St. Croix Soccer Club Testimonial (Coach: Alex Schnobrich)
- rearegan91
- Apr 2
- 3 min read
Updated: Apr 7
SUMMARY: This is a testimonial from St. Croix Coach Alex Schnobrich. Alex recommends St. Croix Soccer Club for its exciting, attacking style and strong reputation for developing players and providing competitive opportunities. He valued the player connections and learned effective coaching within the well-organized club, which instilled teamwork and crucial life skills. With good facilities and athletic programs, St. Croix offers a clear path for players aiming for college soccer and beyond.
St. Croix Soccer Club Testimonial Featuring Coach Alex Schnobrich
Read more about a member's experience at St. Croix Soccer Club, a soccer club in Minnesota.
How long have you been a part of St. Croix Soccer Club? What attracted you to the club?
I've been part of the club for eighteen years now. I was a player, and I'm still a coach. What attracted me to St. Croix was the teams that I was playing against, they had a mentality of, like, they wanted to be on the front foot. They attacked with pace. They were powerful. They were athletic. They were forward-thinking, and I really enjoyed that style. And I knew that they were a well-known club and reputable, and I knew that they would provide me a challenge. They would provide me with development and give me opportunities to compete against well-known clubs, and to push me and give me those opportunities to play beyond club. So that is what attracted me to St. Croix.
What has been your favorite experience at St. Croix Soccer Club?
The favorite experience that I've had with St. Croix has just been, the players and just the connections that were built with the players, and, like, really get to know the person, how to coach them, and how to develop them, how to how to push them, how to give them a challenge.
In addition to connecting with the coaches and learning from them and what techniques and activities they're incorporating into their training sessions and how I can learn from them, and just communicating, having that dialogue on and asking questions when, you know, I'm struggling or my team is struggling and what can I do better, both in training and in games? And just overall, like, just the logistics and the operations of St. Croix, I think it's very organized and smooth, and I think everyone does a good job of communicating. So I would say just the players, the coaches, and just the management, I really enjoy.
What kind of impact can St. Croix Soccer Club have on a player’s development?
I think just from my personal experience from when I was a player, I think St. Croix did a good job of teaching me how to play the game, teaching me the fundamentals, how to be a team, and how to work with the team. And then they, you know, promoted those values such as discipline, work ethic, support, attitude, effort. Those those values I still have today, and I still, carry on with those values. I think it's it's important, and I think St. Croix did a nice job with that.
What do you like about the facilities used by St. Croix Soccer Club?
What I like about the facilities used by the club, first, just the variety. We have a lot of different grass complexes and fields used by coaches and teams. We also have turf used by coaches and teams on the girls' side and the boys' side. So just the variety and the options and just the ability to communicate and organize those pieces really helps.
I think that's run really smoothly, and it's run good. And then also, I really like how St. Croix provides the athletic performance piece to our teams. So, you know, they get in contact with athletic performance programs and provide those opportunities for players to get stronger, faster, conditioned, fit, to work on their agility, balance, coordination, all those things.
Would you recommend St. Croix Soccer Club to a friend or colleague?
I would definitely recommend St. Croix to a friend or colleague. The reason why is I think St. Croix is reputable. It's well known. It's known for their identity and how they play. I think they're a hard team to play against, and I think St. Croix does a good job of providing players and coaches opportunities, to develop and to enjoy the game.
I also think it's how they run things, their communication, and their organization. It's far from none. And, you know, I think St. Croix does a good job of providing girls and boys a pathway to play collegiate soccer and beyond. So I would definitely recommend St. Croix soccer to a colleague or a friend.