BIO
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT COACH AUSTIN
, TX
SEAN AFKHAMINIA
COACHING CREDENTIALS
UEFA ‘B’ License USSF National ‘B’ License USSF National ‘C’ License USSF National ‘D’ License USC Premier Diploma USC Advanced National Diploma
USC Director of Coaching Diploma
COACHING EXPERIENCE
2024-present: Austin FC Academy U14 Assistant Coach
2023-2024: Capital City SC MLS NEXT Staff Coach, U19 EA Head Coach
26-2-4 record, 97 GF, 29 GA (all competitions)
Texas South Rank #1, Region III Rank #12, National Rank #78 by GotSoccer
EA National Rank #1 by Youth Soccer Central
Qualified: EA Nationals (2024)
Qualified: USYS Southern Regionals (2024)
STX State Cup Champions (2024)
EA Midwest Division Champions (2024)
Scott Dymond College Showcase Champions (2024)
Austin Labor Day Cup Champions (2023, defeated Capital City U19 MLS NEXT in Final)
USYS Frontier Conference Runners-Up (2023)
Team of the Month (Sep. 2023)
Coach of the Month (Sep. 2023)
2022-2023: DKSC U17B ECNL Head Coach
39-17-22 record, 64% avg. possession, 430 avg. passes, 2:1 goal ratio (2021-2023)
Advanced out of group stages in 7 out of 7 tournament competitions (2021-2023)
Qualified: Dallas Cup (2023, second consecutive season)
Qualified: ECNL National Playoffs (2023, most competitive conference)
Finished 3rd of 37 teams at ECNL National Winter Showcase in St. Louis, MO (2022)
Texans Fall Fest Finalist (2022)
Plano Labor Day Invitational Semi-Finalists (2022)
2021-2022: DKSC U16B ECNL Head Coach
Built program from scratch, implemented organizational structure for club/team
Identified, developed, and promoted lower-level players into top college prospects
Texas North Rank #1, Region III Rank #3, National Rank #8 by GotSoccer
Bobby Rhine Invitational Champions (2021)
Premier Cup Champions (2021)
Texans Fall Fest Finalists (2021)
Dallas Cup Quarter-Finalists (2022)
Plano Labor Day Invitational Quarter-Finalists (2021)
2020-present: Footy Factory Founder, Technical Director, Player Development Coach
Responsible for strategic vision, business development, day to day operations, marketing, staff management, coaching education, training methodology/curriculum
Hired to develop numerous college and professional players individually during offseason periods
Served thousands of players at every level all over the world, online or in-person
Educated a network of coaches across the country through coaching courses and mentorship programs
Interviewed high-profile guests to stimulate insightful discussions about player and coach development to bring greater value to our audience
Positively influenced thousands of players, coaches, parents, and supporters through public speaking events and leveraging our online presence with creative and informative content
2020-2021: Lone Star Republic Technical Director, UWS Women’s Head Coach, LSR Academy Head Coach
Established LSR Youth Academy and LSR Women’s Team
Developed top-ranked women's semi-pro team prior to inaugural season
Implemented organizational structure for soccer operations, coaching education
2014-2020: Footy Factory Academy Director, Academy Head Coach
Established a full player development academy from scratch with U6-U14 teams
Identified, developed, and promoted players from recreational levels to top youth clubs, college, professional, and National Teams
2018-2020: Footy Factory UPSL Men’s Head Coach
UPSL D2 Runners-Up, Promotion to D1 (2020)
UPSL D3 Champions, Promotion to D2 (2019)
NTPSA D1 Champions (2018)
Budweiser Cup Semi-Finalists (2018)
2016-2017: John Paul II High School Varsity Assistant Coach, JV Head Coach
2013-2015: Dallas Shelton School Varsity Assistant Coach, Middle School Head Coach
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
2020-2021: Lone Star Republic (UPSL I)
2014-2020: FF Premier (UPSL I)
2009-2013: West Texas A&M University (NCAA II)
#3 National Ranking
2005-2009: Dallas Lutheran School (TAPPS 5A)
Varsity Team Captain
1st Team All-State
1st Team All-District
District Offensive Player of the Year
All-Tournament Team
2005-2009: Andromeda SC (NTX Classic I)
TESTIMONIALS
“Sean is a great coach, he really gets in depth with everything he works on with us.”
“Footy Factory is simply awesome! If you are looking for highly skilled, friendly and motivational coaches with passion for soccer to help advance your child’s soccer skills and knowledge, look no more!
My son has been playing soccer for 8 years and has been training with coaches Evan and Sean for a year now. He thinks the coaches are great! He really enjoys the comprehensive drills and coaching during training sessions. Both his technical skills and game sense have developed further during the past year.
In addition to organizing excellent training sessions, Footy Factory posts valuable, high-quality content on their social media accounts that motivates kids to train independently and to do their best to reach their goals.
Training with Footy Factory has been an excellent experience and we can highly recommend them!”
“My Son Christian has been attending sessions with Coach Sean for the last 6 months. Coach has has worked hard on fine tuning his technical work as well as introducing many sessions around making fast and accurate decisions with the ball. These sessions are structured to mimic game speed and intensity and have helped my son develop across the board. We are happy to have found Footy Factory.”
“Love Footy Factory. My daughters enjoy training with coach Sean.”
“Love footy! Love the staff as well. Caring and friendly to my son since the beginning. He’s been on and off training here due to his season schedules in the past. Within a short period of time training here, he managed to improve his skills drastically. Thank you coach Sean, coach evan, coach Brad, and coach Kahn!!! :)”
