Soccer pioneers in South Florida for over 20 years, hundreds of boys and girls are inspired by the club to play the sport.
Victor Aldana is one of the coaches, who under the technical direction of Nelson Vargas, leads boys and girls in the categories U8, U9, U10 and U12 at the Kendall Hammocks Lightning Club, one of the founders of soccer en Miami. Even from the club emerged new clubs that increased the activity of soccer in the city.
Passionate
The first thing to notice in Victor is his passion for soccer and transmitting his knowledge to the players. Victor developed, since he was very young, a taste for playing soccer in his hometown Mar del Plata, Argentina. At 19 he was injured and that’s when he started to prepare himself to coach children. Currently, he has 21 years of coaching experience and four years with the Kendall Hammocks Lightning Team.
Recognition
“What pleases me the most is when one of the players of the club or a team wins a tournament”, Victor says, pointing to the recent triumph of the U13 team in the Regional Championship.
Kendall Hammocks Lightning has 150 players among boys and girls in the recreational program. And in the competitive, 250 players. Victor says that “in the city of Kendall there are three strong teams and that’s why the competition is intense”. And he goes on saying that, “although soccer is more popular these days, a better infrastructure is required in Kendall compared to what exists in Broward “, concluded, as he walks away to continue training at the Wild Lime Park, to a cloud of little soccer promises in Florida.
DO NOT LOSE SIGHT OF:
Dominic Reyes
Age: 8 years
Team: U-8
Position: Defender
Goal: Reach Barcelona soccer Club
Favorite player: Messi
Favorite subjects in school: Math
Junior Stockton
Age:8 years
Team: U-8
Position: Forward
Goal: Reach Barcelona soccer Club or
Real Madrid soccer Club.
Favorite players: Ronaldo and Neymar
Favorite subjects in school: Math
Ariana Paredes
Age: 11 years
Team: U-12
Position: Goalkeeper
Goal: To be an Architect
Favorite player: Hope Solo
Favorite subjects in school: Math
Ashton Paredes
Age: 8 years
Team: U-8
Position: Defender
Goal: Reach Barcelona soccer Club
Favorite player: Messi
Favorite subjects in school: Math
Andrés Ortega
Age: 7 years
Team: U-8
Position: Forward
Goal: Reach Barcelona soccer Club
Favorite player: Messi
Favorite subjects in school: Math
Andrés Ortega
Age: 9 years
Team: U-10
Position: Middle
Goal: Reach Barcelona soccer Club
Favorite player: Messi
Favorite subjects in school: Math
Alessandro Alava
Age: 9 years
Team: U-10
Position: Middle
Goal: Reach Real Madrid soccer Club
Favorite player: Cristiano Ronaldo
Favorite subjects in school: Math
Gabriel Montoto
Age: 10 years
Team: U-10
Position: Forward
Goal: Reach Real Madrid soccer Club
Favorite player: Cristiano Ronaldo
Favorite subjects in school: Science
Josemy Vigil
Age: 10 years
Team: U-10
Position: Defender
Goal: Reach Barcelona soccer Club
Favorite players: Messi
Favorite subjects in school: Math
GOLDEN CUP WINNER
Steven Guerrero
Age: 7 years
Team: U-8
Position: Middle
Goal: Professional team player for Argentina and Barcelona.
Favorite players: Messi and Suárez
Favorite subjects in school: Math