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Fred Lipka is the Vice President and Technical Director of Player Development at Major League Soccer, where he oversees youth and player development initiatives across the league. In this role, he has been a key architect of MLS’s academy and coaching education structures, helping design pathways and programs intended to produce the next generation of professional players and coaches in North America.

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Sam Watts runs Special Teams Academy, a private training program focused on kicking, punting, and mentoring athletes, with more than three decades of coaching experience. He promotes year‑round specialist training and works with athletes from youth through professional levels.

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James Blankenship is currently active in the Buffalo, NY soccer community as a coach and director. He serves as the head coach for the Niagara University Women's Club Soccer team and is also the Director of Coaching (DOC) for Buffalo Rush, a competitive youth soccer club in the area.

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Nate Huckle is a mental performance coach that works with over 600 athletes that focuses primarily on confidence, self-awareness, mindfulness, and stress-response. His philosophy of strengthening a client’s self-image helps athletes find greater consistency and enjoyment in performance, while also enhancing overall well-being.

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Support the recovery efforts in Jamaica!

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Rory Charcholla is the MLSNext Academy Director at RNYFC located in Rochester, New York.

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Kevin Tapchom is the founder of Evolution Soccer Training in Michigan and played collegiate soccer at the University of Detroit Mercy. 

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Brooks Laimbeer is a co-founder of We Are Soccer, a media platform dedicated to engaging and informing soccer fans across the U.S.  He is also a scout for The Soccer Syndicate that focuses on scouting youth talent for MLS and USL Academies.

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