2008 - 2009 COACHING SLATE
Dear Team Managers:
We are pleased to announce the 2008/2009 Beach FC Travel Coaching Staff to you. We are excited that we have added some fantastic staff to complement our already top class group of coaches. Nationally Licensed Coaches, World Cup Players, Professional Players, College Players, High School Coaches are among the credentials of the staff members.
This coaching staff is both strong on paper and strong on character! We are thrilled to have these men and women work with your children!
| BOYS TEAMS | ||
|---|---|---|
| U10 Academy Knott | Kevin Knott (Age Group Coordinator) |
USSF B, Professional Player Virginia Beach Mariners, Former National Team Player, College Player, District ODP experience, NYSL Technical Director, Former Beach FC Player |
| U10 Academy Sharpe | Gerry Sharpe (Age Group Coordinator) |
USSF Licensure, English Full Badge, Former Professional Player with Bristol City, England, Region One Head Coach, ODP, Beach FC Director of Soccer, Legend |
| U10 Academy Alvarez | Daniel Alvarez | USSF “B”, Former College Player (Furman), Former Professional Player (VB Mariners/Charleston Battery/Tampa Bay Mutiny), Former ODU Men’s Soccer Assistant |
| U10 Academy Brown | Doug Brown | Bio to be updated soon... |
| U10 Academy Demetriou | Dean Demetriou | Bio to be updated soon... |
| U11 Red | Kelvin Murray | Former College Player, J.V. High School Coach—Ocean Lakes HS, Former Beach FC Player (Beach FC Desperados) |
| U11 Black | Frank Murray | Bio to be updated soon... |
| U12 Red | Josh Nolz | Former College Player, Professional Player Virginia Beach Mariners, Former High School Assistant |
| U12 Black | TBD | |
| U13 Red | Wayne Pratt | Former College Player (VCU), Former Professional Player, English Prelim Badge, Hampton Roads Piranhas Super 20 Coach |
| U13 Black | Dave Tarvin | USSF D License |
| U13 White | TBD | |
| U14 Red | Jon Hall | USSF A License, Former Professional Player, State ODP Coach, District ODP DOC, Head Coach - Hampton Roads Piranhas PDL |
| U14 Black | Chris Welch | USSF D License |
| U15 Red | Dave Brun | Former College Player, Former College Coach, Varsity Coach Cape Henry |
| U15 Black | Robbie Wolfer | Former College Player—Georgetown Univ., DC United Camp Instructor |
| U15 White | Scott Mead | USSF D / Advanced Regional Diploma, Junior Varsity High School Coach-Cox HS, NSCAA Nat'l Diploma |
| U16 Red | Jakob Fenger Steve Danbusky |
Fenger: Former European Club Player, Former Virginia Beach Mariner Player, Former College Player, NAIA All-American, 10+ years playing experience professionally in Europe and United States Danbusky: USSF A, Beach FC Boys Director of Coaching / Former Professional Player Virginia Beach Mariners, Former College Assistant, VYSA ODP State Staff, District ODP Head Coach |
| U16 Black | Kyle Hartley | USSF “D”, Beach FC Alumnus, Former College Player (ODU) |
| U17 Red | Steve Danbusky Jakob Fenger |
Danbusky: USSF A, Beach FC Boys Director of Coaching / Former Professional Player Virginia Beach Mariners, Former College Assistant, VYSA ODP State Staff, District ODP Head Coach Fenger: Former European Club Player, Former Virginia Beach Mariner Player, Former College Player, NAIA All-American, 10+ years playing experience professionally in Europe and United States |
| U17 Black | Ken Fabian Kelvin Murray – Asst. Coach |
Fabian: USSF B, FORMER ODP DOC, ODP COACHING EXPERIENCE, 10 YRS PLUS HIGH SCHOOL AND CLUB COACHING, VARSITY GIRLS COACH—SALEM HS Murray: Former College Player, J.V. High School Coach—Ocean Lakes HS, Former Beach FC Player (Beach FC Desperados) |
| U18 Red | Eric Blackmore | NSCAA Advanced National Diploma, Head Coach—Hickory High School, Former Coach—Landstown High School, 10+ years club coaching experience |
| U18 Black | Brian Porter | USSF C NSCAA National Diploma ODP Experience Former HS Varsity Coach 10+ Years travel Experience |
| GIRLS TEAMS | ||
|---|---|---|
| U10 Piranhas - Hurlbert | Joe Hurlbert | USSF C License, VYSA District ODP District Staff , Beach FC Technical Staff |
| U10 Piranhas - Mercy | Mercy Akide-Udoh | Three FIFA Women's World Cups (Nigeria) – First African Women's Footballer of the year (2002) and was a 1999 and 2004 FIFA World All-Star, represented her country in two Olympic Games – Australia in 2000 and Greece in 2004,Named by FIFA as one of its 15 Ambassadors for Women Football, Professional Player WUSA (San Diego Spirit), Hampton Roads Piranhas W-League player, |
| U10 Piranhas - Futtrel | Teresa Futtrel | Beach FC Alumnus and College Player (Methodist College) |
| U11 Piranhas | Craig Powers | USSF D / Former College Player, Boys Varsity Head Coach - Kellam School |
