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James christacos

James Christacos is a 45-year-old UEFA B Certified football coach from the USA with over 15 years of coaching experience in youth, women's, and men's football. He has coached at several clubs in Greece, including Football Academy of Sparta, PAO Agiou Nikolaou, and Leonidas Sparta, where he has won numerous youth and senior championships. Christacos focuses on developing talent, improving weaknesses, and instilling a strong team spirit and work ethic in his players. He also has experience coaching at football academies and camps for children ages 4-14.

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JAMES CHRISTACOS FOOTBALL COACH CV My name is James Christacos, I am 45 years old and I was born in USA. I am a UEFA B Certified football coach. As a football player, I have played for teams Leonidas Spartis, AE Sparta, as well as various football academies of national youth teams. My coaching experience includes working for academies with children (U4 to U14), women, and men. More information about my coaching experience can be found below. FOOTBALL UEFA DIPLOMAS UEFA B FOOTBALL DIPLOMA GREEK FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION Football Referee GREEK FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION Commissioner of Football Matches PROFESSIONAL COACHING PROFILE SUMMARY I am a very hard worker and I have an impeccable work ethic. I have never missed a workout. I organize and prepare the training exercises in detail and afterwards I evaluate and analyze the results of each training session. In addition to studying and analyzing the results and statistics of each match, I focus my attention on the behaviour and attitude of the players on and off the field. I am very throrough, methodical, and patient in my assessment of each player, I praise their strong points and I focus on improving upon their weaknesses. I have established excellent relationships with the young footballers' parents. I like to create teams that are hungry to succeed but are also patient along the process. My greatest asset is my ability to improve the quality and talent of footballers. In the clubs that I have worked for, I have won trophies, along with improving the value of the players. I have won several titles and championships as a coach and I can pass the spirit to the team. SKILLS ACADEMIES I have been coaching football academies since 2005. I have an interest in every child and his / her diversity. I teach kids how to have fun playing football. I focus on the weaknesses of each child so as to improve overall. I am very concerned about the mental health of child players. I teach children how to behave properly after victory and defeat. All these years I deal with young children I have won titles and championships but mainly I have raised proper and ethical athletes. My players always respect me and I have excellent communication with their parents. COMPETITIVE TEAMS My football position was of a goalkeeper and I know the amount of hard work you need to become the best. My groups are based on team spirit and hard work. I improve the talent I find in my team, improve athete’s weaknesses and I find their role in the team. I give opportunities to new footballers, who will strengthen the club. I give great importance to the teams' academies and I observe the training. I have excellent collaboration with the administration and associates of the club. I have won several titles and championships as a coach and I can pass the spirit to the team.
COACHING EXPERIENCE In 2006 I founded the first football academy for children in Laconia, “Football Academy of Sparta”. The club won the first academy championship. In the coming seasons the young footballers played in the men's club with success. With the club “Football Academy of Sparta” I won two youth championships as well as a men's championship. In 2009 I was the coach and general manager of club “PAO Agiou Nikolaou”. We finished in second place and we won the promotion to a higher division. In 2011 Laconia's largest club, “Leonidas Sparta”, decided to set up football academies and hired me to work as a coach and general manager. The results were two championships in the first season. (U14, U12). In the summer of the same year I worked at the Athitaki summer camp in Athens for children under 12 years of age. There, we won the camp championship. The following season I won the U10 Championship with Leonidas Sparta. I also worked in the group of pre-selection of national teams in the ages U14 and U12. During the 2014-2015 season, I won the Youth Championship with Leonidas Sparta club. That same season I created a new women's football team, “Karyatides of Sparta”. In the first year of the club we finished third in the national championship of Division 3. During the 2016-2017 season, I won the youth championship with Leonidas Sparta club as well as the women's championship of National Division 3 with Karyatides. From 2009 to 2017 I did football training for boys and girls from 4 to 14 years of age. With my teams I participate every year in tournaments with a high level. In addition to champion awards I have won 3 times best coach prize and fairplay plaque 4 times.
