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Richard Boon Director of Coaching FRAM Soccer Club Palos Verdes Peninsula, California, USA

Richard Boon is the nephew of former scottish soccer star Jimmy Andrews who played at Dundee Utd. and West Ham Utd., and coached the Queens Park Rangers, Chelsea and Cardiff City. Boon's playing career first started out at Watford FC in the youth program playing under Tom and Ernie Wally. After being released as a player, Boon decided to go into coaching. Boon, who is highly credentialed with both the F.A. and the USSF, first got his break with Southampton FC as a London-based scout in the early 1990s, then worked for a professional coaching agency called Universal Sports Enterprises, which took him to many different countries coaching soccer. Boon then came to America where he has worked in Southern California with some of the greatest youth American players. He has won nearly every major tournament including NATIONAL CUP, Regionals, FWRL, SURF CUP, USA CUP, ADIDAS INTERNATIONAL and many more. Boon was voted Coach of the Year and had his team voted Team of the Year by Goal International magazine. Boon is recognized as one of the most successful youth soccer coaches in America, playing a major role in the success of the Cal-South Olympic development program as an age group head coach, coaching education program, and serving on the Cal-South technical committee. He has also served as a USYSA ODP Region IV staff coach. Boon is now the Director of Coaching for FRAM Soccer Club, Palos Verdes Peninsula, California, USA. Boon is married to Julie Boon. They have two children: son Aiden and daughter Ellianna.