Staff
Created on Monday, 06 June 2011 18:49
About Our Coaching Staff
The Rush takes great pride in the coaches that work for us, both part time and full time. In fact they are the cornerstone, the backbone of who and what we are.
Developing soccer players is the primary objective for our coaches, but what cannot be underestimated is the importance of coaches shaping lives. Gone are the days when coaching responsibilities consist of working with X's and O's. Today, coaches must be technically proficient and tactically sound of course. But coaches must also have an understanding of how to teach players to take care of their bodies. Running sprints is no longer the only method of maintaining fitness. Today's athlete must understand the importance of endurance for sure, but strength, coordination, nutrition, are all facets of physical conditioning. Understanding the psyche of youth players and managing those players is also a key component in coaching. Today's coaches must be able to motivate and build self-esteem in their players. All this simply means we need quality, well-rounded men and women to lead our youth to success both on and off the field. Coaches are now teachers, motivators, psychologist, mentors and more.
Our coaches continually strive to develop players on and off the pitch. It is a great privilege to coach in the Rush, the best soccer organization in America. And with great privilege comes great responsibility. We are proud to boast of the great many hard working coaches we have who embrace this privilege and thrive with this responsibility.
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Joe Adams, Technical Director
• Academy Director
• Head Coach 99 Boys
Joe Adams, The heart and soul of youth soccer in the
South Central Kentucky Area. Joe has an extensive resume
when it comes to Football and he is driven to share
it with the kids and young adults of his community.
• Hometown: Somerset, Kentucky
• American Global Soccer School
• Southern California Seahorse P.D.L.
• 2006-2009 Lindsey Wilson College Soccer (2009 National Champions)
• 2007-2008 (2) time NAIA Character of Champions Award Recipient
• 2009-2010 A.S. Laranja / Kyoto Japan
• Current U12 Boys Kentucky Rush Head Coach
• Current U18 Boys Kentucky Rush Head Coach
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Joe Adams
Ky. Rush Technical Director
859.408.5567
Favorite Player:
Diego Maradonna
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James Ray, Staff Coach
James Ray is an outstanding coach, who brings a ton of experience
to our staff. With several years of High School and Club coaching experience,
Coach Ray has a proven record of putting player development first.
• Hometown: Somerset, Kentucky
• SHS Soccer Alumni
• Current Assistant at SHS Boys / NMS Girls Head Coach
• Former Head Coach Southwestern HS/Franklin Simpson HS
• 12 season Head Coaching Experience
• Holds NSCAA National Diploma
• NSCAA Goal Keeping Level II
• Current Boys U15 Kentucky Rush Head Coach
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James Ray
Head Coach
Favorite Player:
Shep Messing
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Lee Chalmers, Staff Coach
• Camps Director
• Head Coach 95 Girls
• Head Coach 00 Boys
Lee Chalmers is in his first season as an assistant coach at
Lindsey Wilson College for the 2011 season.
Chalmers is a former NAIA All-American at the University of Mobile (Ala.)
where he played from 1991-1996, reaching the final four in each of
his last three seasons. At Mobile, Chalmers was a four-time all-conference
selection and was selected to the Umbro Senior Bowl.
While at Mobile, Chalmers earned his Bachelor of Science degree in
2006, while maintaining a spot on the dean's list.
After college Chalmers played three seasons of professional soccer,
joining the New Orleans Gamblers of the USISL in 1996, the Columbus
Comets of the EISL in 1997 and the Savannah Rug Ratz of the EISL in 1998.
Following his playing career, Chalmers has managed and directed numerous
international soccer training facilities, including stints in sports marketing.
Chalmers was the director of Shooting Stars Sports Concepts in South Africa
from 2004 through 2008 where he created a soccer school for private
individual and small group technical coaching lessons.
In 2008, Chalmers added Perx Consulting to his directing duties where
he merged the company with Shooting Stars to manage sponsorships
and marketing ideas for commercial companies.
Also while in South Africa, Chalmers was a technical coaching director
at the Balfour Park Football Club in 2005. Balfour is one of the bigges
youth football clubs in Johannesburg where Chalmers helped educate
the club's coaches on improved training techniques. While coaching and
helping numerous players gain soccer scholarships to attend college's
in the United States, Chalmers has also volunteered his services at th
Clemson Academy Soccer Camp in 2005 and 2006 and coached in the
2004 Disney International Soccer Tournament.
Collegiate Coaching Career
Lindsey Wilson College: Assistant Coach (2011)
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 Lee Chalmers
Head Coach
Favorite Player:
Steven Gerrard
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Thuba Nkomazana, Staff Coach
• Head Coach 94 Boys
• Head Coach 96 Boys
Thuba Nkomazana is in his first season as an assistant coach with
the Lindsey Wilson College men's soccer team in 2011.
Nkomazana began his collegiate playing career with th
Blue Raiders in the 2004 and 2005 seasons as a defende
playing in 40 games, while scoring one goal and dishing
out a pair of assists.
Lindsey Wilson won a national championship in 2005,
beating Azusa Pacific (Calif.) University in the final as Nkomazana
was named a third team NAIA All-American.
After two seasons as Lindsey Wilson, Nkomazana spent a summer
playing for the Michigan Bucks, a professional development league
team, before finishing up at NCAA Division I Coastal Carolina (S.C.)
University where he played for two seasons.
After his playing career, Nkomazana began coaching as a student
assistant for Coastal Carolina from 2007-08 while earning hi
degree in Recreation and Sport Management. Next he spent 2008
as the head coach of the Long Bay Youth Soccer Club's under 15
girl's team in Myrtle Beach, S.C. That experience led Nkomazana
to coaching the CFC Flames Youth Soccer Club's under 18 boy's
team before being named assistant coach at Lee (Tenn.) University
where he stayed from 2009-11 and earned a Master's of Education degree.
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 Thuba Nkomazana
Head Coach
Favorite Player:
Wayne Rooney
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Brenton Benware, Staff Coach
• Bio Coming Soon
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Favorite Player:
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