Richie R.

My name is Richie Ryan - I'm from Ireland but now living in Jenks, OK with my family. I have been a professional soccer player for over 20 years and just recently retired to move into professional coaching. As a coach I've worked at youth level within academy’s at some of my former clubs in North America with the U15 and U19 teams.

I am a USSF B Certified coach. As my playing days have come to an end I would like to take my learning experiences from playing into the coaching side of the game. I like to encourage and watch players of all ages learn about the best game in the world. I am open to coaching all ages.

I was a professional soccer player for over 20 years playing in 6 different countries (England, Belgium, Ireland, Scotland, Canada, America)
I won a youth Olympic Gold Medal with Rep of Ireland
Represented Rep of Ireland at U16, 17, 18, 19, 20 level
Played in EPL at age 18 for Sunderland FC
Won 2 FAI Cups in Ireland 2010/11
Won 2 League Cups in Ireland 2010/2013
Won Player of the Year in Ireland 2010
NASL Team of the Year 2015 Ottawa Fury
NASL Fall Season Champion 2015 Ottawa Fury
NASL Spring Season Champion 2017 Miami FC
USL Regular season Champion 2018 FC Cincinnati

Typical session plan with me,
We will begin with an activation warm up to get the body switched on and ready
We then would move to some fast feet work through ladders and hurdles followed by some technical work with the ball to finish the warm up.
The next part of the session would be depending on your favorite position on the pitch i.e striker/midfielder/defender
We would work on aspects of that position that will improve you technically and incorporate some fun drills in there that will give you challenges to achieve your goals