Faith Allen
U13 Girls White
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Hometown: Walterboro, SC
Playing Background:
I started playing soccer at the age of 8 (2nd grade). I played for Walterboro Soccer Club for 10 years while playing for Colleton County Middle and High School teams. After high school I continued my soccer career playing for Francis Marion University for 4 years.
Coaching Education (qualifications & licenses):
Coaching Experience:
1 year with FSA
1 season with U13 girls at Walterboro Soccer Club
Favorite Team: US Women's National Team
Fun Fact: I've never had brain freeze!
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Lance Crouch
U11 Girls
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Hometown: Hartsville, SC
Playing Background:
2000-2001 Coker College
2001-2004 Francis Marion University
Coaching Education (qualifications & licenses):
Grassroots 9v9 and 11v11
Coaching Experience:
4 years with FSA
Favorite Team: Chelsea FC
Fun Fact: I put peanut butter on my pancakes!
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Matt Connor
Goalkeeper Coach
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Hometown: Florence, SC
Playing Background:
US Air Force Soccer Club (San Antonio, TX)
Coaching Education (qualifications & licenses):
7v7, 9v9, 11v11 In person and National D
USC Goalkeeper 1&2 Pursing Goalkeeper
USC/English FA Goalkeeper Integration
USC/Scottish FA Goalkeeper Performance Analysis
Coaching Experience:
U8 Rec Fall/Spring City of Florence 2018-2019
10U Asst Coach Marion Recreation All Stars Fall 2021
2012 FSA Boys Interim Head Coach Fall 2021
2012 FSA Boys Asst Coach Fall 2022t
FSA Goalkeeper Coach Fall 2022 to current
Favorite Team: Atlanta Braves, Clemson Tigers, South Florence High, Any Soccer team with great goalkeeping
Fun Fact: FSA is a family affair. My Son (McCall) plays Goalkeeper and My Wife (Carrie) is a team manager.
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Ross Goodnight
U10 Boys Blue
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Cesar Gomez
U10 Boys White
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Brooke Grooms
U13 Girls Blue
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Hometown: Florence, SC
Playing Background:
Started my soccer career at FSA at age 4 (almost 32 years ago)
West Florence High School Varsity Girls 2001-2004 (JV in 7th & 8th grade, 1999-2000)
Newberry College Women's Soccer 200402007
Coaching Education (qualifications & licenses): Grassroots
Coaching Experience:
Future Stars Summer Camps - Summer 2008 & 2009
FSA Recreation U6 Girls 2017-2019, U8 Girls 2019-2020
FSA JR. Academy 2012 Girls since spring 2021
Favorite Team:
US WNT & MNT
Florence 2012 Girls!
Fun Fact: I'm a dire hard New England Patriots fan
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Nick Hayes
U17 Boys
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Hometown: Cheraw, SC
Moved to Florence, SC in 1998 to attend FMU
Playing Background:
4 years recreation (3rd-6th grade)
2 years JV (7th-8th grade)
4 years Varsity (9th-12th grade)
2 seasons Men's Summer League (11th-12th grade)
Devastating knee injury ended my playing career prior to starting college
Coaching Education (qualifications & licenses):
Intro to Grassroots: 9/27/18
4V4 Online: 9/27/18
9V9 In Person: 9/27/18
11v11 In Person: 6/26/18
Enrolled in D License Course to be completed May-Aug 2023
Coaching Experience: 24 years coaching:
1999-2004 - YMCA Assistant
2005-2017 - YMCA Head Coach
2017-2018 - FSA Recreation
2018-2021 - FSA Select Assistant (Open, PMSL, Challenge)
2022-Current - FSA Head Coach (Open, PMSL, NLSC)
Favorite Team:
Club: Manchester United
Country: USA Men's & Women's National Teams
Fun Fact:
Won a State Cup with the 2005 Boys on my 40th birthday (12/8/2019)!
Coached basketball in addition to soccer for about 10 years.
