SUPPLEMENTAL TRAINING
INDIVIDUAL & SMALL GROUP TRAINING
Our club strives to provide comprehensive programming for our members enabling the necessary environments for individual player development at all ages. This is a key component of FVU and our Player First Development Philosophy. We are proud to provide individual and small-group training sessions with our FVU staff moving forward year-round. These sessions allow trainers the opportunity to focus and refine techniques in a setting that is geared towards individual needs as a player. Each aspect of the techniques and concepts are broken down and added layer by layer until noticeable improvements are seen after each session. This gives the staff the ability to focus on your player only, enhancing the learning curve. We can design an Individual Development Plan or work on specified techniques requested such as:
- Speed with the ball
- Striking
- Receiving
- Driven balls
- Finishing
- Heading
- Crossing
- Fitness with the ball
- Speed and Acceleration Training
- Dribbling moves at speed
- Small-Group Concept Learning
Sessions can be held at the Posse Indoor Facility, or alternate locations can be agreed upon with the staff.
Individual, Personal, and Small Group Training:
COACHES FOR SUPPLEMENTAL TRAINING
DAMION BLACKBURN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
damion@flatheadsoccer.org
Teams:
– HEAD COACH | FVU B05 PREMIER
– HEAD COACH | FVU G10 PREMIER
– HEAD COACH | FVU G11 PREMIER
– HEAD COACH | FVU B11 PREMIER
Licensure:
– USSF B License
– USSF National Youth License
– USSF Grassroots Instructor License (In Progress)
– USC Premier Diploma
– USC Director of Coaching Diploma
– USC Level 1, 2, & 3 GK Diplomas
– USC National Coaching Education Staff
– US Club Soccer – La Liga Methodology Level 3 Diploma
– Coerver Youth Level 1 Diploma
– Masters’s Degree in High-Performance Football (In Progress)
Coaching Experience:
– 20+ years of youth club/professional coaching experience
– Youth Grassroots
– Youth Competitive
– ECNL
– DA/GA
– MLA Academy
– Former Glacier HS Girls Head Coach
– Montana ODP/MDP Coaching Staff
-Region IV ODP Staff
– 2008 + 2009 Assistant Coach
– 2011 Boys Head Coach
– Flathead Valley United Former Technical Director
– Flathead Rapids Director of Coaching
Playing Career:
– USSF Youth National Team Pool
– Ohio Galaxies FC
– University of Dayton (NCAA DI)
– Chicago Fire (PDL)
– Professional: Columbus Crew (MLS)
– Cincinnati Saints (MISL, PASL)
– US National Indoor Team Pool
ROLAND BENEDICT
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
roland@flatheadsoccer.org
Teams:
– HEAD COACH | FVU G05 PREMIER
Licensure:
– USSF B License
– USSF C License
– PFSA Level 2 Talent Identification
– PFSA Level 1 Performance Analysis
– PFSA Level 1 Opposition Analysis
Coaching Experience:
– Whitefish HS Girls Head Coach
– 2020 Montana A State Finalist
– 2021 Montana A State Semi- Finalist
– 2022 Montana A State Finalist
– 2023 Montana A State Champions
– 2021-2022 NFHS MT Girls Coach of the Year
– Montana ODP/MDP Coaching Staff
– Region IV ODP Staff
– 2007+2011 Boys Assistant Coach
– Flathead Valley United Technical Director
– Flathead Rapids Former Technical Director
Playing Career:
-Professional: Gillingham (EFL league 1)
– Southend United (EFL League 2)
– Manchester City (EPL)
– Club Brugge (Belgian 1st Division)
– Racing Genk (Belgian 1st Division)
JAKE ZALESKY
Teams:
– HEAD COACH | FVU B2009
– HEAD COACH | FVU B2012
jake@flatheadsoccer.org
Licensure:
– USSF C License
– USSF D License
– USC Youth Academy Director Diploma
– USC Sports Performance Diploma
– Master’s Degree in Sports Management
Coaching Experience:
– Flathead Valley United
– Former Glacier HS Girls Assistant Coach
– Montana ODP/MDP Coaching Staff
Playing Career:
– Davis Legacy
– Placer United
– San Juan SC
– California Baptist University (NCCAA DI/NCAA DII)
– 2x NCCAA National Champions
