Meet Our Coaches
Directors
Adam Dement
Youth Academy Director
Background
Licences:
- USSF E
Coaching Experience:
- 2012-Present OPHS JV Boys
- 2013-2016 Villages Soccer
- 2017-Present CCSC
Fave soccer team:
- Everton FC
Fave quote:
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” – Edmond Burke
Nick Fogarty
Director of Coaching – Girls
Background
Licences:
- NSCAA Advanced National Diploma
- NSCAA GK Level 3 Diploma
- USSF C
Coaching Experience:
- Clay County Soccer Club 2011- Present
Fave soccer team:
- Stoke City F.C.
Fave quote:
“Dream…Don’t be afraid to have dreams… If you work hard enough and you’re not afraid to dream and you’re not afraid to fail… Everybody fails. Don’t be afraid to fail! I’ve had more failures than I’ve had successes, but I’m not afraid to fail. “– Chris
Matt Hollyoak
Executive Director
Background
Licences:
- NSCAA Premier
- UEFA B
- NSCAA GK1 and 2
- U.S.S.F. D
Coaching Experience:
- FYSA ODP and Instructional Staff
- West Ham United International Academy
- Tonbridge Angels Academy
- First Class Football Staff Coach
Fave soccer team:
- West Ham
Fave quote:
“To me, soccer is so much more than a ball and two goals; it connects people from all of the corners of the world.” – Unknown Author
Wale Leyimu
Technical Director
Background
Licences:
- NSCAA National Diploma
- USSF D
Coaching Experience:
- CCSC: 2008 – Present
- Girls Academy (2006) & Girls Premier (2009)
- Ridgeview High Boys JV: 2008-2012
- Orange Park High Boys Varsity: 2012-2020
- Clay High Boys Varsity: 2020- Present
Fave soccer team:
- Arsenal FC
Fave Quote:
“Don’t be scared to be ambitious. It’s not a humiliation to have a high target and to fail. For me, the real humiliation is to have a target and not give everything to reach it.” -Arsene Wenger
Jimmy Merritt
Director of Coaching – Boys
Background
Licences:
- NSCAA National Diploma
- NSCAA Goalkeeping Level 2 Diploma
- USSF “D” License
Coaching Experience:
- Clay High School Varsity and Junior Varsity: 2015/16
- St. Johns Country Day Varsity and Junior Varsity: 2016-Present
- CCSC Academy: Spring 2015
- United Soccer Alliance Academy Director: 2016-Present
- CCSC Premier: 2015-Present
Fave soccer team:
- Arsenal Football Club
Fave quote:
“Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.” -Stephen King
Jeff Reedy
Recreational Director
Background
Licenses:
- USSF Youth National
- USSF D
- Grassroots 7v7
- Grassroots 9v9
- Grassroots 11v11
Coaching Experience:
- 17 years from Academy to U19 ages
- 2006 USA Sol Red Pre DA
Fave soccer team:
- Barcelona
Fave quote:
“Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.”
Kylie Wilson
Goalkeeping Director
Background
Licences:
- NSCAA Advanced National Goalkeeping
- USSF D License
- USSF E License
- USSF F License
Coaching Experience:
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Director of Goalkeeping
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Girls Youth Academy Director
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Jacksonville University Women’s Soccer Volunteer Goalkeeper Coach (2018-2020)
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Girls Premier Head Coach (2017- Present)
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Youth Academy (2016-Present)
Fave soccer team:
- Manchester City
Fave quote:
Without struggle there is no progress.
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Rob Anderson
Background
Licences:
- Sfa children’s license
- Uefa B license
- Nscaa National Diploma
- Nscaa Director of Coaching diploma
Coaching Experience:
- Rob played soccer from 1993- 1999 for various Scottish teams. Rob went on to work for the SFA (Scottish Football Association) and worked as a community coach for a Scottish Premier League team, Hibernian FC. As coach for Elgin College, Chicago, Il, Rob’s team won the conference championship and also earned the college’s first Women’s Soccer Region IV title. As a result, in 2004, Rob was awarded both the Women’s Conference ’Coach of the Year’ and the Women’s Regional Coach of the Year. Rob’s Ramsay Area Soccer U13 Team won the State Cup in Minnesota. Rob holds the UEFA SFA B License Diploma and SFA Children’s License Diploma. He also earned the NSCAA Director of Coaching Diploma and NSCAA National Diploma.
Fave soccer team:
- Hibernian FC
Fave quote:
“Behind every kick of a ball there has to be a thought.”
