Elite Club National League

What To Expect

This industry-leading educational event features experts from around the world on a variety of subject matters, with presentations covering technical and tactical concepts, leadership and personal development, club and organizational development, and more. Attendees will have the opportunity to collaborate with fellow leaders and coaches, share ideas and best practices, and will return to their clubs with ideas to innovate and push the game forward.

2026 Speakers

Previous Presenters

Margueritte Aozasa, 2022 National Champion Head Coach UCLA, Ian Barker, Director of Coaching Education United States Soccer, Todd Beane, Founder TOVO Institute, Jeremy Boone, Author, “The Winning Leader” Podcast, Tom Byer, Author “Football Starts at Home”, Didier Chambaron, US Soccer Director of Coaching Education, Fergus Connonlly, Elite Performance Director, Emily Cosler, Senior Director of Strategy US Soccer, Matt Crocker, Sporting Director of US Soccer, Martin Diggle, Head of Coach Development at Liverpool FC, Cristina Fink, Sports Psychologist, Codey Gandey, Echelon Front, US Marine, Ryan Hawk, Host of “The Learning Leader Show”, Luke Hobbs, Head of Academy Coaching for Arsenal, James Kerr, Author “Legacy”, Marieke Laurens, US Soccer Talent ID Education Lead, Doug Lemov, ECNL Coaching Methodology Advisor, Nicole Lukic, US Soccer Director of Talent ID - WYNT, Paul McVeigh, Former Premier League Player, Sean Nahas, Former North Carolina Courage Head Coach, Meg Nemzer, Former Head Women’s Soccer Coach University of Maryland, Eric Potterat, Retired US Navy Commander, Missy Price, VP of Education US Club Soccer, Tiffany Roberts, Director of Coaching Utah Royals FC-AZ, Dawn Scott, Washington Spirit Senior Director of Performance, Shari Summers, Chief Soccer Growth Officer for US Soccer, Kris Van Der Haegen, Belgian FC Director of Coaching Education, Drew Watson, ECNL Medical Advisor, Mark Williams, Sports Scientist, Author, Ronnie Woodard, Director of Member Services Tennessee SC

Testimonials

"I'm so impressed with the level of education, the quality of the speakers, and the information they are able to deliver to us to help us on our soccer journeys. I think it would be unfair to any of the presenters to rate one more than the other. With each speaker there are things that stand out and resonate, but I think the collective thing that has come through with every single speaker is the process of building good humans and that the good player part comes as a result of that."

Gronthik Chatterjee, Director of Coaching at Nationals SC

"The most important and the best part is the clear vision and direction of the league moving forward. That is something I think everyone should be excited about and the reason we should all trust in this league and the project. We are taking a lot home with us to share with our coaching staff, administrators, and players. I think it’s extremely beneficial being here and we will be back next year for sure."

Sena Halilovic, Technical Director at Chicago Inter