Coaching Staff:
All of our coaches have international playing and coaching experience, including the World Cup, Olympic Games, the Cup of African Nations, and other top-level competitions. We are dedicated to sharing our rich professional experience with each player attending our camp.
Timur Yakhin. Coach Timur is the 2022-2023 Camp Director of Coaching. He played in the former Soviet Union and found new passion in coaching new talent to achieve success in the USA. Coach Timur has been coaching soccer in the states since 1998 and has successfully helped many of his players to attain full athletic scholarships, and then leading positions on college level teams. He trains several professional soccer players during off-season. Coach Timur took the Alpharetta United's Super 20 Men's team to the Super 20 National Play-offs in Chicago in 2010. He won two Georgia High School Championships with two different High School teams.
Coach Timur Yakhin's schedule is currently filled to capacity. He is not signing new students at this time. Lesson Location: Atlanta Metro Area.
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Paul Campbell. 2022-2023 The Dream Team Goalkeeper Academy Director of Coaching. One of the most respected Goalkeeper coaches in the Western Hemisphere, coach Paul Campbell has spent the last 16 years being the national GK Coach of Jamaica and the last 5 years as the National GK Coach of the Cayman Islands. He was the GK Coach for three historical qualifications by Jamaica: to the World Cup in France in 1998, to the U-17 World Cup in New Zealand in 1999, and to the U-20 World Cup in Argentina in 2001. Jamaica was the first English speaking Caribbean Island to qualify for the World Cup in 1998.
Coach Paul has a proven approach to the development of young keepers that incorporates a Brazilian approach to rhythm and fitness, from years of working with top Brazilian coaches and GK coaches that include Paolo Cesar, a former Brazilian national GK coach. His approach to shot stopping and angles was worked out with Fred Barber, GK coach at Bolton Wanderers (British Premier League), and he has revolutionized dealing with the cross balls from years of association with the former US National GK coach Peter Mellor. Coach Paul continues to take young keepers and nurture their physical and psychological development, while introducing the best technical and tactical approach to goalkeeping.
Coach Paul is the current Georgia Olympic Development Program Goalkeeper Coach.
Coach Paul Campbell''s schedule is currently filled to capacity. He is not signing new students at this time. Lesson Location: Atlanta Metro Area.
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Sergei G. Podgornov. Coach Sergei is the 2022-2023 Camp Scouting Director.
Coach Sergei started playing youth soccer with the soccer school No. 35 in Tbilisi (Georgia) in 1970, and represented Georgia in international youth tournaments since an early age. He was recruited to the Soviet Youth Soccer School of Olympic Reserves "Smena" in St.Petersburg in 1975. He participated in many international youth soccer tournaments all over the world with various Soviet Youth National teams.
He played professional soccer from 1977 to 1997. Coach Sergei won a Bronze medal of the USSR Championship in 1980 with Zenit St.Petersburg, as well as a Bronze medal of the USSR Championship in 1982 with Dynamo St.Petersburg. He was named the "Best Midfielder" of the USSR Cup in 1981. He was called to the National Team in 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990.
Coach Sergei was the playing coach of the FC Locomotiv St. Petersburg (Russia) in 1995-1997.
He won both the Youth St.Petersburg Championship and the Youth St.Petersburg Cup in 1998 as a coach of the Soccer School of Olympic Reserves "Smena".
He coached Veterans Team "Omega-Trading" (St.Petersburg, Russia) in 1999.
Coach Sergei has coached in the USA since 2000. He took his Alpharetta United Super Y Boys team to the Final of the Super Y National Play-offs in 2009.
Coach Sergei Podgornov's schedule is currently filled to capacity. He is not signing new students at this time. Lesson Location: Savannah, Georgia.
Mercy Akide. One of the most accomplished female soccer players in the history of the game will help you discover and develop the drive to outperform and score goals. The first African Women Footballer of the Year in 2002, coach Mercy was a 1999 and 2004 FIFA World All-Star. She played for Nigeria in the last three FIFA Women's World Cups, the Olympic Games in 2004 and helped Nigeria's Super Falcons to three African Women Championships (AWC) titles in 1998, 2000 and 2002. In 2005, she was named by FIFA as one of its 15 World Ambassadors for Football.
