SDU Technical Staff
Professional Coaching Support
Today’s demands on community soccer clubs are just too great for one professional head coach or technical director. In 2012, the then Tsawwassen Soccer Club revamped its technical delivery structure with the help of former Team Canada interim assistant coach and player Mark Rogers. The club hired several professional coaches to provide increased on-field support to its volunteer coaches. This same structure was adopted in 2016 by the newly formed South Delta United Soccer Club. Today, both our coaches and players benefit from this extra support. Indeed, we know of no other nearby club that offers this calibre of professional coaching support. Those hired to work for SDU are some of the most respected names in BC soccer.
Mark Rogers
Technical Director
Mark Rogers is a retired professional player who grew up in Tsawwassen and returned to the community after playing in England for the Wycombe Wanderers, a 2001 FA Cup semi finalist. Mark was hired as the Technical Director for TSC in 2010 and tasked with improving technical training, programming and soccer opportunities for youth in South Delta.
Mark strives to educate and foster a passion for the beautiful game of soccer in all of our players and parents. He wants to continue developing South Delta players through the club and onto Provincial teams and playing for Canada.
Playing Career: Professional Player 1998-2005, Wycombe Wanderers England, UBC Thunderbirds, UBC Captain 1996-1998, Played for the Canadian Men’s National Team, Delta Sports Hall of Fame Inductee
Coaching Career: National B License, Interim Assistant Coach Canadian Men’s National Team 2013, National Training Centre Coach 2006-2008, UBC Women’s Team Head Coach and UBC Men’s Asst Coach (National Champions 2005, 2007), Former Coastal FC Technical Director and Head Coach – 2 x National Champion, U15 Girls Provincial Team Coach, Tsawwassen Technical Director and Academy Coach.
Russ Heggie
Head of Player Development
Russ Heggie is a full time Physical Education and French teacher at Fleetwood Park Secondary School in Surrey. Russ was the Technical Director for Ladner Boys Soccer from 2007-2016, and served in the same capacity with Ladner Girls Soccer from 2010-2016. In that time he has established strong connections with the coaches, players and families in South Delta over the past decade promoting the game as a life-long pursuit.
Playing experience: Russ achieved much success as a youth player in Ladner Soccer Club and continues to play with the Delta United Masters Premier team. Highlights include guiding the Ladner Rangers FC VMSL to promotion in 2004 & 2007 and winning the 2010 Nations cup with Club Ireland.
Coaching experience: National B license certification. Ladner Boys Soccer, club coach 1994-2001. VMSL Ladner Rangers U21 & Div.1 2001-2009. Coastal WFC, U16 coach 2009. Ladner Soccer Technical director and Academy Coach.
Stuart Neely
Head of Coach Development
General Information: Stuart comes to South Delta United with a great deal of experience in coach and player education and development from a variety of levels from house-league to male and female senior National Programs. He has coached in youth world cup qualifying events as well as many international tours while working the Canada Soccer Association (CSA). During that time he also served as a coach educator at all levels of instruction from child to senior (A Licence). In recent years while working with Vancouver Whitecaps and Toronto FC of the MLS, he spent a great amount of time developing youth footballers and programs to suit their needs. Coaching within the MLS, USL, PDL, CIS and overseas structures, he has learned a great deal and is excited to share his ideas and vision on the game from a coaching education perspective. Stuart holds a Masters in Physical Education, Bachelors in Adult Education as well as being a Level 5 Chartered Professional Coach.
Playing Career: Since coming to Canada in 1981, Stuart has played for a variety of senior men’s teams in the Ontario Soccer League such as Canadian Serbs, Monteleone, Scarborough Azzurri as well as attending University in the US on a soccer scholarship at Tiffin University, OH.
