NEXT LEVEL SOCCER - Key Persons
Dan has been involved in coaching and mentoring for most of his life and hopes his music industry success is an example that long odds can be overcome to reach the highest level.
Little known fact: Coach Dan has to ice down his hands after sessions due to excessively high-fiving trainees.
Ingar has been involved with soccer in various capacities for more than 30 years, as a player and coach. Growing up in Norway, he played competitive soccer for more than 15 years and has been coaching for 10+ years. For the 2023/2024 season, Ingar will lead the Next Level Soccer 2011 Boys program. Ingar currently resides in Mesa with his wife, Alissa, and two children, Lucas and Evelyn.
When asked about the best part about growing up in Norway, Ingar said "It's so a-fjord-able"! (Ok that's a fake quote. There's Norway we'd stoop Oslo as making up fake quotes for comedic affect.
Native of Bolingbrook, IL. Undergrad degree (2016) in Marketing from Monmouth College where she played center mid all 4 years - 2 NCAA tournament appearances. Assistant coach at Monmouth College for 4 years post grad where they had 2 NCAA Tournament appearances and a conference championship.
She got her Graduate degree (2020) in Sport Management at Western Illinois University. After that she moved to Arizona in May 2020 and became a certified personal trainer and coached for East Valley NSFC. Currently play for FC Arizona UWS.
Originally from Sao Paulo, Brazil, Coach Yago has a degree in Physical Education with an emphasis on Soccer Development, a USSF National C License, a TOVO V1 Methodology License, and a NSCAA Futsal License - Level 1.
He has coached internationally in Brazil (Head Coach and Assistant Coach at S.C Corinthians Paulista - Chute Inicial U7 - U17), Ireland (Head Coach at Harolds Cross Soccer U15), and Pretoria, South Africa. He's fluent in English, Portuguese, and Spanish, and always has the freshest haircut in the facility