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2005-2006 Coaching Staff
HEAD COACH: Del Valerio.
I started playing soccer at age 5 and it quickly became my passion.
From U-11 until U-18 I played on select teams, inluding 4 years in
the State Premier League. As a youth player, I played in countless
tournements including several in Canada and California. At age 18, I
was selected to play with a team from Washington on a tour of
Germary. I spent about 8 weeks playing a game every 3-4 days. The
soccer highlight of the trip was playing in Czechlaslovikia against
the U-17 Bulgarian National Team, which we tied 2-2. Following that,
I sustained several knee injuries that required surgery and kept me
from playing most of my college career. As an adult, I played both
mens outdoor and indoor soccer. Within the last 15 years or so, I
have coached several teams including boys high school and various
girls teams from U-6 through U-14. I was also on the Staff for the
Risky Davis Soccer camps back in the early 90's.
I spent about 10
years working in a sportsmedicine clinic based in Tacoma. While I
was there, I got to work with several soccer athletes form
teams including the Tacoma Stars and U-20 mens national soccer team.
In recent years, I have coached the Girls Blue Storm, a team I
started at U-6 and now at U-10 they are very successful in many
ways. I also work on various boards and committes for the Federal
Way Soccer Association. I hold a USSF National 'D' coaching license.
Currently, I work at Boeing
as a Computing Investigator and I also do computer forensic work for
a Seattle-based Law Firm. I am married to a wonderful wife, Kelly,
and have 3 girls of my own and 2 stepkids, all involved in soccer, in
some way. At home, I spend a lot of time fighting with Kelly to gain
control of the remote control so I can watch the Soccer Channel. I
hope to share my passion for the game with the girls and help them
find all the kinds of success that go with it.
TRAINER: Stuart Lee
Stuart played 10 years of English Professional soccer, followed by 8 years in the NASL (North American Soccer League) and the MISL (Major Indoor Soccer League) in the United States. He signed professional papers at the age of 17 ys, for Bolton Wanderers, Bolton, England and played for several teams including Manchester City, before coming to Portland, Oregon in 1980. His first team in the USA was the Portland Timbers who played in the N.A.S.L. (North American Soccer League).
In addition to coaching and training several youth teams, Stuart is currently the President Seattle Storm Inc., and Director of FC Seattle Storm Academy, and is a U.S.S.F. "A" Licensed coach that has been training and coaching players since 1984.
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