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Chris Hummer

Assistant Director of Coaching - FC Virginia
Head Coach - FC Virginia Courage 94
Head Coach - FC Virginia Boys '00
Assistant Coach - FC Virginia Explosion
mobile 703.801.6020

USSF B Licensed (no 25488), 29 years playing experience and counting. Eleven years experience coaching youth, amateur, and professional teams.

Chris is the Assistant Director of Coaching for FC Virginia, with responsibilities at some level for all FCV teams and player development. FC Virginia is one of the most elite youth clubs in the United States, and is a founding member club of the newly formed Elite Clubs National League, a collection of just 40 of the best clubs in the country.

Besides coaching the Courage and other FCV teams, Chris enjoys helping with his neighborhood high school girls team, serving as Assistant Varsity Coach of the Potomac Falls High School. Playing-wise, he currently plays soccer in the Northern Virginia Soccer League Premier Division with RBIS Rampage and Over-30 Division with Land Warriors. Prior to Land Warriors, he played with nationally competitive Over-30 team Bier FC, perennial VA State champions and winners of several US Region 1 Champions.  He is also an avid fan of the US National Teams, DC United, and the English Premier League.

After experimenting for a semester as a (pointy) football kicker at East Carolina University, 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.

Professionally, Coach Chris owns and operates HummerSport, LLC a soccer-focused sports media and marketing company. HummerSport publishes Potomac Soccer Wire, as well as the newly launched National Soccer Wire, both of which Chris serves as Editor in Chief. In addition to managing the operations and staff, Chris covers the U.S. Men's and Women's National teams, D.C. United, and the Washington Freedom regularly - attending matches, interviewing players and coaches, and filing stories. His writings on the game of soccer are widely read within the soccer community, including a regular "OMG! What a Goal" column that gains international attention. Chris also attends at least one coaching course every summer, with the 9-day USSF "A" license course on his schedule for June 2009.

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.