Last Line Goalkeeping Academy is Windsor-Essex County’s only Goalkeeper Specific elite training Environment. Founded in 2011, Last Line focuses on building a strong fundamental base of goalkeeper techniques and teaching how they are to be implemented into the active game.
With a talented and experienced team of goalkeeper coaches, Last Line offers the most optimal training environment, with consistent individual feedback, positive coach to player ratios and a training environment like none other in Windsor-Essex.
Coach Bios:
Academy Director: Daniel Mendonca
Daniel Mendonca is the academy director and co-founder of Last Line Goalkeeper Academy. Coaching goalkeepers for a number of years, Daniel and co-founder Dejo Olagbegi worked to identify a need within Windsor-Essex County.
CSA National B License Coach
OSA Goalkeeper Certification Diploma
University of Windsor Women’s Assistant Coach
Tecumseh Soccer Club Academy Director Director
Former University of Windsor Starting Goalkeeper
Academy Director: Ryan Mendonca
Ryan Mendonca is a CSA National B License Coach and is currently on the Technical Director at Tecumseh Soccer Club and a staff coach at the University of Windsor. Ryan attended the University of Detroit Mercy on full ride soccer scholarship and was the starting goalkeeper as a freshman.
Senior Goalkeeper Trainers:
Kyle Vizirakis
Kyle is currently the starting goalkeeper for the University of Windsor Lancers and Windsor TFC League One teams. He is tied for the UofW school record for single season shutouts (10). Kyle pushes his passion for elite goalkeeper through the intermediate and senior goalkeepers of the academy.
Mitch Diluca
Shawn Hunter
Victoria Cope
Victoria is currently on full ride scholarship at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. Formerly an attendee of Last Line, Victoria has transferred her elite ability into coaching the grassroots levels of the academy.