WSA Technical Director – Training Curriculum, Strength & Conditioning

WSA 99 Girls White 

WSA 01 Boys White

Short Life Bio

Grew up in Okriftel, Germany where I started playing soccer at age 3. Started playing in local Academy Developmental School before moving to Tulsa Oklahoma at age 10 and playing for competitive club teams, high school, Division I college, and now still in local indoor and outdoor leagues. I have a huge passion for the game and motivating players to achieve their goals, while teaching them fundamental life skills such as team work, professional, and striving to be successful. I believe the key to being successful as a player is being in the right developmental environment, both on and off the field. If a player is in a club whose main focus is development then they will be successful and everything else like winning will take care of itself. 

Coaching History

• Bacone Men’s Soccer Assistant Coach (2016-Present)
• ORU Women’s Assistant Coach (2015-2016)
• Tulsa Edison High School (2013-2015) Consistent Winning seasons & play-off appearances 
• West Side Alliance Technical Director & Strength and Conditioning Coordinator (2015-Present)            
• WSA 00/99 Girls White (2008-Present)
• WSA 01 Boys Red/White (2008-Present)
• Director of Total 90 Elites Academy (2012-Present)

Coaching Highlights

• Helped get Oral Roberts Women’s Soccer into 1^st Summit League Post season appearance 2015
• Over 20 1^st Place trophies won combined between U16 Girls & U15 Boys club teams including Oklahoma Premier league titles, in state tournaments, and out of state tournaments competing against regions best teams  
• Lead previously struggling High School Program into Quarter-Finals of State Championship in both years as well as winning 3 tournament trophies
• On the Olympic Development Program Staff representing the State of Oklahoma 2013

Playing

• 2006-2008 – Division-I Oral Roberts University (Tulsa, OK)  
• 2004-2006 - Sand Springs High School (MVP & All State Player 2006) Tulsa, OK
• 2004-2007- West Side Alliance 88’ Captained team to clubs 1^st State Championship w/winning goal in final
• 1999-2004- Kicksmart Arsenal 88’ Captained and won several high level tournaments
• 1991-1998- Developed in German academy club setting playing for FC Germania 1911 Okriftel and Fussballclub    1931 Eddersheim 

Education

• Bachelors of Science Degree, Recreational Administration & Health Fitness, Oral Roberts University 2010
• USSF National C License 2013
• FC Barcelona Coaching Course February 2013
• Lean 101

Favorite Team 

FC Bayern Munich

Favorite Player

Zinedine Zidane

Favorite Quotes

“Ambition by itself never gets anywhere until it forms a partnership with hard work.”  --James Garfield--                               

“Es kommt nicht darauf an dem Leben mehr Jahre zu geben, sondern den Jahren mehr Leben zu geben.”

--Alexis Carrel—

“Say what you mean and mean what you say, because they people that mind don’t matter, and the people that matter won’t mind.”

“Doing what you like is FREEDOM. Liking what you do is HAPPINESS.”

“MIA SAN MIA.”  --FC Bayern Motto--

“Don’t worry be Happy.” –Bob Marley—

“Das Leben geht weiter.” --My grandpa—

Favorite Hobbies

Soccer, soccer, soccer, coaching, soccer, soccer, music, spending time with family and friends, traveling, eating good food

Favorite Movies

Gladiator, Troy, Wedding Crashers, really anything besides horror movies

Favorite Music

Bob Marley, Stick Figure, Vampire Weekend, Mumford & Sons, David Guetta, Latin Music, the list would endless. Basically anything that is not streaming at me. 

Alexander McLaurin         email: alexmclaurin87@gmail.com   918-237-0067