Alan Maher (Resume)

Alan Mahers articles read like stories that will inspire you to be the best person,coach and parent that you can be.

Alan’s Coaching Experience:

  • Huntington High School (Long Island) 2001- present
  • Bellmore JFKHigh School 1996-2001 Coach of the Year 1999 in Massau County Section B
  • Massapequa High School 1987 -1996
  • Berner High School 1980-1987
  • Farmingdale Junior College 1979-1980
  • US Merchand Marine Academy 1977-1979 (Dividion 1, Nationally Ranked College)
  • Massapequa Soccer Club 1971-1980
  • Training:
  • Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) Summers of 1978 & 1980
  • (Certified training program for selected coaches)
  • National Training Center at Volendam, Holland. Frans Hoek Goal Keeper training for players and coaches
  • Southern New York State Soccer Association license program
  • Spent 25 summers in Holland observing soccer training of professional and youth programs
    • Founder of the Massapequa Soccer Club, first secretary 1971-1980
    • President of NY Cosmos Coaches’ Soccer Coaches “Corner Club” 1974-1978
    • Chaired soccer exchange trip to Alkmaar Holland for 152 people in 1975
    • Chaired return trip b the Dutch in 1976 (119 people)
    • Bibliography advisor to national staff of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America  1990-present
    • Chairman of Instructional Material, Printed, 1984-2000 for NSCAA
    • Clinician: NSCAA annual conventions, Northern California Youth Soccer Summer Clinics, Aberdeen SD Soccer Association, Long Island Jr. Soccer League and various soccer clubs in Metropolitian New York.

Soccer Administration:

  • Secretary of Long Island Football Sioccer league 1975-1985
  • Founder of the Massapequa Soccer Club, first secretary 1971-1980
  • President of NY Cosmos Coaches’ Soccer Coaches “Corner Club” 1974-1978
  • Chaired soccer exchange trip to Alkmaar Holland for 152 people in 1975
  • Chaired return trip b the Dutch in 1976 (119 people)
  • Bibliography advisor to national staff of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America  1990-present
  • Chairman of Instructional Material, Printed, 1984-2000 for NSCAA
  • Clinician: NSCAA annual conventions, Northern California Youth Soccer Summer Clinics, Aberdeen SD Soccer Association, Long Island Jr. Soccer League and various soccer clubs in Metropolitian New York.
Alan Maher

You may recognize Alan Maher from his many articles published by FUNdamental Soccer over the last four decades. What you may not know is that for more than a quarter of a century, Alan was the chairman of printed training material for the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. His articles can be read not only in the NCAA's own magazine, Soccer Journal, but in every soccer magazine in the country. Alan also published the extremely educational and innovative book, Attacking Soccer with the Neutral Player, as a supplement to FUNdamental Soccer's popular 9-Step Practice Routine. Though Alan is no longer with us, his impact on the soccer community lives on. I will continue to share and publish his insightful articles, honoring his legacy and the valuable lessons he imparted through his writing.

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