

Coach Ismail is a USSF A License soccer coach with over ten years of coaching experience. He is especially skilled at individualized player development and building high-achieving, successful teams. He thrives on enhancing player progress through careful evaluation of individual player developmental skills. In his ten years of coaching, he has developed players who have advanced to play soccer at various college and pro divisions.
Coach Ismail played for one of the most prestigious academies in Russia, Torpedo Moscow Youth Academy (2005-2008) and played professionally for Mashuk-KMV, Pyatigorsk, Russia (2008-2009). After moving to the United States, he joined the Alpharetta Ambush Soccer Club in 2010 where he played for the Super Y U20 team that advanced to Nationals. In 2011, he began his coaching career at Ambush.
Coach Ismail is well connected with international pro soccer teams and has traveled to Portugal, Italy and most recently, The Netherlands, where he assisted coaching at the professional club, Willem II’s U17 team.
When Coach Ismail is not on the field, he is studying soccer games of all levels, creating player development plans, and advancing his own development as a coach and player. He currently plays on the Majestic team in the Atlanta District Amateur Soccer League (ADASL) and has played for multiple ADASL teams since 2012. He has been one of the leading goal scorers in ADASL since 2013.
Current Certifications:
NASM Certified Professional Trainer, specializing in speed, agility, strength, balance, and injury prevention.
CPR and AED certified through the American Safety and Health Institute.
Emory Sports Soccer and Medicine Injury Prevention and Safety Preparedness Program Completion.
Current coaching assignments:
-Boys Academy
-Boys SCCL Club