When James Bunce was Head of Athletic Development at Southampton FC, he led one of the world’s most successful player development clubs. During his eight years at the south coast club he helped develop many world-class Premier League and international stars.
From there, Bunce went on to serve as Head of Performance for the Premier League. Today, brings announcement of a new promotion for James Bunce. US Soccer sent out a release Monday indicating the hiring of James Bunce as High Performance Director.
“I am honored and humbled to join U.S. Soccer,” reads a statement attributed to Bunce, a sports science guru who will assist US Soccer to accelerate the development of youth players.
“The Federation is an organization that continues to dedicate the right resources to high performance and development growth. I am looking forward to getting started and confident that we will be able to accelerate U.S. Soccer’s ability to develop world-class players, coaches and referees.”
The US Soccer press release says that Bunce “will lead the supporting personnel and initiatives dedicated to enhancing elite athletic performance and improving the development of younger players. Bunce’s high performance leadership will cover all areas across physical development, nutrition, recovery, strength and conditioning, mental conditioning, performance data and performance research and innovation.”
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