ALITHSA Travel Coaches

 

ALITHSA Travel Coaches

Dean Smith - Director of Coaching

  • USSF National 'B' license
  • UEFA International 'B' license
  • NSCAA Advanced National Diploma
  • NSCAA Staff Instructor
  • NSCAA National Goalkeeper Diploma
  • Elgin Community College - Head Men's Soccer Coach
  • ODP (Olympic Development Program) - staff member
  • Derby County F.C. - Academy Coach
  • Shrewsbury Town F.C. - former professional player

Jeff Halsema - High School Coach

  • Dominican University Women’s Head coach 2005 – present
  • LMC tournament finalist 2004; recruited and coached NCAA III leading goal scorer in 2005; D3kicks first team central region in 2006
  • Dominican University Men’s Assistant coach 2003 – 2005
  • Two National Tournament appearances (Elite Eight in 2003), coached two first team all-americans in that time
  • Trained and coached with nationally ranked Elk Grove Arsenal
  • USSF National "D" License
  • NSCAA Premier Diploma

Cindy Boynton - Staff Coach

  • USSF License
  • Formerly Coach at Grove Utd S.C.
  • Freshman Coach - Dundee Crown Boys
  • Freshman Coach - Dundee Crown Girls
  • All Conference 1st team - Palatine High School
 

Geoffrey Layne - Staff Coach

  • Former player St. Benedicts College; West Ham Trinidad & Tobago
  • Former coach Park Ridge Soccer Association; Palatine Celtic
  • NSCAA National Diploma coaching license
  • NSCAA National Youth Diploma coaching license
  • USSF "D" coaching license
 

Mark Leverentz - Staff Coach

  • USSF National 'D' License
  • NSCAA State Diploma
  • NSCAA National Youth Diploma
  • Former Coach for Ela Soccer Club

Noah Schultz - Staff Coach

  • NSCAA National Youth Diploma
  • 3 Years Coaching with ALITHSA
  • Former Trainer with Elgin Kickers FC
  • Former Trainer with Oak Park Strikers
  • Played Semi-Professional Futsal in Seville, Spain

Andre Watson - Staff Coach

  • NSCAA National Diploma
  • Cary-Grove High School Girls Volunteer coach 2007
  • Lake Zurich High School Boys and Girls Asst. Coach 1999-2006
  • Niles West High School Girls Asst. Coach 1998
  • Brookline (MA) High School Girls Asst. Coach 1996-1998
  • Western Illinois University Division I player 1991-1992
  • Chicago Kickers, Chicago Pegasus, Green-White youth travel player

Svetlozar Zahariev - Staff Coach

  • Semi-professional player for United Serbs in the Metro division
  • McHenry College NJCAA D1 player
  • NCAA D1 soccer player for Eastern Illinois University
  • Former Chicago Magic coach
  • PE Teacher
  • ASEP - High School 'Varsity' certified