MATANUSKA SOCCER CLUB - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- District Commissioner Rick Morgan
After seven years spent coaching recreational soccer in the Valley, Dan Jenkins began with Matanuska Soccer Club in 2006, and since that time has served as the head coach of the Polaris 97 girls, as well as assisting with many of the club's academy training sessions and other development programs. He has played competitively for the past 31 years, including 4 years with Regis University (NCAA Division II), and currently holds licensing from the USS. Dan also serves as a Coerver Coaching trainer.
Having been involved in youth soccer throughout the Matanuska-Susitna Valley for more than ten years, including time spent as a coach for both recreational and competitive teams, Rob Sande has recently assumed a leadership role within MSC's revamped academy program for pre-competitive players. As a key contributor to the club's many development programs, including goalkeeper training, Rob is ideally suited to take on the task of educating volunteer coaches, parents and players, while providing solid foundation-training for the MSC Premier players of tomorrow.
A coach with MSC for over two years, Sam Johnstone splits his time between the Polaris 03 girls, and the United 00 boys. He also helps with the MSC Youth Development Academy, where he is responsible for instilling a foundation of individual soccer skills and fostering a love of the game for all of the club's pre-competitive players. Sam currently holds a USSF E and NSCAA Junior Level V coaching license.
Seattle, WA, resident TR Stoneback has been providing Coerver® Coaching programs for players, teams, clubs, and associations in the Northwest since 1995. He believes that the Coerver® method should be a part of every youth player's development no matter his or her skill level or ability. Over the years he has worked with a number of talented young athletes, many whom have gone on to play at the collegiate and professional levels. He's also trained several players who've represented the United States at the youth- and senior-National Team levels.