Recreational Coaches of the Year
Colorado United Girls Developmental/
Recreational
Coach of the Year.
Jeff Moore
We are excited to announce that Jeff Moore has been selected as the Colorado United Girls Developmental/Recreational Coach of the Year. This honor will be submitted to the Colorado Soccer Association, and he will be recognized at the CSA Awards Banquet in January.
Thank you, Coach Moore, for your dedication and contributions to our club. Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition!
I am a Colorado Native and grew up playing youth soccer here on the front range. I’ve played on some great teams with great coaches such as Tim Schultz, Chad Ashton, and many others. During my youth playing time here I was a part of a lot of great teams and achieved the Regional ODP Camp. Early in my youth I was the biggest fan of the Colorado Foxes which had some legendary players like our very own Rafa Amaya. Of which, I have his autograph on a vintage pennant circa 1995.
I was recruited by a few schools but chose to remain in CO and play at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs(UCCS) under coach Eddy Dietz. Here I accomplished school scoring records and helped our team achieve an RMAC playoff win.
Further, I played with a semi-professional team, The Colorado Springs Blizzard, which had been newly formed.
It was here in Colorado Springs that my coaching career was launched and I started with the Pride Soccer Club. I worked with a lot of great coaches, mentors and helped start the club's first youth development academy, Pride Soccer Academy (PSA) working with Sian Rodgers and other great development minded coaches. It’s here I started to develop my coaching style, how to coach high level players and the importance of developing young players.ļ»æ
I was fortunate to have worked with some high level teams and players here taking a top-14 girls team to the Dallas Showcase where we lost in PK’s.
I was also invited to coach the newly formed Colorado Springs Sabers, the semi-professional women's team along with coach Erik Oman working with some of the best women athletes in the area. The Sabers, its players and connections helped create the women’s soccer program at UCCS with Nicole Ridenour, a player from the Sabers and then ultimately with Sian Hudson/Rodgers. My playing career was cut short and life forever changed after a serious accident in the mountains. I was a ski instructor at Vail returning home to Breckenridge when I decided to help recover someone out of the ditch and in doing so was hit directly as a pedestrian by another vehicle sliding off the road.
After 14 Surgeries and 6+ months in the hospital it was clear playing wouldn’t be possible at the same level.
After many months of recovery and rehab I shifted my focus to pursuing a career as a soccer coach. First in working with the Colorado Storm soccer club for a number of years. During this time I was hired as the Conifer High School Boys’ and Girls' Varsity coach where I led each team each through a single season before eventually moving to Littleton United. Colorado United’s development methodology and culture aligned with me and my endeavors. Now coaching here over 10 years, it's where I’ve found a home and earned my highest coaching accolades and national licenses.
I currently hold a USSF “B” license and the United Soccer Coaches (formerly, NSCAA) “Premier” license.
I’ve been coaching now for over 20 years. I’ve had a lot of great experiences and have had the privilege to work with a lot of great teams and players. From the semi-professional level, taking an ECNL team to Surf Cup, to high school and the U8,9 & 10 development programs. Through all that, I’ve loved working with the youth development programs. They are fundamental ages where what the players learn are building blocks for their future and crucial to that success.
It’s where I am currently at and have been working with the Copa Jrs girls program and the Copa Elite teams.
As coaches we are teachers and mentors to these young players. While we have them as players, we have a responsibility to help guide them through life, using the game as the vehicle to teach and give them the freedom to explore, make mistakes and solve problems. If we do this well, we will have happy players, good players and good people.
I’ve really valued my time with Colorado United — the sharp soccer minds, the great leadership, and above all, the good people.
