Program Development Officer

The Needham Soccer Club is proud to announce Josh Rich  our newly appointed Program Development Officer (PDO) for the Spring of 2012. Josh comes to us through the Needham Soccer Club's partnership with Mass Primer Soccer and will be a valuable resource for our players and coaches.

The clubs PDO will oversee the NSCCL Saturday clinics as well as the new Sunday U8 Skill Academy. In addition Josh will visit all NSC teams on a rotating basis to aid both players and coaches during their training sessions. This may also include match analysis as a follow up to topics covered during training.




 
Josh Rich

Josh Rich is from the North West of England growing up on Merseyside where he has been involved in playing and coaching at the highest level.  Josh has worked at the famous Liverpool Football Club coaching young players at their Development Center as well as at Blackburn Rovers with their Center of Excellence where he coached their U13 boys team.  He has his level 1 and Level 2 FA Coaching award in the UK and was voted Young Football Coach of the year by the Merseyside FA.  Josh was offered a full time contract with the prestigious David Campbell Soccer School in the UK where he completed a degree in Sports Coaching and has experience of working in the USA in 2011.  Whilst at the David Campbell Soccer School he was instrumental in the scouting and development of players between the ages of 4 and 8 years old.  In addition to his numerous coaching qualifications and experience in the field Josh also has been employed as an Events manager in the UK since August of last year.  His responsibilities in this role included conducting events at 3 regional venues  and managing a team of staff at each location.  His passion remains soccer and he believes that players need to have fun and desire to becomes successful in the sport.  




Contact Information:
Email:  jrich@mpsbr.com

Cell:      781-392-7067
 
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