FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

We are pleased to announce Aidan Yeomans as the new ECNL RL Director & U14-U16 Boys Director at NM Rapids SC. Aidan will continue to oversee Youth Academy through the ’25 spring season

Aidan was born and raised in Albuquerque where he started his coaching career at 19 years old. Before coaching, Aidan was a Rio Alumni player, starting at the age of 6 and finishing as a senior in high school. As a player, Aidan also played as a three year lettermen at Eldorado High School from 2011-2014. Although he had opportunities to play college soccer outside of New Mexico, the opportunity to coach kept him in his hometown. In the fall of 2016, Aidan made his coaching debut as a head coach for Albuquerque United’s premier boys teams. He also has valuable coaching experience with the Lil Kickers and the Skills Institute programs, where he coached for 12 seasons. Aidan joined Rio Rapids in the summer of 2019 and he recently compiled his USSF National C lic and plans to do his USSF B lic in 2026.

“I am grateful for the opportunity and the sense of trust the club has continued to place in me. I am as motivated as ever to help New Mexico Rapids in this new program (ECNL RL) and continue developing players to reach their potential. I have learned so much over the last 3 years mentoring new coaches and growing younger soccer players in the Youth Academy and in the younger competitive teams. I am ready to take those elements to the next level and leave my mark on this new elite programming in our club. I believe we as a club have all the necessary ingredients to continue developing elite players, and creating opportunities to compete at the highest level outside of New Mexico. I’m honored to be given the chance to lead these players and teams to those standards.”

NM Rapids DOC Chris Hurst States

“We are very excited to be able to move Aidan into this new role in Nm Rapids SC. Having someone on staff who played for the club before becoming a coach, then Director of our youngest players, to then be the DOC of one of our Elite Platforms, gives us huge joy. I believe this shows NM Rapids is not only a pathway for players to progress, but a way for coaches to move up the coaching ladder as well”.

NM Rapids Technical Director Justin Sells States,

“Aidan has spent a large part of his career as a soccer player and coach in NM Rapids. We are excited to see his continue to growth as a coach and leader within our club.”