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Ed Hawkins Ed Hawkins is the Founder and Director of Training at the ZenSoccerSchool. His players refer to him as the ZenMaster. He has amassed over 10,000 hours of youth soccer training as a personal and team trainer for players ranging in age from six to twenty one years old. Ed is most known for his innovative training methods that center on developing individual soccer skills and technical fitness.
As a player, Ed was a member of the US National Player Pool for four years and played with the US Mens National Team. Ed was drafted to play professionally from high school (Washington Diplomats – NASL) and again from college (Pittsburgh Spirit – MISL). He was a Hartwick College Hall of Fame player and a National Coaches and Parade Magazine All American.

 

Ed’s coaching style is focused on developing the finest technical details and lasting personal relationships with every player in his care. He gained his soccer insights by playing for nationally recognized coaches including Jeff Tipping, Jim Lennox, and Tony Martelli. Ed draws from his vast network of college coaching contacts to identify and adopt training innovations into his programs. He also maintains relationships with these college coaches to help further the future of players who he trains.

 

Ed lives and conducts his in-person training sessions and camps in the greater Chicago area and can be reached on Hawkins10@ZenSoccerSchool.com.