Brooke DeRosa joins New York Surf Soccer Club as Head of Nassau County Girls Development Program

Adelphi Women’s Head Soccer Coach now part of New York Surf’s Nassau County Long Island Coaching Leadership

NEW YORK, NY June 28, 2016 — New York Surf Soccer Club is pleased to welcome Coach Brooke DeRosa to the club’s Nassau County-based coaching leadership team. Coach DeRosa is currently the Head Women’s Soccer Coach at Adelphi University, one of the region’s leading Division II women’s soccer programs.

In her first season as Head Coach, DeRosa led Adelphi to the program’s first Northeast-10 Conference Championship in 2015, compiling an 18-3-2 record, including a 19 game
unbeaten streak, and was named the NE-10 Coach of the Year. Coach DeRosa previously was an assistant coach at Saint John’s University. Prior to her time with the Red Storm, DeRosa was an assistant coach for her alma mater, Hofstra University, where she won the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) as an assistant coach in 2012, and was an All-American as a player in 2007. DeRosa has made appearances in the NCAA tournament as a coach in 2012, 2013 and 2015 with three different colleges.

DeRosa’s playing career began at Syracuse, where she was a Big East All-Rookie selection in 2002 as a midfielder/defender. DeRosa played three years with the Orange before transferring back to Long Island to play for the Hofstra Pride. During her one season with Hofstra, she was moved to forward and helped the Pride to an 18-4 record, a CAA Championship and a trip to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. For her efforts, DeRosa earned third team All-America honors from the NSCAA and was a first team all-conference selection as well as an all-tournament team member.

A Long Island soccer standout, DeRosa played for the Long Island Rough Riders organization from 2002-04 and from 2007-12 and helped the team to a W-League Northeast Conference title in 2012. Prior to starring at Syracuse, DeRosa was a five-year varsity starter and team captain at Connetquout High School, two time All-Suffolk County recipient and part of the regional Olympic Developmental Program, including playing for the ODP International Regional Team in 2000 and 2001 and leading the Eastern
Regional Champion HBC Magic to the Eastern New York State Championship in 1998 (U-15), 1999 (U-16), 2000 (U-17), 2001 (U-18), and 2002 (U-19).

“With the addition of Brooke, NY Surf now has four top college soccer head coaches as part of our coaching leadership, adding to a group which already includes Kim Wyant from NYU, Jess Clinton from Fordham and Jon Feinstein from Mercy. We are excited that these top college coaches recognize the fact that NY Surf has created something special and different in metro NY club soccer. Brooke is a fantastic addition to our coaching leadership, and we love that she has deep roots in Long Island soccer as a standout player in high school and college,” commented Matt Popoli, New York Surf SC President.

“Long Island has some of the best soccer talent in the country, and I am excited to have the opportunity to develop this talent as part of NY Surf. The rest of the NY Surf coaching staff and I will provide the best training and technical development environment in the New York area – preparing our players and teams to play at the highest levels of soccer,” said DeRosa.

Coach DeRosa will serve as the Head of NY Surf’s Nassau County Girls Player Development Program as well as serving as head coach of the “NY Surf G’07 (Nassau)” team during the 2016-2017 season. Players interested in joining NY Surf can register for our ongoing tryouts at www.nysurfsoccer.org.

About New York Surf Soccer Club

NY Surf Soccer Club is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization and Surf Soccer affiliate based in metro New York that is committed to helping young athletes reach their fullest potential in a professional, safe, fun, and family-based environment. Our players are coached and mentored to play at their highest level in a positive and challenging arena. New York Surf SC encourages and promotes high ethical and academic standards, good sportsmanship, diversity and community involvement. We achieve these goals and values through collaboration with our players, coaches, parents, and the community.

For additional information about our club, please see our website at www.nysurfsoccer.org