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Chris Hummer

Head Coach - FC Virginia Courage 94
mobile 703.801.6020

USSF B Licensed (no 25488), 28 years playing experience and counting. Ten years experience coaching youth, amateur, and professional teams. After experimenting for a semester as a (pointy) football kicker East Carolina University in college, Chris attended Penn State University and played soccer for semi-professional club Lancaster Spartans of PA from 1993 - 1995. He moved to Northern Virginia from Lancaster, PA in 1998 after working several years in the family sports field construction business.

Besides coaching the Courage and training other teams, Chris is also Head Coach of the Potomac Falls High School girls JV team. Playing-wise, he currently plays soccer in the Northern Virginia Soccer League Premier Division with RBIS Rampage (2007 Neptune Cup Champions) and Over-30 Division with Bier FC (2007 US Region 1 Champions).  He is also an avid fan of the US National Teams, DC United, and the English Premier League.

Professionally, Coach Chris owns and operates HummerSport, LLC a sports marketing company focused on providing services to non-professional sports participants and organizations. The company provides internet and sports field consulting services, and operates multiple soccer-related web sites, including PotomacSoccerWire.com, PlayerLists.com and SoccerAds.com. He is Editor/writer of Potomac Soccer Wire, reporting on locally-relevant soccer news. His first soccer-focused web site company - HotStat.com, LTD - was sold to Demosphere International in 2002, where he then spent a year as their VP and GM. After parting ways in 2003, Chris continued to operate the popular HotStat Classic soccer league web sites service for Demosphere for several years.

Please feel free to contact Coach Chris for any reason... to discuss training philosophy, for advise on teaching soccer or the right path for getting into college, or even for advice on where to sit at RFK stadium for a DC United game!
Phone: 703-801-6020

Ted Childs

Assistant Coach - FC Virginia Courage 94

"Teddy" is USSF C Licenced and USYSA Youth National License holder. Played High School and Youth Club in Eastern New York . Attended Alderson-Broaddus College in West Virginia and played in 4 conference finals in 4 years, including the 1988 NAIA National Final.  We were ranked in the top 10 all 4 years and had regular season wins against Division I powers Howard, George Mason, and WVU.  Received a BS in Athletic Training and Exerise Physiology and later Attended Kent State University where he received M.ed and worked in the Athletic Training Department with all of the University teams.

Began coaching in 1988 as the assistant boys and girls coach of Somers High School in Somers, NY.  In 1993 was named head coach for Freshmen girls team.  In 1996 joined the staff at the New Orleans Soccer Academy.  In 5 years with the club, was the head coach for U12, U13 boys as well as the U14 U17, U18, U19 girls state cup champions. The U18 girls team achieved the 1999 regional semi-final. Was also an assistant on the 1999 u-15 Boys team that achieved the Regional final. Has coached over 30 future college scholarship players, 2 youth national team players and 4 regional pool players, and was on the Louisiana State ODP staff in 1999, and 2000.

Bob Castle

Assistant Coach - Goal Keepers

Growing up in Northern VA, Bob has been an active player since the age of 8. In his teenage years he played travel soccer locally for a State Cup Champion and for Oakton High School. Bob played Division I collegiate soccer at then top 25-ranked James Madison University. Bob continues to enjoy the game of soccer, and still plays in both indoor and outdoor leagues. Bob has also held a variety of coaching positions across travel, all-star, and recreational teams since 1998. He holds a USSF National D Coaching License as well as a US Youth Soccer National Youth License. Like Coach Chris, Bob is also an avid fan of the DC United and US National teams. Professionally, Bob is a senior executive with a software product company.