Coach Night 2009
Exclusive to Youth Soccer Partners

The New England Revolution hosted its second annual Coach Night prior to the match against the Colorado Rapids on Saturday, May 16, in the exclusive Fidelity Investments Clubhouse at Gillette Stadium.

Coach Night is an amenity reserved for Youth Soccer Partners of the Revolution. The Youth Soccer Partnership initiative engages the Revolution with youth soccer organizations to promote soccer on a season-long basis through tickets for volunteers, organization-wide group nights, fundraising and unique experiences, including access to Revolution coaches, training and development staff, MLS referees and team training sessions.

More than 100 coaches attended the 2009 Coach Night that featured members of the Revolution’s technical staff. The evening’s keynote speaker was assistant coach Paul Mariner, while other guests included Vice President of Player Personnel Michael Burns, Revs Academy Director Deven Apajee and members of the Revolution Youth Development staff.

The voice of the Revolution, Brad Feldman, hosted the event and introduced Mariner. The Revs’ first lieutenant previewed the match for the attendees, and fielded numerous questions about the team and coaching tactics.

In addition to the complimentary hospitality available, attendees were able to view the Revolution’s recent championship trophies. Participants also enjoyed the chance to win prizes – like LA Galaxy tickets and autographed memorabilia – given away by the Rev Girls.

Following the event, all coaches who attended watched the Revolution take on the Rapids from prime midfield seats.

Coach Education Night 2008
Exclusive to Youth Soccer Partners

The New England Revolution hosted its inaugural Coach Education Night – a benefit exclusive to those coaches whose organizations are members of the New England Revolution’s Youth Soccer Partnership – prior to the Revs-Chicago Fire match on Saturday, May 3.

More than 300 coaches from the Revs’ Youth Soccer Partner organizations arrived at Gillette Stadium early to hear New England head coach Steve Nicol, Vice President of Player Personnel Michael Burns, Chief Operating Officer Brian Bilello and Investor/Operator Jonathan Kraft speak on timely soccer topics.

Revolution General Manager and Vice President of Business Development Craig Tornberg hosted the event in the Fidelity Investments Clubhouse. Guest speakers and their topics included:

Steve Nicol, Head Coach Preview of the evening’s match Extensive Q&A session Michael Burns, Vice President of Player Personnel Youth experience, both playing and coaching Youth development in the Revolution organization Q&A session Brian Bilello, Chief Operating Officer Team vision statement "Pride and Passion" marketing campaign Jonathan Kraft, Investor/Operator Passion for youth soccer Creation of the Revolution dream

The Revolution hosted the coaches in the Fidelity Investments Clubhouse, and also conducted a raffle for one-of-a-kind Revolution prizes, including a team-autographed ball, field passes for the Chicago game, and tickets to the L.A. Galaxy match on Aug. 30.

At the conclusion of Coach Education Night, participants made their way to midfield seats to watch pre-game warm-ups, followed by the evening’s match against the Fire.