Neil Megson
I love coaching players with talent, but if you don't have a 100% work rate and a 100% passion for the game you're not going to make my teams.
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License: USSF "A" License |
Youth Play: Frampton Rangers Youth Academy. Bristol Rovers Apprentice. Oregon ODP. |
| Crossfire Coach Since: 2007 |
College Play: 1 year Community College. Signed out of college by the Seattle Sounders. |
| Birth Place: Manchester, England |
Professional Play: Seattle Sounders. ( NASL / A-League ). Tacoma Stars. Portland Pride. Tulsa Roughnecks. Calgary Stampede |
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Favorite Player/Team: Paul Scholes / Manchester United
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Memorable Soccer Moment: Playing for the USA National Team. 1st professional game against Team America in Washington DC for the Seattle Sounders. |
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BIO: Neil Megson is one of the best known names in Pacific Northwest soccer, having been a member of the U.S. Men’s National Team (1998), played and coached for the Seattle Sounders Men’s professional soccer team (including being named A-League coach of the year in 2000), and in coaching prominent and successful youth soccer programs for many years in the Puget Sound. Neil joins Crossfire from Westsound FC, where he had been Director of Coaching. Neil is also Assistant Coach of the Crossfire Women's Sounders.
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Soccer Resume
Professional Coaching Experience
Portland Pride Assistant Coach. Seattle Sounders Assistant Coach. Seattle Sounders Head Coach. A League Coach of the Year 2001. Crossfire Women's Sounders Assistant Coach
Youth Coaching Experience
5 State Championships. Numerous Tournaments Championships. WA State ODP. Western Regional ODP.
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