Angeline Friel Joins IFA

Intercontinental Academy of New England (IFA) is pleased to announce the addition of Angeline Friel as the new Goalkeeping coach for the Girls Academy (GA) Aspire program.

Friel brings to the Girls program a stellar playing background. A native of St. Petersburg, Florida, her youth career saw her compete with Tampa Bay United Rowdies and St. Petersburg High School. She was a member of the US Soccer ODP program and was named St. Pete’s Female Athlete of the Year in 2018/19.

Angeline was recruited by Northeastern University, competing in 32 games across four seasons, the final of which saw her named as team captain. She concluded her college career with a 1.05 goals against average and a 0.812 save percentage.

Following the conclusion of her playing career, Friel joined the Huskies as an Assistant Coach, a season which saw the Huskies reach the CAA post-season. Most recently she has volunteered with the non-profit Soccer Unity project as GK coach and Head Coach of the G8 Girls.

“We’re thrilled to welcome Ang to the club. She brings a wealth of experience, and we’re excited to see our goalkeepers grow and develop under her guidance, said Girls Director Charlotte Phillips. “It is also another strong female coach to add to our ranks as we continue to provide an environment where our players have female role models who they can look up to and understand the journey they are on,” added Phillips.

GA Aspire is a new addition to the Girls Academy structure . IFA was selected to participate based on achieving the required competitive, operational, and developmental benchmarks and fields teams at the GU13 to GU19 age groups in the Greater Boston area.

GA Aspire teams train throughout the state with key bases at Dexter Southfield HS, Newton South HS and Ashland HS.

If you are interested in trying out for the IFA GA Aspire program, please click here. For additional questons, please contact Charlotte Phillips at cphillips@ifanewengland.com.