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2004 Pro Soccer Combine: Men's Player Profile -- Taffarie Laing

      

Name:

Taffarie Laing

Positions Played:

DR, DL, CB
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 172 pounds
Nationality/Passport: Jamaica passport - expires 2007
Birthdate: November 10, 1981
School/Last Season of Eligibility: Fairleigh Dickinson-Teaneck/2002
Last Professional Team: New Jersey Stallions, PDL
Combine Coach: Shawn McDonald-Virginia Beach Mariners

 

Scouting Report from InfoSport 2004 Pro Soccer Combine
Technical (1 - 5: 5=strongest)
Category Score Comments
Dribbling 4 Very good going forward
Passing 3 Adequate - Room to improve
1st Touch 3  
Crossing 3 Must drive ball more - mix up near and far
Finishing 3 Strikes ball well
Heading 3 Adequate
Tactical (1 - 5: 5=strongest)
Category Score Comments
Decision Making 3  
Communication 3 Needs improvement, but adequate 
Executes Under Pressure 3  
Movement Off Ball 3 Goes forward well 
Small-Sided Game 4  
Full-Field Game 4 Great pressure on ball 
Physical Ability (1 - 5: 5=strongest)
Category Score Comments
Strength 4  
Speed 4  
Quickness 4  
Endurance 3 When tired, makes poor decisions and gets caught out of position 
Agility 4  
Coach's Overall Comments:
Physically, in good shape... Needs to work on fitness level, and other fundamentals will improve... Could talk a little more... More games and experience will only see improvement.

Collegiate Soccer Career:
Head Coach: Seth Roland (201) 692-2247

Sports Information Director: Drew Brown (201) 692-2208

 

Four year starter... Won three straight conference championships... Made Elite Eight in 2001, losing to UNC... Second Round loss in Double OT to St. John's in 2002... All-Conference first team defender... Invited to Jamaican U23 Training Camp in 2003... 2002 Team Captain.

Professional Soccer Career:
New Jersey Stallions, PDL.
Miscellaneous Soccer Notes:
Under 23 National Finalist in 2000 with Match Fit Amateur Division... three years with Match Fit in NJ... One year with Sport Club Portuguese in NJ.
Personal Data:
Born November 10, 1981 in Kingston, Jamaica...Jamaican passport expires 2007... US Alien Resident... No injuries or medical conditions.

Contact Information:
322 Willow Avenue, Scotch Plains, New Jersey 07076

Current Phone: 908-322-7590 / Mobile Phone: 732-841-7505

Email: taffarie20@aol.com or taffarie7@hotmail.com

Agent: Patrick McCabe

Phone: 312-421-7899 / FAX: 312-421-7896

 2004 InfoSport, Inc.