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 - Program Director

Current Coaching Roles:

  • Youth and Junior boys; Yeouth Development Trainier
  • FC Pride 94 Elite Men Head Coach

Playing Experience:

  • 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 Director

Current Coaching Roles:

  • Director, FC Pride Youth and Junior  Girls
  • FC Pride Elite I 94 Girls
  • FC Pride Select 00 Girls
  • 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
   

Marc Maxey- Program Director

Current Coaching Roles:

  • Director, Youth Development Program
  • Capital Campaign Director
  • Crispus Attucks High School Varsity Head Coach
  • FC Pride Select 93 Women
  • Regional Manager – MLS Camps/Chicago Fire Camps & Training

Playing Experience:

  • Siena Heights University – All American – 3 time All Mid East NSCAA
  • Michigan Express – Semi-professional Soccer
  • Des Moines Menace – PDL
  • Cleveland Caps – D3 Professional

Coaching Experience:

  • Dynamo FC (Director of Coaching),
  • Brazilian Futbol Institute – Nationally Licensed Educator
  • US State Department – Coaching Coaches Fellow (Soccer &Youth Development)
  • Cleveland Whitecaps (Director of Coaching),
  • Wartburg College (Head Men’s & Women’s Coach)
  • Iowa Olympic Development Program
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