SOCCER
CHRIS BENTLEY- Chief Sporting Officer, US Youth Soccer
RAFA COSTA - Mississippi College; Mississippi Rush Coach
CHLOE KANE- Head Coach, Delta State University; Mississippi Olympic Development Program
JUSTIN ROBERTS- Mississippi Brilla
MELINDA SCRUGGS- Head Coach, Lafayette HS; MAC Chair; Mississippi Olympic Development Program
ROB THOMPSON- Executive Director, MSA; Former UM Associate Head Coach
QUENTIN WALKER- Assistant Coach, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College; SMSC
WINDHAM WHATLEY- Men's Head Coach, Northwest Mississippi Community College; Lobos DeSoto
Please note: All dates and times are subject to change.
TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2026
ON-FIELD SESSIONS AT BRANDON HIGH SCHOOL
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. MSA SOCCER SYMPOSIUM- 9v9 in Person Course
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. MSA SOCCER SYMPOSIUM- 11v11 in Person Course
WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2026
ON-FIELD SESSIONS AT LIBERTY PARK (FLOWOOD, MS), HILTON GARDEN INN (FLOWOOD, MS), & JUNIOR BALLROOM B AT SHERATON
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. THOMPSON & SCRUGGS: Goalkeeping (LIBERTY PARK - 1A)
ROBERTS: On Field Session Planning - Workshop (LIBERTY PARK - 1B)
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. KANE: First Touch to Play Forward (LIBERTY PARK - 2A)
WALKER: Breaking Lines from the Middle Third to the Attacking Third (LIBERTY PARK - 2B)
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. BENTLEY: Coaching Interactions (HILTON GARDEN INN - 3A)
COSTA: Leading Today's Youth Players (HILTON GARDEN INN - 3B)
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. WHATLEY: Match Preparation for the Week (JUNIOR BALLROOM B)
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. ROBERTS: Session Planning Workshop (JUNIOR BALLROOM B)
