The Sports Factory Staff
We believe our Sports Factory Staff are second to none in the State.
Katie Mulheran
Office Manager- Goal Keeper Trainer/Coach
Education- Sacred Heart University BS Sport Management
Played Division 1 Soccer at Sacred Heart University
Nathalie Urbas
Office Manager- Trainer/Coach
Education- Sacred Heart University BS Exercise Science Human Movement
Currently in the Graduate Program for Education- Masters
Played Division 1 Soccer at Sacred Heart University
Current plays for the CFC Women's W-League team
Manya Makoski
Manya is one of the top female soccer players Connecticut has ever produced and we are delighted to have her working at the Sports Factory. Manya is currently an Assistant Coach with the University of New Haven women’s soccer team, where she is going to graduate school to get her MBA with a concentration in Sports Management. Manya is also the Assistant Coach for the U13 CT ODP girls team.
Arizona
State University; 2002-2006
Career Summary: Finished with 24 goals and 22 assists; was 5th player in ASU
history to record 70+ points; finished 2nd All-Time in assists (22), 3rd All-Time
in game-winning goals (9), 5th All-Time in goals (24)
2005: Selected Team Captain along with 4 other teammates; Pac-10 Conference
Player of the Week for Oct. 25-31; Soccer Buzz National Elite Team of the Week
for Oct. 25-31; All-Pac 10 Conference (2nd Team)
2004: Academic All-District VIII (2nd Team); Soccer Buzz Magazine All-West
Region (1st Team); All-Pac 10 Conference (1st Team)
2003: All-Pac 10 Conference (2nd Team) 2002: Soccer America Magazine (Freshman
All-America Team); Soccer Buzz Magazine Freshman All-America (1st Team), Freshman
All-West Region Team, All-West Region (2nd Team), named 1 of 12 finalists for
the 2002 National Freshman of the Year; NSCAA All-West Region (3rd Team); All-Pac
10 Conference (2nd Team)
U.S.
Under-21 National Team; 2003-present
2005 Nordic Cup Champion
2004 Nordic Cup Champion
U.S.
Under-19 National Team; 2001-2002
FIFA Under-19 World Cup Champion
Mike
LeGates
Education
AS
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy
BS Southern Ct State College
Presently pursuing Masters Degree at Wesleyan University
Coaching
Credentials
NSCAA National Diploma
USSF C License
NESTA SAQ Certified Trainer
National Academy of Sports Medicine CPT
Other
Director of Coaching and Player Development Naugatuck Youth
Soccer
Former Professional Player San Diego Sockers (NASL)
Asst Coach Naugatuck High School (State Championship Team 2000- 01)
Fitness and Conditioning Coach Ct Academica Professional Indoor Team
Publications
" Integrating Anaerobic Training into Pre and In Season Soccer Practice"
Performance Conditioning for Soccer, Vol 9, Number 3 2001