Coach Alex Messado

Coach Alex has loved soccer from a young age. Growing up, soccer was his first love. Alex considers himself blessed to have the opportunity to introduce soccer to children. Alex has almost a decade of coaching experience where he has coached at one of the nations top children soccer program and has also worked at Dalton School where he served as high school JV assistant soccer coach and middle school soccer coach. His favorite part of each class is seeing every child grow in confidence as they learn, understand and improve their soccer and social skills simultaneously. 

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Licenses/Certifications:

● CPR & First Aid training 
● NSCAA 7v7/9v9 Diploma
● USSF F License
● Heads up concussion certification

Coach Happy E Orere-Amadu

Coach Happy lives, eats, drinks, and sleeps soccer. A passion since she was a baby, she has created the perfect career to make soccer her livelihood and give back to the sport that has treated her so well since she was a baby. As a player, she was a skillful, dynamic, dominating all around player but mostly enjoys playing Attacking mid-field. She has won multiple awards, made All-Star Teams, lead teams to championships both in Clubs & School career, and secured a Division 1 Scholarship at Monroe College here in New York & The University of Texas at San Antonio. She started her Club Career at Manhattan Soccer Club then went on to play for multiple Semi Pro and Pro Teams here in the States - Gulf Coast Texans, Boston Aces, Dayton Dutch, Rochester Lancers and moving on to Europe to play for FC Union Berlin in Germany. She has coached at the youth level for a decade and few years with multiple Clubs, Middle & High School and College.

Licenses/Certifications:
● CPR & First Aid
● SB1414 - Child Protection Training
● Concussion in Youth Sports
● Early Childhood Education and Training Program
● NSCAA 7vs7/9vs9 Diploma
● Mandated Reporter Training: Identifying and Reporting Child Abuse and Maltreatment
● Anti-Sexual Harassment Training
● Heads up Training in Youth Sports