James Bayles
Background
Licences:
- NCAA Advanced National
- NCAA Goalkeeping Level 3
- NCAA Special Topics Diploma Training The Goalkeeper
- NCAA Special Topics Diploma The Mental Game
- USSF D
Coaching Experience:
- CCSC 2011 – Present
- OPHS 2011-2014
Achievements:
- 2015 State Champion 99/00(U16)
- 2015 Final Four 01/02(U14)
Fave soccer team:
- Leicester City
Fave quote:
“Get Stuck in”
Doug Black
Background
Licences:
- NSCAA Junior Level 5 & 6 Diplomas
- NSCAA Goalkeeper Level 1 Diploma
- USSF D1, E, and F Licenses
Coaching Experience:
- More than 15 years experience coaching soccer in Northeast Florida
- Oakleaf Soccer Club, 3 years – President, VP and Coach
- Westside Soccer Club Select, 5 years – President, VP, Director of Coaching, Coach
- CCSC 2015 – Present
Fave soccer team:
- Huddersfield Town FC
Fave quote:
“Never, never, never give up.” Winston Churchill
Ray Canevari
Background
Licensing:
- USSF “C” License
Coaching Experience:
- 30+ years
Fave soccer team:
- Manchester City
Fave quote:
“Teamwork – the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.”
Al Cruz
Background
Licensing:
- NSCAA National Diploma
- NSCAA Goalkeeping 1, 2 & 3 Diploma
- USSF “C” License
- USSF “D” License
- USSF “E” License
Coaching Experience:
- 30+ years
- Coaching at Clay County SC since 2003
Fave soccer team:
- West Ham
Fave quote:
“The journey may be uphill … but the views are fantastic!”
Manny Cruz
Background
Licenses:
- USSF “D” License
- USSF “E” License
- NSCAA National Diploma
Coaching Experience:
- CCSC Premier 2008-Present
- CCSC Super Y
- St Johns Country Day School
Fave soccer team:
- Manchester United
Fave quote:
- “Keep moving forward.”
Roger Dailey
Background
Licences:
- NSCAA National license
- NSCAA Goalkeeper I & II
- NFHS Accredited Interscholastic Coach (Level 1 National Certification for Soccer)
- USSF D
- USSF E
Coaching Experience:
- CCSC 2008-present
- LJH 2015-present
- FIHS 2008-present
- EWHS 1998-2007
- JYSC 1992-1993
- MBBAA 1990-1992
Fave Soccer Team:
- Liverpool FC
Fave Quote:
“Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.”.- John Wooden
Adam Dement
Youth Academy Director
Background
Licences:
- USSF E
Coaching Experience:
- 2012-Present OPHS JV Boys
- 2013-2016 Villages Soccer
- 2017-Present CCSC
Fave soccer team:
- Everton FC
Fave quote:
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” – Edmond Burke
Jason Dennis
Background
Licences:
- USA E License
Coaching Experience:
- WSC Academy/Select
- CCSC Premier
- Paxon High School Varsity
Fave soccer team:
- Everton
Fave quote:
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle
BJ Fletcher
Background
Licences:
- USSF D1, F, E
- NSCAA National
- NSCAA Advanced Regional
- NSCAA Goalkeeping I and I I
- USSF Referee
Coaching Experience:
- Clay County Soccer Club Premiere
- Westside Soccer Club Premiere
- Annunciation Catholic School
Fave soccer team:
- Bayern Munich
Fave quote:
“Your actions define who you are.”
Nick Fogarty
Director of Coaching – Girls
Background
Licences:
- NSCAA Advanced National Diploma
- NSCAA GK Level 3 Diploma
- USSF C
Coaching Experience:
- Clay County Soccer Club 2011- Present
Fave soccer team:
- Stoke City F.C.
Fave quote:
“Dream…Don’t be afraid to have dreams… If you work hard enough and you’re not afraid to dream and you’re not afraid to fail… Everybody fails. Don’t be afraid to fail! I’ve had more failures than I’ve had successes, but I’m not afraid to fail. “– Chris
Heather French
Background
Licences:
- USSF D
Coaching Experience:
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Girls Varsity Soccer Head Coach, Valley Christian High School, San Jose, CA (2016-2018)
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Girls Varsity Soccer Goalkeeper Coach, Valley Christian High School (2015-2016)
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Girls Junior Varsity Soccer Assistant Coach, Valley Christian High School (2015-2016)
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U11-U13 Girls Head Coach, MVLA Soccer Club, Los Altos, CA (2016-2017)
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Goalkeeper Coach, MVLA Soccer Club (2016-2017)
Fave soccer team:
- U.S. Women’s National Team
Fave quote:
“If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you.”