COACHING EXPERIENCE (SEASON’S TABLE) SEASON CLUB GROUP DIVISION TROPHIES 2005-2006 FC Amykliakos Men 1st Division of Laconia 5th place 2006-2007 FC Amykliakos Men 1st Division of Laconia 4th place 2007-2008 Football Academy of Sparta U14 Youth League Champions Football Academy of Sparta U14 Kinder Cup Champions 2008-2009 Football Academy of Sparta Men 3rd Division of Laconia Champions Football Academy of Sparta U14 Youth League 2nd place 2009-2010 Football Academy of Sparta Men 2nd Division of Laconia 4th place Football Academy of Sparta U14 Youth League Champions 2010-2011 PAO Agiou Nikolaou Men 2nd Division of Laconia 2nd place 2011-2012 PAO Agiou Nikolaou Men 1st Division of Laconia 4th place PAO Agiou Nikolaou U14 Youth League 2nd place PAO Agiou Nikolaou U10 Youth League Champions PAO Agiou Nikolaou U8 Youth League 3rd place 2012-2013 Leonidas of Sparta U14 Youth League Champions Leonidas of Sparta U12 Youth League Champions Leonidas of Sparta U10 Youth League 4th place Sports Camp Athitaki U12 Summer League Champions 2013-2014 Leonidas of Sparta B’ Team Men 2nd Division of Laconia 4th place Leonidas of Sparta U14 Youth League 3rd place Leonidas of Sparta U12 Youth League 2nd place Leonidas of Sparta U10 Youth League Champions Leonidas of Sparta U8 4 Day Tournament 2nd place Preselection of National team U14 National Youth Division 3rd place Preselection of National team U12 National Youth Division 4th place 2014-2015 Karyatides of Sparta Women 3rd National Division 3rd place Leonidas of Sparta U14 Youth League Champions 2015-2016 Karyatides of Sparta Women 3rd National Division 2nd place Leonidas of Sparta U14 Youth League 2nd place 2016-2017 Karyatides of Sparta Women 2nd National Division Champions Leonidas of Sparta U16 Youth League Champions 2017-2018 Leonidas of Sparta Men 2nd Division of Laconia 5th place 2018-2019 Leonidas of Sparta Men 2nd Division of Laconia 4th place
DIPLOMA’S – EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS YEAR ORGANIZER SUBJECT 1988 Greek Football Association Football Referee Diploma 2005 UEFA UEFA B’ Football Diploma 2006 Green Football Development (Panathinaikos Academy) Tactical Methodology 2007 Green Football Development (Panathinaikos Academy) Fundamentals neuromuscular splice combined with technique. Introduction to personal and technical cooperation in the aggressive tactics 2008 AEK Athens Academies organization, training and coaching in youth teams 2008 Green Football Development (Panathinaikos Academy) Methodological training in youth ages. Tests and rankings 2008 Green Football Development (Panathinaikos Academy) Tactical Methodology – Academy U14 2009 Green Football Development (Panathinaikos Academy) Tactical Methodology – Academy U14 2010 Institute of Sport Analysis Practice of the competition analyst profession. The specialized analysis of specific athletic behaviors and abilities becomes science 2010 Green Football Development (Panathinaikos Academy) Tactical Methodology – Academy U14 2011 Liverpool Academies Soccer training seminar. Do it the Liverpool way 2012 UEFA coaching schools of the Greek Football Association UEFA B’ Football Diploma renewal 2012 Football Coaches Association of Laconia Daily seminar of soccer training 2013 DELTA IEK The importance of video analysis in football Pregame Analysis, Live Analysis, Postgame Analysis 2014 Greek Center of Research and Football Development Greek seminar of soccer training and football development 2014 Football Association of Laconia Athletic Federation of Sparta 3rd Football Tournament, Junior U10 and Tactics seminars 2015 Football Coaches Association Children's Soccer Academies: Challenges, Exclusions and Discrimination 2015 Stavros Niarchos Foundation Ethos Cup Mimis Papaioannou Women’s Football 2015 UEFA coaching schools of the Greek Football Association UEFA B’ Football Diploma renewal 2015 Football Coaches Association Behavior of coaches in development age 2015 Football Coaches Association From the academy until I want the first team 2016 Football Coaches Association Evaluation of Phys. Status in Modern Soccer Maximizing Performance 2016 Football Coaches Association Statistics: Analysis - Evaluation. Its Importance in Modern Soccer 2017 University of Physical Education and Sport Novi Sad, Serbia Programming training for athletes in the age range of 5-12 years 2017 Gymnastika Football Division Pan-Hellenic Association of Physical Education graduates Modern physical study applications in the preparation period and in the competitive period 2017 Football Coaches Association Injuries to children's football 2018 UEFA coaching schools of the Greek Football Association Why is psychology so important in football? 2018 Football Coaches Association 2nd Educational Seminar 2018 UEFA coaching schools of the Greek Football Association UEFA B’ Football Diploma renewal
REFERENCES Football Academy of Sparta https://www.facebook.com/Football.Academy.of.Sparta https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5CC127BEDEB280EF PAO Agiou Nikolaou https://www.facebook.com/Charisiakos https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE690B7AFB1CFC442 Karyatides of Sparta https://www.facebook.com/karyatides2014 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcnW4ycSbJWpl0b_FKhvL6j4jhHwkMwF0 Leonidas of Sparta https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonidas_Sparta_FC https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpIU6ykwb5TLuAO32bBwevw/playlists?view=50&sort=dd&shel f_id=13&view_as=subscriber BEYOND FOOTBALL COACH… I am an analyst - computer programmer, a graduate of the Greek computer science school. I teach the course of algorithms and programs to high school students, as well as office programs (Cambridge, ECDL) to adult learners. I know to use Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Pinnacle Video Studio, Photoshop, Wordpress etc I served my military service in Greece as an officer. My competencies were in training recruits. I was discharged with the rank of lieutenant, with excellent recommendations.