Ela Soccer Club

Tom Chmela is the head coach of the Ela Elite program. Coach Chmela has been coaching since 1976 and was recently named the 2007 Illinois Youth Girls Soccer Coach of the Year by the Illinois Youth Soccer Association.

Past coaching experience includes:

• Gordon Tech High School - Boys Varsity
• Evanston Township High School - Boys and Girls Varsity
• Eastern Illinois University - Assistant Coach
• ODP - Boys 16 Head Coach
• Puma Soccer Staff
• Kits Soccer Camp - Director
• Illinois High School Coaches Association - Clinic Director
• USSF - B License
• Brazilian Coaching Academy Certificate

Robert has over 10 years of professional coaching experience in the U.S. Robert led Eclipse Select U16 teams to the USYSA National Championship in 2001 and 2003. In the past year he led FC United U18 boys to a USYSA Illinois State Championship and Ela Elite U23 men to a USASA National Championship. Robert also led the Saint Viator Girls Varsity high-school team to back-to-back ISHA State Championships in 2002 and 2003. Robert has played professionally in Austria, Germany and in the US.

• Coach Bay Area Youth Soccer League Boston, MA.
• Head Coach Naperville Express…won State Cup
• Head Coach Triple S Soccer...won State Cup
• Co-Founder Naperville Lighting Soccer Club
• Head Coach Ajax F.C. Girls …won three State Cups, numerous tournaments.
• Outstanding placement rate of high school players into collegiate soccer programs.
• NSCAA Advanced Regional Diploma

Head Coach of Glenview Travel Soccer (merged with Ela Elite)

Manager - Guy brings considerable past experience and functions as the key tournament, league, and overall administrative contact.