Maverick Goalkeeper Academy Coaches

Coach Kris Hall currently serves as Head Coach for the professional team at FC Davis. Hall became the Head Coach in May 2021 after serving as an assistant coach for the Oakland Roots' first team. In Hall's first year as Head Coach, he lead FCD to an 8-1-0 record and finished in first place of the Golden Gate Conference which competes in the NPSL. Hall represents a more advanced and sophisticated approach to the technical and tactical game of soccer. Hall yields a vast amount of premier youth, collegiate, and professional soccer experience.  Hall has served as an Executive Director, Director of Coaching, Technical Director, Director of player performance, and Head coach for multiple youth clubs, developmental clubs, and collegiate institutions across the country. Through these successes he provides MGA players with the highest level of education, insight and perspective to take their game to the next level. 
Hall’s dedication to innovation has lead him on travels to England, Spain, Italy, Germany, and Holland to work with and study along side world leaders in youth soccer development and education: Barcelona, Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Ajax, Sheffield Wednesday, Chievo, Valencia, Real Madrid, Borussia Monchengladback, Borussia Dortmund, FC Sparta, FC Utrecht, Twente, Heracles, to name a few.  
Over the past decade, Hall has worked with top-level international coaches from premier clubs, most notably Frans Hoek formerly of Manchester United, English Premier League (EPL) and Netherlands National Team. Domestically, Hall has worked with American soccer legends Steve Sampson and Anson Dorrance. Steve Sampson served as the U.S. National Men’s coach (FIFA World Cup 1998) and collegiate national championship coach.  Sampson is the only American coach to defeat Brazil and Argentina in international play. Sampson currently serves as Head Coach at California Polytechnic University (Cal Poly) in San Luis Obispo. Anson Dorrance former U.S. National Coach, is the most decorated, and the winningest soccer coach in U.S. history. Dorrance lead the Women’s U.S. National team to their first ever international win and FIFA World Cup Title. Currently Dorrance serves as the Head Coach at University of North Carolina (UNC), Chapel Hill where he received U.S. Soccer’s highest honor, The Werner Fricker Builder Award.
Hall owns a Bachelor’s of Science in Kinesiology with advanced studies in education, English Premiers FA Master Class and numerous USSF and NSCAA licenses along with several other domestic certifications. He finished his playing professional playing career in the USL and NPSL.  As a collegiate coach Hall served at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, University of the Pacific and Cal State East Bay. During his collegiate coaching career he coached along side Universities such as: UNC, Duke, Cal Berkeley, Sacramento State, UCLA, USC, UNR, CSULA, CSUMB, CSUS, University of Hawaii, UCSB, UCSC, Gonzaga, USF, to name a few. Hall produces collegiate, US professional, and European professional academy goalkeepers every year.