Coaches

Tony Horta - Soccer

President and Founder of the AFC Soccer Club. Horta coached at the collegiate level for the Quinnipiac women’s soccer team for nine years - developing a nationally ranked program while winning three Northeast-10 Conference Championships. He was also involved with the Olympic Development Program and serves on the CJSA Premier Board of Governors. Horta is President of Academica Futebol Club (AFC), a premier program in Connecticut. Horta has also coached at the professional level. In 1987, he was named Coach of the Year in the LASA league and most recently guided Academica FC in the Arena Soccer League.

Maria Conlon - Women's Basketball - CT and N.E.

Maria Conlon was a guard for the UConn Huskies from 2000 – 2004. While at UConn her team went to four National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournaments winning three Championships and four Big East regular season titles, and established an NCAA women’s basketball record with 70 consecutive wins.   Maria will be providing her basketball knowledge to our scheduled basketball skills video showcases in Connecticut.

Juan "Tiny" Cains - Girls Basketball and Puerto Rico Director of Operations
 

Worked as an analyst for ESPN International’s broadcasts of basketball, bowling and bodybuilding. In addition to his work with ESPN, which began in March 1997, Cains has also worked as a Spanish-language game analyst on the MSG Network, for Los Knicks en Español on Radio WADO NY, and covering the St. John’s University Red Storm.

Prior to joining ESPN, Cains spent more than 23 years working in Puerto Rico’s private high school system as a health & fitness teacher and coach. As a basketball, volleyball and baseball coach, his experience spans virtually every level including junior high, high school and the Puerto Rico Basketball Federation and Basketball clubs.

Among other notable achievements, Cains notched over 13 years as a scout, coach and assistant coach in the BSN (Baloncesto Superior Nacional), Puerto Rico’s Pro League, and spent six years as the head scout of the Puerto Rico National Basketball Team and another three as a scout in Latin America for the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers. He also spent two years as head instructor in charge of certifying junior coaches for the Sports and Recreation Department in Puerto Rico.

Kyle is one of the all time greats at Cheshire High and the State of Connecticut and while at Syracuse University he surpassed Jim Brown on the school’s all time rushing list. While at Cheshire his teams won three state championships, he was a high school football all-american, sixth all time leading rusher in CT and recruited by every major division 1A team in the nation. While at Syracuse his teams won three Big East Championships, currently ranked 11th all time on their rushing list, named 1997 Walter Camp CT Player of the Year. Kyle had a tryout with the Detroit Lions and played professionally for three years in Europe. Kyle brings his high school, Div I and professional football knowledge back to Connecticut high school football players with H.I.T. camps.

Swim Team Coach, YMCA of Cheshire, 1991-2005

Coached all levels and ages at the Cheshire YMCA program. Including beginner swimmers through National Championship swimmers. Ages ranged from 5 to 18. The Cheshire YMCA had tremendous success not only in National events but in helping every swimmer reach their potential.

• Recipient of YMCA Service to Youth Award 2000

• Coach, Director of Athletics, Cheshire Academy, Cheshire, Connecticut, 1973-1978, Administered and organized the athletic program.

• Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame inductee - 2009

• Head Coach Choate Academy 2010

• Head Coach Lauralton Hall

• U16,18,20,23 United States National Team

• Southern Connecticut (94-96) State University

• NCAA National Champion 1995

• NCAA ALL-American 1996

• NCAA National Player of the Year Award 1996

• NPSL Cleveland Crunch

• USISL Western Mass Pioneers

• Former Asst. Men’s Coach Southern Connecticut State 2003, 2004

• Former Asst. Women’s Coach Fairfield University (MAAC Champions 2005)

Danielle Bishop - Field Hockey, Track and Field, Maine and the Northeast

Field Hockey - Mercy high school varsity coach, Middletown, CT. Danielle has coached at Mercy High School for 5 years. Four years experience as the assistant field hockey coach and she is going into her second season as head coach. Field hockey player since 6th grade and played varsity all 4 years in high school and captained her high school team. Played Futures for 3 years. Played at Keene State College before her career ended due to a knee injury.

Track and Field - Maine state champion for the high jump in indoor and outdoor and competed in the regional Junior Olympics in Queens, NY where she placed 1st in the high jump and the team placed 6th in the 4x100. Daniells has coached track and field at Mercy High School for two years as both indoor and outdoor track and currently coaching outdoor track at Middletown High School.

Danielle graduated from Keene State College in 2005 with a degree in Physical Education with honors.
 

Whitney Burns - Softball and Field Hockey, Maine and the Northeast

Whitney is a native of Maine where she attended Skowhegan High School. She was a three-sport varsity athlete playing Field Hockey, Softball, and Basketball. Whitney was part of the Futures program for Field Hockey for 3 years and captain of the 1998 Maine State Championship team her senior year at Skowhegan High. Coach Burns played on her high schools softball varsity team for three years. Her junior year the softball team was the Eastern Maine runners up.

In basketball Whitney was a four-year varsity player and was also a part of AAU playing for the Maine Northstars. Her AAU team attended the national tournament all three years she participated. Since her high school career Whitney graduated from Quinnipiac University and University of New Haven. She is the assistant coach at Mercy High School in Connecticut for Field Hockey and is entering her second year coaching there this season.

Pete Asadourian - Men's Basketball

Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Rocky Hill High School, (Rocky Hill, CT) and Co Founder of the Above The Rim Foundation, (Foundation that produces scholarships for students). In Pete’s first year as Head Coach in 2001-2002 he led his basketball team to a State Championship. He left Rocky Hill in 2005 to serve as the Strength and Conditioning Coach for Quinnipiac University Men’s basketball team. He has left Quinnipiac and is again the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Rocky Hill High School.

Pete’s training and coaching style is to motivate and get the most out of his athletes in the weight room and on the field of play. He has over 17 years of High School, College and Professional Coaching experience. While training and preparing his athletes he instills the values of hard work, mental toughness and intensity within his athletes. Pete is the Owner/Founder of Future Fitness Sport Specific Training, LLC.

Heather Borges - Women's Basketball, New Hampshire and the Northeast

Heather is a New Hampshire native who attended Hillsboro-Deering High School, Catawba College and New England College. Heather has been dedicated to the sport of basketball throughout her life and began coaching while she was a high school student. Since that time Heather has coached at New England College, ConVal Regional High School, and Nashua High School. She has experience coaching both male and female athletes.

Heather is a co-founder of the New Hampshire Bombers organization and has coached the oldest female team since the organization's start. As coach of this team Heather has played a crucial role in assisting many players in gaining scholarships to play college basketball. Heather has developed a reputation with college coaches throughout the Northeast and beyond and is dedicated to getting devoted basketball players to the school that is the best fit for them.