Rockland High hires '04 graduate as girls varsity soccer head coach

Farid Issa has been named the next girls varsity soccer coach at Rockland, athletic director Dan Kimball announced on the school's athletic department page via X on Tuesday.

"He's excited to get going at the high school ranks," Kimball said. "With the amount of experience he has playing and coaching, it's just a really cool opportunity for our girls to have someone of his caliber coming in and coaching them up."

Issa replaces Marcia Beatty, who decided to step away from the program after last season. Beatty took over the program in 2019. Under Beatty, the team went 38-41-11 from 2021-2025.

Farid Issa, a graduate of Rockland High in 2004, has been named the next head coach of the school's girls varsity soccer program.

A 2004 Rockland graduate and former boys varsity soccer standout, Issa went on to compete collegiately at the NCAA Division ll level with Merrimack College. He brings nearly 20 years of girls club soccer coaching experience to the program he will take over this fall. He previously coached with New England Futbol Club (NEFC) and the Boston Bolts, and currently coaches with New England Force.

"(We're) really excited about the energy and enthusiasm that he brings as well as his wealth of knowledge," Kimball said. "Him coming from the club world to the high school world is something that we're really excited about."

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