Nike Girls Soccer Camp at Adelphi University

In her first three seasons, DeRosa helped lead the program to new heights, which included its first Northeast-10 Conference Championship title and three total berths in the NCAA Tournament, including a pair of appearances in the NCAA Division II East Region finals.

Named the NE10 Coach of the Year by her peers in her first season, when her team claimed both the regular season and tournament titles in the conference, DeRosa and the Panthers posted a 19-game unbeaten streak, before making their deepest run in the NCAA Tournament since finishing as national runner-ups in 2004.

In 2022, the Panthers ended a five-year absence from the NCAA Tournament. With the NE10 Player and Rookie of the Year in Madison Apicella, Adelphi appeared in its first NE10 Championship final since 2015. The Brown and Gold knocked off two nationally-ranked opponents -- including a double-overtime victory at Franklin Pierce in the NE10 semis -- en route to posting a 12-6-2 record.

Prior to arriving at Adelphi, DeRosa spent two seasons as an assistant coach at St. John’s University. During that time, she helped the Red Storm to appearances in the Big East Tournament semifinals and an NCAA berth in 2013, where the program notched its first ever NCAA Tournament win over the University of Central Florida, 3-1.

Before her stint with the Red Storm, DeRosa was an assistant coach at her alma mater, Hofstra University, where she was an All-American in 2007. Where she later helped the team win their Third CAA Conference Tournament Championship in 2012. DeRosa also served as head women's soccer coach at Nassau Community College from 2011-12. During her one year at Nassau, she coached the Lions to an 8-5-3 record and saw eight players earn All-Region XV honors, including five first-team selections.

DeRosa’s playing career began at Syracuse, where she was a Big East All-Rookie selection in 2002 as a midfielder/defender. DeRosa played three years with the Orange, before transferring back to Long Island to play at Hofstra. During her one season with Hofstra, she was moved to forward and helped the Pride to an 18-4 record, a Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Championship and a trip to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. For her efforts, DeRosa earned Third Team All-America honors from the NSCAA, was a First Team All-CAA selection, as well as a CAA All-Tournament Team member.

A local standout, DeRosa played for the Long Island Rough Riders organization from 2002-04 and 2007-12 and helped the team to a W-League Northeast Conference title in 2012.

DeRosa earned a bachelor of fine arts degree in Ceramics from Syracuse University and a master of science in Art Education from Hofstra University. She currently resides in Ronkonkoma, N.Y., with her son, Keiran.

DeRosa's Year-by-Year Coaching Record
1 NE10 Championship, 3 NE10 Regular Season Titles, 6 NE10 Tournament Appearances, 2 NE10 Final Appearances, 4 NCAA Tournament Appearances

Since teaming up with Brooke DeRosa, Yarde's tutelage has helped deliver seven winning seasons, four NCAA Tournament bids, two appearances in the NE10 Championship final and an NE10 Tournament crown in 2015.

A coach and trainer with the Met Oval Brooklyn Knights and the Massapequa Soccer Club, Yarde arrived at Adelphi, after being a member of the men's and women's coaching staffs at his alma mater, Dowling College.

A native of Barbados, Yarde was a three-time MVP of the Notre Dame Football Club, the second-most successful club in Barbados football history, and still holds scoring records for the Barbados Defense Force.

Yarde played his college soccer at Dowling, where he helped the Golden Lions to three NCAA Tournament appearances, including a trip to the Final Four in 2001.

A youth soccer trainer across Long Island, Yarde has personally trained members of the U.S. Youth National Team and coached the No.1 ranked team in the country in the U-12 age group in 2009. He also holds an Advanced National License from the United Soccer Coaches' Association and is CPR/AED certified.

Over his eight years with the Panthers, he has seen two of his netminders earn NE10 Goalkeeper of the Year honors -- Anne Marie Ulliac in 2015 and Isabel Sandstrom in 2017.

Three Adelphi keepers (Anne Marie Ulliac, 2015; Sarah Hofmeier, 2018; Krista Aliscio, 2019) have also led the NE10 in goals-against average in Shade's eight years with the team.

Shade was a four-year starting keeper at Dowling College, where he earned Second Team All-NYCAC honors in 1998. In 2001, Shade was the ECAC Men's Player of the Year, First Team All-NYCAC and First Team All-Region, helping the team to an appearance in the Division II Final Four, with a nation-best goals-against average of 0.035.

Shade later served as a coach with the men's and women's teams at Dowling College from 2006-11. During that time, the men's team won the NCAA Division II National Championship in 2006. He also helped the men's team at Suffolk County Community College to an NJCAA National Championship in 2014.

A native of Trinidad who arrived in the United States at age 15, Shade is affiliated with numerous clubs on Long Island, including Massapequa, Smithtown, Farmingdale, Bayport and East Islip. He is also currently the Director of the MS Goalkeeping Academy, and holds United Soccer Coaches state, regional and national goalkeeping licenses.

She has achieved a great deal of athletic success herself, having played soccer for HBC Fury (7 x State Champions, 3x Regional Champions, 3x National Finalists), Princeton University (Ivy League Champions, NCAA Final Four semi-finalist), and the Long Island Rough Riders (Northeast Division Champions). Amanda also has a diverse background competing in multiple sports, including swim, basketball, lacrosse, and dance.

With over 15 years of experience, Amanda has been inspired to develop a unique integrated training program for young soccer players. From personal and professional experiences, she understands the importance of emotional management and is a passionate advocate using sports to improve the mental health of our young generation of athletes. Additionally, she is a Certified Consultant by the Association for Applied Sport Psychology and continually contributes to the growing literature on mental skills training and performance enhancement. Of note, she has authored a unique brain training workbook called Own Who You Are, and has created a self-paced e-course for parents on How to Develop Confident Goal Scorers.