Not only does Mike Sheedy coach the Reading Memorial High School varsity girl's soccer team, he serves as an administrator for the Middlesex indoor track league, coaches at Soccer Doctor Camp and leads the girl's Red Thunder club team, a premier level team for youth soccer players.
"Red Thunder is our version of an affordable club for players who want something more challenging than travel soccer," Sheedy said. "It's also a chance for soccer players from different towns to meet and play together instead of being opponents."
At Soccer Doctor Camp, Sheedy joins forces with other notable figures in the soccer world, such as Leo Figueiredo, a former professional player for the Memphis Americans of the Major Indoor Soccer League and high school all-scholastic.
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Sheedy has also been a middle school English teacher in Stoneham for 34 years, and the RMHS girl's soccer head coach for 15 years and counting.
Sheedy has previously led his RMHS girls squad all the way to the Division I North Championship, and he hopes next season will be just as successful.
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"Players have been preparing for the season by playing in summer leagues and going to preseason camps," Sheedy said.
