Staff

US Soccer A license - NSCAA Premier Diploma - US Soccer National Youth license - NSCAA Director of Coaching Diploma - ODP East District DOC Maryland - ODP Virginia State Team Head Coach - Professional Head Coach in United Soccer Leagues USL for Eastern Shore Sharks (D3 Pro), Williamsburg Legacy (PDL), ETA United (USL Super 20s & W20s), NPSL Legacy 76, WPSL Tidewater Sharks & UWS Virginia FC - Coached in 4 Lamar Hunt US Open Cups - Coached Internationally in Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Austria, Brazil, Germany & England - College Head Coach at Hampton University (D1 Women Big South), VA Peninsula CC (NJCAA Region 10) - College Assistant Coach at Salisbury University (D3 Men), College of William & Mary (D1 Women) - 8 time HS Coach of the Year in Maryland & Virginia

Professional Player in the United Soccer Leagues USL D3 Pro & A League - Played in 3 Lamar Hunt US Open Cups - Division 1 Player at Old Dominion University - Regional All American & 1st Team All Conference at Sallisbury University - High School First Team All State of Maryland, Bayside Conference MVP, State Leading Scorer (21 goals, 18 assists)

A Former DOC for Virginia Rush & Current Owner & Sporting Director of Rush Academy Peninsula - Former Technical Director of the Eastern Shore Sharks, Virginia Legacy SC & Chesterfield United FC as well as the founder & Technical Director of the Tidewater Sharks & Virginia FC

NSCAA National Diploma and USSF Grassroots E license. Former Head Coach of Hampton University NCAA D1 Colonial Athletic Association.  Former Director of Player Development for Virginia FC, Technical Director for Newport News FC, Head Coach for Gaston United 2010-11, Barca FC 2011-12 and Denbigh High school in 2013.  Served as Assistant Director of ADP for VA Legacy SC 2016-18 and coached ETA United Super Y & FutsalETA USYF DA 2015-19.

Played club for Alexandria Hurricanes in 2000 and went on to play for Team America (TAP) under Clyde Watson.  Played at CD Hylton HS and was an All-District selection. ODP standout on the Regional Team in 2003 and National Pool Player for the 87 boys.  Went on to play at Louisburg College and was an All-Region IX Player before transferring to Belmont Abbey College earning All Conference Carolina in 2007. Trained Professionally with the USL Charlotte Eagles in 2010 before settling down on the Peninsula and contnuing to play at the top amateur level in the region. An alumi of CD Hylton, Kanneh earned an Associates Degree from Louisburg College and a Bachelors Degree in Sports Management from Belmont Abbey.

Currently the U15-U17 Academy Director and Head Coach of the 2013RL, 09NL as well as the U17 Elite Team winning back to back VPSL NPL D1 Titles and competiting in the US Soccer South Atlantic Conference Premier 1 National Leagues for Rush Academy Peninsula

USSF licensed coach with a Masters Degree from Norfolk State University in Education Administration. Served from 2006-2008 as Assistant Men’s National Team Coach of the Virgin Islands and led his team through several World Cup Qualifying games in 2008.
As the founder and director or Carter’s Elite Futbol Academy, geared toward developing the technical ability of a soccer player, he has continued working in the club system - most recently as the U11-U14  Academy Director & Head Coach for Rush Academy Peninsula 15RL, 10NL & U16 Elite team in the USYS South Atlantic Conference Premier 1 National Leagues. As the official CONCACAF REGIONAL MANAGER for Cruyff Football Academy located in Tarragona, Spain he has created a pathway to not only develop the player but to expose them to the game and opportunities at the next level.

As a collegiate player at Old Dominion University, Carter was a scholarship student athlete who finished his four-year career and won the Leadership Award in 1998. Before graduating with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Kinesiology from ODU, Carter was capped four times in World Cup Qualifiers in the CONCACAF as a member of the National Team of Bermuda and played for the U-23 Olympic Team of Bermuda from 1995-2000. Graduating from Academia de Tahuichi in Santa Cruz, Bolivia as the “Best Player” of the Program, Carter left Bolivia in 2000 and solidified his first professional contract with Luton Town Football Club in the English Second Division. Rounding out his playing career he also had spells with Swansea FC, Bristol Rovers FC, and Colchester United FC.