Andy Barney

A registered semi-professional player with Oxford City (England) at age 16, Andy was born into a soccer family with two generations of professional players. While studying Physical Education from ages 23 to 26, he was ever present with the British Collegiate team and graduated with honors in Human Movement Studies at 26.

Before moving to America, he coached British youth soccer teams for ten years and lectured in Physical Education. After arriving in Kansas City he founded British Soccer Camps, (now Challenger Sports, the USA's largest camp organization.) He was Director of Coaching for the Kansas State Soccer Association from 27 to 32 and formerly Mid-West Girls Regional Director of Coaching and USSF U19 National Staff Coach/Selector. For five years he served as Director of Marketing and Coaching for a multi-million dollar indoor soccer and sports mall company. He coached at Avila University in KC, is currently in his 18th year as Director of Coaching for the Kansas City Legends Soccer Club and is an NSCAA Convention clinician.

Andy holds a United States Soccer Federation "A License," an NSCAA Advanced National Diploma and coaching qualifications in 8 other sports. Andy's teams have won 13 National Indoor Championships & 3 USYSA Regional Championships. A team with ten of Andy's former players, won the U20 National Outdoor Championship in 2002.

Andy is the owner of Soccer Excellence Inc., the K.C. Legends Soccer Club, National Indoor Soccer Championship, SuperClubs North America, the SuperClubs National Team Tours and the HappyFeet Preschool & Legends Soccer Club Franchises.