COACH CENTRIC ACADEMY
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ADAM
DECLERICO
Adam grew up in Sarasota, FL and played club locally. He was apart of several very successful programs and played ODP during high school. He received a full athletic scholarship to West Virginia Wesleyan in the toughest Division II conference at the time. His Leadership and abilities helped him to be selected as Captain during his junior and senior years. His accolades includes First Team All-Conference and All-Region. After college he chose to play in Italy for Acilia AS, then Chicago Fire U-23s. After Chicago ended, he came back to Sarasota and got into coaching, which included Assistant Coaching at Eckerd College, Director of Competitive Boys at FC Sarasota and Data and Analysis Coach with Sarasota Metropolis. He currently holds a C license, and in queue for his USSF B.
Adam’s vision of what a soccer player should be is very clearly outlined in the Next Generation Soccer Academy plan. He has worked with athletes over the years using unique methods that help with ball mastery, enhancing soccer IQs and leading them down the right pathway for college. His passion for the game has helped over 30 athletes become collegiate athletes. His organization, concepts and attitude will bring players forward, exposing them to Next Generation opportunities.
JOHN
DAMICO
First and foremost, John is a die-hard La Liga fan, a passion he cultivated while living in Madrid, Spain with his family 2015-2016. With two children currently playing youth soccer, John is excited to be a part of a club strategically designed to develop and empower young athletes. For 25+ years, John has founded, funded, and consulted for multiple successful businesses within the service, financial, healthcare, and gaming Industries. His experience will help ensure Next Gen successfully advances its core mission to become the best player and ‘coach centric’ elite youth soccer club in Florida.
“The greater danger for most of us isn’t that our aim is too high and miss it, but that it is too low, and we reach it.” – Michelangelo
OUR DIRECTORS
TECHNICAL DIRECTORBILL ARBOGAST
DIRECTOR OF COACHINGROY HILL
Roy joins the Director team with an extensive soccer background, both playing and coaching. He began playing as a young boy, eventually entering West Ham United at the age of 13 and played 14 games with the first time. In addition, he went on to play semi-professional with Yeading FC, Hillingdon Borough FC and Chalfont St Peter FC. He has previously held Director roles at various soccer organizations. In his coaching career, he has won many competitive league titles and multiple state title runs. in Previous roles, he oversaw large Academy age training groups, working alongside National team level coaches. He currently holds license for UEFA “B” (license taken in England), International Coaching Association License (USA) and USSF “D” License, 9v9 and 11v 11 and Grassroots. He is beloved by his wife Kim.
ACADEMY HEAD COACHES
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ACADEMY COACHJOHN 'JT' TAYLOR
ACADEMY COACHGREG ATKIN
ACADEMY COACHCHRIS SOLARI
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ACADEMY COACHREGGIE THOMAS
Edy “Reggie” Thomas comes to NextGen with a fantastic passion for the sport and players. He has enjoyed professional stints in Brazil with clubs Nacional A.C and C.A Juventus. Last year he joined the USL 2 side Sarasota Metropolis FC where he was often a starter. He speaks 3 languages and is excited to take his abilities to the next level at NextGen. His Coaching experience includes Nacional A.C / Aux U-14 (2013) / U-15 (2014), Nepean City-Ottawa Canada Clinica with U-15 in Brasil, Head Coach (2015) and FC Sarasota for the last 2 years.
ACADEMY COACHROY HILL
Roy joins the Director team with an extensive soccer background, both playing and coaching. He began playing as a young boy, eventually entering West Ham United at the age of 13 and played 14 games with the first time. In addition, he went on to play semi-professional with Yeading FC, Hillingdon Borough FC and Chalfont St Peter FC. He has previously held Director roles at various soccer organizations. In his coaching career, he has won many competitive league titles and multiple state title runs. in Previous roles, he oversaw large Academy age training groups, working alongside National team level coaches. He currently holds license for UEFA “B” (license taken in England), International Coaching Association License (USA) and USSF “D” License, 9v9 and 11v 11 and Grassroots. He is beloved by his wife Kim.
ACADEMY COACHFABIO EL FARISSI
ACADEMY COACHDAVID QUINTERO
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ACADEMY COACHROE ELLIOTT
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ACADEMY COACHNICK METCALFE
ACADEMY COACHKAI HAASKIVI
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ACADEMY COACHJESSE MUSKWE
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ACADEMY COACHAVERI CASH
ACADEMY ASSISTANT COACHES
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ACADEMY COACHDON JACKSON
ACADEMY COACHJIM BURNS
GOALKEEPING COACHES
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GOALKEEPER COACHAVERI CASH
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GOALKEEPER COACHJOSE RIVERA
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SPORTS PERFORMANCE
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OUR ADMIN
REGISTRARMARISA MERLINO
COLLEGE RECRUITING COORDINATORPENNY PEARCE
ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
