Directors of Instruction
RAYMOND ROESSEL
DIRECTOR OF GOLF
Raymond Roessel, as our Director of Golf, oversees all of the instructional programs and is dedicated to hiring and training an elite group of coaches that supports the PGA of America Academies.
Ray is responsible for the design of the Full-time and Elite Development programs and as part of his mission to foster elite youth golf development in China, he also oversees the AJGA International Pathway Series in China as well as the PGA Schools Tournament in China.
Ray has strong relationships with the PGA of America and the PGA Tour. He has been a PGA of America member for over 25 years and is a member of the PGA of America's International Committee. Previously, Ray led the PGA Tour Series - China.
BOB PIERCE
DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL
Coach Bob began his coaching career over 20 years ago as a middle school basketball coach in the US. Since that time he has coached high schoolers, university students, and professional athletes all over the world. His passion is for developing basketball players, young and old. Coach Bob’s extensive professional coaching experience includes Head Coach of Shenzhen’s CBA feeder team, Xin Sheng Wei Basketball, three years as Head Coach in Japan’s professional BJ-League and a stint as an Assistant Coach with the Japanese Senior National Team. Coach Bob is Five-Star Sports’ Director of Instruction and has headed up the development of our unique curriculum and coach’s training.
Top Credentials:
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Five-Star Sports’ Director of Instruction
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Asia Scout for Miami Heat
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Asia scout for Cleveland cavaliers
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Former Assistant Coach of Japan National Men's Team
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Former Assistant Coach of China National Men’s U18 Youth Team
Nicolo Bandiera
DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL
Coach Nicolo Played football in Italy for two top youth clubs in the north of Italy, Montebelluna FC and Treviso FC (club that played in the italian Seria A). He joined the Xiamen Super League for 3 years in a row. Nicolo is a UEFA C licensed coach with additional qualifications in football scouting, talent identification and he has got the FIFA Diploma in football medicine. Nicolo has more than 10 years coaching experience, both in Italy and China. Nicolo specialise in coaching to any players between 4 to 18 years old, using his knowledge to develop their skills and abilities.
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UEFA C Certificate
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FIFA Diploma in Football Medicine
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Fotball Scouting Certificate
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Talent Identification in Football Certificate
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HSK5 Chinese Language Certificate
CRISTIAN PEDRI
DIRECTOR OF TENNIS
Cristian Pedri is a distinguished Master Performance Coach and currently serves as the Director of Tennis at the ATP Official Development Centre in Hong Kong. A former Top 200 Argentinian junior national player, Cristian is certified ITF Level 2 for coaching advanced player. Cristian has also won the Peter Burwash International Rookie of the Year 2019/2020
Before joining the ATP Development Center Waterfall, Cristian was a director and coach with Peter Burwash International, including stints at The American Club Hong Kong, Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur, and, most recently, Park Hyatt Dubai. These experiences have provided him with a wealth of teaching and program development experience.
His extensive coaching experience, has afforded Cristian an opportunity to coach advanced level competitive juniors, as well as being a sparring partner for internationally ranked adult professional players.
