Welcome to Train Like A Pro!
Here’s some information about who we are and what we are all about. Always feel free to get in touch with us if you have additional questions or need more information. We are glad you’re here!
Coaches
Danny Cadena
Owner and Director of Coaching
With nearly 20 years of high level playing and coaching experience, He is committed to help soccer athletes of all ages develop into elite soccer players. Danny was born in Quito, Ecuador where he played soccer from a young age and was signed to play with a high level Academy team (Liga de Quito) at the age of eleven. He played various national and international tournaments with the club before moving to Tarrytown, New York at the age of fourteen. As a young adult, he played for FC Westchester and New Rochelle Soccer Club. He attended Sleepy Hollow High School and graduated in 2004. He then attended Concordia College in Bronxville, where he played three years of Division II soccer in the East Coast Conference. After graduating in 2009 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, he continued his education at Mercy College where he obtained a Masters Degree in Business with a specialization in Marketing. Over the past twelve years, he has coached throughout Westchester County in different programs such as Future Stars Summer Camp, Eastchester Youth Soccer Club, New York Cosmos camps and he has also been a trainer at New York Red Bulls for the past two years. In addition to coaching in all of these programs, he also served as the General Manager and Director of Coaching in one of the biggest sport complexes in Westchester County.
Danny is a licensed coach and holds the following credentials:
- USSF National C,
- USSF National D
- USSF National E
- USSF National F
- NSCAA National Diploma
- NSCAA Goalkeeping I Diploma
Mission
At Train Like A Pro we believe that all children as young as two years old can fall in love with physical activity by playing fun high energy games in a safe environment. This helps children learn basic fundamentals across all sports and builds character, strength, social skills, teamwork and respect for other people.
Our goal is to spread a level of infectious joy while playing and maintaining a high level of respect for others. We take pride in teaching our players accountability, discipline, self control and kindness.
Our Philosophy is that all children deserve the opportunity to play and learn sports in order to find what they truly enjoy. We facilitate the avenue to explore all different kinds of activities while building on their gross and fine motor skills. As players continue through our classes, we concentrate on the different aspects and fundamentals of each sport.
We believe that from ages two to six, children should be exposed to multiple sports and should enjoy every class in an environment where they can progress and be challenged while having FUN.
At age six, we transition our focus mostly into Soccer, where we encourage all players to participate no matter their skill level or their experience. We make sure that all players are challenged individually according to their skills and attributes.