COACH Franklin
Executive Director/Director of Coaching/Professional Player/US National Olympic Pool Player
COACH FRANKLIN BIO
Education:
Belmont Abbey College Bachelor of Arts, Degree in Accounting.
Career Objective:
Excerpt from a 1979 Coach Franklin Letter: "To play Professional Soccer and eventually become involved with soccer coaching and administration to further the development of our youth".
Excerpt from Bruce Murray: "US Soccer two-time World Cup Player and 1987 Hermann Trophy Winner once commented, " Coach Franklin is the Best Coach and Camp Administrator, I have ever had the pleasure to work with".
Soccer Coaching Credentials:
Holder of the coveted, “USSF", United States Soccer Federation "A" Coaching License.
"USSF", United States Soccer Federation "B" Coaching License.
"USSF", United States Soccer Federation "C" Coaching License.
"USSF", United States Soccer Federation "D" Coaching License.
United Soccer Coaches, Professional Development Certificate.
United Soccer Coaches, Special Topics Diploma, "Modern Trends of the Game", Certificate.
Georgia Perimeter College, Atlanta, Georgia. Head and Assistant Women’s Soccer Coach. Five separate appearance’s to the NJCAA Division One Junior National College Championships. His program featured numerous International Team Players.
2016 Georgia Youth Soccer Association Boy's Select Coach of The Year Award. This Award Selection was selected from, "GYSA's" 12,000 Select Coaches.
Coach Franklin has worked in US Youth Soccer as Team Coach, Academy Director, "DOC", Director of Coaching and Executive Director. He has 45 years of youth coaching experience and player development to his credit. During that time, Coach Franklin has placed hundreds of players into Colleges and Universities. He has also had the pleasure to work with Youth stand out players Alessandro Castro who represented the U-17 Honduras National Team and John Torres who represented the U-20 US Soccer National Team in competition.
Currently, Coach Franklin has coached with the Alaska "ODP", Olympic Developmental Program since 2018. And has been on the USYS ODP Regional 4 Staff since 2019.
Coach Franklin was invited by US Head National Team Coach Walt Chyzowych, to attend the 1977 United States Olympic National Soccer Team Training Camp, located at the Squaw Valley Olympic Training Center, in California, in preparation for the up-coming 1980 Olympic Games to be held in Moscow, Russia. Squaw Valley Olympic Training Center, in California was the sight of the 1962 Winter Olympic games.
In 1981 Coach Franklin was Voted and Awarded North Carolina Most Valuable Amateur Player of the Year.
Playing Career:
Coach Franklin had a Seven Year Professional Playing career in the following Leagues, ASL, USL, MISL, and USISL.
In 1982, the US College Football Hall of Fame, hosted an ASL Pro Soccer Exhibition Game between the Nashville Diamonds and the Detroit Express on Friday May 7th, at Galbreath Field, Kings Island, Ohio. Sight of the College Football Hall of Fame.
Coach Franklin played for the Nashville Diamonds. During the game, Coach Franklin scored the winning goal 2-1, for Nashville, and at the end of the game was asked to sign the "game ball", that is now on exhibition in the US Soccer Hall of Fame in Frisco, Texas.
In 1995, US Soccer, hosted the, "United States Amateur Soccer Association National Cup Final, at the Knutz Stadium Indianapolis, Indiana. Coach Franklin played with the Datagraphic (Over 30), Soccer Team, from Atlanta, Georgia. The team ended the tournament as 2nd in the Nation that year.