Danielle Fagan Joins Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer as Assistant Director of Coaching

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Danielle Fagan has joined Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer as Assistant Director of Coaching, it was announced today by Chris Branscome, CEO of Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer. "Danielle is an excellent coach and great teacher of the game," said Branscome. "Danielle has been on our Olympic Development Program (ODP) staff for years and has gained invaluable experience at the regional and national levels as well. We'll be tapping into her knowledge base so we can raise the level of youth coaching and player development, as well as enhance opportunities for girls and women in soccer throughout Eastern Pennsylvania."

Fagan attended Villanova University for her undergraduate degree and MBA. Fagan also played for and was subsequently the assistant coach for the women's soccer team at the school for three seasons. She won PIAA Class AAA fall championships in 2007 and 2008 as coach of Conestoga High School's girls varsity soccer team. Fagan is an associate member of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) coaching staff. As part of the staff, she runs coaching courses for the NSCAA Non-Residential Coaching Academy. Fagan holds a United States Soccer Federation (USSF) "A" coaching license, a National Youth License from USSF and a NSCAA Premier Diploma.

"This is an exciting opportunity for me to get involved in the state and regional levels of youth development, especially in women's soccer," said Fagan. "There are a lot of women out there who want to get involved in coaching but don't know what avenues are available to them. I want to help lead the way. This job also presents a new challenge for me which I am always up for."  

About Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer:

For more than 35 years, Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer has worked throughout Eastern Pennsylvania to promote, foster and perpetuate the game of soccer to the region's youth. Through competitions, educational programs, workshops and coaching clinics, Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer impacts the lives of more than 130,000 youth soccer players from ages five to 19. Additional information about Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer can be found at http://www.epysa.org.

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SOURCE Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer