Anderson has received his U.S. Soccer National A-Senior Coaching License — the second-highest license the federation offers.
He began his coaching education in 2007 and worked up through the lower courses before being invited to the A-Senior course at U.S. Soccer's new National Development Center in Kansas.
"The A-Senior licence is not done all at one time. You have to travel to the NDC several times, and at the end of the course one of the instructors travels to your home environment for the final assessment.
So this past season I was coaching The Villages and working on the licence at the same time. I gradually applied many of the things that I was learning, but since I was in the process I can't wait for the upcoming 2020 season where I can really plan ahead and put it all into practice."
It is not a qualification you can simply apply for.
"When applying for the course you have to prove that you are currently coaching at a high level to even be considered. My experiences in League Two helped me to prove that I was doing just that."
He has now been coaching in this league four seasons, has topped the division twice, and has won at least eight matches every year. This season the team finished first in the Southeast Division and lost only once along the way.
On why this club exists at all:
"I saw what a great league this is and I wanted to bring it home. Being the head coach was never in question, but owning the franchise brought other exciting challenges as I also work managing all operations."
And on what League Two gives him as a coach:
"Working in League Two, I get to work with players that are in the transition of becoming professional. The players are at the level where I get to push more and do more. That in turn gives me a better environment for growing as a coach."
Congratulations, Coach.
