Ben Seifried

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Coaching Bio

16 years playing experience 4 years college soccer experience at St. Gregory's University Member WSA 85 boys; Nationally Ranked, State Finalist Invited to play in A-League (2nd division MLS) exhibition match against El Paso Patriots in Spring 2003 08 Referee License Camp Counselor for Soccer Synergy Camp 2005 - present Camp Counselor for WSA Camp of Excellence, FutAction Soccer Camp, Spring Break Soccer Clinic, International Soccer Clinic, and Advanced Soccer Training Academy from 2001-present

Personal Bio

Favorite Player:         Zinedine Zidane         Ronaldinho  Favorite Club Team:            U.S. – Kansas City Wiz         Premier League – Liverpool         Serie A – Inter Milan         Mexican League – Pumas Favorite Saying:              “Unlucky”, “Let’s go”, “Are you kidding me” Favorite Quote:         “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”                 ~Ralph Waldo Emerson   Favorite Song:          Finger Eleven – Paralyzer         Martina McBride – Do it anyway         Rascal Flatts – Stand         33 Miles – What could be better         Brandon Heath – I’m not who I was         Mark Schultz – Walking her home         Matthew W. Smith – History         Matthew W. Smith – Everyone can come to the Cross         Rush of Fools – What I’ve become         (Almost any Country, Christian, or Christmas music) Favorite Movie:          Rocky 1 – Rocky Balboa         Band of Brothers series         Miracle         Last of the Mohicans         The Village         Man Apart         ….. Favorite Hobbies:           “Playing” the flute (Native American)         Working on cars         Mowing my lawn           (I don’t have many actual hobbies) Other Favorites:          Spending time with my wife, playing with my dogs, being outdoors, smelling flowers, going to “The Coffee Shop on 15th,” listening to music, having fun, being goofy… Short Life Bio:         I was born in Claremore, OK at the Indian Hospital, I’m ¼ Muscogee (Creek), and raised my whole life in Tulsa, OK.  I attended Sts. Peter & Paul School through 8th grade and then attended Bishop Kelley H.S.  While at Bishop Kelley I played soccer on two of the greatest teams ever to take the field; Bishop Kelley H.S. ’00 - ’03 and WSA ’85.  After High School I attended St. Gregory's University in Shawnee, OK where I was part of the soccer team for 3 years.  I graduated with an Associates Degree in Natural Sciences in ’06.  While at St. Gregory’s I met Autumn Rogers, who on June 26th, 2006 became Autumn Seifried (my wife).  I am currently attending OSU-Tulsa where I am working on a Bachelor’s Degree in Health Promotion/Education, coaching for WSA, and trying to figure out what I really want to be when I grow up.