Ian Parratt This is Me

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1. 1. Club Contacts

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   Published on: 8/20/2008   Last Visited: 8/20/2008

   Senior Professional Staff Coach: Ian Parratt

2. 2. Ian COY

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   Ian Parratt is recognized as Iowa Soccer Association Coach of the Year
   
   In November, at the Iowa Soccer Association (ISA) Annual General Meeting, Ian Parratt was recognized as the Coach of the Year for the state of Iowa.Ian's impressive resume includes participation as a college and professionals soccer player in England and Canada as well as coaching experience at professional soccer level.He has managed the Windsor Wheels (Canada) and has served as general manager of indoor Detroit Rocker's franchise.At the college level and high school levels, Ian has coached the University of Windsor (Canada) as well as boy's soccer in Iowa City at both West High and City High.With the Iowa Olympic Development Program (ODP), Ian has coached various age groups, including his son Tom, who is a current player on the Birmingham City Football Club (Academy/U19) in England.Ian has served as the Coaching Director of the Iowa City Alliance Soccer Club since its inception in 1997.
   
   An example of the support he received follows: "Coach Parratt has an infectious love for the game along with an impressive understanding of soccer.Ian is able to teach the game on all levels whether it is U8, an ODP player or to a naive parent.It is generally accepted that no one in our region has a knowledge and understanding of the game to rival Coach Parratt or a better ability to transmit that knowledge to his players.He is a great motivator and an outstanding leader both on and off the field.
   
   What really puts Ian above the fray in the soccer coaching world is his integrity and professionalism.In the midst "win-at-all-costs" attitudes, and competition for club survival and growth, Ian refuses to compromise his high moral and ethical standards.There is not space to describe how Ian has grown and marshaled the Alliance Soccer Club.Whether it is an issue with player placement, coach or player development, or a tournament issue, Ian's sage advice has been much appreciated by all.Ian has been a major force in the eastern Iowa soccer scene over the past decade.In addition to development of the Alliance Soccer Club, he has introduced and developed multiple successful programs including an indoor Futsal league, a winter indoor tournament, and a summer outdoor tournament."

3. 3. Alliance Soccer Club - Bio

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   Published on: 8/20/2008   Last Visited: 8/20/2008

   "The (first) year he was over there wasn't part of his scholarship," said Ian Parratt, Tom's father, a London native and director of the Iowa City Alliance Soccer Club."(Club officials) felt it was important for him to do that, so when his scholarship started he would be on a level playing field with everybody else.
   
   "I know the people at the club are very pleased with how he's done."Parratt helped Arrow Vale win the under-16 English Schools National Championship tournament.Arrow Vale beat Kingshurst City Technology College, 2-1, in the final.
   
   He also played on the Birmingham City under-16 team that won the Claudio Sassi tournament in Modena, Italy.Birmingham City beat German club team Borussia Dortmund, 2-0, in the final in front of 8,000 fans.
   
   Parratt, who played center and right back, feels his best match was for Birmingham City's under-17 team in a scoreless tie against English club team Aston Villa.
   
   "My job was to just win the ball and just pass it around," Parratt said.
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   "This is a fabulous opportunity -- one that doesn't come along every five minutes," said Tom's father, Ian Parratt, director of the Iowa City Alliance Soccer Club and former City High coach.
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   Ian Parratt, a London native who has soccer contacts in Birmingham, didn't expect his son to earn a scholarship.He just wanted him to test the waters and see where he was at.
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   "He learned the game in Iowa," said Ian Parratt, who played professionally indoor for the Detroit Rockers from 1990-94.