| 词条 | Ray Woodard (soccer coach) |
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This article is about the soccer coach. For the American football player, see Ray Woodard.{{Infobox sportsperson | name = Ray Woodard | image = Ray Woodard.jpg | image_size = | headercolor = | birth_name = Raymond Woodard | nationality = {{USA}} | birth_date = {{birth date|1936|07|20}} | birth_place = | death_date = {{death date and age|2009|07|16|1936|07|20}} | death_place = Shelby, Alabama | resting_place = | alma_mater = | occupation = | years_active = | sport = | team = | retired = }}Raymond "Ray" Woodard (July 20, 1936 – July 16, 2009) was an American soccer player and longtime coach at Indian Springs School in Shelby County, Alabama, and has been called the "father of soccer in Alabama".[1][2] He was the "first 'A' licensed coach" and Director of Coaching for Alabama.[3] CareerIndian Springs SchoolWoodard, an All-America player at Brockport State University, moved to Alabama to begin a soccer program at Indian Springs School. In those early days his Indian Springs team won prep championship after championship, first playing in the Dixie Conference that included teams from Tennessee and Georgia.[4] Indian Springs was a tiny school of about 150 students. It was the first high school in Alabama to field a boys' soccer team. When his teams started losing state titles, more often than not those losses came at the hands of coaches who had played for him at Indian Springs.[3] "Father of soccer in Alabama"Over a span of four decades Ray Woodard introduced soccer to thousands of young players in Alabama.[3] Woodard was Alabama’s first "A" licensed coach and was the state’s first Director of Coaching, then strictly a volunteer position. He started the state licensing program and taught all of the courses until 1994. He was always a teacher of the game. According to Dan Mikos, current President of Alabama Youth Soccer, :
Kenneth White, former Director of Coaching for the Alabama Youth Soccer said, "Ray Woodard has always been the epitome of sportsmanship. His coaching has always been positive in its approach. He is never negative and rarely raised his voice or degraded a player. He set a standard of Fair player and sportsmanship to his players that was beyond reproach."[3] ParalysisIn 1997, at a time he was coaching Alabama’s 82 girls ODP team, Woodard suffered an aneurysm in his brain, that left him partially paralyzed. With extensive rehab, he was able to attend regional camp in a golf cart to watch his ODP team compete. Three of those ODP players were national team players.[3] Awards and honorsAt a February 2002 ceremony in Atlanta, Ray Woodard was named the 2001 Youth National Coach of the Year for Boys by the United States Youth Soccer Association. Among the many recommendations for Woodard’s nomination as Coach of the Year, one of his former Indian Springs players, Dr. James Geyer said, "He (Woodard) has taken soccer from an almost unknown pastime in Alabama to a major sport. His interest was not only in developing his team, but also in developing the sport as a whole."[3] See also
References1. ^1 {{cite news |first=Solomon |last=Crenshaw, Jr. |newspaper=The Birmingham News |title=Ray Woodard, the father of soccer in Alabama, dead at 72 |url=http://www.al.com/sports/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/sports/1247818516196260.xml&coll=2 |date=July 17, 2009 |accessdate=July 30, 2009}} [1][2][3][4]2. ^1 {{cite news |first=Chris |last=Megginson |newspaper=Shelby County Reporter |title=Legendary soccer coach Ray Woodard dies |url=http://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/2009/jul/17/legendary-soccer-coach-ray-woodard-dies/ |date=July 17, 2009 |accessdate=July 30, 2009}} 3. ^1 {{cite web |publisher=Indian Springs School |title=Ray Woodard, ISS Soccer Coach and 'Father of Soccer in Alabama,' Dies at 72 |url=http://www.indiansprings.org/commoninc/pushpage/335/eSprings/default.asp?send_id=55af9604-6d66-4526-8fa9-c65186b25693&mode=view |date=July 17, 2009 |accessdate=April 18, 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218123033/http://www.indiansprings.org/commoninc/pushpage/335/eSprings/default.asp?send_id=55af9604-6d66-4526-8fa9-c65186b25693&mode=view |archivedate=February 18, 2012 |df= }} 4. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{cite web|publisher=Southern Soccer Scene |url=http://www.southernsoccerscene.com/states/alabama.htm#woodardhonored |title=Woodard Honored With National Award |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090429230623/http://www.southernsoccerscene.com/states/alabama.htm |archivedate=April 29, 2009 }} }} External links
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