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nbs1984@illinois.edu
Illinois
Division 1
The University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics and head coach Janet Rayfield announce the addition of assistant coach Nick Stirrett to the Fighting Illini soccer staff for the 2016-2017 campaign. A Champaign native, Stirrett will work with the team's goalkeepers and take on the role of recruiting coordinator for the Illini. Stirrett comes to Illinois after spending the past season with the Penn State women's soccer program.
While at Penn State, Stirrett helped the Nittany Lions to their 17th Big Ten regular season title, sixth Big Ten Tournament title and their first-ever national championship. Prior to his time in Happy Valley, Stirrett served as the head men's soccer coach at the University of Mount Union where he led the Purple Raiders to one of the most successful seasons in program history. His 2013 squad earned 12 wins on its way to a third place finish in the Ohio Athletic Conference and an appearance in the OAC tournament semifinals.
Stirrett brings with him seven years of experience as an assistant coach with both mens' and womens' programs as well as he previously held the position at Northern Illinois and DePauw University. While at Northern Illinois, Stirrett helped Jordan Godsey to the school record for career shutouts, a number that ranked 11th all-time in NCAA Division I history.
Volunteer Assistant Coach
drago-ceranic@uiowa.edu
Iowa
Division 1
Drago Ceranic is in his fourth season as a volunteer assistant coach with the University of Iowa soccer program.
In three seasons, Ceranic has helped the program to 30 victories, two NCAA Tournament appearances and the first Big Ten title in school history.
During the 2020 season, Ceranic helped the team to its second straight NCAA Tournament berth. After starting the season slowly, the Hawkeyes were playing their best soccer when matter most in the postseason.
With an expanded Big Ten postseason schedule due to league-only scheduling because of COVID, the Hawkeyes posted wins over second-seeded Illinois and third-seeded Minnesota in the Big Ten Regional weekend. The team followed with a road win at top-seeded Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals before downing third-seeded Wisconsin to claim the programs first-ever Big Ten title.
The win in Happy Valley was the first for the program in school history and the fourth-ranked Nittany Lions were the highest ranked opponent Iowa defeated all-time. Two freshmen forward Meike Ingles and goalkeeper Macy Enneking were named the Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Offensive and Defensive Players, respectively. Ingles scored three-game winners in the tournament, while Enneking posted two shutouts and made 14 saves.
As a result, the Hawkeyes earned their second straight NCAA Tournament berth, and they continued to make history. Shipped to North Carolina, Iowa tallied a 1-0 victory over Campbell on the Camels home turf to notch the first NCAA Tournament win in the record books. Iowa had third-seeded UCLA on the ropes in the Round of 32 before surrendering two goals late in a 2-1 defeat.
Iowa finished the season with a 7-9-1 record, but all seven of the victories came in the teams final 10 games. Enneking was a unanimous Big Ten All-Freshman team honoree. Academically, Iowa matched a school record with 19 Academic All-Big Ten selections, eight Hawkeyes were Big Ten Distinguished Scholars, the program had 31 Deans List honorees (in fall and spring semesters), and the program earned the United Soccer Team Academic Award, posting a 3.49 team grade point average.
In 2019, Ceranic helped guide Iowa to one of the best seasons in program history. The Hawkeyes opened the season with nine straight wins en route to a No. 17 national ranking, the highest in program history. Iowa tied a school record, winning 15 games, including seven in Big Ten play, and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in program history.
The Hawkeyes tied a school record with three All-Big Ten selections and senior Natalie Winters became the first player in program history to earn postseason recognition in all four seasons. Winters was also an all-region honoree for a second straight season.
Iowa was one of the Big Tens most potent offenses, ranking second in the league and 26th nationally, with 46 goals. The Hawkeyes had an NCAA-best 16 different goal scorers in 2019. Defensively, Iowa posted eight shutouts and limited opponents to seven or fewer shots in 13 games.
The Hawkeyes shined academically as Iowa was the only school in the country to have two first-team Academic All-Americans. Iowa also had three United Soccer Academic All-Region and a school-record 19 Academic All-Big Ten selections.
During his first season as a Hawkeye, Ceranic helped the Hawkeyes to an 8-7-3 overall record and a 4-5-2 mark in Big Ten play. Iowa was in Big Ten Tournament contention until the final game, but fell short after battling Northwestern to a 1-1 draw. Junior Natalie Winters was a third-team all-region and third-team All-Big Ten selection Iowas first all-region honoree since 2014.
In the classroom, Iowa earned the United Soccer Team Academic Award for a 12th straight season and the Hawkeyes had two Google Cloud Academic All-Americans the first two in program history. Kaleigh Haus was a first-team selection; Hannah Drkulec earned second-team honors. Iowa also had 10 players earn Academic All-Big Ten honors, 25 players with a 3.0 GPA or better, 14 Deans List, and 4 Presidents List honorees during the spring semester.
Ceranic has coached with the Cedar River Soccer Association since 2009 and he has been a part of Iowas Olympic Development Program since 2016. With the CRSA, Ceranic helped the team to three Iowa State Cup titles (2013 U16 boys, 2014 U15 girls, and 2014 U17 boys). He also coaches three state runner-up teams.
Ceranic also coached with with Vermont Voltage of the Premier Developmental League (PDL) from 2008-11, he was junior varsity head coach at Linn-Mar (Iowa) High School from 2010-11, and was the junior varsity head coach at Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Xavier High School in 2009.
As a player, Ceranic played collegiately at Mount Mercy (Iowa) University, where he was a four-time All-Midwest Collegiate Conference selection. He was the Mustangs Newcomer of the Year in 2006, was team MVP in 2007 and 2008, and was a three-year team captain. Ceranic also was a three-time all-academic selection and was named to the NAIA Champion of Character Team in 2009.
Ceranic played professional soccer for the Voltage from 2008-11, where he was team captain in 2010-11.
The Serbia native graduated from Mount Mercy in 2010 with a degree in multi-media design and communications. He holds his USSF C coaching license.
Dir Of Ops
npetrucelli@miami.edu
Miami (FL)
Division 1
Current Director of Soccer Operations for The University of Miami, Florida.
Assistant Coach
johntroman@ufl.edu
Florida
Division 1
John Roman is in his sixth year as Florida's goalkeeper coach and will coach the Gators quad of goalkeepers.
Before joining the Gators in January of 2016, Roman enrolled in the University of Florida's graduate school to study performance psychology. He received his Masters degree in 2017, and is graduating in 2021 with a doctorate through the University of Florida's Performance Psychology Laboratory.
Roman coached the goalkeepers at Fairfax High School in Northern Virginia before relocating to Florida. During that time, he also worked as a research analyst specializing in big data and analytics in the Washington, D.C. area.
In addition to his studies and coaching responsibilities, Roman is Vice President of Research and Analytics for Mission6Zero, a company founded by United States Special Forces soldiers that improves business executive and professional athlete performance during stress.
John Roman is also a proud Elon Phoenix, avid TK Little, and connoisseur of chocolate cake.
Assistant Coach
kberkopec@luc.edu
Loyola-Chicago (IL)
Division 1
Katie Berkopec is set to begin her second season as a member of the coaching staff with the Loyola University Chicago women's soccer team. Berkopec, a native of Apple Valley, Minn., will serve as an assistant coach and will work with the team's goalkeepers.
Berkopec arrives in Rogers Park following a two-year stint at Winona State as a graduate assistant coach. In 2015, she was part of a staff that helped guide the Warriors to a third consecutive appearance in the NCAA Central Region Tournament. Berkopec assisted in the development of goalkeeper Rachel Oleson, who posted 11 shutouts and sported a 0.69 goals against average that ranked 26th nationally in 2015.
Prior to a one-year stint at Ripon College as an assistant coach, Berkopec enjoyed a successful stay at UW-Oshkosh as both a player and coach. As a senior, she posted an impressive 1.12 goals against average and held a 0.817 save percentage en route to finishing the year with a 9-6-2 record that included seven shutout performances.
Berkopec earned her Bachelors degree in Physical Education from UW-Oshkosh in 2015 before earning a Masters degree in Education Leadership at Winona State.
Assistant Coach
sgmyer1@ilstu.edu
Illinois State
Division 1
Scott Myers joined the Illinois State soccer staff as an assistant coach in January of 2017.
Myers comes to ISU from Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where he was the Kohawk head women's soccer coach from 2013-16. During his time at Coe, Myers earned 2016 Iowa Conference Coach of the Year. The Kohawks were regionally ranked No. 1 and nationally ranked No. 15 in 2015 by the NSCAA. He produced the programs first all-region player in 2014 along with all-conference players. He recruited over 50 student-athletes at Coe with a 95 percent retention rate during his time there.
A 2001 graduate of Coe College, Myers was the head coach at Menlo College from 2010-13. During his time at Menlo, he led the Oaks to their first postseason appearance in school history. He also coached 11 First Team All-Cal Pac Conference players. The Oaks also had three Cal Pac Defenders of the Year, two Newcomers of the Year and a Player of the Year. He also led the Oaks to the highest regular-season win total in program history while developing strength and conditioning and player development programs.
Along with various club teams, Myers was an assistant coach at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University from 2008-10 and at the University of Redlands from 2006-08. While at Embry Riddle, the team qualified for the NAIA National Tournament in 2008 and 2009. He also developed and coordinated strength and conditioning and nontraditional-season training programs.
