GENERAL INFORMATION
Born November 5, 1967 in San Francisco, California
Education - Studied Physical Education at Sonoma State University
Coach license of the KNVB = Dutch Soccer Federation - Level III
Coach license of the USSF = United States Soccer Federation - “ A “ License
Author of soccer book: Soccer the Z Way : A Guide for Players , Parents and Coaches - 1999
Developed Age Specific Curriculum for U6, U8, U10, U12, U14, & U16/19 Recreation, & U10, U12, U14, U16 and U19 Class 3 and Class 1 (from 1995 - Now)
AS COLLEGIATE PLAYER
1986 - 1987 Fresno State University - Division 1
1988 Santa Rosa Jr. College
1989-1991 Sonoma State University - Division 2
AS PROFESSIONAL / FOREIGN PLAYER
1988 DJK Frans Alles Haus - German 7th Division
1989 F. C. Recklinhausen - German 4th Division
1992-1994 San Francisco Bay Blawkhawks - APSL (American Professional Soccer League)
1994 Quick Den Haag, Dutch 4th Division
1995 North Bay Breakers, USISL (United States Independent Soccer League)
1996 Monterey Bay Jaguars, A- League (U.S. 1st Division)
AS AMATEUR PLAYER
1984 Hellas FC , San Francisco Major Division
1985 Mezcala , San Francisco Major Division
1986-1987 Fresno Oro, San Joaquin Valley Major Division
1988 Sons of Italy, San Francisco Major Division
1989 - 1994 Greek American Athletic Club, San Francisco Major Division
1994 - 1998 Juventus Soccer Club, California Premier Soccer Alliance , North Bay League
AS YOUTH PLAYER
1976 - 1983 Sebastopol Youth Soccer League
1983 - 1985 Dixie Stompers (Coached by USF coach Steve Negoesco)
1986 Santa Rosa United - U19
ODP (Olympic Development Program)
1981-1985 California North Olympic Development Program State Select Team
1984 Western Regional Team Selection
1986- 1987 Northern California Amateur State Team
AS COLLEGE / AMATEUR COACH
1992 -1994 Assistant Coach, Sonoma State University Men’s Team
1994 Goalscoring Player Coach, Quick Den Haag, Holland
1995 Assistant Coach, Sonoma State University Men’s Team
1996 - 1998 Player / Coach, Juventus S. C. , California Premier Soccer Alliance
1995 - Current Goalscoring Coach, Sonoma State University Men’s Team
AS SOCCER CAMP COACH / DIRECTOR
1979 - 1985 Camp coach for Ziemer Brothers Soccer Camp
1986 - Present Year Round Live -in and Day Camp Director X 15 weeks each year
Director of 300 + camps over the last 21 years in over 50 Northern California Cities, Southern California, Nevada and Oregon.
AS A COACHING CLINICIAN
1986 - Present Conducted many age specific and topic clinics for all ages and level including Class 1, Class 3 and Class 4 coaches.
AS DIRECTOR OF COACHING / LEAGUE CONSULTANT
1986 - 1995 Consulted many leagues in which we had soccer camps
1995 - Present Oversees part or complete programs in many different leagues, currently the leagues Z Soccer has or has had a league program with the following:
1995 - 2000 San Rafael Youth Soccer League - Class 4 Program.
1998 - 2000 Director of Coaching / League Program - WESCO (Western Sonoma County Soccer League) - Class 1, 3 and 4.
1999 - 2001 Petaluma Youth Soccer League , Class 4 players and coaches, Class 1 and 3 coaches.
1999 - 2002 Dublin Youth Soccer League, Complete program for players and coaches Class 1,3 & 4.
1999 - 2001 Sonoma Youth Soccer League, Class 4 players and coaches, some Class 3
Castro Valley Youth Soccer League, Class 4 players and coaches, some Class 3
2001 - 2004 Livermore Youth Soccer League, Technical Director, Class 4 coaches and some players
2002 - 2004 West Contra Cost Youth Soccer League, Class 4 players and coaches, Class 3 and Class 1 players and coaches.
2003 - 2008 Director of Coaching and Player Development of Sacramento United Soccer Club
2004 - 2008 Assistant Director of Coaching and Player Development of Sonoma County Alliance, Director of Petaluma United and Petaluma Youth Soccer League.
During the past 20 years, Z Soccer Staff, Andrew Ziemer and his brothers have worked closely with many other clubs such as Santa Rosa United, Rohnert Park Express, San Juan United, Windsor United SC, Mustang YSL and many more.
TOGETHER WITH FRANS HOEK
While in Holland in 1995, Andrew met and began a relationship with Frans Hoek of Ajax Amsterdam and FC Barcelona. Since 1995, Andrew has worked with Frans to conduct live -in and day soccer camps, 7 different levels of coaching courses, a European coaches tour and special club development camps.
Andrew has worked with Frans and Z Soccer have organized, promoted and conducted programs at some of the Nations most prestigious university’s in the U.S.
Z Soccer and Frans Hoek Sports have had programs in the following cities & countries:
San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Las Vegas, Sacramento, Portland, Seattle, Tampa, FL, Durham, N.C, New Jersey.
Canada, Holland, Belgium, Germany, England, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Finland, Mexico and Spain
Developed the Frans Hoek Club Concept to attempt to work long term in a structured way with several U.S. clubs
AS Z WAY STAFF EDUCATOR & PROGRAM DEVELOPER
Andrew has been educating the Z Way Staff Members since 1990. Over the years the Ziemer Brothers have educated more than 750 staff coaches, many whom now coach in college, top youth clubs or even professionally.
