Scott Brody

Scott Brody
Personal information
Full name	Scott B. Brody
Date of birth	June 10, 1970
Place of birth	Queens, United States
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	FC America (Head Coach)
Youth career
1988–1989	American Eagles
1990	UNLV Rebels
Senior career*
Teams managed
2005	Ajax America (Head of Commercial Operations)
2006	Ajax America (General Manager)
2007	FC Orlando
2008	Hunters Creek SC
2009	FC America Omni Sharks
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Scott B. Brody (born 10 April 1970 in Queens, New York) is a former national soccer player and current nationally licensed soccer coach in Florida[1]

Career

Brody is from Florida and had success in the Florida Youth Soccer Association (FYSA) Olympic Development Program (ODP) as a Regional III team player in the mid-1980s. Brody accepted a soccer scholarship to American University in Washington, D.C. in 1988 and played 2 seasons for Coach Pete Mehlert and the Eagles. Brody won Most Improved Player in 1989 as a central and right midfielder.[2] Brody then transferred to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) to play for Coach Barry Barto in 1990. At UNLV Brody was an Academic All Big West Conference Scholar Athlete First Team player in 1991 and 1992. Brody's career at UNLV included playing with and against some of the best players in the country.[3] Brody was offered contracts in Belgium and Sweden in 1993 but did not go. He played for the Las Vegas Dust Devils and in Colorado both semi-pro and professionally before retiring due to injury.[4]

Coaching career

Brody is nationally licensed with US Youth Soccer, has been FYSA Coach of the Year[5] and National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) adidas Boys Coach of the Year.[6] Brody was Head of Commercial Operations for Ajax America, the North American Affiliate of Ajax Amsterdam FC, in 2005.[7] In 2006, Brody was promoted to General Manager at Ajax America.[8] Brody has been invited to attend the Leaders in Football Conference in Europe and is currently an Executive in the Hospitality industry in Florida.[9] Brody is currently one of top coaches in country as evidenced here: http://youth1.com/article/1875537477-secret-behind-fca%E2%80%99s-soccer-success http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-01-21/sports/os-hs-boys-soccer-coaches-turnaround-20120121_1_school-soccer-soccer-field-boys-soccer-coaches Brody is currently with the ECNL program and Purple Teams at Orlando City Soccer Club (http://www.orlandocitysc.com/post/2015/02/18/2015-super-y-tryouts-and-coaching-staff-announced). Brody's son Andrew Brody was a freshman all American at university of Louisville (http://www.gocards.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/andrew_brody_857059.html) and was invited to U20 Men's National Team Camp in 2014 (http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2014/03/17/12/52/140103-jan-camp-roster-rel).

Honors

2011: USSF National "C" Coaching License
2010, 2011: Florida Youth Soccer Association Girls Coach of the Year
2005: NSCAA/Adidas East Regional Youth Boys Coach of the Year
2006: Florida Youth Soccer Association Boys Coach of the Year
January 2001: Cornell University, School of Hospitality Management MVP

References

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[1] EPFL partner with Leaders in Football

[2] CNSF Candidates get European exposure in So. Florida

[3] Coaches Connection's Coach of the Month Spotlight

[4] People - Soccer

[5] 2005 NSCAA/adidas

[6] FC AMERICA OMNI SHARKS Florida

[7] Executive Transactions

[8] FC America Omni Sharks - Soccer in College

[9] One of FYSA's own has been honored by US Youth Soccer! Archived 2011-07-11 at the Wayback Machine