OUR MISSION
Tidal Wave SC is dedicated to providing an atmosphere conducive to the teaching and learning of proper soccer technique and skill. These elements are the prerequisites for enjoyment and success in the game. Tidal Wave SC is a nonprofit organization whose mission is the development of the individual soccer player.
Club fees go directly towards players' soccer education. TWSC plays and practices on the finest soccer fields in the area: Bliss Fields and Moses Brown Fields in Rehoboth.
OUR STAFF
CHRISTINA MACIEL – ACADEMY DIRECTOR
Christina Maciel enters her fourth season as the assistant women's soccer coach at Bryant. In the past three seasons, Maciel has helped transition the Bulldogs from the Division II to the Division I level.
Before returning to her alma mater, Maciel spent two years as the head women's soccer coach at Dean College. Previously the assistant coach, Maciel took over the head position in December of 2004. Under her tutelage, the program saw 12 players receive all-region honors and two players were named Dean College Female Athlete of the Year.
Maciel has established a name for herself in both the club and Olympic Development Programs in Rhode Island. This fall, she will enter her eighth season with the Rhode Island ODP program, where, for the past seven years she has worked with several age groups and trained goalkeepers. Throughout the past 9 years, Maciel has taken an active role in the Rhode Island club soccer scene, holding coaching positions with the Rhode Island Rays and Bayside F.C.
At Bryant, Maciel was the recipient of the Northeast-10 Conference Rookie of the Week and NE-10 Player of the Week awards in her freshman and junior years. In her tenure as a player at Bryant, her team appeared in two conference tournaments and was the first squad in program history to qualify for the NCAA Tournament, accomplished in 2001. Maciel graduated from Bryant in 2004 with a degree in marketing.
MICHAEL MACIEL- ASST. ACADEMY DIRECTOR
Michael Maciel is entering his second full season with the Tidal Wave Club. Maciel currently resides as the clubs goalkeeper coach as well as asst. coach of the u-18 and u-12 squads.
A native Rhode Islander and former standout at Rhode Island College and Providence Country Day, Maciel brings an upbeat attitude and wealth of knowledge to players within the club. He is no stranger to the club level, as he played and coached for Bayside F.C. since its inception.
ACADEMY FORMAT
The Tidal Wave Academy will run for three (3) sessions per year. Each session will run for ten (10) weeks and will include the following:
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Two (2) training sessions per week
•One (1) game day per week
•1 tournament/ Jamboree to culminate session
•1 full training kit (includes short, shirts, socks, etc.)
•1 soccer ball
•$200/session
FACILITIES
Outdoor Sessions
•Milot Fields/Moses Brown Fields – Rehoboth, MA
•Bliss Field Complex – Rehoboth, MA
•Bryant University – Smithfield, RI
Indoor Sessions
•Teamworks – Somerset, MA
CONTACT INFORMATION
For more information on the Tidal Wave Academy or our other Tidal Wave programs you can visit our website, www.tidalwavesc.com
or contact:
Christina Maciel
Director of Coaching/Academy Director
cmaciel@bryant.edu
©401.300.9688
David Tidwell
President and Founder
Tidal Wave SC
dptidwell@comcast.net
401-474-5036
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