Staff
Meet Our Professional Coaches and Trainers:
Dan Lingle – Current D National Coaching License. Dan was awarded the Iowa Soccer Association Coach of the year in 2011. Dan was one of the founders of the Muscatine Soccer Academy. He is currently working with the u10 girls and u14 girls groups.
Kevin Juarez – Current E Coaching License. He also holds an AA Degree from Muscatine Community College. Kevin has been playing soccer since the age of 5. Playing experience includes at the club level, high school, and at the collegiate level. Currently also plays in an adult soccer league. Kevin has been coaching in the MSC since 2010. Kevin is currently working with the u11 girls and the u9 boys groups.
Sofia Chmaruk – Played Division I soccer at Western Illinois. She is currently attending the University of Iowa. Sofia is a former ODP National team player and was an MSC player.
Megan Randoll – Current currently holds an E Coaching License. Megan has been playing soccer since the age of 6. She started coaching while in high school. Former playing experience includes club, high school and adult leagues. Megan is a level 8 referee for the state of Iowa Megan currently is the volunteer club coach for the U12 Girls Lightning that her daughter plays on, as well as Trainer for the U8 Girls team, and U9 Fire team. She will also work with the MSA/World Cup Program where she truly enjoys spending her time developing the youngest players.
Traci Lee - Traci became a member of MSC in 1994, as a U10 player. Playing with the club through her senior year of high school, for tournaments like the Muscatine Classic and the College Showcase. Bringing multiple college playing opportunities. She instead choose a vocational education, quickly becoming a local entrepreneur. When her two children were old enough to begin organized soccer, she immediately got involved. Coaching full time as a volunteer, going on 6 years. She currently holds a US Soccer Federation “E” license and has begun her “D” license course this season. Traci still plays for multiple indoor/outdoor adult soccer leagues. She has thoroughly enjoyed her ability to still enjoy the great game of soccer in this community and looks forward to many more years.
Stephanie Barrios - Licensed by the State of Iowa through the IBOEE. Stephanie grew up playing soccer in Southern California. She started in Rec leagues at the age of 4 and eventually played at the club level with teams such as Arsenal FC and Claremont Stars. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Health Sciences & Physical Education and a Coaching minor from Lee University. She played at the college level for Lee and is a two-time National Championship. She started her coaching career as a Student Assistant at Lee and has continued to coach since then including Y teams, a MSC team, and was an Assistant Coach at Iowa Wesleyan College. She is currently the head coach for the Muscatine High School Junior Varsity Girls Soccer team.
Edwin Arceo - Edwin is registered to attend the State of Iowa E Licensing course in August. He is currently licensed to coach high school sports. He coaches for the Muscatine Muskies High School soccer and football teams. Since before he could walk, he has had a soccer ball at his feet. Edwin’s soccer achievements include being named to the All MAC conference team, named to the Iowa All-State team, playing in the Iowa Allstar Soccer Game, and was a Kicker for the Iowa State Football team. Edwin graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree from Iowa State and is currently working in the Sales Department at Musco Sports Lightning.
Shawn Henning grew up in the land of cheese and brats near Sheboygan Wisconsin on a dairy farm. He has been playing soccer since he was 4-years old, started for varsity all 4 years of highschool, and had a brief stint playing college soccer until he tore his ACL. He then transitioned his skills from my playing as a midfielder and keeper towards coaching. He has either been either reffing or coaching soccer for the past 8 years, the last 2 in the Muscatine area. He is currently an Engineer at Hon. Shawn looks forward to helping develop the future generation of soccer players for Muscatine and the surrounding area!
Coaches
The MSC is currently looking for coaches for youth club teams. Please contact Megan Randoll at 563-262-9631 if interested.
Philosophy
Player development is most important at the MSC. Winning and losing are important at a competitive club, but they should never overshadow the primary purpose of a soccer club, which is to develop the total soccer player. It is important to realize the difference between short term wins and long term victories.
Player development begins with a strong technical foundation in passing, receiving, dribbling, and shooting. The best way to improve one’s technical ability is through repetition, which is why our coaches plan their practice session to maximize touches on the ball for each player. Long lines, standing around, is a waste of time and makes every good soccer coach cringe. As the practice progresses, the pressure on the players is increased and the situation they find themselves is more and more game like. The end of practice usually contains a short-sided directional game (4v4 or 6v6).
Once players have good ability with the ball, then we start to focus on decision making, offensive and defensive shape, and team tactics. Offensively, MSC coaches encourage a creative, possession style game as opposed to the popular direct ball approach. This style of play will enable MSC players to have the tools to play at a higher level and be able to enjoy the game much more. If you want an example of possession soccer watch Barcelona FC play and count the number of passes they string together each time they gain possession. Defensively, MSC coaches emphasize team defense with strong defensive shape. The players learn the difference between pressure, cover, and balance and the responsibilities of the first, second, and third defenders.
Every coach is committed to providing a higher level of coaching and expertise to the youth players in the Muscatine area.