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Richard Punt
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| Company position: |
Regional Director |
| Year joined USA |
2007 |
| Originally from: |
Ledbury, England |
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| Qualifications: |
English FA Level 1 and 2.
USSF Licensed
BSc. (Hons) Sport Psychology, University of Glamorgan |
| Awards & honors: |
United Soccer Academy Hotspurs - Cherry Hill Tournament Winners 2010
United Soccer Academy Hotspurs - Lititz Summer Showcase Tournament Winners 2010
Vineland Kixx – Vineland Memorial Day tournament 2009 winners
Vineland Vikings – Vineland Memorial Day tournament 2009 winners
Vineland Vikings – Cohansey tournament 2009 winners
Vineland Kixx – Cohansey tournament 2009 runners up
Vineland Banshees – Vineland Memorial Day tournament 2009 runners up
Vineland Voltage – Vineland Memorial Day tournament 2009 runners up
East Greenwich Firebirds – SJGSL International A Division runners up
East Greenwich Firebirds – West Deptford Thanksgiving tournament 2008 winners
Vineland Banshees – SJGSL Southern Division 2008 champions
Egg Harbor Cobras – SJSL East Continental league 2007 champions
Vineland Kixx – SJGSL National division 2008 runners up
East Greenwich Blitz – Labor Day tournament 2008 runners up
Fairmount Falcons U15 – Philadelphia Soccer Club Labor day tournament 2007 runners up
Summit Sliders – Fall 2009 Morris County Flight Champions
Vineland Kixx – Promoted to South Jersey Olympic Division Fall 2009 |
| Coaching highlights: |
Taking a Football 4 All Academy team to the Wales International Tournament and competing against top teams like Everton, Blackburn, and teams from all over the world. |
| Coaching experience: |
West Bromwich Albion coach and scout U10 and U12 boys, England.
Arsenal Soccer Schools coach, England
Football 4 All Academy coach, England
Vineland Soccer Club, USA: Kixx U14 girls, Banshees U13 girls, Strikers U10 girls,
White Vortex U11 boys, Voltage U11 girls
East Greenwich Soccer Club, USA: Blitz U15 girls, Firebirds U14 girls
Fairmount Soccer Club, USA: Falcons U15 boys, Falcons U14 boys
Garnett Valley Soccer Club, USA: U15 boys, U11 boys
Egg Harbor Soccer Club: USA Celtic U12 boys
Haddon Township Soccer Club: USA U11 and U12 girls
USA Summer Development 2009 U14 Girls
Summit Shredders U13 Boys
Summit Sliders U14 Boys
Branchburg Blizzards U12 Girls
Metuchen Patriots U14 Boys
Metuchen Fire U9 Boys
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| Favorite soccer team: |
Tottenham Hotspur |
| If I could change one rule, I'd: |
Every senior professional top level team must have a minimum number of home grown players in their match day squad. This would allow home grown players to play regularly at the top level in their respective countries. |
| Best thing about working at USA: |
The fact I get to coach the game I love every day. |
| Favorite aspect of coaching: |
Seeing players transform the skills and tactical understanding they learn through training into a game. |
| Best moment in coaching: |
Seeing players I have coached go to trials at West Brom, Everton, and Blackburn.
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Best moment I've ever witnessed live at a sporting event is:
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Tottenham Hotspur thrashing one of my local teams, Hereford United 5 – 1 in the FA Cup. |
| If i wasn't coaching soccer I'd be: |
Trying to become a professional snowboarder. |
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Regional Directors