To go with his Bachelor of Arts in Biology and Secondary Teaching from Coe in 2001, Myers earned his Masters in Higher Education from Redlands in 2008, where he was an assistant coach. At Redlands, Myers served as the recruiting coordinator and also developed and implemented nontraditional-season training plans.
He holds a USSF National C License, NSCAA Goalkeeping Diplomas at levels I, II and III, NSCAA National Distinguish Pass license, NSCA Advanced National Distinguish Pass license and a NSCAA Premier Diploma.
Assistant Coach
lsinacol@nd.edu
Notre Dame
Division 1
Lauren Sinacola signed on at Notre Dame in April 2018 after serving as womens soccer head coach at Western Michigan for the past two years.
A 2010 graduate of Michigan State, Sinacola has spent the last five years on the Broncos coaching staff. Sinacola compiled a record of 23-15-2 overall and 11-9-2 in conference play during her two seasons at the helm of the program. Sinacola led the Broncos to a third-place finish in the MAC West in 2016 after going 6-4-1 in conference play.
Western Michigan landed three All-MAC selections and had 26 student-athletes receive Academic All-MAC honors during her stint as head coach.
Prior to being named Broncos head coach, Sinacola was an assistant coach under Norman from Feb. 2013 to May 2016. The duo led Western Michigan to the MAC Tournament Championship game every year, including winning conference titles in 2013 and 2015. During her time as an assistant, 15 student-athletes were named All-MAC and 39 were Academic All-MAC selections.
Sinacola also was an assistant at Olivet College in 2012 and served as a volunteer assistant at her alma mater from 2010-11.
Sinacola also has experience coaching at the club level, where she coached with the TNT Dynamite Soccer Club for four years and served as the head coach of multiple TNT girls teams. Furthermore, Sinacola coached with Midwest United FC in Kalamazoo and has also spent time with the Olympic developmental program.
A native of Rochester, Michigan, Sinacola was a four-year starting central midfielder at Michigan State, where she earned All-Big Ten honors as a junior after leading the Big Ten with 11 assists. Sinacola finished her career with two Academic All-Big Ten selections and two NCAA College Cup appearances.
While at Michigan State, Sinacola earned a bachelors degree in communications with a specialization in public relations. Sinacola also earned a masters in sports administration from Michigan State.
Assistant Volunteer Coach
mcmayna@g.clemson.edu
Clemson
Division 1
Miles Maynard joined the Clemson University Womens Soccer coaching staff prior to the 2018 season and is entering his second season as Volunteer Assistant Coach in 2019. Since joining the staff, the tigers have had a 23-16-2 record. In 2018, the Tigers reached the semi-finals of the ACC conference tournament and a trip to the NCAA tournament. In 2019, the Tigers made it to the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament and to the second round of the NCAA tournament.
He also has coaching experience, working as Head Coach of C.C. Griffin Middle School girls soccer in 2014.
Maynard played goalkeeper at Pfeiffer University during the 2013 season. There the team reached the semifinals of the Conference Carolinas Conference Tournament. He then transferred to the University of South Carolina-Aiken for the 2014 & 2015 season. In 2014, the Pacers were runners up in the Peach Belt Conference Championship. The Pacers made the NCAA Division II Tournament for the first time in program history and finished with the best record in program history 14-6-1. In 2015, the Pacers made it to the Quarterfinals of the Peach Belt Conference Tournament.
The Suwanee, Georgia native played club soccer at United Futbol Academy and attended Lambert High School. In 2012, the boys soccer team at Lambert won the GHSA 4A State Championship going 23-0-0. The 2012 team was also named NSCAA (USC) National Champions. Maynard won the Most Improved Player Award in 2013.
Maynard graduated from Clemson University in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and is completing a Master of Science degree in Athletic Leadership from Clemson University graduating in August of 2020.
Maynard holds a United States Soccer Federation D License and a United Soccer Coaches Goalkeeping Level 1 Diploma.
Assistant Coach
csendincastelao@eiu.edu
Eastern Illinois
Division 1
Alma Mater: University of Dayton, 2016
Hometown: Madrid, Spain
Misc.: Played college soccer at West Virginia Tech and University of Dayton... won USCAA National Championship at West Virginia Tech... won A-10 Tournament Championship at Dayton... volunteer assistant men's soccer coach at Dayton...
Assistant Coach
isa.ar-razi@wright.edu
Wright State
Division 1
Isa Ar-Razi joined the WSU womens soccer program in the Fall of 2017. Ar-Razi, a former Raider, started for the WSU mens team from 1999 2002 and was named team captain as a senior. Before moving back to WSU, Ar-Razi served as an assistant at the University of Dayton Womens Soccer team for the 2016 Season. Ar-Razi currently is on staff with the Ohio Celtic Alliance and the Ohio Galaxies FC and holds his USSF A license and his NSCAA Advanced National Goal Keeping Diploma.
Head Coach
bruce.erickson@uni.edu
Northern Iowa
Division 1
In his first season at the helm of the UNI women's soccer program, Bruce Erickson guided the Panthers to a school record 14 victories and their first appearance in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament championship game.
UNI recorded a program-best 14 victories in 2017 - besting the previous mark of 10 set in 2003. The team also set single-season marks in points (97), goals (34), goals per game (1.70), assists (29), shots (309), shots on goal (142) and shutouts (11).
UNI Director of Athletics David Harris announced the hiring of Bruce Erickson as the new head womens soccer coach for the Panthers on Feb. 10, 2017.
Erickson became the sixth head coach in the programs history and brought a wealth of experience to the position. Erickson most recently served as the head womens soccer coach at Wayne State (Neb.) for the past two years and prior to that was the head womens soccer coach at Creighton University from 1999-2014. In 24 years as a head coach at the collegiate level, Erickson has compiled an overall record of 246-203-42 (.544).
We are excited to announce the addition of Bruce Erickson as the head coach of the UNI womens soccer program, Harris said. We believe that Bruce has the right combination of leadership, experience and a proven track record of success within the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). Our soccer program made significant strides this past season and is poised to build on that momentum in 2017 and beyond. Bruce has won multiple MVC regular season and tournament championships and taken five teams to the NCAA tournament. We expect that Bruce will help us continue to build on our foundation while also giving our student-athletes stability in the leadership of our program. We look forward to having Bruce join the Panther family.
Id like to thank Christina Roybal (UNIs Senior Woman Administrator) and David Harris for this great opportunity to lead UNI women's soccer, Erickson said. I have been blessed to work for great administrators in the past and look forward to working with them both in continuing the success of UNI soccer. I was impressed with everyone I met on my interview and can see why the athletic department is successful. I look forward to working with the team as we pursue winning a Missouri Valley Conference championship.
Erickson guided Wayne State to nine victories in 2016, the most wins for the NCAA Division II program since the 2006 season. In each season he was at Wayne State, the Wildcats earned the NSCAA team academic award.
At Creighton, Erickson was a two-time Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year (2002, 2010) and helped guide the Bluejays to five NCAA Tournament appearances (2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010). Erickson ended his 16-year tenure at Creighton as the winningest coach in school history with a record of 163-125-32.
Erickson earned his bachelor of science degree in industrial organizational psychology from Viterbo University in 1990.
Assistant Coach
sbetsch@siue.edu
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville
Division 1
Now in her fifth season as an assistant, Morgan Betscher helped SIUE women's soccer to its most successful season at the NCAA Division I level.
Under Betscher, the Cougar defense shined in the 2016 postseason. SIUE posted three shutouts in five postseason games and allowed just two goals combined. During the regular season, the Cougars recorded six shutouts and finished fifth in the OVC in goals against average despite dealing with injuries to key players including No. 1 goalkeeper Juli Rossi.
Before coming to SIUE, Betscher was the head girls varsity coach at Greenwood High School in Greenwood, Indiana during the 2014 season.
During the 2013 season, Betscher was a volunteer assistant with the womens soccer program at Indiana University. During her season there, she assisted in the design and development of training sessions, was involved in video analysis for game planning, scouting and player development, assisted in on-campus recruiting visits, and helped with travel arrangements. The 2013 team advanced to the second round of the Big Ten Tournament and the second round of the NCAA Tournament after receiving an at-large bid.
Betscher served as the USYSA Region II Olympic Development Program assistant coach in Phoenix, Arizona, for five years beginning in 2010.
Betscher received her bachelors degree from West Virginia University in health and physical education in 2011. She played four seasons of soccer with the Mountaineers. In 2010, the team advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 after winning the Big East Conference regular season and tournament championships. In 2011, they also won the Big East Conference title. The Mountaineers also competed in the NCAA Tournament during all four years of Betschers career. Betscher was a Big East Academic All-Star and a member of the Big East All-Academic team each of her four years at West Virginia.
She was a member of the U15 National Team and made the Region Two National Team from the ages of 12-16. Betschers club team, which is now St. Louis Scott Gallagher, won the nationals at the U15 age group.
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Assistant Coach
brandon.denoyer18@gmail.com
Richmond
Division 1
Brandon DeNoyer, one of the bright young minds in collegiate soccer joined the Mississippi State soccer program announced by head coach Tom Anagnost in August 2017.
"Brandon is great person who is eager and hungry to be the best he can be," Anagnost said. "He is a good communicator who cares about the players and wants what is best for the team. To get such an experienced Division I first assistant for this position is incredible, and we are all very happy he is here with us."
