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Adelphi University

Adelphi University Athletics Dept
 Center for Recreation & Sport 1 South Ave. Garden City, NY 11530
Division 2 New York Northeast
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Brooke DeRosa

Brooke DeRosa was named as the seventh head coach of the Adelphi University women's soccer team on April 30, 2015, and enters her seventh season in 2021.


In her first three seasons, DeRosa has helped lead the program to heights not seen this decade, which included its first Northeast-10 Conference Championship title and three total berths in the NCAA Tournament, including a pair of appearances in the NCAA Division II East Region finals.


Named the NE10 Coach of the Year by her peers in her first season, where her team claimed both the regular season and tournament titles in the conference, DeRosa and the Panthers posted a 19-game unbeaten streak, before making their deepest run in the NCAA Tournament since finishing as national runner-ups in 2004.


Prior to arriving at Adelphi, DeRosa spent two seasons as an assistant coach at St. John’s University. During that time, she helped the Red Storm to appearances in the Big East Tournament semifinals and an NCAA berth in 2013, where the program notched its first ever NCAA Tournament win over the University of Central Florida, 3-1.


Before her stint with the Red Storm, DeRosa was an assistant coach at her alma mater, Hofstra University, where she was an All-American in 2007. DeRosa also served as head women's soccer coach at Nassau Community College from 2011-12. During her one year at Nassau, she coached the Lions to an 8-5-3 record and saw eight players earn All-Region XV honors, including five first-team selections.


DeRosa’s playing career began at Syracuse, where she was a Big East All-Rookie selection in 2002 as a midfielder/defender. DeRosa played three years with the Orange, before transferring back to Long Island to play at Hofstra. During her one season with Hofstra, she was moved to forward and helped the Pride to an 18-4 record, a Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Championship and a trip to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. For her efforts, DeRosa earned Third Team All-America honors from the NSCAA, was a First Team All-CAA selection, as well as a CAA All-Tournament team member.


A local standout, DeRosa played for the Long Island Rough Riders organization from 2002-04 and from 2007-12 and helped the team to a W-League Northeast Conference title in 2012.


DeRosa earned a bachelor of fine arts degree in Ceramics from Syracuse University and a master of science in Art Education from Hofstra University. She currently resides in Ronkonkoma, N.Y., with her daughter, Ciara.

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Paul Yarde

Paul Yarde recently concluded his seventh season as an assistant coach with the Adelphi University women's soccer team in 2022.


Since teaming up with Brooke DeRosa, Yarde's tutelage has helped deliver seven winning seasons, four NCAA Tournament bids, two appearances in the NE10 Championship final and an NE10 Tournament crown in 2015.


A coach and trainer with the Met Oval Brooklyn Knights and the Massapequa Soccer Club, Yarde arrived at Adelphi, after being a member of the men's and women's coaching staffs at his alma mater, Dowling College.


A native of Barbados, Yarde was a three-time MVP of the Notre Dame Football Club, the second-most successful club in Barbados football history, and still holds scoring records for the Barbados Defense Force.


Yarde played his college soccer at Dowling, where he helped the Golden Lions to three NCAA Tournament appearances, including a trip to the Final Four in 2001.


A youth soccer trainer across Long Island, Yarde has personally trained members of the U.S. Youth National Team and coached the No.1 ranked team in the country in the U-12 age group in 2009. He also holds an Advanced National License from the United Soccer Coaches' Association and is CPR/AED certified.

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