Catherine Gordon
Is the Founder and President of Net Edge Training, LLC. Since
1999 Net Edge Training has specialized in goalkeeping training for players of all ages, from youth to collegiate.
A former USL W-League goalkeeper for the New Jersey Wildcats as well as their current goalkeeper coach. Gordon is also Division
I Asst. Coach at Fairleigh Dickinson University, in Teaneck, NJ, and the boys varsity Goalkeeping Coach for the Rancocas
Valley HS, 2008 State Champions and 2009 Coaches Tournament Champs. She is a Director at SGA (Star Goalkeeper Academy)
and a Goalkeeper Trainer for the Sky Blue Soccer School.
Gordon has over 25 years experience between the pipes. A graduate of Purdue University. As an athlete
she was a letter winner in four varsity sports during high school and throughout her athletic career has received dozens awards
from Golden Glove, All Tourney to MVP. She played basketball in college for Ft.Lewis College DII and concluded her collegiate
career playing soccer her senior year for the Boilermakers Soccer Club.
Gordon holds a USSF “C”
License and a NSCAA Advanced National Goalkeeping Diploma. She also serves as an Asst. goalkeeper coach and evaluator
for the NJYS Olympic Development Program (ODP), Director at Star Goalkeeper Academy and is a Certified Trainer for Positive Coaching Alliance(PCA).
“ It is
all about the athlete and their opportunity to develop and excel on and off the pitch. My goal is to bring the best and most
current practices, strategies, resources and enthusiasm from these varied sources to today's Goalkeepers"
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USSF “C” License
USSF
Referee
NSCAA Advanced National Goalkeeping Diploma
NSCAA Member
US Soccer Foundation Member
Women's Sports Foundation Member
“To some challenges are exhausting. To others, they are opportunities in waiting”
-Tony DiCicco-
Marguerite
Ferrell, Business Associate: Field Player and Fitness Specialist
Marguerite Ferrell is in charge of our Field Player Development and Fitness Training for all of our athletes.
She has been a player for
the NJ Wildcats since 2006 and is now a player/Asst.
Coach. She also the Assistant Coach of the Fairleigh Dickinson University Women's Soccer team.
Division I NEC Conference.She is responsible for our field training programs as well as the fitness, speed and agility
aspects of all our training programs . She brings with her a wealth of playing and training experience. She has worked for the Redbull organization as a trainer
for their youth development program. Ferrell During the MLS 2006 season worked for MSGand HD-NET Television reporting all
statistics to the news crew during the New York Redbull home games. Ferrell was a four-year letter winner for the FDU Knights.
As a freshman she was the only first-year player to start all18 games for the Knights, picking up Brine Northeast Conference
Rookie of the Week honors .She won Brine NEC Player of the Week distinction. Her senior season, she paced the squad with a
team-best eight goals, en route to 17 points and First Team All-Conference acclaim and MVP for the Knights
Scott Fisher, MS, RD Sport Nutritionist
and Exercise Physiologist
Scott is a graduate of the University of Connecticut with a B.S.
degree in Clinical Nutrition and also holds an M.S. degree in Exercise Physiology from Penn State University.
He is a Registered Dietitian (R.D.) through the American Dietetic Association. Scott is currently
the Director of the Health & Fitness Center at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, NJ and also a member of the
teaching faculty in Health and Physical Education at FDU and at SUNY Purchase College.
Scott maintains a private practice as
a sports nutritionist, physiologist, and coach. He is the consulting nutritionist for Excel Physical Therapy/Performax,
Active Foot & Ankle Care, NJ Team in Training and has also served as a nutrition consultant to a number of professional
athletic teams including the NY Red Bulls, New York Knicks, and New Jersey Devils. Scott is a frequent
contributing writer to a number of publications including Runner’s World magazine and the Star Ledger newspaper.
Scott
has been a competitive runner for over 25 years and is a veteran of Ironman triathlons and more than 25 marathons.
He also is an avid outdoor enthusiast and accomplished rock climber, mountaineer, and kayaker.
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Stephen
Lorig: Goalkeeping Specialist
Former Goalkeeper for Cosmos All Star
Select team, Wayne Sport Friends. He has coached internationally for Flamingo Youth Program in Brazil, Germany and Italy.
Stephen has coached goalkeepers for over 25 years from youth, college to semi professional. He holds a USSF "B"
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Gerry Montague
Goalkeeper Specialist
Gerry is currently the Goalkeeper coach
for Hillsborough High School boys since 2006 and before joining Net Edge Gerry was Owner and Director of Acme Goalkeeping
He Currently holds USSF National C license, NSCAA National Diploma, and NSCAA National Goalkeeping Diploma. He is an
assistant Director of Coaching with Hillsborough Soccer Club responsible for coaching education and training. Gerry
has also completed coaching coursework with the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) and the English
FA. Gerry is a graduate of Seton Hall University and is currently pursuing a masters degree in Athletic Administration
& Coaching at Concordia University.
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Melanie Pierson CIT
We are happy to have
Melanie Pierson join Net Edge training as a Goalkeeper CIT (Coach in Training). She has the qualities Net Edge looks for in
our GK Specialists, good knowledge of the position, clear and concise as a trainer and good ability to analysis the needs
of the keeper.Pierson graduated from Mendham High School in 2008 earning 4 varsity letters in soccer and softball. In soccer she was named First Team All-County, First Team
All-Conference, First Team All-Area, and All-State. Pierson helped her team win a Conference, County and State-Sectional Championship.
Currently she attending Fairleigh Dickinson University-College at Florham, majoring in Hospitality. In 2009 as a sophomore
she was named to the MAC Fall All-Academic Team.