– Fred DeVito
Greg George
Background
Licensing:
- USSF C
Coaching Experience:
- CCSC, 2016-Present
- Oakleaf High School, 2018-2020
- St. Johns Country Day School, 2020-Present
Fave soccer team:
- Columbus Crew
Fave quote:
“We have two lives: the life we learn with, and the life we live with after that.” -Bernard Malamud
Kerri Hanks
Background
- Notre Dame – 4 time All-American (84 goals, 73 assists)
- Owns 67 records in the Notre Dame, Big East and NCAA record books
- 2-time Hermann Trophy – top female NCAA Division I soccer player
- Texas Christian University – Assistant Women’s Coach
- Dallas Sting
- North Texas ODP Staff Coach
- Region III Assistant Team Coach
- Gainesville Soccer Alliance – Assistant DOC Girls Teams
Licensing:
- USSF D
Grant Hauth
Background
- CCSC Youth Coach 2005-2010
- CCSC Youth Academy Coach 2011-2014
- CCSC Premier Coach 2014-2017
- ECNL Armada Team Manager 2015-2017
- United Soccer Alliance Team Manager Admin. 2017-2018
Licensing
- USSF D
- NSCAA State Diploma
Troy Henderson
Background
Licences:
- USSF D
- USSF E
Coaching Experience:
- CCSC 2016 – Present
Fave soccer team:
- Chelsea FC
Fave quote:
“Push through the pain and reach the glory on the other side..”
– Unknown
Matt Hollyoak
Executive Director
Background
Licences:
- NSCAA Premier
- UEFA B
- NSCAA GK1 and 2
- U.S.S.F. D
Coaching Experience:
- FYSA ODP and Instructional Staff
- West Ham United International Academy
- Tonbridge Angels Academy
- First Class Football Staff Coach
Fave soccer team:
- West Ham
Fave quote:
“To me, soccer is so much more than a ball and two goals; it connects people from all of the corners of the world.” – Unknown Author
Chris Kenney
Background
Licences:
- USSF Goalkeeper 1
- USSF Grassroots 9v9
- USSF Grassroots 11v11
Coaching Experience:
- 1993-96 Orange Park High Girls Soccer Assistant Coach
- 1997 Clay High Boys/Girls Soccer Assistant Coach
- 1998 Ridgeview High Girls Head Coach
- 1994-98 CCSC Goalkeeper Coach
- 1996 CCSC U16 Girls Premier Head Coach
- 1996 University of Florida Women’s Soccer Goalkeeper Coach
- 1997-99 UNF Women’s Soccer Assistant Coach
- 2000 Jacksonville University Women’s Soccer Assistant Coach
- 2018-19 U10 SOL White Assistant Coach
- 2019-20 U9 SOL Red Assistant Coac
Fave soccer team:
- Manchester United
Fave Quote:
“When you work good things happen.”
Joe Lemieux
Background
Licences:
- USSF D License
- USSF E License
- NSCAA National License
- NSCAA Goalkeeper Level I & II
Coaching Experience:
- 11 years (8 with CCSC)
Fave soccer team:
- 01 Sol Red/04 Sol Red
Fave quote:
“The vision of a champion is someone who is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion when no one else is watching.” – Anson Dorrance
Janitta Levius
Background
Licences:
- FYSA U8-10 Youth Module Clay County
- FYSA Module U8/U10
Coaching Experience:
- 4 Years Head Academy Coach at United Soccer Alliance
Fave soccer team:
- Manchester United
Fave Quote:
“By living to serve and uplift others, we have successfully found our purpose.”
Wale Leyimu
Technical Director
Background
Licences:
- NSCAA National Diploma
- USSF D
Coaching Experience:
- CCSC: 2008 – Present
- Girls Academy (2006) & Girls Premier (2009)
- Ridgeview High Boys JV: 2008-2012
- Orange Park High Boys Varsity: 2012-2020
- Clay High Boys Varsity: 2020- Present
Fave soccer team:
- Arsenal FC
Fave Quote:
“Don’t be scared to be ambitious. It’s not a humiliation to have a high target and to fail. For me, the real humiliation is to have a target and not give everything to reach it.” -Arsene Wenger
Chris Marcelo
Background
Licences:
- USSF D
- USSF E
- USSF F
Coaching Experience:
- CCSC 2014 – Present
- OUFC 2011 – 2014
Fave soccer team:
- Arsenal FC
Fave Quote:
Fall down seven times, stand up eight.
Dave Meadors
Background
Licences:
- USSF National D
- USSF Grassroots 11v11, 9v9, 4v4
- USSF National F
- FYSA Module U8/U10
Coaching Experience:
- CCSC 2012 – Present
Fave soccer team:
- FC Barcelona
Fave Quote:
“We do not pass to move the ball, we pass to move the opposition.”