DeNoyer comes to MSU after a successful six-year stint at Siena College in Loudonville, N.Y., where he helped lead the Saints to the 2015 Metro-Atlantic Athletic Conference crown. At Siena, DeNoyer was the lead assistant coach and was over the day-to-day operations of the program. He was also responsible for the primary goalkeeper training for the Saints and trained the 2014 MAAC Goalkeeper of the Year.
A native of Scotia, N.Y., DeNoyer joined Siena after three seasons as an assistant coach for his alma mater State University of New York (SUNY)-Old Westbury, where he assisted with the men's soccer program and was a volunteer goalkeeping coach for the womens squad.
In addition to his collegiate coaching experiences, DeNoyer has a wealth of experience training goalkeepers and other positions through camps and extended club coaching experience.
DeNoyer holds Regional, National, and Advanced National diplomas from NSCAA as well as a United States Soccer Federation "D" License.
As a player, DeNoyer played four years at SUNY at Old Westbury from 2004-2008, where he earned bachelor's degrees in both media communications and American studies.
Assistant Coach
kelly.madsen@rice.edu
Rice
Division 1
HOUSTON Kelly Madsen has joined the Rice soccer staff as an assistant coach, Owl head coach Nicky Adams announced on Monday (February 5).
Madsen joins Rice from Stephen F. Austin University where she worked the last seven seasons. Off the field she organized the team travel and equipment, served as the programs academic coordinator and was the director of camp operations. Madsens work helped SFA retain its status as the top womens soccer program in the Southland Conference. In her seven years with the Ladyjacks the team won five regular season conference titles and played in the SLC Tournament Final a total of six times.
I am so excited to be adding Kelly Madsen to our staff, said coach Adams, the 2017 Conference USA Coach of the Year. Kelly has proven to be a successful coach at SFA and we are looking forward to have her and husband Patrick join our program. She is so passionate about positively affecting young women, and her competitiveness and love of the game is a perfect fit with the culture of our program.
In her seven seasons Madsen helped the Ladyjacks compile an eye-opening 99-34-7 record with a host of individual honors and statistical records for the student-athletes. She was part of the 2012 coaching staff that saw SFA play in the NCAA Tournament.
Madsen came to SFA after serving two years as an assistant coach at the University of Dubuque (Iowa). She helped lead the Spartans to their first-ever Iowa Conference Tournament title and first NCAA Tournament appearance in 2009. Madsen assisted in all areas of the program, specifically recruiting, scouting of opponents and daily training.
A native of Pensacola, Fla., Madsen starred as a midfielder for the University of South Alabama from 2004-2008. She was a First Team All-Sunbelt Conference honoree and selected to the Sunbelt Tournament Team. Madsen scored 22 goals and added 20 assists over her collegiate career. After graduation, she played professionally in England for Portsmouth Women's Football Club and in the W-League for the London Gryphons (London, Ontario).
Madsen currently holds her NSCAA National Diploma and NSCAA Level III GK Diploma. She obtained her bachelor's degree in communications in 2008 and her master's degree in communications in 2011.
The Rice soccer program hired Madsen after a sensational 2017 season where the Owls went 12-4-2 overall, won the C-USA regular season title and earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. Coach Adams recently completed her seventh full season at the helm of the Rice program and has been at the University since 2003.
Assistant Coach
cesar.gomez@wheaton.edu
Wheaton (IL)
Division 3
Native of Paraguay, played in the national league.
Coach at Wheaton North HS for 7 years ( Boys)
Coach at West Chicago HS since 1998. Now head coach of the girls program in West Chicago.
Coach at Wheaton College since 2003.
6 aperance in the final four of the ncaa tournament.
3 time National Champions with the Thunders.
Now assistant and goalie coach for the womens team.
Head Women's Soccer Coach
mckeec@beloit.edu
Beloit
Division 3
Following a national search, Connor McKee has been named the 11th head coach in the history of Beloit College Womens Soccer. The announcement was made by Director of Athletics & Recreation Tim Schmiechen.
McKee, who replaces Nick Chapman, comes to Beloit from Northern Illinois University in Dekalb, where he was the Associate Head Womens Soccer Coach last season after serving as the Huskies Assistant Womens Soccer Coach from 2012-2016.
McKee was also the Girls Director of Coaching for the Northern Illinois Football Club for three seasons, coaching U10-U18 teams, and was a graduate assistant for the University of Sioux Falls Mens Soccer team for one season.
A 2012 graduate of the University of Sioux Falls, graduating with high honors in Business and a native of Rapid City, South Dakota, McKee was a defender for Elmhurst College from 2007-08 and helped the Bluejays reach as high as Number 16 nationally. He returned home to conclude his collegiate career at Sioux Falls, where he was a team captain his senior season and an All-Great Plains Athletic Conference selection. He also earned the Daktronics NAIA Men's Scholar Athlete Award while playing for the Cougars.
Head Coach
joe.g.sagar@lawrence.edu
Lawrence
Division 3
Joe Sagar is the new head women's soccer coach at Lawrence University.
A native of Manchester, England, Sagar has been working at Augustana since the 2014 season. During his four seasons with the Augustana women's program, the Vikings put together a 44-26-4 record and made one NCAA Division III Tournament appearance.
Sagar was a standout goalkeeper at McKendree University in Lebanon, Ill., and is the school's career record holder in saves (205), goals against average (0.90), victories (50) and shutouts (19). Sagar earned a bachelor's degree in physical education from McKendree in 2012 and graduated with a master's degree in educational leadership with an emphasis in higher education administration from the University of Nevada-Reno in 2014.
Before attending college, Sagar played professional soccer in Great Britain. He played with Glasgow Rangers FC for two years and helped that team win the Scottish Premier League Under 19 title and the Scottish Premier League Youth Cup in 2007. He also played for Porthmadog FC in the Welsh Premier League and made starting appearances for Porthmadog in the Welsh Cup.
Assistant Coach
kaylagrimsley@depauw.edu
DePauw
Division 3
Kayla Grimsley was named the DePauw assistant womens soccer coach in March 2018.
Most recently, Grimsley spent a year as the head coach of George Jenkins High School (Lakeland, Florida) and the prior two years as an associate head coach for Bartow High School (Bartow, Florida). She was also on the coaching staff for the Lakeland Futbol Club for U-12 and U-17 girls.
Grimsley played collegiate soccer at the University of South Carolina (2008-11) where she was a two-time All-American and two-time SEC Offensive Player of the Year. In addition, she left holding 27 school records to her name, including career points (119), career assists (33), single-season points (34) and single-game assists (3).
Grimsley finished her senior season eighth on the NCAA active list for career points and was the only active player in the NCAA with 40 goals and 30 assists in her career.
After college, she played soccer professionally overseas and was a three-year midfielder/forward for Thor/KA, a soccer club in Iceland. In 2015, she was named Best Player in Iceland by the Icelandic Premiere Coaches and Player Committee while leading her club to a fourth place league finish.
Her time in Iceland included a stint as a head coach/player for Völsungur, a Second Division Professional Team in the KSI League from Iceland. Grimsley was the first head coach/player in club history where she also managed the U10s, U12s and U14 teams.
She is a native of Lakeland, Fla.
Assistant Women's Soccer Coach
etyner@dom.edu
Dominican (IL)
Division 3
Emily Tyner comes to Dominican University as an assistant womens soccer coach for the 2017 season with an abundance of experience as a coach at the collegiate level, including five years as a head coach and four years as an assistant coach. Tyners most recent experience came at Ave Maria University where she served as an assistant coach, focusing on goalkeeping and defense, from 2015 to 2016 before becoming programs the head coach in the Spring of 2016. As the head coach of the Gyrenes, Tyner led the program to the most wins in university history and the programs first conference tournament appearance. Prior to Ave Maria, Tyner had stops at Providence College, St. Josephs College, and Saint Charles Community College in addition to Scorpions Soccer Club and Blackburn Rovers Professional Football Club in Blackburn, England.
Head Women's Soccer Coach
shayni.paul@cuchicago.edu
Concordia (IL)
Division 3
Shayni Paul was named head coach of the Women's Soccer program in November of 2017.
The Cougars had a seventh place finish in 2019, during Paul's second season as head coach, with an overall record of 6-11-2. With all six of CUC's wins coming in shutout fashion, Paul coached junior Brianna Welch to an All-NACC honorable mention season, with three goals and one assist. Welch's honor marked the third All-Conference student-athlete that Paul has coached during her tenure at CUC.
The 2018 season marked Paul's first season at the helm, as she made an immediate impact on the program with a 6-13 overall record, including a NACC Tournament appearance. Two of the season's most notable wins consisted of a 2-0 shut out victory over regionally ranked Illinois Tech and a 3-1 win over Aurora University. With the 2-0 victory over IIT, it was the first time all season that the Scarlet Hawks had been shut out, and earned senior goalkeeper Madeline Kroll the NACC's Defensive Athlete of the Week honor. When the Cougars defeated Aurora on Oct. 24, 2018, it was the first time in program history that CUC beat the Spartans and clinched the team's first playoff berth since 2016. At the conclusion of the 2018 campaign, two seniors, Krista Pojero and Madeline Kroll, were voted to the All-NACC Honorable Mention team under Paul's leadership.