Coaching Career:
January 2015 – December 2016: Toronto FC MLS // TFCII Assistant Coach, PDL Head Coach and Senior Academy Head Coach
March 2014 – April 2016: Head Coach U of T Women’s Varsity Soccer and High Performance Consultant
March 2014 – December 2014: Vice President of Football // Head Coach PDL & W-League, Kitchener-Waterloo United FC
September 2013 – March 2014: New Zealand Football // Head of Football Development
January 2012 – August 2013: Vancouver Whitecaps FC MLS // Head of High Performance
January 2011 – December 2012: Toronto FC MLS, Toronto // Academy Director
May 2008 – December 2010 : Toronto FC MLS // Academy Manager // Junior Team Head Coach
Sept 2003 – Sept 2005: The Manitoba Soccer Association // High Performance Program Manager
Sept 1998 – Sept 2003: The Canadian Soccer Association // Technical Programs Manager
Sept 1995 – Sept 1998: The Ontario Soccer Association // Director of Player Development
Jon Rogers
Grassroots Head Coach
Jon is a club favourite who is skilled at teaching our youngest players the building blocks of soccer while having fun. He too grew up in Tsawwassen and believes strongly in the playing potential of the kids in South Delta.
Playing Experience: Jon was a Canada Games Finalist and College All-Canadian who played with the BC Provincial Team from 1991-1997. He trained at the National Training Centre and played for the Langara Falcons who were National Champions in 2000.
Coaching Experience: Prior to the 2016-2017 season at SDU, Jon coached professionally with Tsawwassen Soccer Club for about six years. In 2012 he took over as TSC’s Technical Director while his brother, Mark, coached at UBC. Jon runs our spring programs and summer camps, coaches at our academy and runs a soccer program through the city of Delta called “The Little Team”. He was a Super Y League Staff Coach at Coastal FC and a former Academy Coach at Kerrisdale Soccer Club.
Doug Dyck
U11-U14 Boys Head Coach
Doug is a familiar face to many in the South Delta soccer community. Prior to the inaugural season of SDU soccer, Doug was an Academy Coach with TSC for four years.
Playing Experience: Doug was a Canada Games Soccer Gold Medalist and a Provincial Team Player at U21, U23 and Open Age. Also played as a reserve player with Vancouver Whitecaps and Seattle Sounders. Pacific Coast League, Pacific Rim League and Metro Premier League Allstar honors.
Coaching Experience: Involved in coaching all levels of youth soccer for the past 13 years. A USL Super Y League staff Coach at Coastal FC ( North American Finalists), was a DYSA Metro Team Head Coach (Provincial Finalist) and a BC Youth Premier League staff coach at Coastal FC. Doug has worked with SDU and TSC as an Academy Coach for the last 5 years.
Angie Wells
U11 – U14 Girls Head Coach
Another familiar face in the South Delta soccer community, Angie joined the technical team in 2016, to give back to community where her love of soccer began.
Playing Experience: Angie began her soccer career when girls soccer was first introduced in Ladner, and has enjoyed 40 years of playing, including 10+ years as player coach with Delta United Women in the MWSL.
Coaching Experience: 15 years Rep coach for Ladner Girls Soccer, Coastal FC and Tsawwassen Soccer Club. Led teams to multiple League championships, District Cup wins and Provincial Cup runs.
Helmut Wiebe
Goalkeeper Coach
Helmut was born and raised in Paraguay, and it’s there where he fell in love with the beautiful game. After retiring from soccer, he moved to Canada. He soon found himself involved in soccer again, this time coaching his boys, one of whom was a trainee with the Vancouver Whitecaps and now plays at a Canadian University
Playing experience: Helmut played for 3 different regional teams over a period of 15 years(Olympia de Paratodo, National, and Guarany); represented Paratodo, Filadelfia and Asuncionin the Intercolonial championship; and played one year in the Paraguayan Inter League championship(UFI).
Coaching experience: A NSCAA certified goalkeeper coach, and BCSPL goalkeeper coach since 2011, Helmut has been coaching in the Greater Vancouver area since 2001. In 2007 he started the goalkeeper academy for Tsawwassen Soccer Club; coach at Whitecaps FC Gk Pro Series since 2015; and in the fall of 2016 he took on the role as head of goalkeeping for South Delta Utd. His favorite part of coaching is being able to see the players improve and watching players grow in skill and talent and sportsmanship. Helmut enjoys to influencing players and being a role model for them. He likes to create a learning environment that is constantly challenging and enjoyable, and progress players to the next level, help them reach their ultimate potential while having fun.