Ben Cook

Experience

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  Challenger Sports

  Jun 1999 - May 2014

  • Developed and secured new business through the use of telemarketing, email, sales presentations, trade shows, promotional clinics and social media• Increased existing client business and revenues through effective marketing strategies• Set up and oversee the management of the Charlotte office • Design and deliver new curriculums for summer camp and academy programs and conduct coach education clinics, displaying different methods of communication to facilitate learning.• Train, mentor and manage over 100 Camp Coordinators to ensure their camp is successful from a registration and organizational standpoint.• Plan and execute events and training for coaches to ensure they comprehend all company programs, policies and procedures.• Implemented and conducted regular staff training for colleagues to improve sales, marketing and customer service.• Conduct strategic planning meetings for the office Show less Worked as a summer coach and camp director across the Mid-West and South-East regions for the company. Coached thousands of youth soccer players from ages 3-18yrs to help develop their technical and tactical skills and foster their love for the game.As a camp director, I was in charge of managing over 50 soccer camps and ensuring the clients resigned the contracts for the following year. This involved dealing with clients and customers directly, reconciling accounts, ordering equipment, motivating staff effectively and reporting to the Regional Director Show less

  • Regional Director

    Feb 2004 - May 2014

  • Camp Director/Coach

    Jun 1999 - Feb 2004
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  Charlotte Soccer Academy

  Aug 2006 - now

  Charlotte Soccer Academy Pre-ECNL Director U11-U12 Boys and GirlsImplementation and direct the Pre-ECNL program for CSA designing a vision, philosophy and style of play conducive to individual player development and provide an effective development pathway to National Level ECNL teams.Head Coach of TeamsGame scheduling and tournament planningEvent planning – Festivals, Tournaments, In-House events multi-game format daysScouting and Recruitment – ID sessions.Coach Education and management of staffIndividual Development Plans for players/Player Induction meetings/Player Performance reviewsDesign and Implementation for Age-appropriate CurriculumPeriodization PlanningEffective communication to key stakeholders Show less

  • Director of Coaching - Pre-ECNL Boys and Girls

    May 2019 - now

  • Soccer Coach

    Aug 2006 - now