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SAFC Pro Academy Earns National Coaching Award from U.S. Soccer

July 23, 2019 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
San Antonio FC News Release


SAN ANTONIO - The SAFC Pro Academy coaching staff was named the U.S. Soccer Development Academy (DA) Central Conference Boys Coaching Staff of the Year, U.S. Soccer announced yesterday. SAFC was honored alongside NYCFC and LAFC of Major League Soccer. The DA announced its 2018-19 awards following the end of the season at the Academy Championships in Irvine, Calif. The Academy gives out the awards to commemorate the best of the best in each conference at the end of its 10-month campaign.

"I am truly thrilled and extremely thankful for the U.S. Soccer Development Academy's recognition of our SAFC Pro Academy staff this season," said SAFC Pro Academy Director Nick Evans. "It is a pleasure to share our development process with exceptional people and professionals. We are very appreciative of internal support from our organization along with Spurs Sports & Entertainment's commitment to the youth in San Antonio."

The SAFC Pro Academy is overseen by SAFC Head Coach and Technical Director Darren Powell, and Evans - both of whom are among the select group of coaches who have completed the U.S. Soccer Academy Directors' Course. The SAFC Pro Academy staff during the 2018-19 season consisted of Evans and coaches Tim Chestney, Jeremiah Narvaez, Juan Lamadrid, Alen Marcina and Ryan Roushandel. This season, the academy field four age groups - U-12, U-13, U-14, U-15 - while the club will add a U-17 team when the new campaign kicks off this coming fall. During the 2018-19 DA season, the SAFC U-15 team finished second in the Frontier Division.

Eight SAFC Pro Academy or Elite Training Program players have already earned minutes with the San Antonio FC first team. Goalkeeper Joey Batrouni, defender Carson Price, midfielders Angel Bacho, Ethan Bryant, Rocky Perez, Jose Gallegos, Leo Torres and forward Abraham Lincon have all played matches with the SAFC first team, with Bryant and Gallegos regularly featuring in USL Championship matches.

The SAFC Pro Academy is a fully-funded program dedicated to identifying and training players in the San Antonio area to provide a pathway to become a player for the SAFC first team, national teams, and/or opportunities for college soccer. The academy currently fields five age group teams that compete in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy, the highest tier of youth soccer in the United States.

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