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Staff Members

Salvador Baldino

Head Coach

A graduate of Wingate University where he played for the Bulldogs (NCAA DII). He is a product of Princeton Soccer Association and played under current Princeton University Men’s Soccer Head Coach, Jim Barlow. More recently he served as the General Manager of the New Jersey Wildcats, a USL W-League team. He has been a member of the Princeton High School varsity coaching staff for six years and won a Group III state championship. Salvy holds a USSF license, NSCAA diplomas and is CPR/AED/First Aid certified. He has coached competitive youth soccer at multiple clubs, exposing his teams to premier leagues and nationally recognized tournaments.

Socrates Nicolaidis

Assistant Coach

A native of Melbourne, Australia, Soc is a former professional player and has been a member of clubs such as South Melbourne FC, Metropolitan Select Team and Victorian State Team. He has been coached by such notables as Dave McLaren former EPL club Aston Villa first team coach and Tommy Docherty former EPL club Manchester United Manager. At 15 years and 361 days he was the youngest player ever to appear in a National Soccer League game. He is still the youngest player ever to start a game for South Melbourne FC. He is the Owner and Technical Director of YSA and part-owner of YSA Indoor @ The Coliseum. Soc holds a USSF license, International license and Football Federation Australia license. He has coached competitive youth soccer at multiple clubs, exposing his teams to premier leagues and nationally recognized tournaments.

Ahmed Samatar

Assistant Manager

Howard Shemitz

Manager