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Longtine Baton Rouge Soccer Club staff members Matheus Costa and Daryl Jones have recently been promoted to new roles within the club. Costa served as the Director of Facilities for the past several years and will be promoted to Director of Supplemental Programs and will continue to assist with duties on the field crew. Jones has been promoted to the new Facilities Director and Assistant Academy Director.

Over the past few seasons, Costa has helped develop and grow several supplemental programs for the club. In this new role will allow him to focus more of his efforts on providing additional programming to better assist BRSC members with their development outside of traditional programming. This includes the High School Training Program which has experienced a threefold growth under his leadership, as well as the continued growth of our Supplemental Competitive Program (formerly PID). With several state titles and USYS Southern Regional appearances under his belt, Costa is the ideal candidate to help develop new and innovative programs for the BRSC membership.

Taking over for Costa as Facilities Director is Daryl Jones. Jones has been a member of the field staff for over seven years.  With his extensive experience as a member of the field crew, Jones was the perfect choice to assume the role vacated by Costa. Jones will also increase involvement in the BRSC Academy program alongside Andy Smothermon. As the Assistant Academy Director Jones will support Smothermon with day-to-day activities.

These new roles are effective immediately. BRSC leadership is excited to have Jones and Costa assume these new roles as the club continues to push to lead the region in the growth of the sport and player development.

Grassroots coaching courses are ideal for coaches of all levels (recreational and competitive) to help develop their skills as a coach. In the grassroots sessions, coaches will learn:

• The basic needs of grassroots players
• The basic structure of the game
• The basic structure of a training session
• The basic tasks of a grassroots coach

9v9 In-Person Course Details

The 9v9 In-Person Course is a four-hour course that builds on the principles covered in U.S. Soccer’s Introduction to Grassroots Coaching Module. Specifically, coaches will learn more about U.S. Soccer’s Grassroots Coaching Education Philosophy, Play-Practice-Play Methodology, the Six Tasks of a Coach, and the characteristics of players aged 11-12. The course will also ask each coach to reflect on their experiences to develop action steps for personal growth in the Six Tasks (Coaching Games, Coaching Training Sessions, Leading the Team, Leading the Player, Managing the Performance Environment, and Leadership).​

Coaches who take this course can expect two (2) hours of classroom-based learning with the facilitation of a licensed instructor, followed by two (2) hours of on-field coaching/observation. Coaches must attend both components (classroom & field) of this specific course.​

11v11 In-Person Course Details

The 11v11 In-Person Course is a four-hour course that builds on the principles covered in U.S. Soccer’s Introduction to Grassroots Coaching Module. Specifically, coaches will learn more about U.S. Soccer’s Grassroots Coaching Education Philosophy, Play-Practice-Play Methodology, the Six Tasks of a Coach, and the characteristics of players aged 13 and older. The course will also ask each coach to reflect on their experiences to develop action steps for personal growth in the Six Tasks (Coaching Games, Coaching Training Sessions, Leading the Team, Leading the Player, Managing the Performance Environment, and Leadership).​

Coaches who take this course can expect two (2) hours of classroom-based learning with the facilitation of a licensed instructor, followed by two (2) hours of on-field coaching/observation. Coaches must attend both components (classroom & field) of this specific course.​

Baton Rouge Soccer Club has recently promoted Kevin Hoeprich and Caleb Bush to new roles within the club. Kevin Hoeprich has been named the new Competitive Administrator following a successful three-year span as the BRSC Recreational Director. Under Kevin’s leadership, the recreational program saw significant growth and development of players, coaches, and participation in the program.

Taking over for Kevin will be Caleb Bush. Caleb recently served as part of the BRSC field crew and satellite campus director. Additionally, Caleb was also named director of the 2014 Boys Pre-competitive Program. Caleb will look to build upon the success set by Kevin and look to further enhance BRSC’s recreational program at all campuses.

These staff changes are effective immediately. BRSC leadership is excited about the continued growth of these programs and their new leaders. Additional staff changes and updates will be announced soon.