COACHES CORNER

Coach Kendall Reyes:

In January, 2009 Coach Neil Berment caught up with Coach Kendall Reyes of Soccer Vision Academy at a soccer tournament in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Coach Reyes, a long time mentor and friend, has also been a staff Coach of SDI Clinics. After sharing the concept of the 'Hand Up' Program, Coach Reyes was excited about the program as he expressed how valuable the need to give back is. Reyes states that in his playing days, there were not many times he had the right gear or even knew who to turn to when in need. 'Giving back today means alot more than I can express' says Reyes. Special thanks goes out to Coach Kendall Reyes for committing to donating gear to the Hand Up Program.

In Other news...

Two new Coaches joins the SDI Staff.

We welcome Coach Eugene Philip of Ghana and Coach Marcus Rollow of Trinidad and Tobago

Coach Cleophat (third from left) is seen here with the Coaching staff at SDI's Winter Soccer Clinic 2007. Also pictured from L-R is former student athlete Damian Melville, Technical Director Neil Berment and far right, Kendall Reyes, Head Women's Coach at USC-Upstate.

Coach Ernst Cleophat:

On May 7, 2009, Coach Ernst Cleophat, a former standout for the Suffolk University Men's Soccer, was inducted into the second class of the Suffolk University Athletic Hall of Fame.

Along with his position as Head Coach of his alma mata's Women's Soccer program, Coach Cleophat has also been an SDI Staff Coach since the spring of 2006 and has always been an influence on all the players he has come across while working with Soccer Development International. To read more on Coach Cleophat's successes as a player, Click Here!

Coach Reyes (center left) talks with Technical Director of SDI, Neil Berment (center right) about the Hand Up Program, in North Carolina earlier this year. Photo by SDI.