Directors of Coaching

Pete Kapsalis - Director of Coaching

Current Coaching Roles:

• Director, FC Pride Soccer Club
• Region II Olympic Development Program Coach
• US Club ID2 Scout

Coaching Experience:

• Team Carmel- Director of Coaching
• Noblesville High School Inaugural Season Varsity Coach
• Carmel High School- Varsity Coach
• Indiana Olympic Development Program State Coach
• Indiana Youth Soccer Association Director of Coaching
• Indianapolis United SC- Director of Coaching
• IUPUI- NCAA Division I  Head Coach
• Indiana Blaze “W” League Head Coach
• Indiana Blast- Director of Operations

Eric Descombes - Youth Academy Director

Current Coaching Roles:

• Director, FC Pride Youth Academy
• Director, FC Pride Youth Boys
• FC Pride 94 Elite Boys Head Coach

Playing Experience:

• Current Mauritanian National Team member.
• Played professionally for 15 years in France (Lyon, Toulouse), England (Southern United) and the US (San Francisco, Portland, Sacramento, New Orleans, Cincinnati and Indianapolis).

Coaching Experience:

• Coached professionally (Sacramento player/coach, Cincinnati and Indianapolis).
• Coached collegiate at Marian College (women's team) for 2 years.
• Coaching Director in Noblesville United Soccer Club for 5 years.

Matt Blackbourne - Girls Youth Director

Current Coaching Roles:

• Director, FC Pride Youth Girls
• FC Pride Elite I 94 Girls Head Coach
• Off the Wall Sports Training for Playing

Playing Experience:

• Grimsby Town, Spalding United: England
• Indiana Twisters, Indiana Blast
• University of Evansville

Coaching Experience:

• Director of Coaching, Indianapolis Soccer Academy.
• Indiana Olympic Development Program