Scott Rodgers
Cincinnati United Soccer Club: Executive Director
Phone: (937) 361-2289
Email: srodgers@cincyunited.com

Brian Page
Cincinnati United - Southeast: Director of Coaching
Cincinnati United: Outreach Program Director
Phone: (513) 312-1813
Email: bpage@cincyunited.com

• NSCAA Premier Diploma
• USSF National Youth License
• Master’s of Education
• BBA – Sports Management
• US Youth Soccer Region II Staff
• Current OSYSA Education Series Clinician
• Former Assistant Coach, Cincinnati Ladyhawks (W-League)
• Former Assistant Coach, Wilmington College Men’s Soccer

Brian serves as the CU Southeast Director of Coaching.  In the past, he has served as the Girls Director of Coaching for CUP with his primary focus on the U11-U14 age groups and the Assistant Director of Coaching for CU Lakota. At one time Brian was the youngest coach in the country to earn the NSCAA Premier Diploma, the USSF ‘A’ License equivalent after playing collegiately at Tiffin University.

Brian has coached with great success at all levels. In the fall of 2000 he served as the Head Assistant for the Wilmington College Men’s Soccer team. This team reached the NCAA National Tournament, advancing to the round of sixteen. Brian served as an assistant coach with the Cincinnati Ladyhawks of the W-League, and was privileged to help coach them in a near victory against Mia Hamm, Abby Wambach, and the rest of the Washington Freedom in an exhibition game. Brian is currently the head coach of the CUP U23 girls’ team, a team composed of Division I standouts from across the region that competed in the Regional Championships this past summer. Many of the players on that team were from the CUP Red team he has coached since 2002. Throughout the development of the team, CUP Red reached the OSYSA State Cup finals at U17 (losing in overtime). They reached at least the semi-finals of 10 major tournaments – beating nearly 30 State Cup Champions and/or finalists in the process. Most importantly, each member of the team received a Division I Soccer scholarship offer, with 16 girls currently playing in college.

Brian is passionate about the development of youth. He continues to be a leader in coaching education and youth development across the region. He is currently in his eighth year as an ODP Region II Staff Coach, has returned as a clinician for the Ohio South Lecture Series, has been an instructor for OSYSA, and whose thoughts on development have been published in soccer publications such as ‘Soccer Ohio’ and the ‘NSCAA Journal’. One of Brian’s proudest accomplishments is his leadership in organizing and leading along with other Directors of Coaching from Ohio South in the implementation of small-sided games.

Brian holds an NSCAA Premier Diploma, Advanced National Diploma, and National Diploma. In addition, he holds a USSF National Youth License, a BBA with a concentration of Sports Management and has a Master Degree in Education.

Paul Rockwood
Cincinnati United - Lakota: Assistant Director of Coaching
Phone: (513) 515-7622
Email: prockwood@cincyunited.com

• USSF A License
• USSF National Youth License
• Football Association of Ireland (F.A. I). Audited Full Badge Coaching course due to knee injury
• Bachelor of Education Degree from Akron University
• Masters of Education Degree from Northern Kentucky University
• Former Head Region II Olympic Development Coach (in charge of Soccer Development in 12 states)
• Current Staff Region II Coach
• OSYSA Educational Series Clinician
• adidas Soccer Advisory Board
• Columbus Crew Advisory Board
• Two week study of Austria Memphis F.C. Youth System
• Assistant Coach "A" League Cincinnati Riverhawks
• Videographer for the Columbus Crew
• Started the Soccer Program at Northern Kentucky University
• Started the Soccer Program at Oak Hills High School
• The first Ohio South Youth State Coach- establishing the first coaching license program in Ohio South
• Former Professional Soccer player for the American Soccer League Champion Cincinnati Comets
• Former Four Year starter and Captain (Akron University)
• Voted Top 100 Soccer Educators and honored by Major League Soccer

Paul serves as the Assistant Director -Lakota. His focus is with the 8-9-10 boys age groups. He is also the Head Coach of the U16 Gold team.

