Olivia Mills
Assistant Coach
omills@campbell.edu
Campbell
Division 1
Assistant Coach
omills@campbell.edu
Campbell
Division 1
Olivia Mills joined the Campbell womens soccer program in August of 2017 as an Assistant Coach for the Camels. Mills will be involved in all areas of recruiting, field instruction and administrative tasks, as well as working specifically with the goalkeepers and CUs sport science initiatives.
During her first year at Campbell in 2017, Mills helped train the Camels' goalkeeping unit, which only conceded 18 goals, the fewest since 1995. CU goalkeepers Erin Scott and Natalya Marcove posted a combined goals-against-average of 0.93, which finished the season ranked second in the Big South. Scott developed into one of the conference's best keepers under the direction of Mills. She allowed just 17 goals in 1495 minutes between the sticks for a GAA of 1.02, the fourth best in program history. Scott notched six solo shutouts on the season, which also ranks fourth in Campbell women's soccer history. Additionally, Mills played a key role in the Camels' strength and conditioning, leading warmups at practices and at away matches.
She came to the Creek from Troy, where she served as an assistant coach during the 2016 season. Under her guidance, the Troy goalkeepers only allowed 22 goals on the season, posting a stellar 1.05 GAA. Mikki Lewis had a stellar 2016 season, posting seven shutouts, a 1.08 GAA, which is the fourth-best in program history, and notching 65 saves. In addition, Mills developed and facilitated the 13-week offseason strength program, mobility and muscular regeneration recovery sessions and weekly on-field lifting sessions.
Mills kicked off her coaching career in 2015 at Stetson, where she served as an assistant coach. She worked with the Hatters goalkeepers, as well as working closely with the staff to design and facilitate all aspects of team training. Under her tutelage, the goalkeepers posted a 1.99 GAA and notched 92 saves. Mills also helped to develop physiological initiatives for the program, including heart rate monitor application and data analysis, nutrition oversight and facilitation of strength and conditioning and recovery sessions.
Prior to arriving in DeLand, Fla., Mills spent the summer of 2015 as a strength and conditioning intern at Colorado State, where she developed and executed the summer strength and conditioning program for the Rams football program.
She graduated from Valdosta State in 2015 with a degree in Exercise Physiology. Mills spent all four seasons in goal with the Blazers, and helped to lead VSU to the 2014 Gulf South Conference championship and a No. 23 overall ranking, as well as three consecutive NCAA Division II Tournament appearances from 2012-14. She earned all-conference honors on three occasions and was named to the Gulf Souths all-academic team in 2012, 2014 and 2015.
Mills has applied her exercise science degree to good use since graduating from VSU, earning five different certifications. She has earned the USA Weightlifting Certification, American Heart Association CPR and AED certifications, the Goalkeeping License, and is an American College of Sports Medicine Certified Exercise Physiologist.