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MOTI Sports – Background — Alan Merrick

Alan Merrick – Background – Player & Coach

Alan Merrick began his career playing soccer in 1966 for West Bromwich Albion F.C. in 1966 at the age of 16. He moved to the USA in 1976 to play for the Minnesota Kicks. Alan helped found the Minnesota Youth Soccer Association and helped train over 300,000 youth and over 10,000 coaches in his career teaching. He coached professionally (MN Strikers), college (U of MN), and high school (Eagan) from 1983 to 2012. His passion is “making sure youth players learn their skills correctly, so they have a good strike on the ball, knowing they will enjoy the beautiful game of soccer.

Alan with Minnesota Kicks playing against Pele of the Cosmos
Alan joined the “100 game club” in 2021 at West Bromwich FC, receiving his 481 player hat in their 143-year history.
Alan is demonstrating for a player where the ball should connect with her foot to “properly strike the ball”.