Wallis D.

I was the Head soccer Coach for the U9 Boys of "Le club des Nations de Cotonou" which is a club team located in Cotonou, Benin (West Africa) and competes in the Benin national youth level of soccer. I spent 2 seasons there "May 2010-August 2010 & May 2011-August 2011 and won two championships back to back. My tasks and duties were to lead and organize team practices (technical, tactial and fitness drills) as well as providing workout tips for my 30 players.

Soccer Experience and Achievements:
Intercollegiate Student Athlete, NCAA Division 1 Soccer
Cleveland State University, Ohio January 2014-May 2016
➢ Horizon League NCAA Division I Soccer conference tournament Semi final, 2014
Saint Francis University, Pennsylvania August 2012-December 2013
➢ Northeast Conference NCAA Division I Soccer final, 2012
➢ Northeast Conference NCAA Division I Soccer quarter final, 2013

➢ Players Development Academy NJ, Jan 2011 - July 2012
➢ New York Red Bulls NJ, November 2010 - February 2011 Practice roster U18 Red Bulls
Academy team
➢ Blair Academy Varsity Soccer, 2009-2011 (blairstown, NJ), Selected for MAPL League ‘ All
Star’ team 2010 and 2009 Scored 23 goals in 20 games in 2010 season
➢ U-18 Benin National Team Pool, August 2010 (Cotonou, Benin)
➢ Athletic club de Boulogne Billancourt (ACBB), 2008-2009: Youth club affiliated to Paris Saint-
Germain (Paris, France)
➢ Academy of soccer FM sport-etudes 2008-2009 (Verneuil Sur seine, France)
➢ Soccer Club of Bourg-Peronnas 2007-2008: Youth Club Affiliated to Olympique Lyonnais
(Bourg en – Bresse, France)
➢ Soccer Club of United Nations 2002-2007 (Cotonou, Benin) Team Captain and selected league
MVP 3 consecutive years
➢ Paris Saint Germain Academy Summer 2005 Elected Player of the week twice in a row
➢ Clairefontaine selection process pool summer 2003 Junior French National team academy top 40
players (INF Clairefontaine)
➢ EFE Montaigne Soccer Club 1998-2007 Team captain and division champions from 2002 – 2007

As much as some coaches will tell you that fitness is 60% of soccer, I believe that having a good first touch, being able to pass (long and short), being comfortable during the drills, being able to read the game with and without the ball, knowing how to move on and off the ball, and lastly but not least, repetition over and over are just as important. I believe in soccer fitness so the only fitness we will ever do together will involve having the ball as technique is very something that I like. My training sessions would be composed of a good 10-15 min warm up without the ball, a few passing and dribbling drills with possibly some finishing, a little game at the end and a 10 min cool down and stretch. Obviously I will adjust my sessions based upon my player's age and position on the soccer field. I like to be creative so the first 2/3 weeks we might do different passing patterns/drills but we will eventually get back to the same ones as practice makes perfect. Lastly but not least, you can expect me to jump in and work with you during the whole sessions.