager of u11 boys soccer team in Galway. I also set up my own soccer camp for my local club Craughwell United and I have run it every summer and Easter since then. I then coached the u16 girls the following year before coaching the u18 boys team the year after that. I was then asked to ,manage our senior soccer team in Craughwell but because I was a player on the team and only 20 years old I didn't feel comfortable being both player and manager on a team where most of the players were much older than me. I worked for Chicago Fire this summer coaching soccer this summer for kids of all ages ranging from u5 to u17 which was a great experience. I am majoring in PE and geography teaching so I have a lot of experience working with students and kids of all different ages

I have represented my University in Ireland two years ago in the Fitzgibbon cup but we didn't do very well in the competition. I have won player of the year twice for my senior soccer team when I was 19 and 20 and have assisted the most goals in both seasons. I also represented my county at 15 and 16 years old. I am currently playing for the ETSU club soccer team right now as a center midfielder.

I create a session based on what my client is looking to achieve and accomplish. If my client is looking to focus on dribbling a lot of the stuff I would be doing is quick reaction shuttle running with the ball. Dribbling with small touches with both feet in and out of the cones with the inclusion of where and how skills such as step over, scissors, chop, flip flap etc are performed. If a student was looking to focus on shooting there would be a range of different ways to practice this such as dead ball, rolling ball, dribble and shoot, pass and shoot and half and full volleys. These shooting activities can be done over numerous sessions and adapted to include a passive defender for pressure or targets in the goal which the student can aim for to get perfect accuracy. If a student is looking to focus on passing a session with me would focus a lot on their first touch and pass. That first touch can be performed in the air or on the floor and also can be static or on the run. The student will be asked to do a lot of running and then passing because it is important that the student can maintain good quality passing even when fatigued. I have coached for 7 years now and have been coached for about 15. I have a good core of sessions to cater for any player wanting to improve but to assist that I also have a great knowledge of the game with soccer(football) being the main sport that is played in Ireland.