To learn more about NESA Soccer contact Tony Marino tmarino@nesacademy.com

PROGRAM BENEFITS:
Increased strength, endurance, technique, strategy, hand-eye and foot-eye coordination, teamwork, speed, agility, physical fitness and appreciation of the game.

SOCCER REWARDS PROGRAM:
The goal of the rewards program is to give the child the opportunity to develop his/her skills through the use of drills and demonstrations of proper technique. The rewards program is designed to create an ideal system to challenge the child and give him/her a great soccer experience.

TYPES OF REWARDS
1. Bronze Archer Reward: Given when a student completes a series of passes to a teammate using the inside of the foot. The perfect pass is completed when a student stops the ball first and then makes the pass.

2. Platinum Star Reward: Given when a student adeptly dribbles a ball by maneuvering it with any part of the foot while running, stopping and turning (at various speeds) in order to maintain possession of the ball.

3. Silver Hat Reward: Given when a student successfully demonstrates proper “heading” technique: using the forehead to strike the middle of a soccer ball.

4. Magic Touch Reward: Given when a student can juggle a ball more than five times without dropping, using their feet, thighs, and head. The student must always exercise control.

5. Golden Boot Reward: Given when a student executes proper shooting technique, using the laces of the shoe. The student must score 8 out of 10 during a shooting drill.

6. Super Star Reward: Given to a student when he/she accomplishes all of the rewards. A separate prize will be given to the student for the great effort and dedication on their achievements.

Program Manager: Henry Shterenberg
Henry Shterenberg is a product of the prestigious professional youth program of the European soccer club, Dynamo Kiev. He holds a USSF "B" license as well as a Premier National Diploma and serves as Massachusetts Youth Soccer (MYSA) Staff Coach and is the former Coaching Director of Westwood (MA) Youth Soccer. He has also served as Head Soccer coach of Emmanuel College and assistant head soccer coach at Bentley College.

Tony Marino, Soccer Program Director Tony Marino tmarino@nesacademy.com
Tony brings with him an impressive background in soccer- both as a coach and a former player. Tony has been on the UMASS Lowell soccer coaching staff for the past five years. While an Assistant at UML, he helped propel that program to national prominence in NCAA Division II. While he was at UML, Tony was also a staple at the Inter Soccer Club of Boston club system, where he coached for six years. At the time of his departure from Inter SC, he served as the head coach of the girls U-11 and U-12 teams and was co-director of the junior’s program (U-7 through U-10). In 2002 Tony served as the head coach of the U-15 girls, having led it to the Massachusetts State Cup Championship, and US Soccer Region 1 Semi-finals in Niagara Falls, NY. Tony was also a head coach for New Hampshire Olympic Development Program (ODP).

Additionally, Marino was the Director of Soccer at the Sports World Center in Tewksbury, MA. At Sports World, he developed and maintained relationships with surrounding soccer communities to enhance the soccer culture in the greater Merrimack Valley area by creating off-season leagues, training programs, and coaching education courses. He also assisted to create Sports World Elite Athletic Training (S.W.E.A.T.) Soccer Academy, which hosted soccer clinics for over 150 youth players each winter. Each year he created more specific programs to match players' specific demands: advanced footskills, goalkeeping, striker school, speed and agility.
 
A graduate of Franklin Pierce University, Marino was a three-year forward/attacking midfielder and helped the Ravens to a collective record of 38-14-3. Previously, he was a three-year starter at Lewis S. Mills H.S in Burlington, CT, where he won the Connecticut State Championship as a senior.

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