About the team

League Description:
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PA West D5 League
Practice locations:
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C3 Sports
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Fairbrook Park
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State College Area High School -- North Turf
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Head Coach: Taylor Blose
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Began playing soccer at 5 years old
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Captained his high school (Butler, PA), club (Pittsburgh Strikers) and ODP (PA West) soccer teams.
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Was a three-year Varsity letter winner and named to the WPIAL All-Section team
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Played for the Penn State Club Soccer Team where he qualified for nationals
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Transitioned to coaching after several knee surgeries to spread his love for the game.
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Coached Soccer Shots and assisted Celtic SC with their winter indoor and Juniors sessions

Head Coach: Amber Blose
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Was a 4 year varsity letter winner at State High
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Played for Pennsylvania's ODP team and Beadling
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Won NEC conference with Monmouth University, advancing them to NCAA playoffs
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Received Academic All-American honor as a freshman
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Tore her ACL in post-season and transferred to Penn State
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Played for the PSU Women's Soccer Club team
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Graduated PSU in 2014 with her Masters & Bachelors of Accounting
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Coached in DC and served as executive director of A3 soccer and the Crofton Athletic Council
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Earned Class E coaching license
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Coached for Soccer Shots in State College
Head Coach: Kate Deakins
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Director of Operations and Player Care for Penn State Men’s Soccer since 2019
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Responsible for day-to-day operations of the team including team travel, budgeting and youth camps
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Assists players in their transition to and from Penn State University, while focusing on their development off the field as well
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Worked as the Director of Football Operations at UNI before Penn State
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Worked as a tutor and graduate intern for UNI's football academics from 2016-18
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Graduated from UNI in 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and in 2019 with a masters in post-secondary education: student affairs
