West Des Moines Soccer Club Professional Coaches

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	Frank Gurnick - Director of Coaching Coaching licenses held: USSF “B” license, NSCAA Advanced National, KNVB Youth Certificate Playing experience: Culver Military Academy HS, Muskingum College 1981-1983, Canton Invaders 1983-1985 (AISL) Began coaching: 1983 Best soccer experience: Touring AJAX of Amsterdam
	Billy Scott Coaching licenses held: USSF National “C” License, NSCAA National License Playing experience: Iowa ODP 1994-1996; Regional ODP 1994; Valley High School Varsity 1992-1996; Charleston College (NCAA Div. I), Drake University (NCAA Div. I); Des Moines Menace PDL (3 yrs.); Boulder, CO Boulder NOVA D3 Team (1 yr.) Began coaching: 1999 Best soccer experience: NCAA Tournament
	Melody Carroll Coaching licenses held: USSF “B” License; NSCAA/USSF Goalkeeping Diploma Level 1 Playing experience: Graceland University Began coaching: 1995 Best soccer experience: Getting my  B License in Vegas with Preki, Peter Nowak, C.J. Brown, and Jesse Marsch
	David Nylen Coaching licenses held: NSCAA Advanced National Diploma, USYSA “D” License Playing experience: 15 Years Adult, Recreational/Competitive. Played with DM Celtics and WDM coaches team Began coaching: 1989 Best soccer experience: U15 Girls State Cup, Fall 2004 –avenging loss in previous State Cup
	John Pearson (J.P.) Coaching licenses held: USSF “D” License; NSCAA Advanced Diploma; Scottish “C” License; Dutch license Playing experience: 21 years playing soccer Began coaching: 1988 Best soccer experience: 1984 World Cup in Spain (Scotland made that one)
	Jamie Phillips Coaching licenses held: NSCAA National Diploma Playing experience: Sagamon St (All American), DM Menace Began coaching: 1992 Best soccer experience: Winning a National Championship in 1993 as a player with Sangamon State (NCAA D3)
	Kyle Reilly Coaching licenses held: USSF “C” License Playing experience: Iowa United '79, Roosevelt H.S., Marquette University, Des Moines Menace PDL Began coaching: 2001, 6 years with WDMSC Best soccer experience: As a U18 player with Iowa United '79 coming back from a 1 goal deficit to beat Kentucky 2-1 and advance to the semi-finals at Regionals.
	Ginger Parson Coaching licenses held: U.S.S.F. “D” license Playing experience: University of Tennessee at Martin (NCAA D1); North Texas State Team Began coaching: 2003 Best soccer experience: The last game of my college career where I gave a penalty kick I earned to a fellow senior who had not scored a goal before in college.
	Dennis Tatman Coaching licenses held: Florida State “A” license Playing experience: Suncoast Soccer League –1st Division Began coaching: 1992 Best soccer experience: Coaching WDMSC Odyssey girls team

 

 

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