Flannery has been with the Foothill Soccer program since 2007, serving as the women's head coach from 2007 to 2021 and the men's coach since 2022.

 

Flannery grew up in San Francisco and played many different sports as a kid. He says he was not a soccer only player until the age of 14. Soccer then became his main sport, and he put in a lot of hard work to become a stronger player. 

 

 

As a youth soccer player, Owen played for the Vikings Soccer Club in San Francisco. He was selected numerous times to play on the CalNorth ODP team and was recruited to play at San Jose Sate University. Owen won the “Athlete of the Year” award both his junior and senior years at Drew High School in San Francisco. Owen played both forward and defender growing up and in college. In his senior year, the SJSU Spartans went undefeated and were ranked #1 in the country by the NCAA.

 

 

Owen received his Master’s Degree in Sports Psychology from John F. Kennedy University, and his Bachelor’s Degree from San Jose State University, were he also studied Kinesiology. He holds a USSF “A” Coaching License, NSCAA Premier Diploma and Positive Coaching Alliance certificate. Owen also holds the NSCAA Director of Coaching License.

 

 

• Owen started coaching at Gunn High School in 2000.

• Owen was Menlo College mens & women’s soccer head coach from 2003 to 2006. While coaching at Menlo, he also coached boys and girls teams from U8 to U18 in several local soccer clubs.

• In 2007 he was hired as the Foothill College women’s soccer head coach.

• In 2007 he was hired as the director of coaching for Alpine FC.

• In 2009 he was hired as the director of coaching for MP Strikers FC.

• In 2011 Alpine FC and MP Strikers FC merged and became Alpine Strikers FC — one of the largest clubs in District 2.

◦ In 2022 he was hired as the foothill college mens soccer head coach. 

 

 

Owen‘s philosophy is to begin each session with skill work. He spends the first half of practice on developing old and new soccer specific skills. After that the team focuses on team tactics and set plays. Owen likes to make practices as enjoyable as possible for the players and coaching staff. He feels very lucky to be out there with so many amazing soccer people.