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RailHawks Announce First-Ever Youth Soccer Club Training Agreement

Published on December 15, 2014 under North American Soccer League (NASL)
North Carolina FC News Release


CARY, NC (December 15, 2014) - The Carolina RailHawks announced today that they have entered into an agreement with Johnston United Soccer Association ("JUSA") to deliver its RailHawks Elite Technique® supplemental training program to all JUSA Classic and Challenge level players and coaches starting with the Spring 2015 season.

"We are excited to bring Elite Technique® to a youth soccer club for the first time," said RailHawks Senior Vice President, Pete Sciandra. "We have been extremely impressed with the vision of JUSA's senior leadership team and their commitment to launching creative programming to improve the development opportunities for its players and coaches. Their vision of creative and comprehensive player and coaching development is well aligned with our desire to help grow the game through our unique Elite Technique® programs."

The RailHawks Elite Technique® program is an elite-level supplemental training program patterned upon the most successful professional youth training programs worldwide. The curriculum was developed by the RailHawks professional technical staff and is based on decades of direct youth academy and professional playing and coaching experience in the U.S. and Europe. Elite Technique® training aims to develop the "complete player" by addressing all aspects of the game - technical, tactical, physical and psychological - in a way that challenges a player to push past existing skill levels in a constructive, positive environment that builds their passion for the game.

"After a thorough examination of several area programs, we felt the Elite Technique® program that stresses building a complete player while at the same time offering our coaches a differentiated learning experience was the choice to help set us apart from other area clubs and offer our players an additional opportunity for growth," said David Glover, President, JUSA. "The Elite Technique® program is also consistent with the overall mission of JUSA which is making soccer the game of choice for kids in Johnston County and surrounding local areas by building upon an exciting affiliation with the Carolina RailHawks."

"The response to our Elite Technique® curriculum and programs has been extraordinary over the past eighteen months, and our world-class coaching staff is excited to now bring this curriculum to the area's youth soccer clubs," said Sam Stockley, Director of Coaching for RailHawks Elite Technique® and Assistant Coach of the Carolina RailHawks. We are extremely proud of our Elite Technique® curriculum and have enjoyed working with JUSA's technical staff to insure that we have fully addressed their supplemental training and player development objectives."

Under this new agreement, which extends through the middle of 2017, the RailHawks and JUSA have also agreed to develop additional supplemental training programs and specialized camps for its players throughout the year.

For more information on how to bring RailHawks Elite Technique® to your youth soccer organization, e-mail Pete Sciandra at Pete@CarolinaRailHawks.com and for more information on Johnston United Soccer Association, email David Glover at President@jusasoccer.org or visit us at www.jusasoccer.org to see all of our available programs.

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Tickets@CarolinaRailHawks.com. For more information on Season Tickets and Flex Plans, visit www.CarolinaRailHawks.com.

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