INTENSE SOCCER ACADEMY hires the services of STAFF who have EXPERIENCE and CREDENTIALS which include a wide array of noteworthy accomplishments including:

1. bachelors and masters college degrees in education;
2. NSCAA & USSF national and advanced national coaching diplomas;
3. domestic professional, semi-professional & collegiate playing experience;
4. US national team, Regional ODP & ENY State ODP team playing & coaching experience;
5. international amateur playing experience;
6. resumes for training and coaching nationally competitive players and club teams;
7. experience in developing comprehensive soccer programs for clubs and teams from pre-travel through travel; and
8. experience in training pre-travel & travel team’s & players of all ages and abilities.

INTENSE SOCCER ACADEMY staff is directed by founder RON ALBER and his advisory committee.

• ON THE FIELD. Supplementing his amateur international playing experience, Ron Alber has achieved national coaching diplomas and licenses with both the NSCAA and USSF. During his coaching years Ron Alber has accumulated an impressive resume for training, coaching and managing elite collegiate and national team players as well as several teams who won State Championships, and other nationally competitive tournament championships. Ron Alber also had the good fortune to coach the ISA Black girls team in the 2003 SYL National Championship, where the team was eventually crowned the SYL National Champions.
   
• OFF OF THE FIELD. Ron Alber has earned a Juris Doctorate degree from Hofstra Law School, where he was an award recipient for academic excellence, and a Bachelor’s of Business Administration from Hofstra University’s Frank Zarb School of Business. After commencing a law career with a prominent New York City law firm, Ron Alber returned to Long Island where he now serves as the managing partner of the full service law firm of Alber & Loglisci LLP.

INTENSE SOCCER ACADEMY is fortunate to have the members of its advisory committee. The advisory committee consists of soccer professionals, business professionals, parents of ISA graduates, parents of present ISA members, as well as persons holding advanced collegiate degrees in education and psychology. All of the members of the advisory committee are non-paid volunteers who are, from time to time, called upon to advise the Director in managing the ISA program.

All of our goalkeepers are professionally trained by Peter Shank’s Excel Goalkeeping school and Kurt Kelly of KK Athletics. Training for our goalkeepers is part of our regular curriculum, and goalkeepers of all ages are provided with an opportunity to train with each other.

 In addition to the Staff members listed below, INTENSE SOCCER ACADEMY often hires and retains the services of associate, affiliated and visiting staff members. All staff members are, however, provided with the ISA Coaches Handbook and required to carry out the educational and developmental philosophy and curriculum of the INTENSE SOCCER ACADEMY.

All trainers hired by the Intense Soccer Academy are compelled to complete and satisfy background checks conducted by Intense Soccer Academy, including the requisite Eastern New York Risk Management application.

To provide our members with additional levels of professionalism and assurance, all staff engaged by ISA as either an independent contractor or employee are required to join the NSCAA membership which provides such staff members with additional insurance coverage.  Furthermore, ISA's professionals are licensed and insured.