Paul came to Cincinnati where he founded the Oak Hills High School program. During that time, he played professionally for the Cincinnati Comets. Paul was the first Ohio South Youth State Coach where he established the first coaching license program. Leaving the summer before Oak Hills made the Ohio High School State Finals, He started the soccer program at Northern Kentucky University. He earned many Coach of the year honors, including NSCAA Midwest Region Coach of the Year.

Paul then got heavily involved in the Olympic Development Program where he became the Head Mid-West Regional Coach. He was in charge of Soccer development in the 12 Midwest states. This was the time in American Soccer History where soccer started to become organized. Paul initiated the first Regional team trip overseas to England to play other clubs and gain a wealth of experiences for the players. Many players Paul has worked with helped form the backbone of the National team successes in the 1990's and 2000's. Some of these players are now coaching in the National Team youth program, Directors of Coaching in the Club system, assistant coaches in college, and assistants in MLS as well as playing in the MLS. One former player is the President of a MLS Club.

Paul has traveled extensively seeking out training sessions to observe and youth systems to study. He brings a world of experience to his training sessions as well as enthusiasm to match this knowledge.

Andy Szucs
Cincinnati United - Lakota: Director of Coaching
Phone: (937) 545-9088
Email: aszucs@cincyunited.com

• NCSAA Advanced National Diploma
• NSCAA National Diploma
• USSF National Youth License
• OSYSA ODP District Staff
• Former Assistant Coach, Wilmington College Men’s Soccer
• Former College Player - Wilmington College
• NCAA All-American
• NCAA Academic All-American

Andy’s role within Cincinnati United is to direct the Lakota site (Butler County). He is responsible for the U8-U18 age groups on both the boys and girls side of CU-Lakota. In addition, he also helps to manage the club’s recreational outreach program, which includes clinics and resources for the community’s surrounding recreational soccer programs.

Andy has been a life long fan of the beautiful game. He has played the game since the age of six years old; progressing from recreational soccer to select soccer, high school soccer to college soccer, and eventually playing semi-pro soccer with the Dayton Gems after his college career. Along with being named a three-year captain at Wilmington and MVP of the Heartland Conference, Andy was also selected as an NCAA All-American and Academic All-American in 1999 and 2000. He lead his teams to three conference championships and two NCAA tournament appearances during his career and was selected to play in the All-Ohio all-star game his senior year. Andy finished his career at Wilmington as one of the all-time leaders in minutes played and games started as well as 13th on the list of all-time leaders in assists with 28 for his career.

Much like his playing career, his coaching career started early as he trained his younger brother’s U10 team while in high school. His passion for coaching would grow from there. During his college career he coached and trained the U15-U16 Gunners FC teams from Dayton, OH. After finishing his degree at Wilmington College, Andy began training teams in Lakota United Soccer Club (formerly Lakota Soccer Club) and has been part of the club ever since. In addition to his duties with LUSC, Andy was also an assistant coach for five years with the Wilmington College Men’s Soccer team from 2002-2006, helping the team advance to an OAC Championship and the NCAA Sweet Sixteen in 2004. He was awarded as the OAC Assistant Coach of the Year for 2004.

In March of 2007, Andy became the Assistant Director of Coaching for LUSC and was recently named as the Director of Coaching for Cincinnati United-Lakota.

Mike Duncan
Cincinnati United - Sycamore: Director of Coaching
Phone: (513) 218-1472 Cell
Phone: (513) 984-9042 Home
Email: mduncan@cincyunited.com

• NSCAA National Diploma
• USSF B License
• Masters of Secondary Education - grades 7-12, Math concentration
• Teacher - Indian Hill Middle School, Cincinnnati, Ohio

Mike serves as the Director of Coaching for the Cincinnati United Sycamore competitive side. His primary focus will be the girls U8 through U18 competitive teams for CU Sycamore. He will also coach/train with our U12 boys CUP teams.

