Alan Lydiate is an excellent English coach with a passion to coach soccer the game he loves and has been apart of since he was 5yrs old. Alan arrived in the USA from Blackpool England in 2004, and holds an English FA level 1 & 2 certificate in coaching, CCPR Community Sports Leaders Award, a USSF B license, NSCAA Regional Goalkeeping Diploma. Alan Played semi-pro for his home town team Blackpool Wren Rovers in the North West Counties League. As a youth he attended the Bobby Charlton Soccer School the same time as the famous David Beckham. Since arriving in the USA Alan has worked with Brit-Am Soccer Academy and is now the Director of Coaching developing programs for kids aged between 3yrs-18yrs. His daily experiences with children of mixed ages, abilities and genders has given him great knowledge on how to best develop players at the various development stages of youth soccer. Alan is now the head coach for Potomac Soccer Associations U8’s red & white, U12’s red & white, and the Potomac Rapids U15’s.