We are extremely pleased to announce that Rick Carrigan has accepted the Director of Coaching position with the El Dorado United Soccer Academy (EDUSA). Carrigan has been coaching boys and girls youth soccer since 1993. The Stockton Youth Soccer Association named him "Coach of the Year" in 1994. From 1996 through 2001, Carrigan coached Olympic Development Program (ODP) teams in Districts 6 and 8. As an ODP coach, Carrigan has worked with the "best of the best,” including Men’s National team player Heath Pearce, and Major League Soccer players Patrick Ianni (Seattle Sounders) and Amobi Okugo (Philadelphia Union). Most recently, Carrigan was the Director of Coaching for the American River Futbol Club (ARFC). In his short stint with ARFC, Carrigan was instrumental in growing the club—it doubled in size in the past year. Before being named DOC at ARFC, Carrigan was a coach with the San Juan Soccer Club for nine years. One of his teams, the Spirits of ’89, was a State Cup Finalist and participant in the USYS Far West Regionals.

In addition to his extensive youth soccer coaching background, Carrigan is widely recognized as a premier high school soccer coach. Named as the Head Coach of the Varsity Girl`s Soccer team at St. Francis High School in 2006, Carrigan has guided the Troubadours to four of the past six CIF Sac-Joaquin Section championships. In recognition of his outstanding achievement, the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) named Carrigan California State Coach of Year for Private/Parochial Schools in 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010. In 2008, Carrigan was also named Regional Coach of the Year by the NSCAA. Throughout his career Carrigan has coached several men and women who have gone on to play in college. Since 2007, Carrigan has served as the assistant women`s coach at American River College, where he helped take the team to the State Final Four twice.

Carrigan holds a National "C" coaching license from the United States Soccer Federation and a Coaching Certificate from the National Federation of State High School Associations. In addition to being an accomplished soccer coach, Carrigan holds a Master`s degree from the University of the Pacific and teaches English at Jesuit High School. Carrigan and his family live in Fair Oaks.