John Von Klopp

Coach at the 2008 WSCA/Masonic High School All Star Game (Boys Blue Team)
2002 adidas / NSCAA Girls Youth Regional Coach of the Year

Certified soccer coach by these coaching schools.
NSCAA (National Soccer Coaches Association of America)
USSF (United States Soccer Federation)
ASEP (American Sports Education Program)
English FA (English Football Association)

NSCAA - Director of Coaching Diploma 2008
NSCAA - Professional Development Certificate 2008
English FA - Player & Match Analysis Certificate 2007(Approved by "Sir" Trevor Brooking CBE, Dir of Football Development)
English FA - Planning, Preparing & Evaluating Coaching Sessions Certificate - 2007
NSCAA - High School Coaching Diploma 2007 

USSF - US Youth Soccer National License 2005  

English FA - Youth Psychology for Soccer 2004

USSF/NSCAA - Goal Keeping Regional Diploma 2004

NSCAA - Youth National Diploma 2003
NSCAA - "Advanced" National Diploma 2002
BRUSA - Brazilian "C" Coaching License 2001
Winning Mood Analyzing the game. Arnhem, Netherlands. 1997 and 2001

Total Coaching (level 3) Franz Hoek 1999

ASEP - Certificate for Coaching Principles 1997
USSF - "C" Coaching license 1996

 

·             Member of  USSF US Soccer Coaches Organization

·             Member of  National Soccer Coaches Association of America

·             Member of  Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association

·             Member of  Positive Coaches Alliance

 

More about John 

 

John, known to many as JVK, is a father of a 10 year old daughter and also a baby girl born in May of 06 who has survived a liver transplant and going strong. JVK has been married for 16 years and has lived in the Madison area since 1982.

After being inspired to dive into soccer again after an exciting international game in Chicago with USA vs. Germany, John started his soccer coaching career in 1992. John is always striving to learn more as a coach through many different courses and seminars starting with the WSAState "F" license. John has experience in all ages. From the youngest players to coaching four years of high school and even spending five years as a manager and coach for a local men's soccer team.  John has also been involved in the Olympic Development Program. 

John is a big soccer fan which has him visiting cities all over the USA and in Europe to see soccer and learn more about the game and its surroundings. John is also collector of soccer books, games on video dated as far back as 1954 as well as other soccer antiques and collectibles.

 

Favorite club teams are Chicago Fire, Bayern Munich, Ajax of Amsterdam. Favorite National teams are USA and Germany and of course Brazil. Favorite players... All time favorite is Jurgen Klinsmann, current favorites include Taylor Twellman of New England Revolution and Justin Mapp of Chicago Fire. Favorite coaches are Foppe de Haan, Bob Bradley.

 

Youth coaches that give John direction and encouragement are Tom Goodman of World Class Soccer and US Soccer National Instructor, Tony "Tosh" Farrell - Technical Co-ordinator of Everton Youth Academy and also friends Chris Panayiotou (MYSC), Kenny Hills (Street Feet Soccer Academy) and Ryan Quamme (MYSC) who share opinions, coaching ideas and also travel to soccer coaching schools, seminars and soccer events together.

John was on the USSF pro-soccer referee list from 1998 to 2005 refereeing as a level 5 /State Level 1 referee. At 2005 there were 2633 registered soccer referees in Wisconsin and there are 43 referees at the State level 6 or higher. (1 being the top in the world)

 

John has been an official for games that have included great players such as Ben Olsen (DC United & US National Team), Josh Wolff (KC Wizards and former US National Team), Digital Takawira (former KC Wizard, Milwaukee Rampage and Zimbabwe National Team), Jamar Beasly (brother of US National team player DeMarcus Beasley), Jim Curtin (Chicago Fire) and current US National team player Michale Bradley (son of coaching great and current US National Team Coach Bob Bradley). And also great coaches such as Bob Gansler, former coach of World Cup 90 U.S. National team and K.C. Wizards "2000 MLS Champions" and Coach Fernando Clevijo who was a former USA National team player and recently inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fameas well as current coach of Colorado Rapids of the MLS. 

In addition to refereeing, John is also been a certified referee assignor and serves as the Director of Referee's for the MYSC (formerly Middleton Yahara Soccer Club) and volunteers his time every season to give instruction to the new referee's of the MYSC In-House League.    
 

While a board member of Middleton Soccer Club, John was involved in the merging of MiddletonSC and Yahara into MYSC which is already recognized nationally.

 

His screen printing web site is www.razorsharpsp.com