She began her collegiate coaching career as a graduate assistant at Capital University in Ohio in 2014. That season, the Crusaders went 16-6-2 overall and earned both an Ohio Athletics Conference championship and a bid to the NCAA III national tournament. In 2015, Capital won the OAC with a perfect 9-0 record, a first-ever feat in team history. The Crusaders advanced to the NCAA tournament again where they advanced to the second round as they had the previous year. Paul remained at Capital as an assistant coach in 2016, when the team finished 9-8-1 overall and second in the OAC.
During her time in Columbus, Paul also coached for the Columbus Crew junior teams. She worked with girls in the 13-17 age range and coached a couple of teams on the Elite Girls side.
Paul became assistant coach at Rhodes College in Memphis, TN for the 2017 season. The Lynx went 8-5-3 on the year, finishing third in the Southern Athletic Association and playing in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament.
Paul's previous coaching experiences have all prepared her for this next step of her career. She describes her future teams as follows: "We will be a hard-working and fit team, ready to compete every day, and I believe that we will have a very family-oriented team culture in place." When asked what she considers her chief assets as a coach, she replies, "I will have high expectations and bring a high intensity, just like when I was a student-athlete. But I also see myself as an encourager who can lift up my players and inspire them to do great things on and off the field."
Paul earned her B.S. in sports and recreation management with a minor in coaching from Marian University in 2014. She earned her master's in business administration from Capital University in 2016.
Assistant Coach
smahoney@ben.edu
Benedictine (IL)
Division 3
Head Coach
iwilson@carthage.edu
Carthage
Division 3
Assistant Coach
charles.breit@wlc.edu
Wisconsin Lutheran
Division 3
Head Coach
sfoster@carrollu.edu
Carroll (WI)
Division 3
Susie McCreery Foster will begin her 14th collegiate season as a head coach and 8th at Carroll University in the Fall of 2018 after being named to the position in May of 2011. She was previously the Head Coach at Carthage College from 2004-2010. During her career, Foster has established nationally and regionally recognized programs. In her coaching tenure, Foster has led her teams to 4 NCAA Division III National Tournament Appearances, 9 conference postseason appearances, 2 Midwest Conference Tournament Championships, and 1 Midwest Conference Championship. Her teams have produced a national ranking as high as #20 and regional rankings as high as #4 in both the North and Central Regions. Fosters players have also achieved great individual success. She has coached over 100 Academic All-Conference honorees, 61 All-Conference players, 11 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-Region honorees, 2 Conference Players of the Year (CCIW and MWC), 1 MWC Academic Elite 20 award winner and 1 NSCAA All-American (1st in program history). The 2015 Midwest Conference Coach of the year has also accomplished some other notable and historic moments in her career. This season, Foster approaches the impressive mark of 150 wins with a current coaching record of 149-82-21. She attained the 100-win mark in 2013 with a win over Knox College on October 26th. In 2015, she coached the 1st All-American in Carroll womens soccer history, and her 2016 team was an impressive 9-0-0 at home and the first Pioneer program in history to qualify for the CCIW Tournament since rejoining the conference after a 24-year hiatus. They also qualified for the CCIW Tournament for the 2nd straight season in 2017. Foster also had a very successful playing career at Northwestern University. The former standout goalkeeper holds the current record for the Career Lowest Goals Against Average in Northwestern history and ranks second in Season Goals Against Average. She was twice named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week, was the 2-time winner of the Gene Mundy Award and was selected as a COSIDA Academic All-American. She also acted as the President of Northwesterns Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and as the Universitys student-athlete rep on the Big Ten Committee. In addition to her coaching duties, Foster also serves as the Assistant Director of Student Success at Carroll. She resides in Illinois with her two children, daughter, Rylan and son, Trey.
Head Coach (second Email)
soccer@saintmarys.edu
Saint Mary's (IN)
Division 3
Jesse Urquhart completed his 3rd season as the head coach of the Saint Mary's soccer program in the fall of 2018.
Urquhart came to Saint Marys with coaching experience at the club, mens collegiate, and womens collegiate levels. After finishing his collegiate playing career, Urquhart first began coaching at Neumann University in Pennsylvania as an assistant mens coach for the Knights. He developed and ran training sessions, was in charge of managing the teams fundraising, budgeting, and equipment needs, and served as a recruiting coordinator for the program from 2008 to 2014. During that time, Urquhart gained additional experience while also coaching at Camden County College in New Jersey as well as at the New Jersey Rush and Highland Youth Soccer Club. Two of the New Jersey Rush girls club teams he worked with were state champions in the 2014 season.
In the fall of 2014, he started a two-year stint as the graduate assistant womens soccer coach at Defiance College in Ohio. In that capacity, he coordinated the recruiting efforts, monitored academic study sessions, organized fundraisers, arranged the teams travel plans, and advanced the program through film breakdown and analysis. While at Defiance, Urquhart coached U15 boys, U16 boys, and U18 girls at Valentis Athletica Soccer Club out of Bowling Green, Ohio.
In his first season with the Belles, seven soccer student-athletes earned MIAA Academic Honor Roll status by maintaining at 3.5 GPA or above for the academic year. Moreover, the team was honored with the MIAA Team GPA Award after holding a 3.389 cumulative GPA for 2016-17.
As a collegiate athlete, Urquhart competed at Camden County College and Neumann University. In his final two years of eligibility at Neumann, he set school records in goals in a season, points in a season, game-winning goals in a season, and assists in a season.
Urquhart earned a bachelors degree in sports management from Neumann University in 2009 and just recently completed a masters degree in education with a concentration in sports coaching from Defiance College. He holds both a United States Soccer Federation National C license and a National Soccer Coaches Association of America Goalkeeper Level 1 diploma.
Head Coach (Second Email)
eao8@calvin.edu
Calvin
Division 3
A 2010 Calvin College graduate, Ottenhoff takes over the reins of the Calvin women's soccer program after spending the previous five years as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator of the women's soccer program at Stevens Institute of Technology.
Ottenhoff becomes the fifth head coach in Calvin women's soccer history.
"I am thrilled to announce Emily Ottenhoff as our head women's soccer coach," said Calvin Director of Athletics Dr. Jim Timmer Jr. "I am excited to see the impact that Coach Ottenhoff is going to make in the lives of our student-athletes - both on and off the field."
Prior to her five-year stint at Stevens, Ottenhoff was a two-year graduate assistant at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology while completing a master's of science degree in physical education and coaching science at Indiana State University.
Serving under Stevens head coach Jeff Parker from 2013-to-2017, she helped the Ducks reach the NCAA III Tournament in 2015, 2016 and 2017 including a trip to the NCAA III Tournament Round of 16 in 2015. In 2016, she helped Stevens post a program-best record of 19-2-0.
In 2014 she was named a Rising Star by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (now United Soccer Coaches). In 2015 and 2016, she was part of a Stevens coaching staff that was named the Empire 8 Conference Coaching Staff of the Year. She is a member of the United Soccer Coaches (association) and holds a USSF National "C" License.
While a student at Calvin, Ottenhoff was a standout two-sport athlete, spending four years with the Calvin women's soccer program and four years with the Calvin women's basketball program.
A four-year starter in the midfield, Ottenhoff helped the Calvin women's soccer team reach the national quarterfinals in both 2006 and 2009. In a second round 1-0 NCAA III Tournament victory over Wittenberg University, she scored a memorable game-winning goal, heading in a free kick in the 42nd minute of play.
During her four-year Calvin soccer career the Knights were 71-10-8, making it the winningest four-year stretch in Calvin women's soccer history. Calvin captured four MIAA regular season titles during that run and made four trips to the NCAA III Tournament. She finished her soccer career with 32 goals, 11 assists and 75 points. Over her four years on the pitch, she was a perfect seven-for-seven on penalty kicks. Of her 32 career goals, 13 were game-winners.
In 2009, she was named the MIAA's Most Valuable Player in women's soccer and was named a second team Division III All-American by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. She was also a two-time first team All-MIAA selection during her Calvin women's soccer career and earned a spot on the NSCAA All-Central Region first team in 2009.
She also served as a point guard with the Calvin women's basketball program. As a senior, she was the starting point guard on a team that finished 24-5 and reached the NCAA III Tournament.
In 2010, she was named Calvin's recipient of the Kay Tiemersma Memorial Award. The award is presented annually to the top female senior student-athlete at Calvin that also displays leadership and Christian character.
Ottenhoff later served as a student assistant coach with the Calvin women's soccer team in 2010, helping the Knights win an MIAA Tournament title and reach the NCAA III Tournament for the sixth consecutive year. She graduated from Calvin with a bachelor of arts degree in physical education and a minor in health education.
In 2011, she served as the head coach of the Holland Christian girls freshman soccer team before moving on to graduate studies at Indiana State.
Ottenhoff is a native of Palos Heights, Illinois. She is a graduate of Chicago Christian High School.
Head Coach
dawn.crow@uwsp.edu
Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Division 3
Assistant Coach
bjaur2@uis.edu
Illinois-Springfield
Division 2
In her third season as an assistant coach at UISIn her first year, helped the Prairie Stars accomplish their best season in program historyHas also been an assistant coach at Illinois College and Chandler-Gilbert Community College, and was a high school assistant coach and head coach for the powerhouse Seton Prep program in ArizonaBianca Keil is in her third season as an assistant coach for the University of Illinois Springfield womens soccer team in 2019.
