Dan Baccarini - Director of Coaching

Sean Acosta

About Coach Sean:

A Navarre native, Sean played select soccer in the Gulf Coast area with Bayside, Destin Wave, and Pensacola Revolution while growing up.

Four years Varsity Navarre High School; leading goal scorer throughout his tenure, a member of the first team to go to and win a state playoff game in school history, and voted onto the All-Area Boys Soccer Team and Varsity MVP 2003.

Following High School and the events of 9/11, Sean joined the U.S. Army where he was a 4-year starter on the Fort Bragg post team winning 3 Commanders’ Cups.

Coaching Experience

Sean has coached youth soccer for over 8 years. His experience is from as low as U8 recreational soccer to U17 select.

His time coaching select soccer in North Carolina was spent primarily in rural, economically disenfranchised Latino communities where he found low cost methods (e.g. fundraising and sponsorships) to enable these children to experience soccer competitively. The primary goal was to use soccer as a platform for these children to better their lives through college scholarships or other playing opportunities that would have not been otherwise possible.

Jen Brennan

About Coach Jen:

Four Year starting goalkeeper and Team Captain and Three Year Team Captain - Union College
Held records for most saves and most shut-outs.

Three Year Starter Women's Lacrosse and One Year Team Captain - Union College

Coaching Experience:

Coached College, HS, Middle School and Select Soccer for over 20 Years

Coached the NC Presidents U17 State Cup Champion in 2007
Coached the Region III Presidents U17 Cup Champion in 2007
 

License:

USSF National D License

James Baccarini

About Coach James:

Played Select Soccer for 8 years. 

Coached Multiple Teams in the Pensacola area for the Past Ten Years.

Navarre High School Varsity Boys Coach

United Soccer Coaches National Diploma

USSF F License.

Cat Baccarini

About Coach Cat:

Navarre High School Girls Junior Varsity Head Coach

Played Select Soccer for 10 years. 

Played for Semi Pro Womens Team (GCT W20) at 16 years old.  In its second year team made it to National Championship game where Coach Cat was one of the starters as a 17 year old.

Alabama State Olympic Development Program (ODP) Team.

A Starter on the Most Successful team in Navarre High School History.

Been coaching youth soccer for 7 years. The last 4 of which were at the Select Level.

United Soccer Coaches National Diploma

USSF F License.

Tim Ross

About Coach Tim

Coached Youth Soccer for over 10 years.

Coached Select Soccer with Navarre United since 2018.

United Soccer Coaches National Diploma.

Head Coach of Navarre High Boys Freshmen Team 2019-2022 and currently Escambia High Boys Varsity Assistant Coach.

 Josh Hanna

About Coach Josh:

Coaching Career:

·         Director of Coaching, Jackson Futbol Club (Grew Club from 200 to 450 players in 2 years)

·         General Manager, Rush Soccer Club (Jackson, TN)

·         Director of Coaching, Rush Soccer Club (Jackson, TN)

·         Associate Head Coach, Bethel University Women’s Soccer (17 wins in two years)

·         Head Coach, Madison Academic Highschool Boys and Girls (22-4 record 2X State Tournament)

·         Head Coach U15 JFC Wolves Girls TN State Champions and Regional Runner Up

·         Head Coach U17 JFC Wolves Boys TN State Champions

·         Tennessee State Soccer Association Coach of the Year 2x (Boys and Girls)

Playing Career

·         BEACH FC 10 years

·         Virginia State ODP, South Region ODP

·         NCAA D1 Virginia Military Institute

·         Big South All-Freshman Team, Big South All-Tournament Team, Big South All-Conference Team

·         Virginia Beach Mariners (USL- 2)

·         Milwaukee Wave (MISL)

·         Paducah Premier (PASL)

Education

·         B.S. Sport Management (Minor in Marketing)

·         United Soccer Coaches- Advanced National Diploma (Distinguished Pass)

·         United Soccer Coaches- National Diploma