Executive Director
As Executive Director, Wylde oversees the player development, guidance and coaching responsibilities for all children under the CSA soccer program.
Wylde joined the former South Charlotte Soccer Association as Executive Director in 2005 and has grown the organization from a thirty team club to over 190 teams competing in all levels of play. In 2008 and 2009, Wylde coached the club’s first US Youth Soccer Regional Championship team and took the team to back-to-back Regional Championships and two appearances in the USYS National Championships.
Wylde is an associate National Staff instructor under the National Coaches Association of America, teaching state, regional and advanced regional courses in the Southeast Region. He is also a former NC Olympic Development state team coach.
Wylde has been influential in the growth of youth soccer in and around the Charlotte area, having created a club that now has a presence in several counties around Charlotte. Charlotte Soccer Academy is one of only two organizations in NC and SC to offer all levels of play available under the US Youth Soccer structure. In addition to the successes on the field, Wylde oversees the day to day operations and business sector of the Club. He has connected some of the cities’ most reputable corporations to CSA through CSA’s Sponsorship program.
Wylde was a standout player at Catawba College and an NSCAA All American; he was a 5 year professional player with the Charlotte Eagles, SC Shamrocks, and Carolina Dynamo. Following his playing career, Wylde served as Assistant college coach at Catawba while obtaining his MBA.
Wylde is fully qualified under the USC, UEFA B license and in 2012 completed his UEFA A license through the Union of European Football Associations which is one of the highest coaching awards in the world.
Director of Operations
• USSF A License
• Former Director of Coaching at Concorde Fire, Atlanta, GA
• Four year starter, two year captain, All-Southern Conference & All South selection atAppalachian State University
• Former youth player for Sunderland in the English Premier League
Office Manager
Competitive Member Accounts & Registration
Reach out to Kerri with questions about competitive soccer program accounts, including program registration, payment plans, and financial aid.
USYS Head Registrar
Tricia and the CSA registrar team get CSA players from tryouts to games – always doing the heavy lifting when it comes to keeping up with ever-changing regulations for our competitive programs and making sure players and teams have the necessary paperwork. Registrars are the go-to resource for team managers navigating budgets, tournament applications, and league play.
Recreational Soccer Program Administration
Website Content Maintenance
Reach out to Patti with any recreational soccer program questions on topics from registration to game schedules.
Website typos and errors? Send them her way!
Competitive Uniform Coordinator
Valerie is the go-to for assistance in ordering uniforms for your competitive program player!
Sponsorships
Interested in becoming a CSA sponsor and connecting with our 5,000+ members? Please reach out to Jimmy for information about our customizable sponsor packages.
Communications Director, Social Media
Katie captures all the amazing highlights and crafts the freshest content that keeps CSA players and teams shining on social media! She keeps families in the loop with all the latest happenings and opportunities – be sure to follow our accounts!
Katie doubles down on spreading the word by editing our CSA Monthly Newsletter.
Katie is also the Communications Director, making sure teams can communicate quickly and easily with the Praxis platform.
