PFC 96/97 Boys - Shaker Heights, Ohio
Coach: Paul Driesen
Congratulations to the 2014-2015 PFC U18 Team Members!
Bobby Barsic
Ryder Bell Bernard Ashton Trenton Bulucea |
Ryan Dyke
Miguel Espinoza Clark Gronek Matt Nigro |
Evan Powell
Erik Pritschau Kurt Raney Elias Silvola |
David Sisson
Josh Wargo Alex Weisbein Nathan Zanzig |
Shaker Premier Football Club (PFC) is the premier branch of the Shaker Youth Soccer Association in Shaker Heights, Ohio. Shaker PFC attracts players from many different communities such as Shaker Heights, Cleveland Heights, Orange, Pepper Pike, Hunting Valley, Medina, Mentor, Perry.
The team competes in the Spire Institute Indoor League, the Midwest Regional Leagues, and in various National tournaments.
The team's Coach, Paul Driesen, is also SYSA's Director of Coaching. Mr. Driesen holds a USSF A, a USSF National Youth, a KNVB Dutch B, and UEFA A coaching licenses. He brings 25 years of coaching experience both in the US and in The Netherlands and has coached at the State and Regional levels for the highly competitive Olympic Development Program (ODP) Youth soccer program.
Coach Driesen has published several articles in professional soccer publications (examples can be found here) and has written a number of youth coaching books (such as Coaching under 8s).
In addition, Paul Driesen is a frequent presenter at soccer coaching symposia and gives lectures on soccer related topics such as Soccer Fitness: Endurance Training , Speed and Interval Training,
Periodization: A developmental overview from 8-18 (as part of the US Youth Soccer Region II symposium) and
Coaching within the Game (as part of the OYSAN special topics series) .
The team competes in the Spire Institute Indoor League, the Midwest Regional Leagues, and in various National tournaments.
The team's Coach, Paul Driesen, is also SYSA's Director of Coaching. Mr. Driesen holds a USSF A, a USSF National Youth, a KNVB Dutch B, and UEFA A coaching licenses. He brings 25 years of coaching experience both in the US and in The Netherlands and has coached at the State and Regional levels for the highly competitive Olympic Development Program (ODP) Youth soccer program.
Coach Driesen has published several articles in professional soccer publications (examples can be found here) and has written a number of youth coaching books (such as Coaching under 8s).
In addition, Paul Driesen is a frequent presenter at soccer coaching symposia and gives lectures on soccer related topics such as Soccer Fitness: Endurance Training , Speed and Interval Training,
Periodization: A developmental overview from 8-18 (as part of the US Youth Soccer Region II symposium) and
Coaching within the Game (as part of the OYSAN special topics series) .