In her first season, Keil helped UIS have its best season in program history. The Prairie Stars went 9-6-4 overall and 6-5-3 in GLVC play. The Prairie Stars clinched a spot in the GLVC Tournament for the first time, and its nine overall victories and six conference victories were also new standards for the team.
Prior to coming to UIS, Keil was a mens and womens soccer assistant coach for two seasons at Illinois College. Over the course of two seasons with Illinois College, Keil helped the women's team to 14 victories and the men's team to 13 wins. The first recruiting class she was involved with also brought in 21 new student-athletes from across the country to Illinois College. Keil also served as the Director of Intramurals at the school.
Keil, a native of Gilbert, Ariz., began her coaching career at the age of 18 at Seton Catholic Preparatory in Chandler, Ariz. Keil started as an assistant coach, and was later named the head coach of the program. In nine seasons at Seton Prep, the program reached four state championship finals, and won two state championships. At that same time, Keil also worked with two different club teams in the Phoenix area. Keil got her first collegiate experience in 2014 at Chandler-Gilbert Community College, working with both the men's and women's programs.
Keil was a player at Scottsdale Community College. Following her graduation from there, she obtained a degree in Respiratory Therapy from Pima Medical Institute while continuing to coach. Keil also added a degree from Arizona State University in Exercise and Wellness.
coachsoderling@gmail.com
Alderson-Broaddus
Division 2
Coach Soderling works as an assistant coach at Alderson Broaddus University. In his time as an assistant there, the staff has overseen a complete turnaround that led to the Battlers winning the 2016 GMAC Championship.
Head Coach
tbell@lakeforest.edu
Lake Forest
Division 3
T.R. Bell, the winningest coach in Midwest Conference soccer history and a 2009 inductee into the [Forester Athletic Hall of Fame](http://goforesters.com/history/hall_of_fame/bios/bell_t.r.), begins his 22nd year as the program's head coach in 2018.
Bell directed the 2017 Foresters to a 5-2-2 record in MWC play for the program's 20th winning season in the league in the last 21 years. Shari Jacobsen was named First Team All-MWC while fellow defender Molly Major earned second team honors.
Bell led Lake Forest to the program's finest season in 2014. The Foresters won their first 21 games of the year, including each of the team's 10 conference contests and both MWC Tournament matchups. Lake Forest hosted the first two rounds of the NCAA Division III Tournament for the first time and a 2-1 overtime triumph over the College of St. Scholastica was the program's first NCAA Tourney victory. Bell was voted by his peers as the MWC Coach of the Year and was selected by the NSCAA as the NCAA Division III North Region Coach of the Year.
Bell's teams have compiled a 230-135-16 record in his 21-year career, including a 143-41-10 (.762) mark in conference play. He has amassed more victories than any other women's or men's coach in league history and is a four-time MWC Coach of the Year (2003, 2004, 2012, 2014).
The Foresters have advanced to the MWC Tournament 17 times under Bell's direction and hosted the event for the sixth time in 2015. Lake Forest captured conference championships in 2001, 2004, 2012, 2014, and 2015 and the 2003, 2012, and 2014 teams reached the NCAA Tournament.
Four different players have earned All-American honors under Bell's direction and Foresters have been named All-North Region by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America 20 times during his tenure. Forty of the team's 70 all-conference selections over the last 21 seasons have been first team choices and 15 have been freshmen. His players have also been named Academic All-MWC 130 times with a program record 17 of 24 players earning that distinction in 2017.
A 9-0 season-opening rout of visiting Wisconsin Lutheran College on September 1, 2015, made Bell the first men's or women's coach at the College to reach 200 career wins. Other milestone victories for Bell include a 3-1 triumph at UW-Whitewater on September 12, 2000, that made him the program's all-time leader in wins. A 1-0 shutout of visiting Monmouth College on October 21, 2006, was the 100th victory in his coaching career.
Bell, a Milwaukee native, graduated in 1996 from Lake Forest College not only with a bachelor of arts degree in sociology and anthropology, but as a two-time First Team All-MWC performer, two-time Forester Most Valuable Player, and four-year starter. Bell ended his playing career with 91 points, which ranks him fifth on the program's [all-time scoring list](http://goforesters.com/sports/msoc/archives/individual_records). He is the school's career leader with 35 assists and ranks tied-for-eighth with 28 goals, despite spending his senior year on the defensive side of the field. He also holds the school record for assists in a season with 16 in 1993. During Bell's four-year collegiate career, the Foresters were 63-12-2 (.831), won at least 11 overall and eight MWC games each season, lost just five times in MWC regular season play (34-5-2), and were 4-2-0 in the MWC Tournament along the way to two conference titles (1992, 1995).
Bell's pre-Lake Forest career was highlighted by seven Wisconsin state championships while playing for the Bavarian Club of Milwaukee.
Bell has also coached at several soccer training facilities, including the Reebok Post-to-Post Camps.
He, his wife Julie, and their children Luke and Olivia reside in nearby Lake Bluff.
Assistant coach
kmperry@noctrl.edu
North Central (IL)
Division 3
Kate Perry joined the North Central College coaching staff prior to the 2018-2019 academic year as a graduate assistant coach for the Cardinals' women's soccer program.
Perry assists with the coaching of North Central's goalkeepers while also playing a lead role in the Cardinals' recruiting and fundraising efforts.
Perry was a four-year member of the women's soccer program at Carthage College, earning Academic All-College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) accolades as a junior and serving as a team captain as a senior. She gained coaching experience as an assistant coach for Indian Trail High School and the Kenosha Area Soccer League, and served as the goalkeeper coach for the Kenosha Crew Soccer Club.
A native of Alexandria, Virginia, Perry graduated from Carthage in May 2018 with a bachelor's degree in marketing. She is enrolled in the Master of Leadership Development program at North Central, with an emphasis in sports leadership.
Head Coach
zersen@msoe.edu
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Division 3
Raider Review
Seasons at MSOE: 17 (2004-present)Record at MSOE: 167-145-15 (.511)Overall collegiate head coach record: 167-145-15 (.511)Conference record at MSOE: 104-50-6 (.650)Conference tournament appearances: 13 (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) NACC regular season championships: 2 (2016, 2017)NACC tournament championships: 2 (2016, 2017)NCAA tournament appearances: 2 (2016, 2017) Served as assistant men's soccer coach at MSOE from 1999-2002
Coaching Awards and Accomplishments
Three-Time NACC Coach of the Year (2007, 2016, 2017)
MSOE Program Accomplishments and Student-Athlete Accolades
Coached Two NACC Offensive Players of the Year (2012, 2016)Coached One NACC Defensive Player of the Year (2016)Coached Two NACC Freshman of the Year (2014, 2017)
Coaching Experience Outside of MSOE
Club Soccer Coach at MSC from 2010-2014Club Soccer Coach at SC Wave from 2015-presentAssistant Men's Soccer Coach at Concordia Austin
Playing Career
Played at Concordia Wisconsin (1991-1995)Was a captian for the Falcons, earned all-conference honors, and won two conference championships.
Education
Graduated from Concordia Wisconsin with a degree in Secondary Education and Social StudiesEarned an MBA from MSOENational Diplomat, United Soccer Coaches AssociationAdvanced National, United Soccer Coaches AssociationGrassroots Coaching License USYSAUSYS F License,USYS D License,USYS Goalkeeping Level 1
Assistant Coach
afontana@iwu.edu
Illinois Wesleyan
Division 3
Alice Fontana joined the Illinois Wesleyan women's soccer coaching staff in 2018.
A 2013 Illinois Wesleyan graduate with a degree in psychology, Fontana played on the varsity team for four seasons and the IWU teams qualified for the NCAA Division III playoffs in three of those years. She was also part of the Titan team that played exhibition games in England.
Fontana is a native of Glen Ellyn, Ill., and a graduate of Glenbard West High School, where she earned three soccer letters, two more in field hockey, and was named to the All-State All-Academic team. Since 2013, Fontana worked as a youth coach for Vetta Sports Soccerdome in the St. Louis area and coached club soccer for Lou Fusz Athletic.
