Jonathan Tudor is the inspiration for the project and responsible for curriculum development. Mr. Tudor is the Director of Coaching for CC United Soccer in Chanhassen & Chaska, Minnesota. He is a USSF “A” License coach and has been the DOC at CCU for 17 years. CCU is one of the 5 largest community based clubs in Minnesota, and has a reputation for community player development and community engagement with a large and robust recreational soccer program boasting over 1300 recreational players. Tudor has developed the recreational curriculum over his 20+ years as a soccer coaching professional, and is well known as a community based soccer proponent in the Minnesota Youth Soccer Association and with the United Soccer Coaches (formerly NSCAA). He was a 2018 nominee for M.Y.S.A. Administrator of the Year. Jonathan is about soccer for all; he’s active in Top Soccer (a program for athletes with special needs) participates in ODP development and curriculum, partners with all of the local high schools and communities in the area to encourage the development of and participation in the game, and even developed a pick up soccer program for the Carver County Jail.
Kyrl Henderson is the creative director and producer of the project. He founded his production company, Reel Good Productions, Inc., in 1977 and since that time has produced films, commercial videos, music, radio, web sites, worked as a commercial photographer and written thousands of pieces of advertising and marketing materials. See work samples at kyrl.com. Kyrl has also been a soccer coach for 33+ years. He holds the USSF D License, Goal Keeping Level 1 and 2 Certificates, and recently was awarded the Advanced National Certificate from United Soccer Coaches. He has served on the Board of Directors of Minneapolis United Soccer Club, and Tonka United Soccer Association, and served as the President of Tonka United Soccer Association. He has coached teams from 5 year old recreational players to college players, from Classic 3 traveling teams to Premier teams. He was a 2018 nominee for M.Y.S.A. Girls Traveling Coach of the Year. He currently coaches at CC United Soccer as the U12 Master Coach and at Chaska High School as the Boys JV Coach.