Miha Kline
Head of Recruitment & Director Soccer Operations at Barça Residency Academy
- Role
- Head of Recruitment & Director of Soccer Operations at Barca Residency Academy
- Location
- Casa Grande, AZ, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Miha Kline
With over 20 years combined experience of playing in Europe and working within a…
Experience
Head of Recruitment & Director of Soccer Operations
Jun 2017 — Present · Casa Grande, AZ, US
Barça Residency Academy is FC Barcelona’s official soccer residency academy in the U.S. competing in the MLS Next Academy league competition. Barça Residency Academy is one of the most successful youth soccer development academies in the U.S. and some of our alumni include current professional & USYNT players: Julian Araujo, Matthew Hoppe, Diego Luna, Caden Clark, Brooklyn Raines, Korede Osundina, Bryce Duke, Bryce Jamison, etc. Website: Overseeing the Scouting Department, coordinating and managing all recruiting & scouting efforts at Barça Residency Academy and working closely with FCB Technical Coordinator and Academy Director on a daily basis to properly identify and recruit players for academy teams.o Scouting & identifying players all across the US at all levels (MLS Next, ECNL, USYS, EA, YNT, etc.) & manage player database.o Managing the comprehensive process of building player rosters for all academy teams and overseeing the scholarship application process for student athlete enrollment.o Overseeing day-to-day academy operations and coordinating with multiple departments within the Academy: Technical Staff, Marketing, Academics & Personal Development, and Residency Life. o Working closely with the General Manager and Academy Director to create and execute strategic plan for soccer operations for the Academy to ensure Academy is operating according to its mission, vision and values.o Assisting the Academy Director and Residency Life Advisor in planning and executing all Personal Development programs and the College Recruitment process, as well as charitable and community outreach programs and events.o Cultivating strong relationships with student athletes and parents; building rapport with vendors, college coaches, and other business partners; assisting in coordinating orientation days, meeting with players and parents prior to and after each camp/tryout to present and discuss full-time residential student opportunities.
Skills
- Sports Management
- Soccer
- Event Execution
- Social Media Marketing
- Online Research
- Market Research
- Analysis
- Athletics
- Sports
- Event Planning
- Customer Service
- Sales
- Creative Writing
- Sports Marketing
- Sponsorship
- Scouting
- Sports Coaching
- Coaching
- Time Management
- Management
- Training
- Sponsorship Sales
- Football
- Social Media
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