| U11 Piranhas - Baar | Jenn Baar | Beach FC Alumnus and College Player (Univ. of North Carolina Wilmington) |
| U11 Piranhas - Harrison | Julie Harrison | Beach FC Alumnus and College Player (George Washington University) |
| U12 Piranhas | Juice Pantophlet | USSF B / NSCAA Advanced National, Former College Assistant, Super Y Head Coach, ODP Coach, Boys Varsity High School Coach (Catholic High School; Tallwood High School), Hampton Roads Piranhas Super 20 Asst Coach, Beach FC Technical Staff |
| U12 Piranhas Elite Red | Ashley Godfrey | Former College Player (Christopher Newport University), NSCAA High School Coaching Diploma, High School Coach (Salem HS) Middle School Coach (Landstown) |
| U12 Piranhas Elite Black | Sara Butsavage Laura Beeman |
Butsavage: HS Coach, Beach FC Alumnus and Former College Player (Lynchburg College) Beeman: Former College Player (Old Dominion University) CAA Player of the Year 2005, Current Member of Hampton Roads Piranhas; Beach FC Technical Staff |
| U13 Piranhas | Florence Omagbemi Onuja | Women’s World Cup Player -Four FIFA Women's World Cups (Nigeria) Team Captain for Nigeria, Represented her country in 2000 Olympic Games in Australia, WUSA Professional player (Boston Breakers & San Diego Spirit), Hampton Roads Piranhas W-League Player |
| U13 Piranhas Elite | Melissa Rusak | Former College Player (Old Dominion University), Current High School Coach |
| U14 Piranhas | Max Moore Kevin Smith |
Moore: Beach FC Girls Asst. Director of Coaching, USSF B License/ NSCAA Advanced National License, ODP State Staff; ODP District Staff, Former High School Coach, VCCL Select All Stars Coach. Super Y League Head Coach. Smith: Sixteen years of Club, ODP and High School Coaching experience. ODP Southeastern District Head Coach, Head Coach Norfolk Academy JV. Dutch (KNVB) National Youth Diploma, NSCAA Advanced National Diploma, NSCAA National Diploma, NSCAA National Youth License. |
| U14 Piranhas Elite | Terry Kelly | USSF B license, English FA PreLim Badge and NSCAA Advance National License, Former W-League Head Coach -Hampton Roads Piranhas, ODP District Staff, Former College player |
| U15 Piranhas | Karl Greaves | Beach FC Girls Director of Coaching, Former Hampton Roads Piranhas Asst., Head Coach Hampton Roads Piranhas Super 20, Former VA ODP State Staff and District ODP DOC, Super-Y League Director of Coaching and Head Coach, Former College Player, Former College Assistant, VCCL Select All Star Coach. |
| U15 Piranhas Elite | Travis Cober | Former player Virginia Wesleyan College |
| U16 Piranhas | Max Moore Kevin Smith |
Moore: Beach FC Girls Asst. Director of Coaching, USSF B License/ NSCAA Advanced National License, ODP State Staff; ODP District Staff, Former High School Coach, VCCL Select All Stars Coach. Super Y League Head Coach Smith: Sixteen years of Club, ODP and High School Coaching experience. ODP Southeastern District Head Coach, Head Coach Norfolk Academy JV. Dutch (KNVB) National Youth Diploma, NSCAA Advanced National Diploma, NSCAA National Diploma, NSCAA National Youth License. |
| U16 Piranhas Elite | Jenn Denkler | Girls Varsity Head Coach - Princess Anne High School; Asst. Hampton Roads Piranhas Super 20’s; Beach FC Alumnus |
| U17 Piranhas | Robbie Gobble Shelly Cohn |
Gobble: USSF D License, Boys Varsity Head Coach (Grassfield High School) Cohn: USSF B license, NSCAA Advanced National License, High School Assistant and former High School Varsity Coach, former college player. NSCAA National High School Assistant Coach of the Year 2007. |
| U18 Piranhas | Mike Gyori Bruce Hatfield - Asst. Coach |
Gyori: USSF B License/NSCAA Advanced National License, ODP Experience, Former High School Coach,Former adidas ESP (elite soccer program) assistant coach Hatfield: Coach Hatfield has been coaching for over 25 years, He has been a goalkeeper coach at the club, high school, and college (D3) level. Coach Hatfield was director of coaching for Chesapeake Soccer Club for many years and headed up the college placement for the U-18-19 teams |
| U18 Piranhas Elite | Kris Andre | USSF D License, Former College Player |
IMPORTANT – PLEASE READ:
Beach FC plans on fielding AT LEAST 2 teams in all age groups. Adding additional teams in an age group is based on the quality and commitment of the players that attend tryouts, and Beach FC has no problem with adding teams if the criteria listed above exist.
If you have questions about the coaching slate, please contact the following directors:
Gerry Sharpe – Director of Soccer – insidefrwd@aol.com
Karl Greaves – Girls Director of Coaching – docgirls@beachfc.com
Steve Danbusky – Boys Director of Coaching – docboys@beachfc.com