ND Soccer Academy

Manny Blanco

Coach Blanco earned his NSCAA National Soccer Coaching Diploma in 2008 recieving the highest possible honor with a Distinguished Pass. Coach Blanco has been Head Coach of the Spackenkill High School Boys Soccer team since the fall of 2003. As the Head Varsity Soccer Coach he has compiled a record of 199-47-6. Blanco has won 9 Division Titles, 5 MHAL league Championships, 8 NYS section IX Championships, 2 NYS Capitol Region Championships. In 2005 Blanco led Spackenkill to its first NYS Final appearance in school history. In 2007 his team brought back to Spackenkill its first ever State Title. Manny was selected by the Mid-Hudson Athletic league as Coach of the year in 2005,2008 and 2009. The Poughkeepsie Journal recognized Coach Blanco as HS Coach of the year in 2006 and 2008. From 2008-2015 Coach Blanco was also a Coach and Club Trainer for TOPSC. He is currently the Head Coach at RSL with the GU-16 Rhinebeck Breakers.

Justin Wiesenthal 

Prior to joining Rhinebeck as a 6th grade social studies teacher and the Rhinebeck boys Varsity soccer coach, Coach Wiesenthal taught in the Arlington Central School District and assisted with the Varsity Soccer team. As Head Coach in Rhinebeck his team has made  six sectional finals appearances in five years and claimed the Class C Sectional title for the last 4 years. In 2014 his team brought back to Rhinebeck its first ever State Title. In 2014 Coach Wiesenthal was selected as NYS Section 9 Coach of the year as well as Poughkeepsie Journal Coach of the year. He has compiled a record of 114-28-2 at Rhinebeck. His team first coaching style has helped to label him a "player's coach".