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About the Team: About the Coaching:
 Bradford H. Partridge, Head Coach, Palm Beach United WPSL Team.
Coach Partridge started learning about the game of soccer at Tabor Academy in Marion Ma. He played for 4 years, was the team Captain, and All Star 1st team his senior year at Tabor. Brad continued his soccer education at Hartwick College in Oneonta, NY. He was coached by US National U23 Team Coach Timo Liekowski and US National Team Coach and National Soccer Hall of Fame Coach Al Miller. At Hartwick he was fortunate to be with players such as Ed Austin, Glenn Myernick, Jeff Tipping and John Bluem. Hartwick was a top 5 NCAA Division I program while Partridge was playing there. Returning to Tabor Academy in 1979 Brad coached soccer for two years. In 1993 after moving to Fairfax, VA Coach Partridge started coaching club soccer. He and Coleman Shaunesey started the Chantilly Heat program. Moving to Florida in 1995 Brad continued his coaching at the Jupiter Sting and Hobe Sound soccer clubs. In the Fall of 1996 Brad added High School soccer to his resume' by joining the Palm Beach Gardens High School coaching staff for the next 4 years. In 2001 Coach Partridge joined Palm Beach United FC as the Head coach of the 86/87 Women's team. Under his tutelage the team won three consecutive State Cup Championships. In 2002 Coach Partridge was selected as Palm Beach United's Director of Coaching. He is currently the Head coach for the club's 89/90 Women's team as well as Head Coach for the newly formed Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) Team. This past August Coach Partridge was selected as Florida's 2007 Girls Coach of the Year. Coach Partridge has his USSF National Youth A license and is certified with the NSCAA at the National and Advanced National level and he has received the NSCAA DOC certification. Brad has been on the Florida State ODP staff since 2003 and will be coaching Florida's ODP teams in Alabama at Region III training again this summer. Coach Partridge is the author of the Coach's Assessment Program for Soccer, (CAPS) and serves on the DOC advisory committee for FLUGSA. A highly competitive athlete Coach Partridge played professional golf in Florida on the Gold Coast Tour, Tommy Armour Tour and the Golden Bear Tour from 1994 through 1998. Coach Partridge has been married since 1980 to Diane Kaiser-Partridge, who works for Hospice of Palm Beach County. They have two daughters Kellian and Kaile. Both daughters played soccer in Florida and were both on State ODP teams and Region III pools. Kellian is a graduate of Dartmouth College and is currently on the women's soccer coaching staff at Baylor University in Waco TX. Kaile is a graduate of the University of Richmond, Richmond VA and is working in Jupiter at Advanced Fitness and Therapy, Inc. The Partridges have lived in Jupiter, Florida since 1995.
Type of Players: Palm Beach United is open to all players. Our current players range from National Team players from the US and Scottland to local senior Club players preparing for college.
Local Colleges: Palm Beach Atlantic University Florida Atlantic University Lynn University Northwood University Barry University University of Miami
Player Tryouts: Tryout schedule: 4:00 to 6:00 PM Sundays, 7:30 to 9:30 PM Tuesdays and Thursdays. Tryout location Okeeheelee Park, Forest Hill Blvd, West Palm Beach: For more information please contact: Head Coach Brad Partridge at Partpro@aol.com , 561-745-3009 Palm Beach United FC Web-page www.pbufc.com. |
