ABOUT US

I AM YOUR HEAD COACH, BARRY MCGRELLIS. OPERATING THIS ACADEMY IS MY WAY OF BRINGING THE SPORT OF SOCCER TO THE YOUNG ATHLETES OF DORCHESTER COUNTY AND OF GIVING BACK TO THE SPORT THAT GAVE ME SO MUCH.

SOCCER BROUGHT ME FROM MY HOME COUNTRY OF SCOTLAND TO THE UNITED STATES, WITHOUT THAT LIFE CHANGING MOVE I WOULDN’T HAVE THE AMAZING FAMILY I DO NOW NOR WOULD I LIVE IN THIS WONDERFUL PART OF THE WORLD. I AM WITNESS TO HOW SPORT CAN MOTIVATE AND CHANGE PEOPLE FOR THE BETTER, IT ALLOWS KIDS TO OBJECTIVELY SEE THEMSELVES GROW AND IMPROVE, IT BREEDS CONFIDENCE AND SELF-ASSURANCE. MY ACADEMY EXISTS TO PROVIDE ALL OF THIS TO YOUR ASPIRING ATHLETES.

IN MY COACHING CAREER I HAVE WORKED WITH ALL AGE GROUPS, FroM COMPLETE BEGINNERS TO HIGH LEVEL COLLEGIATE ATHLETES. I SERVED AS ACADEMY DIRECTOR AND DIRECTOR OF PLAYER DEVELOPMENT FOR GUNSTON SOCCER CLUB IN alexandria, va, and as head coach of women’s soccer at the college of southern maryland. I hold coaching certifications from the scottish football association, united soccer coaches, and the united states soccer federation and have decades of playing experience, all of which i am ready and willing to pass on to the next generation of eastern shore athletes!