Nick Webster | |
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Born | October 7, 1964 |
Occupation | TV Personality, Coach, Advisor |
Nick Webster (born October 7, 1964) is a soccer personality, and acclaimed coach. He was formerly an announcer, senior producer, director, and writer for Fox Soccer Channel and foxsoccer.com. He was also the color commentator for KDOC-TV and their Chivas USA broadcasts and the play-by-play announcer for the Orange County Blues. He also is the Head Boys' Soccer Coach at Windward School in Los Angeles, California. In May 2012 he became the Director of Content and Development for football.com. Webster now runs his own consulting business advising coaches, players and talent in the TV industry as well as developing his own unique blog realfootytalk.com. He currently has a video series featuring different aspects of soccer on the livestrong network, and in 2016 published his first book, 'Re-Booting Youth Soccer 2.0' which has become required reading for new coaches and parents.
Webster is a licensed coach with the United States Soccer Federation and the National Soccer Coaches Association of America holding his A, B, C & D licenses along with the highly respected Premier Diploma and the much sought Director of Coaching Diploma. In January 2017, Webster successfully completed his National Soccer Coaches Association of America Master Coach and Soccer Leader diploma, graduating with a distinguished pass.
Webster grew up in São Paulo, Brazil and North London, England, attending some of the biggest club soccer matches in the world. In 1987 Webster immigrated to the United States and shortly thereafter began his soccer-coaching career at Occidental College, Los Angeles as the men's assistant to Lowell Thomas. In his one season with the Tigers, Webster helped the team to 2nd place in The Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
In 1997 he moved to Windward High School, Los Angeles to become the Head Coach of Boys' Varsity team. In his first season, the Wildcats won the first of eight League Championships. In 2004 as an unseeded school, the Wildcats won their first ever boys' CIF Southern Section title defeating Carpentaria High School 2-1. Webster was named CIF Southern Section Division VI Coach of the Year.