Rio Rapids Soccer Club
Derrick Ayers currently holds the position of Boys ECNL Director at NM Rapids Soccer Club, overseeing programming and player development for U12-U19 teams since January 2024. Previous experience includes roles such as Technical Staff and Coach at Carolina Elite Soccer Academy, Boys Director of Coaching at Galway Rovers FC, and Staff Coach at Charleston Soccer Club, where responsibilities included training, game-day coaching, and recruiting guidance. Derrick also served as the Director of Coaching at James Island Youth Soccer Club, Technical Director at Whatcom FC Rangers, and Director of Coaching at CUSA Crew Juniors and Hammer FC, managing youth soccer operations and developing training curricula. Early career highlights include Assistant Women's Soccer Coach at Pfeiffer University and contributions to North Carolina Youth Soccer Association in player evaluation and coaching education. Derrick Ayers graduated from Coker College in 2000.
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Rio Rapids Soccer Club
Rio Rapids SC has been serving the Albuquerque and surrounding communities since 2001. New Mexico’s premier youth soccer club fielding boys and girls players 4 through 19 years old. Rio Rapids Soccer Club is a Non-Profit Soccer Club whose teams participate regionally in the Region IV Desert Premier Regional League, the ECNL Mountain Division for the Boys Side, and locally in the Duke City Soccer League. Rio Rapids SC are members of the New Mexico Youth Soccer Association. The Rio Rapids Soccer Club is part of the Adidas Alliance Program. The Adidas Alliance was established to create a working relationship between existing youth soccer clubs that will benefit soccer development through shared resources. As a member of the adidas Alliance, our players will have direct access to the Colorado Rapids Development Academy through visible scouting and direct coaching and curriculum ties.