Sign Up for a Private Instruction Session with Coach Mercy Akide. Lesson Location: Richmond, VA.
Florence "Flo" Omagbemi. Coach Florence will help you sharpen your vision, and develop your leadership potential. She has worn the colors of the Nigerian National team since the age of 19. Her natural authority and vision allowed her to quickly climb the ranks to become the captain of the Super Falcons. She led the Nigerian National Team to three consecutive wins in the African Women's Championships.
Coach "Flo" won the 1999 Women's Player of the Year, and was instrumental in Nigerian National Team reaching quarter finals in the 1999 World Cup, a performance never matched by any women's National Team from Africa.
Sign Up for a Private Instruction Session with Coach Florence Omagbemi. Lesson Location: Richmond, VA.
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Aleksandr Mikhailovich Zakharikov. Coach Aleksandr played professional soccer from 1980 to 1997. He made his professional debut in the USSR Premier League in 1980 for FC Zenit St.Petersburg (Russia) and won a Bronze medal of the USSR Championship the same year. He became a USSR Champion with Zenit in 1984. He later played in the Jia-A (top Chinese league) and won the Bronze medal in 1994 and the Chinese Championship in 1995 with Shanghai Shenhua FC (Snahghai). Coach Aleksandr is the Finalist of the USSR Cup of 1984. He is the winner of the USSR Super Cup of 1985.
He coached FC Staff-Alliance (St. Petersburg, Russia) in 2003-2005, and Dynamo St.Petersburg (Russia) in 2005-2007.
Coach Aleksandr Mikhailovich Zakharikov's schedule is currently filled to capacity. He is not signing new students at this time. Lesson Location: St.Petersburg (Russia).
Ali Tresor Ouattara. Ivorian born Ali Tresor gained Youth National Team experience at a young age, and was quickly drafted to play professionally in France. His extraordinary technical ability set him apart from other young players early on. Coach Ali is passionate about passing his technical skill to aspiring youth players, and has helped several Elite youth and High School squads to Championship titles in Georgia, California and Massachusetts. He has successfully trained many youth players to attain full athletic scholarships in collegiate soccer and has prepared many promising youth players for professional try-outs.
Coach Ali's schedule is currently filled to capacity. He is not signing new students at this time. Lesson Location: Boston, MA.
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Nadine Keziboo. Coach Nadine has played professionally in Cameroon, Germany and the USA. She was the winner of the Silver medal in the African Women's Championship (AWC) in 2004 with the Cameroon National Team. Coach Nadine has tremendous experience as a defender and a defensive midfielder and works hard to develop her students both physically and psychologically into determined players. Coach Nadine coaches Youth Elite and High School teams as well as many individual players on Youth Elite, High School and College levels.
Coach Nadine's schedule is currently filled to capacity. He is not signing new students at this time. Lesson Location: Atlanta Metro Area.
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Andre Waugh. Coach Andre who played both professionally and on the National Team levels is the Camp's 2017-2018 Speed and Agility Coach. He is the current Jamaican National Team Speed and Agility Trainer. His appreciation for sport science coupled with his professional experience as a trainer at the Jamaican National Team and Portmore United provides a firm foundation from which he operates. Coach Andre has a BSC in Physical Education and Sports from the International School of Physical Education and Sports (Cuba), and is employed by the Jamaican Football Federation.
Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport/Waugh-takes-fitness-coaching-to-new-heights_8283182#ixzz1PHKW235K
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Coach Andre Waugh's schedule is currently filled to capacity. He is not signing new students at this time. Lesson Location: TBD based on Jamaican National Team and Portmore United schedules. Coach Andre offers training in the Atlanta Metro Area as well as Jamaica.
Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport/Waugh-takes-fitness-coaching-to-new-heights_8283182#ixzz1PHKW235K
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Coach Andre Waugh's schedule is currently filled to capacity. He is not signing new students at this time. Lesson Location: TBD based on Jamaican National Team and Portmore United schedules. Coach Andre offers training in the Atlanta Metro Area as well as Jamaica.