ALANA YATES
alanaj12@hotmail.com
605-5987

 

 

Alana comes to Extreme with 12 years of experience in the fitness industry as a coach, group exercise instructor, personal trainer, and training manager. She grew up playing soccer in Tulsa and Broken Arrow before earning a scholarship to play for Lees-McRae College, a then NAIA co-affiliated NCAA Division II college in North Carolina. Along with soccer honors, she earned Academic All-American and graduated valedictorian with a B.A. in Communications. She is currently working toward her master’s degree in Health and Kinesiology from NSU.

While working residential and day camps for Soccer Academy in Virginia, she met her husband, Dave, and they will soon have their first child. Alana holds her USSF B coaching license and is excited to share her passion for soccer and fitness to help young athletes grow in the sport.

           PLAYING EXPERIENCE

• Club Soccer (1986-1992)-Broken Arrow Lady Express
• Female Athlete of the Year (1992)-East Central High School
• Lees-McRae College (1992-1996)-Banner Elk, NC
  2-Year Captain
  2-Year All-Conference
  All-Region
  Honorable Mention All-American
  Player of the Year-Senior
  Defensive Player of the Year-Junior

          COACHING EXPERIENCE

• Longwood College in Virginia (1998-2000)-Assistant Men’s and Women’s Soccer Coach
• Newberry College in South Carolina (2000)-Head Women’s Soccer Coach
• Soccer Academy in Virginia (1998-2003)-Coach and Trainer
• Trained and coached numerous competitive teams in the northern Virginia area, from ages U-9-U-17.
  
  
  CREDENTIALS

• USSF B Coaching License (2003)
• USSF C Coaching License (2001)
• USSF D Coaching License (2000)
• NASM-CPT (Certified Personal Trainer)
• NASM-IFS (Integrated Flexibility Specialist)
• ACE-CPT (Certified Personal Trainer)
• The Egoscue Method PAS (Posture Alignment Specialist) Level II
• AAHFRP MES (Medical Exercise Specialist