MFC Appoints new Girl's Director of Coaching

For immediate release: April 20, 2009 

Match Fit Chelsea  announced today a major addition to its coaching staff. Dominick Bucci will be joining the Club as Girl’s Director of Coaching, effective May 1, 2009. Malcolm Murphy, Director of Coaching & Player Development for Match Fit Chelsea, announced the addition, stating it will be a tremendous step forward for the Club, particularly for the girl’s side of the Club. “Coach Bucci brings with him a history of coaching excellence,” said Murphy, “we share a common philosophy, and a vision for how soccer players should be trained and developed.” John Calcaterra, Match Fit Chelsea’s Director of Operations, mirrored Murphy’s enthusiasm, “I look forward to working with Coach Bucci, his reputation for excellence holds great promise for the Club and our players.”

Dominick Bucci has worked with New Jersey ODP as a Head State Team Coach, US Club Soccer ID2 program, New Jersey Futsal, and the Super Y League Regional and National Programs. In the last twelve years, Coach Bucci has coached and guided many Premier Youth teams to State, Regional, and National Titles. Many of the teams he has worked with have consistently competed and continue to compete in the most competitive and prestigious leagues, tournaments, and college showcases in the country. He has personally worked with over 10 Youth National Team players within his programs. Dominick is one of the most respected youth trainers/coaches and runs one of the most sought after Advanced Technical Programs in the Region. He has served as Girl’s Director of Coaching for the Parsippany Soccer Club and worked with other programs throughout New Jersey.
 
Dominick Bucci is the Owner and Director of All America Soccer Development LLC. He is a former High School All-American at St. Benedicts Prep in Newark and Three-time Collegiate All-American. As a player, he has played at the State, Regional, Youth National Team levels, and at the Professional Level. He holds a USSF ’A’ License and has coached at the Professional, Collegiate, Club, and High School levels. Dominick also holds the NSCAA Director of Coaching certificate.
 
Coach Bucci has established a reputation nationally for developing Premier players and teams and has helped place players into the best colleges and universities. Players Bucci has trained and/or coached over the past twelve years include United States National Team Players, United States Youth National Team Players, WPS Professional Players, W-League Players, Super Y League National Team Players, ODP Regional Team Players, New Jersey State Team Players, three Girls NJ High School Players of the Year and two Girls Gatorade NJ High School Players of the Year.
 
Coach Bucci stated: “I want to thank Malcolm, John, and the rest of the Match Fit Chelsea staff for this opportunity to be able to work with one of the most well established and highly respected Academy Programs in the country. I look forward to working with Malcolm to put together and implement one of the leading training programs for soccer education, instruction and development. For the past twelve years, I have continuously worked to develop a training environment that has allowed players and teams that compete nationally at the highest level. My focus is on true player development and our programs will be based upon an intense technical/ tactical foundation. I am confident saying that when a player joins the Match Fit Chelsea Girls Program they will be exposed to the best possible training and coaching. In addition to Academy team training and coaching, Match Fit Chelsea will offer players every possible type of training, such as Individual Training, our new Technical Training Academy, Goalkeeper training, and Speed & Conditioning training. We will also provide explanation, guidance, and opportunities in the college recruitment process.
 
“My goal here at Match Fit Chelsea FC will be to further provide the best possible training environment and continue to develop elite level players that are technically and tactically sound and who are composed, confident, intelligent, and creative on the field. There are no short cuts to achieving this goal. It’s all about PLAYER DEVELOPMENT. With the right development comes the right success. Many have lost focus on what this is all about. Many have been too focused on winning games, rather than developing players. At Match Fit Chelsea FC we will make sure that development always comes first and the winning will take care of itself.”