Call me Coach Nick. Coach Hayes is my dad (who was a baseball & football coach)
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Jonathan Ladron
U13 Boys Blue
U16 Boys Blue
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Jonathan Landaverde
U19 Boys White
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Alben Leon
U9 Boys Blue
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Hometown: Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Playing Background:
Futsal, FCS Varsity Soccer
Coaching Education (qualifications & licenses):
Us Soccer Grassroots 7v7 and 11v11 licenses
Coaching Experience:
4 years FSA recreation Soccer
FSA Jr Academy / Select Coach 2021 to present
Trinity Collegiate B Team Coach
Favorite Team:
Club Blooming (Bolivia)
FC Barcelona (Spain)
Manchester City (England)
Charlotte FC (USA)
Fun Fact: I dip my french fries in ice cream.
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Pete Ludlow
U15 Boys
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Chelsea Parker
U10 Girls
U17 Girls
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Hometown: Richmond, VA
Playing Background:
Mars Hill College 2009-2013
Asheville City 2019 WPSL
Coaching Education (qualifications & licenses):
USSF D License
USSF C License
Advanced National Diploma
United Coaches Goalkeeper 1 & 2
Coaching Experience:
Shorter University Assistant 2013-2015
Lees-McRae College Assistant 2015-2017
Global Premier Soccer DOC 2018
Tusculum University Assistant 2018-2020
Asheville City Goalkeeper Coach 2019
Francis Marion University Head Coach 2020-2022
FSA Coach 2023 to current
Favorite Team: Liverpool
Fun Fact: I've been skydiving.
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Cruz Perez
U14 Boys Blue
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Hometown: Born in Michoacan Mexico, Raised in Marion, SC
Playing Background: 16 years of high school and adult amateur leagues
Coaching Education (qualifications & licenses):
9v9 online and in-person
11v11 online and in-person
Working towards D License
Coaching Experience:
Coached in Marion SC for 6 years - won U8 Recreation State Championship in 2020 and 2021 and U10 Recreation State Championship in 2021.
FSA 2021 to current
Favorite Team:
Charlotte FC
Mazatlan - Liga Mexico
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Josh Puryear
Director of Coaching
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Hometown: Irmo, SC
Playing Background: Club and High School (Irmo)
Coaching Education (qualifications & licenses):
USSF D
NSCAA National
NSCAA Advanced National
NSCAA GK Level 1
Coaching Experience:
Over 10 years high school experience (Rock Hill, Irmo, West Florence)
Over 10 years club experience
1 year NCAA Division II experience (Francis Marion University)
Favorite Team:
United States
UNC Tar Heels
Fun Fact: Won a state championship as a player and two times as a coach
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Santiago Ramirez
U12 Boys
U16 Boys White
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Alex Shortall
U19 Boys Blue
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Hometown: Florence, SC
Playing Background: 15 years, including select and 4 years high school varsity
Coaching Education (qualifications & licenses):
USSF D License
Coaching Experience:
FSA 2017 to present
West Florence Varsity Girls 2019 to present
West Florence JV Boys 2016 to 2018
Favorite Team:
US Women's National Team
Fun Fact: My head is cluttered with useless information. If you ever need dad jokes, I am the master!
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Kemar Smith
U11 Boys Blue
U14 Boys White
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Hometown: Kingston, Jamaica
Playing Background:
Played for my parish Westmorland (Jamaica)
Represented Jamaica on Under 17 team
D-Cup in high school
Darlington High School
USC Sumter
Semi-Pro for Myrtle Beach
Coaching Education (qualifications & licenses):
Grassroots
Working towards D License
Coaching Experience:
Assistant coach for West Florence JV and Varsity Girl's teams
Coached U6 through U13
Favorite Team: Arsenal (Gunners)
Fun Fact: I'm open-minded and very humble
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Christiaan Storm
U9 Boys White
U13 Boys White
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Jose Weatherford
U15 Girls
U19 Girls
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