DEUS ATHLETICS ACADEMY
CHOOSE GREATNESS
Soccer-Specific Coaching
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Beginner
Intro to passing, receiving, shooting, dribbling, and defending. Perfect for increasing confidence on the field for any level!
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Intermediate
Introduction to higher speed of play, tactics, skill moves, along with sharpening of foundational skills
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Advanced
Emphasis on game-specific tactics, awareness of rules and situational outlook, sharpening foundational skills, adding in advanced skill moves, conditioning and speed/strength enhancement
Mentality
Physical skills are only half of the battle. Confidence, thought processing, willingness to make mistakes as a path to growth, unshakeable self-belief, this is what separates athletes.
At Deus we create well rounded athletes by training the mind how to think about “failure”. We emphasize a mental focus on “visualizing what you want to happen” and bringing it into reality. We remove the negative connotation from the thought process in order to learn and flourish.
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”
Speed. Agility. Strength.
Give yourself or your athlete a physical advantage. Sport-specific training to gain an edge and become a fully rounded-out player. Create an athletic foundation now that will transcend sports, help with injury prevention, and open up opportunities down the line.
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Founder & Head of Player Development
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I was going to list bullet points but I want this to feel more personal. I’ve played soccer for a quarter century, 2000-present. I played rec ball, high school ball, and went D1 at Bowling Green State University. I lost my eligibility, went back to school at SFCC to regain eligibility. During this time I coached a U18 program in my free time, during a training session (on my actual birthday) I damaged a nerve and was never supposed to play again.
After extensive rehab my nerve worked again enough to compete, so I relocated to St. Louis since its soccer city USA. I am still looking for opportunities to play, I coach because I love the game and plan to be around it as a player or coach until I can’t walk. -
At DEUS, sport is LIFE
During my extensive rehab I had to re learn things that had previously been ingrained in my brain, this time as an adult. I studied kinesiology, and psychology in college and during my rehab I learned how to apply both philosophies to get through a rough rehab, and rebuild.
I take these concepts I learned through experience, and school, to help athletes learn quickly and efficiently. Along with sport skills we learn the mental aspect of getting better: having high expectations for performance without tearing ourselves down, using mental imagery to advance more quickly, the importance of self-talk when learning new concepts, setting goals, making mistakes with intention, becoming a mentality monster, etc.
With these skills, our athletes are prepared to take on anything and have a foundation that will last a lifetime