Coach Karl O’Neill

Karl has been around New Jersey youth soccer for the past 17 years coaching at various levels for both boys and girls  His experience in coaching started with spells with Exeter City FC in England along with working at the Welsh Center of Excellence and Welsh Center of Development. He also spent a year coaching in Kalamata (Greece), where he coached the men's team.  Here in the U.S., he was the Head Goalkeeper Coach for Globe Institute of Technology, a junior division 1 school in Manhattan that won the regional championship and got to the final 4 of the national championships. He is currently the Women's Assistant Coach and Head Goalkeeper Coach at an NCAA Division 2 East Coast Conference School.

As a coach, the last thing he looks at is the score. The first thing he looks at is the effort of his players and if they are implementing things they have done on the practice field. His philosophy is to create a player-centered environment that allows players to develop and grow at the speeds they feel comfortable at.

His motto is: don't be afraid to fail today so you can learn and be successful tomorrow.

Coaching qualifications include:

FA level 1,2,3 Goalkeeper

UEFA B license

USSF D license

USSF grass roots 4v4,7v7,9v9,11v11

FA level 1,2 Scout

Other:

First aid CPR -AED certified