High School Soccer Coach

Personal Details

Name: Omar Garcia Cruz

Address: **** *. **** **.

Chicago Il, 60615

Phone Number: 773-***-****

Email: ********@*****.***

Profile

Soccer Coach with five years of experience. Working to help children develop on and off the field. Proven ability to maintain and establish an excellent communication and relationship between players and team as a whole. Dedicated to identifying players needs and delivering effective solutions whether it is on or off the pitch regardless of their ability. Excellent time management skills in order to create efficacious conditions that allow kids to learn about responsibilities and duties as players and human beings. Assisting in developing children’s leadership and accountability skills to not only help them improve while on the field, but also outside in everyday life routines. Employment History

Barcelona Academy Chicago (June 2023-July 2024)

An established competitive traveling soccer academy based in Schaumburg, Illinois.

● Following and creating training sessions based on the barcelona methodology.

● Constantly reporting and staying in touch with the football director.

● Scheduling and staying in touch with other teams/coaches for the league and tournaments.

● Create a welcoming and fun environment for both players and parents.

● Attending weekly meetings to discuss and create ways to continue developing our players based on their needs and skill level.

● Scheduling parent meetings to keep parents in the loop and aware of the development being made for their kids, not just as individuals but as players.

● Creating player reports at the end of each season to track their development throughout the year.

● Attending summer camps while scouting for talent.

● Communicating with players, setting different goals based on their skill level to keep them motivated and helping out their development.

Kitsune FC (2020-Present)

An established competitive team created to aid low income children on the South Side of Chicago.

● Establish practice and game dates during the season.

● Create training sessions focused on developing children’s skills with different variations.

● Staying in touch with league and tournament organizers to allow the team to participate and challenge themselves in different skill categories.

● Constant communication with parents, not just focused on their child’s soccer development, but outside the pitch as well.

● Help assistant coaches develop their own ideas and help them grow in this career.

● Create a welcoming and enjoying environment for both players and parents.

● Implementing effective practice and condition programs.

● Designating effective game plans and tactics for league games..

● Organizing drills to build the teams endurance and footwork skills.

● Working alongside the park district to provide training facilities for our youth camp and our competitive team.

● Communicating with children on their development and how to continue improving their individual skills.

● Responsible for recruitment of athletes by promoting the team. University Of Chicago Laboratory High School (2022-2023)

● Assistant coach to both Varsity and JV teams.

● Help develop training sessions along with head coaches.

● Assist head coaches with anything needed for the players on and off the pitch.

● Staying in constant communication with the physical trainer to identify any injuries and needs for all players.

● Constant communication with players to discuss their development and goals for the season, and create private training sessions to achieve these goals.

● Responsible for analyzing previous game videos to work on tactical perspectives for future games.

● In charge of studying future opponents to create a successful plan of action for future matches. Chicago Public Park Districts (2016-2019)

● Soccer coach during their summer programs.

● Create fun and productive sessions for children to enjoy throughout their training drills.

● Adjust to helping children with their personal development despite their skill levels.

● Staying in constant communication with parents to keep them up to date with daily or weekly changes.

● Assisting in other sport programs if coaches were absent or short staffed.

● Responsible for implementing activities and drills with the teams. (Numerous age groups and skill levels)

● Direct ambitious practice sessions to boost player’s abilities and teamwork.

● Guide teams of over 30 players through drills and weekly exercises Certifications

● Concussion Certification

● SafeSport Training

● Grassroots Coaching Certification

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