During mid 90’s, Lara and Mike worked together coaching a select team of girls through Sycamore Arsenal. Also at this time, he received his Masters in Education from Miami University and accepted a job teaching at Finneytown Middle School where he took over the Finneytown varsity girls soccer head coach position for two years. Mike’s education background and experience with these two teams led him to start the U8 program for the Arsenal Club. Realizing his need for more soccer education to develop these teams, Mike started attending USSF and NSCAA coaching courses where he earned his USSF “B” license and NSCAA “National” diploma. Mike has since brought 5 teams (3 from the boys side and 2 from the girls side) from U8 through to U11 and beyond and all 5 teams have made it to the state cup semi-finals or finals in their first year participating. His latest team of U13 boys which has moved from Sycamore Arsenal onto the CUP realm has experienced unprecedented success. In 3 years of participating at the 11 v 11 format, the team has failed only twice to make it to the semi-finals or finals of the numerous tournaments they have participated in. The team was a state-cup semi-finalist and finalist two years running and has participated only in the top divisions of tournaments throughout the Midwest.

Mike also spent a year with the ODP program heading the coaching and selection of 3 age groups into the state pool. Although he enjoys ODP and would like to continue working with that select group of players, Mike is a family man at heart and has 4 players of his own (his 4 kids who are very involved in youth sports especially CUP soccer) that are now absorbing his time. Educating kids is at the center of Mike’s life. Whether it is teaching math or coaching soccer, he believes that his sole purpose is to create a love for the subject matter. He believes that in order to be successful at any endeavor you have to be a life long learner and plans to achieve his USSF “A” license within the next couple of years.

Bobby Puppione
Cincinnati United - Sycamore: Director of Coaching
Phone: (205) 239-7288 Cell
Email: bpuppione@cincyunited.com

• USSF A License
• USYS National Y License
• NSCAA Premier Diploma
• NSCAA National Goalkeeping Diploma
• NSCAA High School Coaches Diploma

- Birmingham United - Staff Coach, Youth Academy Coach, and Juggle Club Director - 2006-2009
- Alabama Youth Soccer ODP Staff Coach, 2007-2009
- The Altamont School, Men's varsity and JV Boys Coach, 2008
- Holy Spirit Catholic High School, Boys Coach, 2005-2007 (State Champions in 2005)
- Assistant Coach, Holy Spirit Catholic High School Girls, 2005-2007
- Trainer, West Alabama Soccer Association, 2006-2007
- Assistant Coach, Shelton State Community College Women's Soccer, 2006-2007 (#13 in final National Poll)
- Summer Staff Coach at University of Alabama, Centenary College, University of South Alabama, Shelton State
- 2006 NSCAA Private School Coach of the Year for Alabama

Jon Caldwell
Cincinnati United - Lakota: Director of Coaching
Phone:
Email: jcaldwell@cincyunited.com

• USSF C License

Coach Caldwell recently returned from North Carolina, where he played for the Carolina Railhawks of the USL Div I. Before Carolina he played two years in the USL Div 2, for the Cincinnati Kings. In 2006, he earned a Team of the Week honor, while helping the Kings to a playoff appearance. Caldwell has also trained with the MLS Columbus Crew (2006), and started for the PDL Indiana Blast (2004).

After playing professionally for 3 years, Caldwell returned to his hometown of Indianapolis in 2007. Immediately he reunited with his youth club team Dynamo Katner, and was the head coach of the U-15 Boys premier team that played in the MRL. In addition, Caldwell has been a trainer with Sycamore Arsenal Soccer Club (U-11, U-12, U-14), Warren County, NK United, and SCSA. While living in Ohio, Jon helped out as an volunteer assistant coach for Mt. St. Joseph, Div II, for both the men’s and women’s program. As a staff member of the Ohio South ODP, Caldwell has also been involved with many summer camps in Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, and Illinois.