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About the Team: Los Angeles Rampage FC with 30+ teams, is amongst the most respected soccer clubs in Southern California, a feat achieved in a short 5 year existence. Going into its second WPSL season the club's projections are to produce a highly competitive and entertaining brand of soccer, while pursuing a playoff berth in a quest to a national championship. About the Coaching: Head Coach Emanuel Martins
Emanuel Martins will lead the Los Angeles Rampage team after serving as the women's soccer coach at Los Angeles Mission College for 2 years, he also served for two seasons as the men's assistant coach at Cal Poly Pomona (Div. II - NCAA), was the head coach at Sylmar High School for eight years and an assistant coach at Los Angeles Mission College's men's soccer program for three years. At Cal Poly, Martins was responsible for recruiting, traveling, academic progress, and scouting, along with practice and game day protocol. At Pomona Martins was directly responsible for the recruitment of the 2004 class, also known as the most talented recruiting class in the programs history. Martins coached Sylmar to an overall record of 101-54-22. The team recorded a 1-13 record in the first season, but went on to post two 20-win seasons and three league championships. He also is also most proud of having influenced the soccer team into becoming the school's top academic team for two consecutive seasons. At Los Angeles Mission College, he served in the men's soccer program since its reinstatement in 2001. At Mission, his responsibilities encompassed fitness, recruiting, academic progress and offense. In its first two seasons of play, L.A. Mission won a conference championship, sent eight players to NCAA Division I and II programs and compiled an overall record of 21-8-7 with a state ranking of No. 2 and a national ranking of No. 3. Martins was born in Portugal and moved to San Fernando in 1993 where he played soccer at Mission College. He holds a degree in Kinesiology from Cal Poly Pomona and also plans to pursue a Masters of Science in Kinesiology with enface in Coaching and Athletic Administration. Martins also holds a USSF National B Coaching License , and a USSF National C Coaching license. Martins was also a guest analyst on the KLCS Soccer Preview Show from 2000-2004 and has been selected for specialty soccer roles in TV commercials. He is fluent in Portuguese, Spanish, English and Creolo. Martins lives in Sylmar with his wife, Lorena, and their six-year-old son, Marley and three-year-old daughter, Emma.
Assistant Coach Hugh Donald Hugh Donald has several decades of experience coaching youth and adult teams. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Hugh turned his successful youth soccer career into a professional one. In 1979 he was voted "Youth Player of the Year" in his debut with the adult pro team Airdrie in Glasgow. The following season he accepted a pro contract with the team. He played both pro and semipro soccer for the Santa Monica Waves and Hollywood Stars respectively.
It was in Santa Monica that Hugh began coaching girls at the High School level. From 1986-95 as varsity coach, he was influential in developing the Viking's program, guiding them to the CIF playoffs in all of his seasons but one. Since then, he has coached many youth teams during the past 12 years, and several of them to Cal South State Championships and Regional titles. During the 1992-1998 years, he was heavily involved with ODP system, coaching youth and adult teams. He has been recognized as one of Southern California's top youth coaches, placing a large number of his graduates on college rosters across the nation.
At Cal Poly, Martins was responsible for recruiting, traveling, academic progress, and scouting, along with practice and game day protocol. At Pomona Martins was directly responsible for the recruitment of the 2004 class, also known as the most talented recruiting class in the programs history. Martins coached Sylmar to an overall record of 101-54-22. The team recorded a 1-13 record in the first season, but went on to post two 20-win seasons and three league championships. He also is also most proud of having influenced the soccer team into becoming the school's top academic team for two consecutive seasons. At Los Angeles Mission College, he served in the men's soccer program since its reinstatement in 2001. At Mission, his responsibilities encompassed fitness, recruiting, academic progress and offense. In its first two seasons of play, L.A. Mission won a conference championship, sent eight players to NCAA Division I and II programs and compiled an overall record of 21-8-7 with a state ranking of No. 2 and a national ranking of No. 3. Martins was born in Portugal and moved to San Fernando in 1993 where he played soccer at Mission College. He holds a degree in Kinesiology from Cal Poly Pomona and also plans to pursue a Masters of Science in Kinesiology with enface in Coaching and Athletic Administration. Martins also holds a USSF National B Coaching License , and a USSF National C Coaching license. Martins was also a guest analyst on the KLCS Soccer Preview Show from 2000-2004 and has been selected for specialty soccer roles in TV commercials. He is fluent in Portuguese, Spanish, English and Creolo. Martins lives in Sylmar with his wife, Lorena, and their six-year-old son, Marley and three-year-old daughter, Emma.
Assistant Coach Hugh Donald Hugh Donald has several decades of experience coaching youth and adult teams. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Hugh turned his successful youth soccer career into a professional one. In 1979 he was voted "Youth Player of the Year" in his debut with the adult pro team Airdrie in Glasgow. The following season he accepted a pro contract with the team. He played both pro and semipro soccer for the Santa Monica Waves and Hollywood Stars respectively.
It was in Santa Monica that Hugh began coaching girls at the High School level. From 1986-95 as varsity coach, he was influential in developing the Viking's program, guiding them to the CIF playoffs in all of his seasons but one. Since then, he has coached many youth teams during the past 12 years, and several of them to Cal South State Championships and Regional titles. During the 1992-1998 years, he was heavily involved with ODP system, coaching youth and adult teams. He has been recognized as one of Southern California's top youth coaches, placing a large number of his graduates on college rosters across the nation.
Type of Players:
Local Colleges: USC, UCLA, Cal State Northridge, Cal State Los Angeles, Cal Poly Pomona, The Masters College, Azuza Pacific, Biola
Player Tryouts: IF INTERESTED IN TRYING OUT, PLEASE CONTACT COACH MARTINS AT Emanuel.Martins@rampagefc.com |