Austen Ezzell

10+ years coaching youth soccer players

Holds ACE Personal Training Certificate

Certified Yoga Instructor

Education: BA Business Notre Dame de Namur University

I grew up playing every sport I could. When the sports began to demand more of a time commitment, I chose to pursue soccer. I played for some of the best club soccer teams in the nation, including the Pateadores and Slammers FC. In my senior year of high school I led my team to a CIF championship and was voted the teams co-MVP. I was also awarded First Team All CIF and First Team All League Honors. After high school I received an athletic scholarship at Notre Dame de Namur University. It was at NDNU that I began to understand the advantages of weight training and I realized that the major difference between collegiate soccer and club soccer was the speed and strength of the competition. In the off-season I trained with John Thomas and immediately noticed huge improvements in my athletic performance. Weight training enhanced my strength on and off the ball and also helped increase my coordination, speed, and endurance.

After my first year of college soccer, I began to regularly attend ‘Power Yoga’ with Geo Moskios. Yoga improved my athletic performance far greater than anything else. The most important difference was that I could train hard, take a yoga class, and wake up the next morning feeling great. In addition to improved recovery time, I also suffered fewer and fewer injuries, something that had plagued me for my entire career. I felt it made me more flexible, balanced and focused. It didn’t take long for me to get totally hooked on yoga. I still regularly attend Geo’s classes.