Providence Christian College Men's Soccer

It was in his late teen years when Coach Franklyn first discovered the power of soccer, as he describes it, "the power which flows beyond the playing field and into the lives of the players and their families." With this deep conviction and zeal for the beautiful game of soccer combined with character development, Franklyn started his coaching career in 2009. It didn't take long for Coach Franklyn to realize that coaching is his "sweet spot." After embracing his calling, Coach Franklyn pursued and earned the South African Football Association (SAFA)/ Confederation of African Football (CAF) D and C coaching badges. He furthered his coaching education with an English-based coaching course and continues to pursue growth opportunities abroad. After completing these coaching courses, Coach Franklyn worked for a soccer organization where he served as the Program Coordinator and the Head Coach of the under 15/17 team for five years. With this organization, he led his teams to success in a variety of soccer tournaments throughout Sweden, winning five trophies during his time of leadership. The most noteworthy tournament, the Gothia Cup, is known as the biggest youth cup in the world with the likes of Barcelona; Juventus; Real Madrid, and many more European participants. To round out his development, Coach Franklyn completed a coaching internship with Ajax Cape Town. After much thought and prayer, Coach Franklyn left South Africa and moved to Zambia where he joined Operation Mobilization (OM) to begin missionary cross-cultural work. In Zambia, Coach Franklyn served with Sports Link where he was able to combine his knowledge and love for soccer to his most important work of sharing the Gospel with those he worked with. Within the ministry, Coach Franklyn focused on designing a coaching curriculum with the primary goal centered on the spiritual and character development of the coaches under his tutelage. While serving in Zambia, Franklyn was also given the honor and privilege of working with the Kabwe Warriors- a professional soccer team in Zambia.