Jed is the founder and president of La Finca Futbol Training Institute. He was the director of Marbletown, NY’s Rondout Soccer Club from Fall 2018 to Spring 2020, where he and his team initiated a progressive training program for young players 3 to 10 years old, including ball mastery games and parental involvement. Jed grew up in Greenwich Village in the early ‘80s where he and his older brother learned to play soccer in Washington Square Park. He played for the Istria Blue Angels in the Cosmopolitan League. His competitive career ended playing in college for the Universidad de Chile in Santiago. Jed is also the founding Director of Reentry and current Senior Advisor to Reentry the Bard Prison Initiative, Bard College. A member of the BPI faculty since 2003, Tucker is an anthropologist who has written and lectured about the long term impacts of going to college while in prison.

Alan is a native of Cork, Ireland with nearly two decades experience coaching youth soccer. In 2020, Alan formed Players First, a player-centered, supplemental training program fine-tuned to the top level players’ needs beyond the regular club/training environment. Alan’s professional experience includes Club Soccer and the Pro game. He has completed multiple high level coaching licenses from professional organizations including FAI, USSF and UEFA. He is currently working on his UEFA A license.

Liam has coached soccer in the US since 2012. He graduated with a major in Sports Fitness and Coaching and has earned the FA Level 1 and 2 badges and the UEFA B license. Liam Started coaching soccer at the age of 16 after a spell as a player with premier league team, Arsenal F.C. From there he continued playing for QPR F.C. in the second tier of English football, and then moved on to play semi-professional football in the National League, the fifth highest tier of the English soccer pyramid. Liam grew up in London and started playing organized soccer at 6 years old for his local club, Barnet Youth F.C. He currently resides in Shelton, Connecticut with his wife, Brooke and son, Archie. And he recently played for Hartford City, F.C.

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Maki is a Senior at New Paltz HS, where she joined the varsity team as a freshman. She has played on 3 local, premier clubs since she turned 7 years old, Nirvana FC, QuickStrike FC, and Cedar Starts Academy in Bergen. In addition to her playing experience, Maki has been a summer camp coach for La Finca for over 2 years and has game-coached in numerous competitive tournaments.

With over five years of grassroots coaching experience (ages 5–11), Ashton has built a reputation for developing young players' fundamentals, confidence, and love for the game. Ashton competed in one of the premier youth clubs in the western U.S. and traveled internationally to face elite academy teams across Europe. He played at the collegiate level and later played Semi-Professional in New York City’s Cosmopolitan Soccer League. At La Finca Fútbol, Ashton focuses on technical development, intelligent decision-making, and building confident, adaptable players from the ground up.

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At the age of 13, I was scouted by Sparta Rotterdam Academy. During the same timeframe, multiple soccer academies such as PSV Eindhoven, Excelsior Rotterdam, and RKC Waalwijk showed interest as well. I played 3 years at the oldest soccer club in the Netherlands, Sparta Academy. Sparta performs in the highest Dutch League (Eredivisie) and they are recognized for their high competitive Youth Academy. They received maximum ratings of 4 stars by the KNVB (The Royal Dutch Football Association). Although Soccer is a team sport, Sparta Academy had an individual approach towards all young players. As a youth player, I gained invaluable experience playing in international tournaments where we played against, Swansea City, Leeds United, Bayern Munich, Ajax. Gaining experience playing on an international level is something I will never forget. I will carry that with me forever! It has been my passion to share all that I have learned and experienced with players all around the world. In 2014, I came to the United States to teach children the sport of soccer. Throughout my years working with youth in the United States, I started receiving a lot of feedback from parents, and athletes encouraging me to keep inspiring and teaching. This is what led me to start PANNA-USA an elite soccer training program specialized in soccer skill development.

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