DOUG PARRA, GOALKEEPER COACH

To help assist our players in gaining a full understanding of the physical aspects of the game, we have Doug Parra on staff. A graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Doug Parra is a former professional soccer player and is no stranger to physical conditioning. Doug has worked for Dan Gaspar- Founder of SGA Star Goalkeeper Academy, Former Goalkeeper Coach Portuguese National Team & MLS New York/ New Jersey Red Bulls, currently the Head Coach University of Hartford. He has also worked for Tony Dicicco- Soccer Plus Goalkeeping Schools, Former Head Coach U.S. Women’s National Team, and also as a goalkeeper coach for the Vogelsinger Soccer Academy as well as the UCF goalkeeper coach in 2000. Doug spent the 2007-’08 season training with the new MISL expansion team the Orlando Sharks.

Doug has traveled internationally to work with world-renowned strength and conditioning coaches Charles Poliquin, Ian King and Posturologist Paul Gagne. In late 1998, Doug’s travels eventually lead him to the introduction of Paul Chek’s Corrective High-performance Exercise Kinesiology program, Nutrition & Lifestyle Coach program (NLC) and Certified Golf Biomechanic’s program. The knowledge from the C.H.E.K. , NLC & Golf Biomechanic program has allowed Doug to help rehabilitate people from all lifestyles and condition athletes from all levels. Doug also works very closely with Michel Joubert D.P.M and Dodie Anderson (Director of Education for Metabolic typing across the U.S.) to bring his clients the best information available in the fields of biomechanics and sports/health nutrition. Recently Doug has taken many courses with renowned French Osteopath Dr. Guy Voyer. Since 2000, Doug has worked with soccer players, nationally ranked figure skaters, top amateur PGA and LPGA Tour players. Doug currently owns and operates Mind Body Peak Performance a very specialized health, wellness and sports performance company that teaches individuals, sports teams and corporations how to live a healthy lifestyle and to perform at their best whether at work, home on or off the playing field.