Head Coach
scottmejia@augustana.edu
Augustana (IL)
Division 3
Mejia was the head coach of both the mens and womens programs starting in March of 2001, but in 2007 Mejia was freed up to concentrate solely on the womens team. In the 2015 season, Mejia led the Vikings to their seventh NCAA Division III Tournament appearance since 2005 with a record of 15-5-1 and a second-place finish in the always tough College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin with a record of 4-2-1. Mejia has earned the CCIW Coach of the Year award three times, in 2012, 2009 and 2006. Augustana had 15 straight seasons with at least 10 victories under Mejia from 2001 through 2015 and the Vikings have not had a losing campaign under his tutelage. Mejias team has missed qualifying for the CCIW tournament just one time in his tenure. In a fantastic 2009 season, Mejia led his team to a school-record ledger of 20-2-1. Along the way Augustana won its first ever CCIW womens soccer title with a perfect 7-0 mark in league play. The Vikings also claimed the CCIW tournament with a 1-0 win over Illinois Wesleyan and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Division III national tournament before the season ended with a 2-1 loss to Calvin in the sectional tournament. Mejia was named CCIW Coach of the Year and was also tabbed as the NCAA Division III Central Region Coach of the Year by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Mejia had the task of replacing a pair of head coaches who ended their Augustana careers as the winningest coaches in their respective sports. Krisan Steiger was the only womens coach in school history and she compiled a record of 78-63-10 from 1993 through 2000. Bob Estabrook was 82-45-10 from 1994-2000 as the mens coach. In 16 seasons, Mejia has made his mark on the Viking soccer programs, compiling a record of 68-37-6 in six years with the men and 212-84-24 with the women. He is the winningest womens soccer coach at Augustana. The Viking men were 22-14-3 in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin during that time frame, including a mark of 10-1-1 in a two year span of 2002 and 2003. In 2002, the Vikings won the first ever CCIW mens soccer title in school history when they earned a co-championship with Wheaton. The Augustana women have been terrific as well, compiling a 73-31-9 record in league play under Mejia. Mejia came to Augustana after being the head coach of both the men and women at Lakeland College in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. He was selected as the Coach of the Year in womens soccer in the Lake Michigan Conference after the 2000 season when he led Lakeland to a 12-9-1 overall record and an 8-3-1 mark in the league. The year before that (1999) the Muskies set a school record for victories in a single season with 13 and they finished eighth in NCAA Division III in scoring offense. His two-year record at Lakeland was 25-17-1 with the women and his mens teams were 11-27-2. Prior to taking the head coaching position at Lakeland, Mejia was the assistant coach at Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin from 1996-99. He has also coached at various clubs around the Milwaukee and Madison area. Mejia graduated from Edgewood in 1997 with a 3.75 grade point average and a Bachelor of Science degree in English. While at Edgewood he was a three time all-conference performer and was the team MVP in 1993, the offensive MVP in 1994 and the defensive MVP in 1995. As a junior in 1994 he was an all Great Lakes Regional selection and twice was the Player of the Week. During his senior season he was named an NSCAA/Umbro All-Midwest selection. Twice he served as team captain. In April of 2004 he joined a select group of coaches who have earned the National A Coaching License from the United States Soccer Federation Coaching School when he passed the course in Carson, California. Only 1,500 coaches nationwide have earned an A license, including just 33 in Illinois and 10 in Iowa. He received his National B License in 2000 after gaining his C License in 1998. Scott is the father of three boys, Dylan (February 2004), Braeden (August 2006) and Ethan (October 2009). The family resides in Davenport, Iowa.
SCOTT MEJIAS COLLEGIATE COACHING RECORD
Scott Mejia begins his 17th year at Augustana in the fall of 2017 and his 11th season as the head womens soccer coach only. Mejia was the head coach of both the mens and womens programs starting in March of 2001, but in 2007 Mejia was freed up to concentrate solely on the womens team. In the 2015 season, Mejia led the Vikings to their seventh NCAA Division III Tournament appearance since 2005 with a record of 15-5-1 and a second-place finish in the always tough College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin with a record of 4-2-1. Mejia has earned the CCIW Coach of the Year award three times, in 2012, 2009 and 2006. Augustana had 15 straight seasons with at least 10 victories under Mejia from 2001 through 2015 and the Vikings have not had a losing campaign under his tutelage. Mejias team has missed qualifying for the CCIW tournament just one time in his tenure. In a fantastic 2009 season, Mejia led his team to a school-record ledger of 20-2-1. Along the way Augustana won its first ever CCIW womens soccer title with a perfect 7-0 mark in league play. The Vikings also claimed the CCIW tournament with a 1-0 win over Illinois Wesleyan and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Division III national tournament before the season ended with a 2-1 loss to Calvin in the sectional tournament. Mejia was named CCIW Coach of the Year and was also tabbed as the NCAA Division III Central Region Coach of the Year by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Mejia had the task of replacing a pair of head coaches who ended their Augustana careers as the winningest coaches in their respective sports. Krisan Steiger was the only womens coach in school history and she compiled a record of 78-63-10 from 1993 through 2000. Bob Estabrook was 82-45-10 from 1994-2000 as the mens coach. In 16 seasons, Mejia has made his mark on the Viking soccer programs, compiling a record of 68-37-6 in six years with the men and 212-84-24 with the women. He is the winningest womens soccer coach at Augustana. The Viking men were 22-14-3 in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin during that time frame, including a mark of 10-1-1 in a two year span of 2002 and 2003. In 2002, the Vikings won the first ever CCIW mens soccer title in school history when they earned a co-championship with Wheaton. The Augustana women have been terrific as well, compiling a 73-31-9 record in league play under Mejia. Mejia came to Augustana after being the head coach of both the men and women at Lakeland College in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. He was selected as the Coach of the Year in womens soccer in the Lake Michigan Conference after the 2000 season when he led Lakeland to a 12-9-1 overall record and an 8-3-1 mark in the league. The year before that (1999) the Muskies set a school record for victories in a single season with 13 and they finished eighth in NCAA Division III in scoring offense. His two-year record at Lakeland was 25-17-1 with the women and his mens teams were 11-27-2. Prior to taking the head coaching position at Lakeland, Mejia was the assistant coach at Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin from 1996-99. He has also coached at various clubs around the Milwaukee and Madison area. Mejia graduated from Edgewood in 1997 with a 3.75 grade point average and a Bachelor of Science degree in English. While at Edgewood he was a three time all-conference performer and was the team MVP in 1993, the offensive MVP in 1994 and the defensive MVP in 1995. As a junior in 1994 he was an all Great Lakes Regional selection and twice was the Player of the Week. During his senior season he was named an NSCAA/Umbro All-Midwest selection. Twice he served as team captain. In April of 2004 he joined a select group of coaches who have earned the National A Coaching License from the United States Soccer Federation Coaching School when he passed the course in Carson, California. Only 1,500 coaches nationwide have earned an A license, including just 33 in Illinois and 10 in Iowa. He received his National B License in 2000 after gaining his C License in 1998. Scott is the father of three boys, Dylan (February 2004), Braeden (August 2006) and Ethan (October 2009). The family resides in Davenport, Iowa. SCOTT MEJIAS COLLEGIATE COACHING RECORD
lesmojica23@gmail.com
EXACT
Head Coach
relliso1@iit.edu
Illinois Tech
NAIA
Roshane Ellison will embark on his tenth year as Illinois Institute of Technology head women's soccer coach in 2024. (103-52-14, seven seasons)
Ellison's debut season as head coach in 2015 resulted in the women's soccer program's first USCAA National Championship appearance, where they held opponents to just 0.96 goals allowed per game. The Scarlet Hawks have accumulated four USCAA All-Americans, 18 All-Association of Division III Independents selections, one Association of Division III Independents Co-Defensive Player of the Year, one Association of Division III Independents Co-Goalkeeper of the Year, and one Association of Division III Independents Rookie of the Year throughout Ellison's tenure as head coach. Since 2018, Ellison has produced 12 All-NACC selections, 61 NACC Scholar Athletes, one NACC Freshman of the Year and two United Soccer Coaches All-Central Region honorees. The Scarlet Hawks reached the 2018 NACC Tournament Championship Game, which marked their first season in the conference.
Ellison previously served as an assistant coach with the Illinois Tech women's soccer program for one season in 2014 after a two-season stint as graduate assistant men's and women's soccer coach at NCAA Division II East Stroudsburg University in 2011 and 2012. While a GA with the ESU soccer programs, Ellison also held coaching stints with the Keystone Athletic and FC Pocono academies. He also boasts playing experience with the Pocono Snow FC and FC Sonic of Lehigh Valley in the National Premier Soccer League.
Ellison was a four-year member of the East Stroudsburg men's soccer program from 2005-2008; and concluded his career as a four-year starter, three-time All-PSAC selection, two-time PSAC Champion, and five-time PSAC Player of the Week. The 2008 season resulted in being named NSCAA Atlantic Region Player of the Year, and a spot on the NSCAA All-America Third Team.
Ellison received his bachelors degree in hotel and business management from East Stroudsburg University in 2010. He went on to earn a masters degree in management and leadership, also from East Stroudsburg, in 2012. He is a United Soccer Coaches member who holds certification and special diplomas in technical development of competitive players, building team cultures, attacking transitions and counter attack, speed of play, goalkeeping level one, and 4v4/small-sided games.
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Assistant Coach
johntroman@ufl.edu
Florida
Division 1
John Roman is in his sixth year as Florida's goalkeeper coach and will coach the Gators quad of goalkeepers.
Before joining the Gators in January of 2016, Roman enrolled in the University of Florida's graduate school to study performance psychology. He received his Masters degree in 2017, and is graduating in 2021 with a doctorate through the University of Florida's Performance Psychology Laboratory.
Roman coached the goalkeepers at Fairfax High School in Northern Virginia before relocating to Florida. During that time, he also worked as a research analyst specializing in big data and analytics in the Washington, D.C. area.
In addition to his studies and coaching responsibilities, Roman is Vice President of Research and Analytics for Mission6Zero, a company founded by United States Special Forces soldiers that improves business executive and professional athlete performance during stress.
John Roman is also a proud Elon Phoenix, avid TK Little, and connoisseur of chocolate cake.
Volunteer Assistant
csbarnes3@crimson.ua.edu
Alabama
Division 1
Colin Barnes begins his second season as the Crimson Tide's volunteer assistant coach.
"I'd like to thank Coach Hart for this wonderful opportunity," Barnes said. "It is a privilege and honor to be a part of a university that holds so much tradition of success across all sports. Just as important, I'm looking forward to working with such quality coaches and people within the program to help achieve their team and player goals."