Z Soccer have many levels of coaches from the Z Wees (age 3-6) the Recreation Coaches (age 6-12), and our Top coaches and Directors who direct camps and work under Frans each summer during the Hoek Method Camps and Courses. These coaches also coach the highest level players in Positional Training Camps during the Winter, Spring and Summer.
Furthermore Andrew develops all camp curriculum and the long term programs for each of the various league programs.
AS BUSINESS OWNER AND Z WAY PHILOSOPHY FOUNDER
1975 - 2001 Together with brothers Marcus, Benjamin and Christopher, Developed the Z Way Philosophy
1988 - Present Owner, Z Soccer
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
1985 & 1984 Analy High School First Team All - League
First Team All Empire
Team Captain
Leading scorer of the Sonoma County Soccer League
1986 Fresno State University Division I -Lost in NCAA Semi- Final to Akron U.
1987 Fresno State University Division I - Lost in NCAA Playoffs to UCLA
1988 Santa Rosa Jr. College -California State Junior College Runner-up
MVP of the Conference
Leading Scorer of the League
Team Captain
1st Team All - Far West
1st Team All - State
1st Team All - Northern California
1990 Sonoma State University,
Most Valuable Player (NCAC) Northern California Athletic Conference
All Far West 1st Team Selection
All American NCAA Division II
Leading Scorer of the NCAC
Team Captain
Lost in NCAA Division II Quarter Final game to Seattle Pacific U.
1991 Sonoma State University
Most Valuable Player (NCAC) Northern California Athletic Conference
All Far West 1st Team Selection
All American NCAA Division II
Leading Scorer of the NCAC
Team captain , lost in NCAA Division II National Final to F.I.T.
1990-91 Sonoma State University ,Holds NCAA Division II All-time Playoff Scoring Rcd
1992 San Francisco Bay Blawkhawks - Signed 3 Year APSL Contract out of college
1995 North Bay Breakers - Leading Scorer USISL North Division
1st Team All North USISL
Selected on the USISL West All-star team in Virgina Beach
Top 10 in Scoring in the United States (USISL)
1996 Monterey Bay Jaguars - Lost in the USISL Final in New York
2001 First Male Soccer Players Inducted into the Sonoma State University Hall of Fame
EUROPEAN / FOREIGN EDUCATION
1982 2 months in Germany during World Cup in Spain
1985 1 month playing in England, Denmark, Norway, Germany and Holland
1988 3 months playing in German 7th Division, Analyzed the Structure of German Soccer
1989 6 months playing in German 4th Division
1990 2 weeks coaching Futsal in a U16 Tournament in Mexico City - 1st place
1991 2 weeks coaching Futsal in a U18 Tournament in Mexico City - 3rd place
1992 3 weeks with the SF Bay Blawkhawks in Guadalajara, Mexico , played against several pro teams such as Universidad de Guadalajara, Atlas and Tecos.
1994 4 months playing in Dutch 4th Division, coaching youth & amateur soccer and attending a course by the KNVB
Studied at Ajax and analyzed the structure of Dutch Soccer
1995 2 weeks working in the Frans Hoek Sports Promotion Day’s in Holland
1996 2 weeks working in the Frans Hoek Sports Promotion Day’s in Holland
1997 2 two week trips to both Holland and Spain (FC Barcelona) to study at Barca and analyze the structure of Spanish Soccer
1998 2 two week trips to both Holland and Spain (FC Barcelona) to study at Barca and analyze the structure of Spanish Soccer
1999 2 two week trips to both Holland and Spain (FC Barcelona) to study at Barca and analyze the structure of Spanish Soccer
2000 2 two week trips to Holland, Spain , Germany, Belgium to organize the Euro 2001 Coaches Tour
2001 Took 32 coaches on a 1 month tour to top clubs:
Holland -A.F.C. Ajax Amsterdam
Feyenoord SC
AZ Alkmaar
PSV Eindhoeven
Willem II. Germany - Schalke 04 . Belgium -Club Brugge
Greece - AEK Athens . Spain - Espanoyl, and FC Barcelona, studied the differences in soccer in 5 countries.
2001 Spent 10 days studying youth soccer in Spain at all levels - pro and amateur
2002 Spent 2 weeks with a youth player at Vitesse Arhem in Holland and at FC Granollers in Spain.
2003 Took 20+ coaches on a tour to Holland , Belgium, Germany, Greece and Spain and studied at many top clubs
2004 Took 20+ coaches on a tour to Holland , England, Germany and Spain and studied at many top clubs
2005 Took 20+ coaches on a tour to Holland and Spain and studied at many top clubs
2006 Took 20+ coaches on a tour to Holland , and Spain and studied at many top clubs
Traveled to Costa Rica to coach in prestigious Youth Tournament Copa Saprisa with the Chivas USA U18 Team
Took 15 coaches to Gudalajara to study for 10 days at Chivas Guadalajara
2007 Took 20+ coaches on a tour to Holland and Italy studied at many top clubs
Traveled to Germany, Portugal and Finland for a two week study with the Polish National Team.
2008 Traveled to Guadalajara to coach in prestigious Youth Tournament Copa Chivas with the Chivas USA U18 Team
FOREIGN LANGUAGES
- Dutch (speaking, reading)
- Spanish (speaking, reading)
- German (reading, partial speaking)
OTHER FUNCTIONS / INVOLVEMENT
- School clinics and assemblies
- Master of ceremonies for various youth soccer events such as Mustang Casino Night, Livermore Auction, and the Juventus Annual Auction and more.
- League Opening Ceremonies
- Coaches Dinners and banquets
- Board meeting
- Sonoma County Schools Plus Telethon - Host on TV for 1 hour each year
- Volunteer in underprivileged areas to teach soccer at schools
- Jamborees for kids of all ages (especially the Z Wee’s)
- Tournament presence and awards presentations
- Host college night with a panel of college coaches
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