TEAM HAPPYFEET
Owner/ Director: Jackie Cooper
Phone Number: 864-884-2586
E-mail: Jackie@HappyFeetGreenville.com
Jackie Cooper is the Owner/ Director of HappyFeet Legends Greenville. She graduated from Clemson University and played for the Clemson Women’s Soccer team when they were ranked 9th in the Nation. Before transferring to Clemson, she also played collegiate soccer at Louisiana State University where she still holds the Individual Single Game and Season Points records. Jackie has her United States Soccer Federation “C” Coaching License and has coached boys and girls from ages 2-20 for the past 20 years. She was a Director at the Upstate South Carolina division of HappyFeet Legends Soccer for the past 3 years before starting up HappyFeet in Charleston and Greenville.
Favorite Super Hero: Wonder Woman
Owner/ Director: MaryJean (MJ) Phillips
E-mail: MJ@HappyFeetGreenville.com
MJ Phillips is the Owner/ Director of HappyFeet Legends Greenville. She has her United States Soccer Federation "D" Coaching License. She played college soccer at Belmont Abbey and professional women's soccer in New Mexico. She has a degree in Therapeutic Recreation and has over 30 years playing and coaching experience. She was a Director at the Upstate South Carolina division of HappyFeet Legends Soccer for the past 3 years before starting up HappyFeet in Charleston and Greenville.
Favorite Princess: Cinderella
Director Greenville: Kylie Morrison
Email: Kylie@HappyFeetGreenville.com
Kylie is the Director for HappyFeet Greenville and has coached with HappyFeet and Legends for over 6 years. She graduated from IPFW in Indiana with a degree in English and played soccer all through college. She has two sons and runs marathons in her spare time. She is energetic, fun and kind working with the kids. She is a great team leader!
Favorite Train: Thomas
Coaching Director: Abby Stanley
Abby has played soccer her whole life and has been coaching and training athletes for over 20 years. She played collegiate soccer at Indiana University and professionally on the Indiana Blaze. She has coached at HappyFeet for 2 years. She loves kids, is patient, kind and loves having a ton of FUN spreading the love of the game!
Favorite Cartoon: Paw Patrol
Class/ League Coach: Denise Reed Washington
Denise has played soccer her whole life and has coached with HappyFeet for 5 years. She attended Indiana University and is an active member of the Greenville community. She runs her own business and has 2 children. She loves teaching kids how to play the beautiful game!
Favorite Movie: Lego Movie
Class Coach: Matthew Smith
Coach Smith has coached with HappyFeet for over 5 years and loves working with kids. He is patient, caring and has a ton of fun at our classes!
Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Rocky Road
“I’ve done a lot of toddler programs with my high energy kiddo and this was by far the best run program we’ve participated in....and that’s coming from a former teacher. The coaches were super engaging and fun! I highly recommend!”
“My two boys just participated in the World Cup Goal shooting camp and I was so impressed with the level of coaching. The coaches were encouraging, knowledgeable and FUN! I can’t wait to sign them up again for a longer session. Thank you Happy Feet!”
“The coaches are SO good with kids...my littles get very excited when it’s Happy Feet time!”
“We LOVE HAPPY FEET!! The coaches are amazing, very interactive while teaching the fundamentals of the game. Our 3 year old can’t wait to go every week! Thanks coach Jackie and coach MJ for this amazing program!”
“We love Happy Feet! My 2 year old was so excited each week to go to soccer. Thanks for providing something he could be apart of so young! We will definitely be back for more.”
“The coaches do such an amazing job and we absolutely love going to soccer every week!!”
“The coaches are so personable and great with the kids. We usually show up a little early and they’re already “ON”—encouraging the kids to warm up with a ball or a game of tag. When we first started, I couldn’t imagine the task of wrangling 2&3 year olds to do anything that would require focus, but Coach MJ really knows how to keep the kids entertained and engaged with fun stories and activities that pepper in the soccer moves and game rules. Sometimes the kids score on the wrong goal, go way off the field, sit in the middle of the game, or wander to their parents, but the coaches never treat them like they’re doing something wrong—they do their best to encourage them to keep going and to enjoy themselves...”
“Such a great program with awesome coaches! It’s not easy wrangling a bunch of 2 year olds and keeping their attention for 45 min, but they do a great job!!”
