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    Head Coach- Jason Berg 

    2023-2024 will be Coach Jason Berg’s sixth  season as the head coach for the Pumas.  Coach Berg came from Dobson High School where he was the head coach for eight years.  During that time, he received coach of year award for his region and city.  Prior to that, he was an assistant at Maricopa High School and Gateway Community College. He currently coaches club at Arizona Soccer Club. Coach Berg is an Arizona local, playing soccer with Tempe Pros and Cisco growing up, then attending South Mountain Community College as their starting goalkeeper.  He earned his Bachelor of Arts in History from ASU and his Post Baccalaureate in education from Rio Salado.

    Coach Berg is also excited to be teaching Special Education at Perry and have the opportunity to interact with his players during the 3rd hour Soccer Locker class.  This will be his 13th year teaching.  He has two daughters, 9 and 13 years of age.  Coach Berg can be reached at berg.jason@cusd80.com. 

     

     Assistant Coach- Derek Yen

    dereky@prfcyouthsoccer.com 

    Soccer is a sport that I started playing as a youth which I feel is critical to building a strong foundation of athleticism.  As a coach for younger children, I think it is important to have a structured training plan but we must not forget the psychology that is involved in keeping our kids engaged and keeping the game fun.  Player development in technical and tactical abilities is just as important as stressing other key elements.  Coaches can be an integral part in developing the personalities, respect, sportsmanship, and responsibilities of these young children.  My reward is in seeing kids blossom to being better players and citizens.

     

    I have trained and played with some great players and coaches that are well known in US Soccer.  Leveraging these many "mental notes", I hope to teach these young soccer players how to continually improve.  Positive reinforcement and "coachable moments" are important as well as an enthusiastic energy they can feed off of.

     

    Soccer Related Experience:

    • Work Experience
      • 2016-2017 Arizona Youth Soccer Association Board of Directors - Director of Tournaments.
      • 2017-2021 Arizona Youth Soccer Association - Director of Leagues, Cups, Events
      • 2021-Present Phoenix Rising Youth Soccer Club - Director of Operations, Branch Manager Southeast Valley
    • Playing Experience
      • Rolling Hills High School (CA)
      • San Diego State University
      • 20+ years of trying to regain my old form…
    • Coaching Experience
      • Peninsula High School JV Coach
      • Rancho Santa Fe (CA) Middle School Head Coach
      • Marine Cano Mr. Soccer Camp Coach (Irvine, CA)
      • Odyssey Soccer Club (Keller, TX) Assistant Coach 02s
      • Sereno 2011-2017
      • 06 Boys
      • 05 Boys
      • 03 Boys
      • 02 Boys
      • 01 Boys
      • Arizona State Cup Champion 2016 Boys U13 - Sereno SE 03 Boys Chelsea White
      • Arizona President's Cup Champion 2016 Boys U14 - Sereno SE 02 Boys Chelsea White
      • 2017-2018 Orlando Monroy - Player invited to US National U15 Futures Camp
      • Perry High School 2018-2020 Freshman Team
      • Perry High School 2020-2021 Varsity Assistant Coach
    • USSF National "E" Coaching License