Emily Cole

Coaching License(s):       USSF National C License

Youth Coaching Experience:

2007 to present:        Eastside FC

2006:                          Colorado Storm U-11, U-13 Girls’ Head Coach

Colorado Storm Staff Coach

Soccer Tots Instructor 2006

2005 to 2006:            Colorado Soccer Academy U-12 Girls’ Head Coach

Colorado State ODP Assistant Coach 92’, 93’ and 94’ teams

2005:                          Boulder Force U-13 Girls’ Assistant Coach

Other Coaching Experience:

2006:                          Boulder High School Girls’ Varsity Head Coach

5A Centennial League Coach of the Year 2006

2005:                          Boulder High School Girls’ JV Head Coach

                                    Boulder High School Pre-Season Camps 2005-2006

         Nederland High School Pre-Season Camp 2005

         Princeton University Girls’ Residential Camp 2005                        

Stanford University Girls’ Residential Camp 2005

2002 to 2006:            University of Colorado Lil’Buffs Day Camp and Girls’ Residential Camp

Collegiate Soccer:

2001 to 2003:            University of Colorado, Boulder 3 years D1

                                                            Big-12 Conference Champions 2003

                                                            Big-12 Conference All-Academic First Team Honors

1999 to 2000:            University of Notre Dame 1 year D1

                                                            NCAA D1 National Championship Finalist 1999

                                                            Big East Conference Champions 1999

Coaching Summary:

Most importantly as a coach I aspire to share a love for the game and to help develop great people and great players, in that order.  I believe that players must “own” their experience, not play for their parents or their coaches.  Players must master an impeccable technical base so that they control the game and make things happen.  Players must be taught to be responsible decision makers so that they can solve problems independently of their coaches.  I think that guidelines are important to direct a player’s efforts, but that individual creative expression must be encouraged.  I believe that problem solving and positive reinforcement are more effective tools for teaching youth than highlighting errors.  Players must learn that there is no way to achieve success without putting in the time, making the sacrifices, and demanding the best of themselves.  It is important that players truly understand that without their teammates they cannot achieve anything, but also, that they are responsible for pulling their own weight within the group. I believe that at its finest, sports are a way for us to recognize, through challenges, where we are strong and where we are weak, and, amazingly, are able to change and grow in that context.

Education:   B.S. Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado

Most Memorable Soccer Highlight: 

The most memorable “Soccer Highlight” for me is the memory I have of the first soccer game I ever played.  It is not a grand memory, but I will never forget how I felt that day.  I was 8 years old and played for the LWYSA Rec Pink Panthers.  At some point during the game a teammate passed me the ball, and I started to run towards goal.  Strangely, as I ran, I realized that the whole world had changed around me.  Suddenly there were no fans, no teammates, no opponents; it felt like there was nothing on the field except me, the ball, endless green, and that beautiful goal at the end.  That was the moment I knew that I love this game and that it would always be a part of my life. 

Personal/Other:

            Married to Joe (who learned all of his soccer moves from me)

            Other interests: trail running, and violin

Contact Information: egbcole@gmail.com