UCLA  Coach Pat Seymour Joins Beach FC as New Goalie Coach

Beach FC Director Mauricio Ingrassia announced that Patrick Seymour has joined the club as head goalkeeper coach.  Seymour is the UCLA men's goalkeeper coach as well as head goalkeeper and staff coach for the Cal South Olympic Development Program (ODP).  Practices to begin Wednesday, check calender for times.

The Northern California native has quickly climbed to the top of the goalkeeper coaching ranks. As a youth player growing up in the San Francisco bay area, he played in 3 National Cup finals and was a member of the Cal-North ODP state pool from 1994-1997. From 1997-99 Seymour minded the nets for the Chico State Wildcats, and during his senior season helped lead them to a 19th national ranking but came up short advancing further in the NCAA tournament. In 2000, after completing his collegiate playing career where he graduated with a B.A. in Political Science, Seymour moved south and accepted a coaching position at Santa Monica College where he also serves as an associate professor in the kinesiology department. Along with his teaching duties at Santa Monica College, Patrick is also an Assistant Goalkeeper coach for the UCLA Bruins men’s program where he coaches alongside current Beach Soccer boys director Eddie Soto. Patrick has also been heavily involved with the local club scene and was the head goalkeeper coach for both the Westside Breakers and Santa Clarita United and has also worked with Santa Monica United and the Galaxy Alliance Soccer Club. Seymour is also fortunate enough to be the head goalkeeper and staff coach for the prestige’s Cal-South ODP program where in 9 years he has trained and helped develop over two dozen youth national and regional team members, and is a three time national champion. In addition he also serves on the goalkeeping staff for the Region IV ODP program. Seymour,who is single and lives in Playa Del Rey, holds both a USSF national and goalkeeping national license and is pursuing a master’s degree in exercise science.