Youth Sports - Loudoun Soccer Names Mark Ryan Director of Coaching for Travel

(April 11, 2011) - Loudoun Soccer Technical Director Darryl Gee announced Monday that Mark Ryan has been appointed as the Director of Coaching ‐ Travel.

Ryan, most recently the Director of Coaching for Great Falls Soccer, will report directly to Gee. Over the last few weeks, Ryan has been volunteering his time to support Loudoun Soccer for the coordination of the TTA and Travel program.  

Gee said in a release: "He has been a terrific addition to our team and continues to impress me with his work ethic and his technical knowledge as prescribed by the USSF. He also has an extensive network of coaches which will be invaluable as we strive to increase the depth of our coaching staff."

Ryan has experience as both a player and a coach and brings a wealth of technical experience including:
• Certified USSF “B” license and USSF National Youth License.
• Head coach of VYSA Olympic Development Program (ODP) for the Northern Region.
• Assistant Coach with George Mason University (GMU) (NCAA Div 1 Men’s Program).  
• Played for GMU and was the captain for 3 years.
• Youth professional player for Manchester United.
• He holds a B.A. in Communications and an M.A. in Sports Marketing, both from GMU.

More from Gee: "I am excited to have Mark join our technical team and have already started formulating a game plan to achieve one of our key strategic objectives for 2011 ‐ Improve Quality of Programs/Player Retention."