Name: Tope Olusoga Hometown: Landover, MD Previous football experience (high school/college/pro): I attended high school at Bladensburg H.S continue my collegiate career at Bowie State University and played shortly in the CFL for the BC Lions. How long have you been involved with Koa: This year is my first year with KOA and I am…
What does Shaping Kids’ Lives Through Sports mean to you? “A lot; it shows them teamwork, how to overcome adversity, communication skills, and problem solving.” Playing Experience: Terry played football throughout high school and at Villanova from 2000-2005. He also spent time playing for the NFL New York Jets and playing overseas for the NFL…
Name: Serge Kona Hometown: Forestville, MD Previous football experience: Played pro arena league football for Trenton Freedom, two-time All American at Duquesne University How long have you been involved with Koa: 2013 Favorite football teams: Washington Football Team Off-field interests: Sport Live TV (sports show on Youtube)
Name: Evan Threet What does Shaping Kids’ Lives Through Sports mean to you? “I believe you can learn a lot about yourself when you have the desire to learn a sport. That desire to learn will teach you how important it is to have a good work ethic because the more effort and time you…
Coaching Experience Kameron helped coach and mentor young players in the program Nike EYBL circuit. After college, Kameron continued to have an impact on the game of basketball by coaching high school basketball at Loudoun Valley HS. There, he helped them capture their first state championship in basketball in school history. Playing Experience Kameron grew…
Name: Nicole Torres What does Shaping Kids’ Lives Through Sports mean to you? “Knowing we are teaching life lessons and instilling values through sports to build players confidence and responsibility on and off the field to succeed in life is the best part of Coaching.” Playing Experience: Nicole played field hockey at Northern High School…
Name: Casey Hertel Time with Koa: Spring 2014 Koa Teams Coached: Director of Operations, and Club Field Hockey Experience: After playing in high school, Casey went on to play 3 years of field hockey at Shenandoah University.
What does Shaping Kids’ Lives Through Sports mean to you ?: “Sports are such a unique tool for teaching many critical life skills. Competing, humility, success, and defeat are all things everyone goes through; teaching kids how to compete and hold their heads up high no matter the result and trusting that they tried their…
Name: Rafriel Guthrie What does Shaping Kids’ Lives Through Sports mean to you?: “Showing the kids teamwork and building kids up through basketball.” Playing Experience: Rafriel played at Seward Junior College and Idaho Junior College before playing at Towson University. While at Towson, Rafriel was named All-CAA Third Team All American as a member of the…
Name: Antony Ndiangui Playing Experience: Antony started on the 2006 Walt Whitman HS State Championship Basketball Team. After high school, he went on to play for MC Rockville for 2 years. Antony graduated from the University of Maryland and remains active today. Antony still plays on the Koa staff basketball team. Coaching Experience: Antony is an…
