Goalkeeper Coach Joins Soccer Team
Vikram Renduchintala takes on position as assistant and goalkeeper coach.
By Sydney Teves
Vikram Renduchintala takes on position as assistant and goalkeeper coach.
By Sydney Teves
Kicking off winter sports, soccer starts up with a new coach in a position that they have never had before.
After coming to boys’ soccer head coach Nick Hoffman with an interest in a job with the soccer team, Vikram Renduchintala became the assistant coach for the boys’ teams and the goalkeeper coach. With 20 years of soccer experience, he fit the job perfectly.
“I had always wanted to coach but never really found a good opportunity to. Because my mom teaches at the school, it gave me the opportunity to dip my feet into coaching to see if I enjoyed it,” said Renduchintala.
As a recent UC San Diego, Renduchintala is able to more easily connect to players because of the smaller gap in age difference.
“He has some great, new, fresh ideas. During games he’ll see something in the game and point it out to me to see if any changes need to be made,” said Hoffman. “I also think it helps that he is younger and he relates to the players a little bit better.”
Gio Alvarenga, 9, goalkeeper for both the JV and varsity teams, has already noticed how having an extra coach has enhanced the team’s ability to play.
“He’s helped the goalkeepers improve on their ball handling and overall technique,” said Alvarenga. “Many teams don’t have a goalkeeper or assistant coach so I think it’s something cool to have and sets us apart from other teams.”
Having just recently recovered from an injury that forced him to stop playing, Renduchintala has found a great opportunity to start coaching through the boys’ team.
“Once I graduated and moved up to the Bay Area, I started playing for a semiprofessional soccer team called Real San Jose until I blew out my knee in May of last year,” said Renduchintala.
Renduchintala hopes for a good season for the team and has the ultimate goal of getting the most out of every player on the team.
“The players respect him and I think he’s been a good addition to our coaching staff. I just hope he enjoys himself and I hope he likes coaching,” said Hoffman. “I hope he’s able to find coaching as a great outlet to still keep himself involved in the sport even if he is not playing himself.”
After coming to boys’ soccer head coach Nick Hoffman with an interest in a job with the soccer team, Vikram Renduchintala became the assistant coach for the boys’ teams and the goalkeeper coach. With 20 years of soccer experience, he fit the job perfectly.
“I had always wanted to coach but never really found a good opportunity to. Because my mom teaches at the school, it gave me the opportunity to dip my feet into coaching to see if I enjoyed it,” said Renduchintala.
As a recent UC San Diego, Renduchintala is able to more easily connect to players because of the smaller gap in age difference.
“He has some great, new, fresh ideas. During games he’ll see something in the game and point it out to me to see if any changes need to be made,” said Hoffman. “I also think it helps that he is younger and he relates to the players a little bit better.”
Gio Alvarenga, 9, goalkeeper for both the JV and varsity teams, has already noticed how having an extra coach has enhanced the team’s ability to play.
“He’s helped the goalkeepers improve on their ball handling and overall technique,” said Alvarenga. “Many teams don’t have a goalkeeper or assistant coach so I think it’s something cool to have and sets us apart from other teams.”
Having just recently recovered from an injury that forced him to stop playing, Renduchintala has found a great opportunity to start coaching through the boys’ team.
“Once I graduated and moved up to the Bay Area, I started playing for a semiprofessional soccer team called Real San Jose until I blew out my knee in May of last year,” said Renduchintala.
Renduchintala hopes for a good season for the team and has the ultimate goal of getting the most out of every player on the team.
“The players respect him and I think he’s been a good addition to our coaching staff. I just hope he enjoys himself and I hope he likes coaching,” said Hoffman. “I hope he’s able to find coaching as a great outlet to still keep himself involved in the sport even if he is not playing himself.”