Chili Soccer Association is pleased to announce that former MLS and Rochester Rhino star Craig Demmin has joined CSA as a “Player and Coaches Development Consultant”. His primary role will be to work with the club to develop and implement programs that promote and enhance player skill and development.  Craig will also be working with all of CSA's travel team coaches to develop and identify talent on an individual team basis.

Craig Demmin has over 12 years experience as a professional soccer player; six years spent with the Rochester Rhinos. During his tenure with the Rhinos, Craig was named MVP four times. His additional playing experience includes:  East Fife Football Club, Scotland; Tampa Bay Mutiny, MLS; Virginia Beach Mariners and Jackson Chargers; and was a four-time collegiate All-American at Belhaven College.

Craig, a Class B USSF Coach, has an extensive coaching background. He has worked with individual players and local college teams, including: players in the Major League Soccer, The US Men's National Team, The Trinidad and Tobago National Team, and The Men's and Women's Soccer Teams at Monroe Community College.

During the summer of 2008 Craig ran the Craig Demmin Soccer Academy for CSA, which was attended by more than 70 players from the CSA House Program in an effort to further develop their skills and promote interest in the travel program.  The Academy was a huge success for the club and is an example of the type of activity CSA intends to promote with Craig's assistance.