A native of Hoover, Ala., Barnes has coached at the youth level around the country. In addition, Barnes served as graduate assistant coach for three seasons (2011-13) at Columbus State (Ga.) University. While there, he assisted the coaching staff in training and was the head of recruiting, field maintenance and equipment for a team that reached the NCAA Division II Sweet 16 in 2012.
He began his club coaching career at the Highland Football Club in Asheville, N.C., where he served as both a head coach and assistant coach from 1999-2002. Barnes then joined the Cape Fear Youth Soccer Association in Wilmington, N.C., as an assistant director of coaching from 2002-03. From 2003-04, Barnes was the director of coaching of the Port City Soccer Club where he co-founded, coordinated and organized the immerging club of 240 recreational players and 30 select players.
Following that, he moved to Peachtree City, Ga., to become the Academy Director for the Peachtree City Lazers, a position he held from 2004-06. Barnes briefly joined the Chicago Magic Soccer Club in Frankfort, Ill., in 2006. Barnes then became the Technical Director of the Concorde Fire Soccer Club in Atlanta from 2006-11. Barnes completed his club coaching career at the CSB Soccer Academy in Columbus, Ga., from 2012-14, where he was the Founder and Director of Coaching.
Barnes earned his Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric Sciences from UNC Asheville in May, 2002. In December 2013, he graduated from Columbus State University with a Masters of Teaching.
Colin holds a USSF National Youth License, a USSF National GK License, a USSF "A," "B," "C" and "D" License and NSCAA Premier and GK Level "I" and "II" licenses.
Assistant Coach
ashleynkaufman11@gmail.com
Yale
Division 1
Ashley Kaufman begins her first season on Rudy Merediths staff in 2017-18.
Kaufman comes to Yale after spending one season at Washington & Lee where she helped the Generals to a 15-4-1 overall record and a No. 20 national ranking. W&L captured the programs fourth ODAC title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament.
Kaufman came to W&L from St. Lawrence University, where she served as a graduate assistant for the womens soccer team 2014-15. Over two seasons, Kaufman helped the Saints to a 25-11-4 overall record and an 8-6-2 mark in the Liberty League. SLU also made an appearance in the NCAA tournament in 2015.
A 2014 inductee into the Utica College Athletic Hall of Fame, Kaufman was a four-year letterwinner in soccer and ice hockey, and a one-year letterwinner in softball. She earned all-conference honors in soccer all four years, including three first-team laurels. She earned a bachelors degree in business management from Utica in 2009 and a master of education leadership from St. Lawrence in 2016.
Kaufman also has experience serving as head coach for the GirlsCan Football Academy in New Haven, Conn., and with the Lake Placid soccer camp in Canton, N.Y. She also holds a NSCAA Level 2 goalkeeping diploma.
Assistant Coach
kberkopec@luc.edu
Loyola-Chicago (IL)
Division 1
Katie Berkopec is set to begin her second season as a member of the coaching staff with the Loyola University Chicago women's soccer team. Berkopec, a native of Apple Valley, Minn., will serve as an assistant coach and will work with the team's goalkeepers.
Berkopec arrives in Rogers Park following a two-year stint at Winona State as a graduate assistant coach. In 2015, she was part of a staff that helped guide the Warriors to a third consecutive appearance in the NCAA Central Region Tournament. Berkopec assisted in the development of goalkeeper Rachel Oleson, who posted 11 shutouts and sported a 0.69 goals against average that ranked 26th nationally in 2015.
Prior to a one-year stint at Ripon College as an assistant coach, Berkopec enjoyed a successful stay at UW-Oshkosh as both a player and coach. As a senior, she posted an impressive 1.12 goals against average and held a 0.817 save percentage en route to finishing the year with a 9-6-2 record that included seven shutout performances.
Berkopec earned her Bachelors degree in Physical Education from UW-Oshkosh in 2015 before earning a Masters degree in Education Leadership at Winona State.
Assistant Coach
jamief@uic.edu
Illinois-Chicago
Division 1
Forbes is in her fourth season as a UIC women's soccer assistant coach after she joined the Flames' staff in February 2014 before the first season of competition. Serving as the goalkeepers coach, Forbes has coached two-time Horizon League Goalkeeper of the Year Kelly Fritz, who has also placed on the All-Horizon League First Team twice. In four seasons, UIC has taken its goals-against-average from 2.23 in 2014 to a program-best 1.59 in 2017 while it has secured 18 total shutouts.The Flames made it to the postseason for the first time in program history in 2017 with its 5-4-0 conference record for a fifth-place finish. In the years prior, the team narrowly missed the Horizon League Tournament with its 6-10-2 record in 2016 after it went 5-12-2 in 2015 with an improvement from its 2014 record of 3-15-0.
Forbes came to UIC following a decorated four year-career at fellow Horizon League school Milwaukee. She started three years in goal for the Panthers and concluded her career ranking second in all-time minutes played, wins and shutouts. Her 27 career shutouts also rank second in Horizon League history. In 2011, Forbes was named the league's Co-Defensive Player of the Year and Goalkeeper of the Year. During her time in Milwaukee, Forbes participated in four NCAA tournaments, winning the Horizon League regular season all four seasons. Since 2005, Forbes has been working with numerous youth academies and soccer clubs, including Northwestern Girls Soccer Academy, Milwaukee Soccer Academy, Eclipse Select Soccer and UIC Women's Soccer Camp. She holds NSCAA Goalkeeping Level 1, Level 2, Level 3 Diplomas and a USSF D License.
Assistant Coach
sbetsch@siue.edu
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville
Division 1
Now in her fifth season as an assistant, Morgan Betscher helped SIUE women's soccer to its most successful season at the NCAA Division I level.
Under Betscher, the Cougar defense shined in the 2016 postseason. SIUE posted three shutouts in five postseason games and allowed just two goals combined. During the regular season, the Cougars recorded six shutouts and finished fifth in the OVC in goals against average despite dealing with injuries to key players including No. 1 goalkeeper Juli Rossi.
Before coming to SIUE, Betscher was the head girls varsity coach at Greenwood High School in Greenwood, Indiana during the 2014 season.
During the 2013 season, Betscher was a volunteer assistant with the womens soccer program at Indiana University. During her season there, she assisted in the design and development of training sessions, was involved in video analysis for game planning, scouting and player development, assisted in on-campus recruiting visits, and helped with travel arrangements. The 2013 team advanced to the second round of the Big Ten Tournament and the second round of the NCAA Tournament after receiving an at-large bid.
Betscher served as the USYSA Region II Olympic Development Program assistant coach in Phoenix, Arizona, for five years beginning in 2010.
Betscher received her bachelors degree from West Virginia University in health and physical education in 2011. She played four seasons of soccer with the Mountaineers. In 2010, the team advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 after winning the Big East Conference regular season and tournament championships. In 2011, they also won the Big East Conference title. The Mountaineers also competed in the NCAA Tournament during all four years of Betschers career. Betscher was a Big East Academic All-Star and a member of the Big East All-Academic team each of her four years at West Virginia.
She was a member of the U15 National Team and made the Region Two National Team from the ages of 12-16. Betschers club team, which is now St. Louis Scott Gallagher, won the nationals at the U15 age group.
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Assistant Coach
cesar.gomez@wheaton.edu
Wheaton (IL)
Division 3
Native of Paraguay, played in the national league.
Coach at Wheaton North HS for 7 years ( Boys)
Coach at West Chicago HS since 1998. Now head coach of the girls program in West Chicago.
Coach at Wheaton College since 2003.
6 aperance in the final four of the ncaa tournament.
3 time National Champions with the Thunders.
Now assistant and goalie coach for the womens team.
Assistant Coach
bjaur2@uis.edu
Illinois-Springfield
Division 2
In her third season as an assistant coach at UISIn her first year, helped the Prairie Stars accomplish their best season in program historyHas also been an assistant coach at Illinois College and Chandler-Gilbert Community College, and was a high school assistant coach and head coach for the powerhouse Seton Prep program in ArizonaBianca Keil is in her third season as an assistant coach for the University of Illinois Springfield womens soccer team in 2019.
In her first season, Keil helped UIS have its best season in program history. The Prairie Stars went 9-6-4 overall and 6-5-3 in GLVC play. The Prairie Stars clinched a spot in the GLVC Tournament for the first time, and its nine overall victories and six conference victories were also new standards for the team.
Prior to coming to UIS, Keil was a mens and womens soccer assistant coach for two seasons at Illinois College. Over the course of two seasons with Illinois College, Keil helped the women's team to 14 victories and the men's team to 13 wins. The first recruiting class she was involved with also brought in 21 new student-athletes from across the country to Illinois College. Keil also served as the Director of Intramurals at the school.
Keil, a native of Gilbert, Ariz., began her coaching career at the age of 18 at Seton Catholic Preparatory in Chandler, Ariz. Keil started as an assistant coach, and was later named the head coach of the program. In nine seasons at Seton Prep, the program reached four state championship finals, and won two state championships. At that same time, Keil also worked with two different club teams in the Phoenix area. Keil got her first collegiate experience in 2014 at Chandler-Gilbert Community College, working with both the men's and women's programs.
Keil was a player at Scottsdale Community College. Following her graduation from there, she obtained a degree in Respiratory Therapy from Pima Medical Institute while continuing to coach. Keil also added a degree from Arizona State University in Exercise and Wellness.
