AUFC
PO Box 16011
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87191-6011

Phone
(505) 271-2832

Director of Coaching - Sage Moore

Coach Sage Moore began coaching for Albuquerque United FC at the age of 18. He began working as the club’s goalkeeper coach, followed by team staff training, skills coaching, assistant coaching and head coaching assignments. Later he was promoted to the Assistant Director of Coaching, then later Director of Coaching for the boy’s side and lastly to the Director of Coaching for the entire club. He has been the club’s senior director for 7 years. Sage holds the “C”, “B”, and “A” coaching licenses from the United States Soccer Federation, a Preliminary Coaching Badge from the Football Association of Wales, and the Director of Coaching Diploma from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

In addition to being the Director of Coaching for AUFC, Sage has worked for the NMYSA as both an ODP/YOP coach and also as a lead instructor for “E” and “D” coaching courses. He also has worked as an apprentice coach for two NMYSA hosted “C” coaching courses. Sage has also served as a Regional staff coach at the Boys Region IV Olympic Development Program for the past 6 years and was also an age group assistant for 3 years.

During his time at AUFC he has been the head coach of 4 teams. In State Cup competition, these teams have won a combined 6 state championships, finished as finalists 2 years, and two third place finishes. His teams have also placed in quarterfinals, semifinals and one championship final at the Far West Regional Tournament.

As a player Sage played locally in the Duke City Soccer League and for Sandia High School. He then went on to red-shirt at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix. After returning home Sage played professionally for the New Mexico Chiles of the United States Inter-Regional Soccer League.
 
Outside of soccer you can find Sage doing his best to remain on his bicycle without crashing.
Assistant Director of Coaching U12-U15 Boys and Girls- Josh Nelson

Josh Nelson's first coaching opportunity came at age 17, hired as a professional skills coach locally here in Albuquerque, New Mexico. After returning from Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado, coach Nelson began coaching for Albuquerque United FC at the age of 20. He began working as a skills and staff trainer, then team head coach by the end of the that season. Coach Nelson was promoted to the Assistant Director of Coaching in 2003 along with the clubs' Young Dragons Developmental Program Director. Coach Nelson has been a Director for three years, and is now heading into his 7th year over all with AUFC. Nelson holds the United States Soccer Federation “C” and “B” National coaching licenses, and the National 'D'  License from the New Mexico Youth Soccer Association.

Coach Nelson has also trained teams and players at the Olympic Development Program through the State of New Mexico, and attended camps for Region IV's Olympic Development Program.

Nelson has been the head coach of seven different teams in his time spent with AUFC, teaching and promoting skills development to our youth soccer players, on both the girls and boys side of the club.

Coach Nelson will be attending his United States Soccer Federation National 'A' Licence this winter 2008.

Assistant Director of Coaching Young Dragons Director, U7 - U11 Boys and Girls- Andrew Duvall

Andrew Duvall moved to Albuquerque from Seattle, Washington with his wife Susanne in January of 2007. Andrew competed as a club, high school, ODP and collegiate soccer player in the northwestern United States for a combined 12 years of playing experience. He began coaching soccer full-time in 2004 for Highline Soccer Association (HSA) just south of Seattle, WA. With HSA Andrew coached several age groups while acting as HSA's youth development director. He also spent 1 year as an assistant coach with Highline Community College men's soccer program.

Currently Andrew acts as an AUFC assistant director of coaching and young dragons academy director. He head coaches '00, '96 and '94 boys teams within AUFC and staff coaches other AUFC teams. In addition, Andrew is the assistant coach with the '95 boys NMYSA ODP team and is an NMYSA coaching education instructor and YOP and PDP staff coach. He is also completing his graduate degree at the University of New Mexico in sports administration/coaching emphasis.

Andrew posseses the National Youth License from the United States Soccer Federation and the National 'D' License from the New Mexico Youth Soccer Association.

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