RAMS FC

RAMS FC

URI men’s head coach Gareth Elliott oversees the organization and implementation of the club.

highest level of coaching certification with the United States Soccer Federation · highest level of coaching certification with the National Soccer Coaches Association of America

2010 Boys

Coach Rushy has been coaching soccer for 30 years now and has coached at almost every level except the professionals. He works closely with Head Coach Gareth to run RAMS FC.

UEFA license · USC advanced national diploma[email protected]

2008 Boys and U19 Boys

Currently going into his 2nd year as head Coach with the RIC Men’s Soccer team; previous role was with URI as the Goalkeeping Coach. Served on URI staff for five seasons from 1998-2002. Coached the boys’ team at North Kingstown High School from 2006-2015, leading the Skippers to Division I state titles in 2007 and 2014; state’s Coach of the Year three times. Has been with the RAMS FC program since 2013.

Boys 2013 and 2015 Teams

Started his journey with Challenger Sports as a coach back in 2020, coaching in Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. Has also coached for the competitive teams in OSNK and Barrington YSA.

Boys 2011/12 and Girls 14/15 Team

Started coaching in 2012 for Challenger Sports, working for several clubs and communities across New England, Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida. Has worked with the U15 FC Dallas academy and alongside Tony Dicicco on the soccer plus camps.

Degree in sports, fitness, and coaching

Girls 2011 and Girls 2012

Has long been involved in RI Youth Soccer as a coach, board member, Director of Coaching, and Founder of the Southern RI Futsal program. Has been coaching youth soccer for the last 15 years, and in RI club soccer for the last 8 years. Played Division I collegiate soccer at the University of Hartford and also played at the Catholic University of America.

USC Advanced National diploma · USC coaching certificates and licenses · US Soccer coaching certificates and licenses

2009 Girls

Has been with the RAMS for 3 years and been coaching for 18 years. Spent many years coaching in Chariho and with the Warwick Firefighters Association, coaching various age groups and serving as Division Coordinator for the U8-10 age groups. Spent one year with Bruno United and was an assistant coach for the Exeter-West Greenwich Boys high school team for 3 years.

2010 Girls and 2012 Boys

Played and Coached NCAA D I soccer for Grand Canyon University. Was part of the GCU Women’s Soccer staff at the Division I Collegiate level. Over the past decade coached thousands of young athletes from the west coast to the east coast, including Alaska and Hawaii. Recruited and trained hundreds of Brazilian and European Soccer coaches to run camps, academies, and clinics in the States. Has been with the Rams since 2016.

Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Sciences; Master’s degree in Leadership

Girls 2013 and Boys 2009

Started coaching in 2011 after achieving coaching qualifications in sports coaching. Has coached all over New England, mainly in southern R.I. and parts of CT, with Westerly Youth Soccer, Stonington Soccer, and South County Youth Soccer Club. Has been with the Rams for 3 years and was awarded Coach of the year within the club.

Head Coach 2008 Girls; Assistant Coach 2011 and 2012 Girls

Has been coaching with the Rams for 6 years. Played club and high school soccer in Orlando, Florida and played Division 1 soccer at Cornell University. Teaches mathematics at South Kingstown High School.

National F License with U.S. Soccer · 11v11 license within the Grassroots Pathway · 7v7 license within the Grassroots Pathway

2014 Boys

Came to Rhode Island from Southern New Hampshire, where he trained the goalkeepers and helped Southern New Hampshire reach the semifinals of the Northeast 10 Championship in 2022. Played collegiately at the University of New Hampshire (2013-14) and Post University (2016-17).