Book Private Soccer Lessons with Coach Ben

Played multiple sports growing up, including soccer, basketball, baseball, and track and field. Played and captained varsity soccer and varsity track at Peabody High School. Salem News Soccer Player of the Year and Northeastern Conference Soccer Player of the Year in 2014. Played 4 years at Connecticut College from 2015-2019. 2x captain and 2nd team Scholar All-American (2018) 2x First Team All-New England and 2x First team All-NESCAC (2017, 2018) 4x Academic Honor roll for NESCAC conference. Continued my career after college and played in Sweden's 5th division(2019) and Costa Rica's 3rd division(2021) Still trying to play professionally and will play for USL2's Boston City FC this summer.

I can help someone to improve their game in a multitude of ways. I can work with beginners and help to develop basic skills and understanding of the game, but can also work with athletes who are looking to play at a higher level and are looking to fine tune their craft. My background with track and field can also help to determine fitness levels and what levels athletes should be looking at for peak performance. Having played at multiple levels, my knowledge on what that path looks like both athletically and academically for athletes is first hand.

A typical training session is dependent upon the client. However, a typical session would include:

1.) some type of warm up without the ball, with both dynamic and static stretching.

2.) some type of warm up including the ball (dribbling, juggling, conework, etc)

3.) move on to technical work (passing, dribbling, working on touch)

4.) tactical work (position oriented work i.e. heading and clearances for defenders, long range passing for midfielders, or finishing for attacking players)

5.) light fitness/core work

6.) cool down and stretching

The best coach I ever had was my college soccer coach. He played at UCONN in the 80s and was a great player. Although he was a bit outdated in his coaching personality, he was honest and gave real feedback and critique. If you made a good play, he was the first one to tell you you had done a good job. If you made a bad play or had a bad game, he was honest about it and gave things to work on or learn from. He really opened up the way I saw the game of soccer and showed me what it took to succeed at a high level. The discipline and work ethic that he taught that must be put in to achieve greatness both academically and athletically, is unparalleled to any other coach I have ever played for. He was also funny and someone you could joke around with or even confide in. But when it came to soccer, he took his job extremely seriously and was always prepared, punctual and created a professional environment, even at a collegiate level. He made me want to learn more about the game of soccer and prepared me for the real world at the same time, and that is something I hope to pass on to others as well.

They should know that I am excited to learn just as much from them as I hope they can learn from me! While my coaching experience is somewhat limited, I have been trying to play professionally since I graduated college in 2019 and having played in Sweden and Costa Rica, I have seen how other cultures around the world play soccer and what differences there are from American soccer. I think this blend of soccer cultures along with my playing and training experiences makes me a coach who is motivated to continue to learn about the game of soccer and develop my own knowledge as I hope to share it with other athletes. I will learn how to be a better coach from my athletes and they will hopefully learn to love the game of soccer and master their craft.