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United States Soccer Federation
USSF C Llicense
USSF D License
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State Champions & District Champions
NJCAA D1
Nominated for Coach of the Year
NJCAA D1
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Amore Soccer
Director of Coaching and Head Coach 2017 - Present
Scottsdale Community College Women’s Soccer
Assistant Coach 2020 - Current
Paradise Valley Community College Women’s Soccer
Assistant Coach 2018SC del Sol
Director of Coaching and Head Coach 2017St. Louis Lions Coach
Summer Season 2014Papillion Soccer Club
Soccer Trainer 2013-2014Nebraska Olympic Development Program
Coach/Trainer 2013-2014Bellevue Soccer Club
Assistant Girls Soccer Coach U13 2011-2014
Assistant Girls Soccer Coach U10 2012-2014 -
2015 - 2016
Lincoln United FC - Northern Premier Division (Semi-pro, England)
2015 - 2016
St. Louis Lions - United Soccer League (USL League 2)
2014 - 2015
Bellevue University - National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)
2010 - 2014
Lincoln United - Northern Premier Division
2008 - 2010
Lincoln College English
2008 - 2010
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PDL Playoffs
2014
National Tournament NAIA
2014
NAIA Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference Champion
1st player from Lincoln College, England to play soccer in the USA.
Krista Lemon - Head Coach
Coach Krista is a third year Amore coach, but has been around the game most of her life. She played four years as a Varsity player in high school then followed that with two years in College.
Her coaching style is ‘player-centered’ where she wants to develop each individual player through the different stages of the game.
Coach Krista is USSF Licensed Coach.
Dr. Brittany Elliott - Coach/Goalkeeper Lead
Coach Brittany leads our Goal Keeper training as well as assisting with the Academy Teams.
She grew up in Arizona playing for Sereno Soccer where she’s won at the State, Regional and finished 2nd in Nationals at the Nike Premier, now ECNL, levels in goal and as a field player.
She then went on to play collegiate where she finished her career as a Division 2 player. From there Coach Brittany transitioned to coaching where she’s helped coach Paradise Valley Community College to regional success, however fell just short Nationally. She’s also coached Cactus High School to several tournament wins and to two playoff appearances.
Coach Brittany is a PhD in Sports Psychology and a USSF F Licensed coach.
Howard Henderson - Coach
Coach Howard joins Amore Soccer for the 2026/27 season, bringing valuable experience from the East Valley NSFC and Chaparral High School’s JV program.
A seasoned athlete, his playing background spans Minnesota’s top youth levels—including Minneapolis United SC and The Blake School. Howard competed at the D3 level with Macalester College.
Ryan Beasley - Director of Coaching
Ryan moved from England to USA in 2010 on an international soccer Scholarship to Bellevue University (NAIA). Throughout his college career, he coached for the Nebraska ODP program. Shortly after graduation, he moved on to play soccer at St. Louis Lions (PDL) semiprofessional – Third tier of soccer in USA.
In 2016 Ryan moved to Arizona to coach soccer at SC del Sol. A year later, he moved back to England to play Semiprofessional at Lincoln United in Evo Stick Premier Division where he played for two years until he moved back to The States. Ryan is currently Assistant coach at SCC Woman’s Soccer and previously helped PVCC Women’s team reach the National Championships 2018.
Coach Ryan is a USSF C Licensed Coach.
Gene Love - Alumni Head Coach
Coach Gene Love was a co-founder of Amore Soccer with Coach Ryan Beasley. Upon the conclusion of the 24/25 season, he has decided to retire from coaching to focus on other aspects of his life.
His retirement release can be found here.
