Staff Spotlight — Alan Portillo

There are those that believe experience playing at a high level makes for the best coaches. Those coaches have seen the game through the eyes of their players, they can relate to what they’re going through. And then you have coaches like Alan Portillo, who proves that’s not always the case. As an Age Group…

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Staff Spotlight – Clyde Watson

There are few people more well-known in the DMV soccer community than Clyde Watson. Currently MYS’s Technical Director, his career has spanned a handful of different roles — from playing and coaching at the professional level to working with young players like his current U12s — and as a result, Clyde has impacted the lives…

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Staff Spotlight – Farzad Mahmoudpour

“Watch me.” If you’ve ever been around Farzad Mahmoudpour on the field, you’ve seen him jumping into drills and demonstrating every activity. He does it with precision and attention to detail — showing his players exactly what’s expected of them. For him, showing is the ultimate form of coaching. “Observation is the best thing,” he…

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