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Joining our summer staff from Ter Apel, Holland, is Marieke van Tienhoven, an accomplished player as well as soccer educator. She has high-level playing experience in both the Netherlands and the United States. She has played for v.v UDO as well as the first division team, Ter Leede ladies 2 in Sassenheim. In America, she played for the 2004 national finalist NJ Wildcats team, a women’s soccer team that plays in the W-League - the largest women's sports league in North America.
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Leon Emmel is a well educated soccer instructor who also works as a physical education teacher in Zeist, Holland. He coaches at Alphense Boys, a premier soccer club in Holland for the U-12 first division in the country at the highest level possible. In addition to coaching a team, Leon is also one of the head coaches of a soccer technique academy in the Netherlands called The Complete Techniek where he specializes in training individual youths. In addition to his coaching experience, Leon also has undergone a year of intense study to earn his TC 3 coaching license from the prestigious KNVB soccer association.
Jeroen Haarsma
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Jeroen Haarsma of the Netherlands has had the unique experience of playing professional soccer for FC Volendam, a premiership team in Holland where he still plays on the second level due to a recent knee injury. When he is not training, Jeroen keeps busy as a soccer journalist for a local Dutch newspaper as well as being a full time law student at the University of Amsterdam. He is a natural leader and an excellent communicator who is anxious to share his passion and experience with our American students.
Christiaan van den Vlekkert
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Christiaan van den Vlekkert is another Dutch newcomer to DSA who will be a dynamic addition to our coaching team. As a coach, he is specifically licensed and trained to work with U-12 youth. He has his CIII youth coaching certification through the world renowned KNVB Dutch Soccer Association. He has also studied and been certified to teach on moves and skills by Rene Meulensteen training techniques of Manchester United from England. As a player, he has played in the highest amateur Dutch league. Christiaan currently is the head coach for the U-9 and U-13 premier Dutch soccer club WVF.
Jeroen Bastiaan van de Wetering
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Jeroen Bastiaan van de Wetering is an accomplished Dutch soccer trainer who will greatly enhance our ability to teach the game to our DSA summer camp students. He also has been certified to teach moves and skills by Rene Meulensteen training techniques of Manchester United from England. Jeroen has his Trainer Coach III License as well the prestigious Trainer Coach II License from the KNVB Royal Dutch Soccer Association. He has a wealth of experience working with youth at various ages and stages of development. He currently coaches at the Voetbalschool Techniek, a moves and skills soccer school in Hilversum, Holland.
Jeroen will head DSA’s 2008 advanced class and help our students prepare their bodies for maximum soccer performance. He is a certified soccer strength & conditioning coach since 2004. We are looking forward to learning from Jeroen as we coach along side him this summer.
Daniel Williams: Junior Division Director
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Returning for his third season with Dutch Soccer Academy is Daniel Williams from Eastbourne, England. Dan’s animated and high-energy approach to teaching the game of soccer has set him
apart as one of DSA’s all-time favorite coaches. He does an excellent job motivating and encouraging his students. He brings so much life and fun to the field and makes the DSA camp
experience uniquely memorable for our students.
Dan started his playing career at Eastbourne Borough F.C. in the Southern conference where he
was the only player in five years to make it to the first team from their youth & reserves. Dan also played for Sussex where he captained the team that captured two consecutive League
Championships. Currently, Dan plays for Hastings in the Ryman Premier where he is known for his tenacious defending and dominating style of play.
Matthew Jones
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Englishman, Matt Jones (Coach Jonah) will return for another season with Dutch Soccer Academy in 2008. Matthew’s love for teaching soccer and working with children makes him a perfect match
for our DSA coaching team. His knowledge of the game combined with his dry English humor creates an ideal learning environment where his students look forward to learning each day. He
does an excellent job connecting with his students and transforming them into better players.
In his youth, Matt played for Portsmouth FC in the premier league where he represented his county
at various levels. He also played “football” for Eastbourne United AFC and the University of Brighton which became national champions of the BUSA (British University Sports Association).
Currently, Matthew works in England as computer science engineer.
James Smith
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Adding great depth to our coaching team is British coach, James Smith. He is an excellent teacher of the game who has coached for CACL soccer school since 2002. As a F.A. certified
coach, he takes great pride in making his students better players. James patient and encouraging style of coaching creates an atmosphere on the field where his students are not afraid to make
mistakes and try new skills.
Coach James loves to travel and experience new cultures. Each year he has taken time to live in
other countries such as Thailand, Spain, Vietnam, and New Zealand. Our DSA students benefited from his multi-cultural perspective both on and off the field.
Check back soon to find out who will be added next to our 2008 coaching staff.
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