Jimmy Merritt
Director of Coaching – Boys
Background
Licences:
- NSCAA National Diploma
- NSCAA Goalkeeping Level 2 Diploma
- USSF “D” License
Coaching Experience:
- Clay High School Varsity and Junior Varsity: 2015/16
- St. Johns Country Day Varsity and Junior Varsity: 2016-Present
- CCSC Academy: Spring 2015
- United Soccer Alliance Academy Director: 2016-Present
- CCSC Premier: 2015-Present
Fave soccer team:
- Arsenal Football Club
Fave quote:
“Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.” -Stephen King
Touan Plante
Background
Licences:
- USSF – F
- NSCAA – National Diploma
Coaching Experience:
- U14 Premier Girls (2003)
- U15 Premier Boys (00/01)
- U13 to U15 Premier Girls (99/00) (Assistant coach)
Fave soccer team:
- MLS – Montreal Impact
Fave quote:
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” -Oscar Wilde
Rick Prestridge
Background
Licences:
- USSF National D
- USSF Grassroots 11v11, 9v9, 4
Licences:
- NSCAA National Diploma
- NSCAA Advanced Regional Diploma
- NSCAA State and Regional Goalkeeping Diploma
- USSF E License
- Youth coaching modules u6-u10
- FHSSA
Coaching Experience:
- 24 years of coaching boys, girls and coed teams at the recreational level, developmental academy, premier division as well as high school JV and Varsity.
Fave soccer team:
- Mine!
Fave quote:
“I may not be there yet, but I’m closer today, than I was yesterday.” -Totti To sum it up, good is not good enough and with hard work, commitment and dedication, there’s always room to improve. Has anyone ever reached their full potential? Keep working!
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- USSF National F
- FYSA Module U8/U10
Coaching Experience:
- CCSC 2012 – Present
Fave soccer team:
- FC Barcelona
Fave Quote:
“We do not pass to move the ball, we pass to move the opposition.”
Jeff Reedy
Recreational Director
Background
Licences:
- USSF Youth National
- USSF D
- Grassroots 7v7
- Grassroots 9v9
- Grassroots 11v11
Coaching Experience:
- 17 years from Academy to U19 ages
- 2006 USA Sol Red Pre DA
Fave soccer team:
- Barcelona
Fave quote:
“Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.”
Eddie Rodriguez
Background
Licences:
- NSCAA Goalkeeping II Diploma
- NSCAA National Diploma
- USSF D License
Coaching Experience:
- Westside Soccer Club – Academy & Premier U8-U12
- Clay County – Premier U12-U15
- Bishop Snyder High School 2005-2009
- Paxon High School 2015
Fave soccer team:
- Liverpool
Fave quote:
“Inconceivable.”
Burt Rogers
Background
Licences:
- USSF National D – 2019
- USSF Grassroots 11v11 – 2018
- USSF Grassroots 9v9 – 2018
- USSF Grassroots 4v4 – 2018
- USSF National F – 2016
- FYSA Module U8/U10 – 2015
Coaching Experience:
- CCSC 2011 – Present
- Rec/Academy/Elite/Premier
Fave soccer team:
- The ones I coach!
Fave quote:
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up! The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time!” – Thomas A. Edison
Brett Rountree
Background
Licences:
- NSCAA Advanced Regional
- NSCAA National
- USSF F
- USSF E
- USSF D
Coaching Experience:
- 15 years premier coach
- 12 years middle school / high school coach
Fave soccer team:
- US men’s national team
Fave quote:
“whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right.” -Henry Ford
Restie Tamares
Background
- Jaguar Soccer Club 1996-1998
- Joseph Catholic School 2008
- Jacksonville Youth Soccer Club (JYSC) 2008-2012
- Clay County Soccer Club 2013-2018
- United Soccer Alliance Girls DA U14 2018-Present
Licensing:
- USSF E License
Carlos Villa
Background
Licences:
- USSF Goalkeeper 1
- USSF Grassroots 9v9
- USSF Grassroots 11v11
Coaching Experience:
- 1993-96 Orange Park High Girls Soccer Assistant Coach
- 1997 Clay High Boys/Girls Soccer Assistant Coach
- 1998 Ridgeview High Girls Head Coach
- 1994-98 CCSC Goalkeeper Coach
- 1996 CCSC U16 Girls Premier Head Coach
- 1996 University of Florida Women’s Soccer Goalkeeper Coach
- 1997-99 UNF Women’s Soccer Assistant Coach
- 2000 Jacksonville University Women’s Soccer Assistant Coach
- 2018-19 U10 SOL White Assistant Coach
- 2019-20 U9 SOL Red Assistant Coac
Fave soccer team:
- Manchester United
Fave Quote:
“When you work good things happen.”
Kylie Wilson
Goalkeeping Director
Background
Licences:
- NSCAA Advanced National Goalkeeping
- USSF D License
- USSF E License
- USSF F License
Coaching Experience:
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Director of Goalkeeping
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Girls Youth Academy Director
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Jacksonville University Women’s Soccer Volunteer Goalkeeper Coach (2018-2020)
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Girls Premier Head Coach (2017- Present)
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Youth Academy (2016-Present)
Fave soccer team:
- Manchester City
Fave quote:
Without struggle there is no progress.