Head Coach
iwilson@carthage.edu
Carthage
Division 3
Head Coach
dawn.crow@uwsp.edu
Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Division 3
Volunteer Assistant Coach
drago-ceranic@hawkeyesports.com
Iowa
Division 1
Drago Ceranic is in his third season as a volunteer assistant coach with the University of Iowa soccer program.
In 2019, Ceranic helped guide Iowa to one of the best seasons in program history. The Hawkeyes opened the season with nine straight wins en route to a No. 17 national ranking, the highest in program history. Iowa tied a school record, winning 15 games, including seven in Big Ten play, and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in program history.
The Hawkeyes tied a school record with three All-Big Ten selections and senior Natalie Winters became the first player in program history to earn postseason recognition in all four seasons. Winters was also an all-region honoree for a second straight season.
Iowa was one of the Big Tens most potent offenses, ranking second in the league and 26th nationally, with 46 goals. The Hawkeyes had an NCAA-best 16 different goal scorers in 2019. Defensively, Iowa posted eight shutouts and limited opponents to seven or fewer shots in 13 games.
The Hawkeyes shined academically as Iowa was the only school in the country to have two first-team Academic All-Americans. Iowa also had three United Soccer Academic All-Region and a school-record 19 Academic All-Big Ten selections.
During his first season as a Hawkeye, Ceranic helped the Hawkeyes to an 8-7-3 overall record and a 4-5-2 mark in Big Ten play. Iowa was in Big Ten Tournament contention until the final game, but fell short after battling Northwestern to a 1-1 draw. Junior Natalie Winters was a third-team all-region and third-team All-Big Ten selection Iowas first all-region honoree since 2014.
In the classroom, Iowa earned the United Soccer Team Academic Award for a 12th straight season and the Hawkeyes had two Google Cloud Academic All-Americans the first two in program history. Kaleigh Haus was a first-team selection; Hannah Drkulec earned second-team honors. Iowa also had 10 players earn Academic All-Big Ten honors, 25 players with a 3.0 GPA or better, 14 Deans List, and 4 Presidents List honorees during the spring semester.
Ceranic has coached with the Cedar River Soccer Association since 2009 and he has been a part of Iowas Olympic Development Program since 2016. With the CRSA, Ceranic helped the team to three Iowa State Cup titles (2013 U16 boys, 2014 U15 girls, and 2014 U17 boys). He also coaches three state runner-up teams.
Ceranic also coached with with Vermont Voltage of the Premier Developmental League (PDL) from 2008-11, he was junior varsity head coach at Linn-Mar (Iowa) High School from 2010-11, and was the junior varsity head coach at Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Xavier High School in 2009.
As a player, Ceranic played collegiately at Mount Mercy (Iowa) University, where he was a four-time All-Midwest Collegiate Conference selection. He was the Mustangs Newcomer of the Year in 2006, was team MVP in 2007 and 2008, and was a three-year team captain. Ceranic also was a three-time all-academic selection and was named to the NAIA Champion of Character Team in 2009.
Ceranic played professional soccer for the Voltage from 2008-11, where he was team captain in 2010-11.
The Serbia native graduated from Mount Mercy in 2010 with a degree in multi-media design and communications. He holds his USSF C coaching license
coachsoderling@gmail.com
Alderson-Broaddus
Division 2
Coach Soderling works as an assistant coach at Alderson Broaddus University. In his time as an assistant there, the staff has overseen a complete turnaround that led to the Battlers winning the 2016 GMAC Championship.
kmiller81380@yahoo.com
EXACT
As part of our COVID-19 safety plan, the indoor sessions traditionally held on the first day of camp will be shared online.
Sessions will be accessible for the week prior to camp. They are available on-demand and can be completed at the athlete's
convenience.
This approach allows us to continue offering these valuable sessions so athletes arrive to camp ready to maximize the experience,
while still maintaining a safe experience.
EXACT partners with college goalkeeper coaches to prioritize a premium experience for goalkeepers.
All GKs participate in individual keeper-specific training led by college GK coaches
Training focuses on all GK skills including footwork, shot stopping, crossing, and more; GKs receive a 1-on-1 evaluation based on their performance
In addition position-specific work, GKs also face live action observed by all college coaches
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The staff, the players, and the coaches that were apart of this camp were such genuine and caring people that I really felt welcome when I stepped on the field. Also, it was just a really fun experience where I had the chance to interact with fellow soccer lovers and I learned so much. I have to give it 10 out of 10 soccer balls.
This is one of the first times I've had the opportunity to interact so closely with college coaches and it really opened up my eyes not only to the opportunities that are available to me, but also the personalities of these coaches. They truly care about the improvement and development of their players and it's so wonderful spending time with such professional and involved people.
Player
I loved the environment of the EXACT camp. It's so different from other camps because it takes into account the mental aspect of the game instead of just the physical aspect. The environment was friendly and welcome, and this camp gave me a giant boost of confidence whether for striking up a conversation with a college coach or just on the field. It was very informative and I feel like I'm on the right track for being recruited at a college that is the right fit for me. Thank you!
Parent
I was impressed with the overall flow and their ability to adapt to adverse scheduling conflicts from the facility. This is a great opportunity for my daughter to see beyond the club and school soccer, and the annoying reminding from us. It helps keep her motivated and going in the direction she wants to go with this sport. We'll definitely return to future camps. I as a parent was able to network with parents of older girls as well which helps me greatly in the posit of my daughters goals.
Player
EXACT is a very good way to promote yourself if you are wanting to play at the next level. The most inspiring thing about EXACT is that they want everyone to believe in themselves, which goes a long way when you are trying to be your best.
The camp was very well run, and it is essential that everyone try to go to at least one EXACT camp while they still have the opportunity.
Player
I have been playing soccer since I was five years old. I am now 13 years old and I continue to love playing soccer, but lately I have been struggling. I had lost confidence in myself and I was always afraid to make mistakes which as a result I stopped taking risks and challenging myself. But, after attending EXACT Camp for just one day I was able to learn a lot of things. I learned that it is OK to take risks and just because I am a smaller player than other athletes does not mean I am not a strong player. EXACT Sports helped me get my confidence back and to be a more vocal player. I learned valuable lessons that I can take with me on and off the field. I learned so much in just one day. I wish the camp was all week long. Thank you again!
P.S. I already started looking into colleges.
Parent
My daughter had a great time. The coaches were professional and very approachable. The question and answer panel with the coaches was informative. There was more interaction between the players and coaches than I expected from attending other "camps". The coaches really made an effort to be available when not on the field. I would highly recommend this experience to others. Soccer players can never get enough exposure for a reasonable price, nor can they gain enough experience playing with girls that are unknown to them.
Player
My EXACT camp experience was great. It was a wonderful learning experience in the perfect environment. The coaches and the EXACT staff made sure we focused on not only our skills and abilities that are crucial, but they also really focused on mental aspect of the game as well and I really enjoyed that.
Player
I went to the first ID Camp in Philly. We were so encouraged that we attended this one in DC. I have always dreamed about 1) going to college and 2) playing soccer in college. I got to meet a lot of great coaches and athletes. I learned something new at each camp. I wish there were more camps close to me so we could attend more. I am a senior and need all the help I can get in hopes to find the right college. I loved how the coaches were there to help us and give us directions on the spot. My mentor Coach was Mike Eckberg. Towson is on my "dream" list - and we are now going to schedule a visit as he suggested. I am so excited and I know I still have a long road ahead, but every journey has a beginning. Even though I am getting started a little late, I feel like EXACT really has helped me come flying out of the gate!
Player
I loved that I was able to communicate and work with a variety of different coaches. It was an eye opening experience and I was surprised how sociable I was with the other girls at the camp, because I am usually shy and don't want to talk to people. Thank you and two thumbs up to you for getting me out of my shell.
Player
I had a great experience at the Chicago EXACT Soccer Camp. The one-on-one conversations with coaches was invaluable as was the overall coaching I received during training and games throughout the weekend. I plan to be back next year! On a side note please share with your staff how great they were when I went down with an injury on Sunday...torn ACL and surgery in my very near future, but having had the opportunity to showcase myself and meet the coaches and staff was the best experience I have ever had at any camp so far and I WILL be back next year.
Player
I was very satisfied with the program and how it was run. Being new to these types of experiences and camps, I was happy to see how the staff was kind and helpful to all the athletes. I know that in the future if an opportunity like this swings around the corner I will have no trouble snatching it. I had an amazing time at this camp and hope it happens again. Thank you to all for hosting it. Also having celebrity's host a camp like this one makes it very special to a lot of the athletes.
Player
I really appreciated the atmosphere that EXACT Sports Elite Camp provided. Everyone was included in any drill or game we were doing. It was an awesome experience to meet girls I've never seen before early in the morning, practice drills and techniques with them, and play with them/against them later in the same day. It is very different than practicing with the same team every day, every year. It was an experience to go out on a field with complete strangers and interact with them on the field. I also loved the number of college coaches who were at the camp. Especially at my young age, I haven't yet focused on one or two schools yet, so having a wide variety coaches from different schools and levels was exactly what I needed and was looking for.
Player
EXACT offers a great experience that blends on field training in a college atmosphere with off field soft skills needed to help become a better candidate for recruitment. The coaches provide excellent, real world feedback to parents and athletes on what and what not to do. Overall its a great experience that provides insight that will serve the players and the parents well during the recruiting period.
Player
The EXACT Camp was really informative and challenging. The coaches were very honest and gave me some really good information and tips, which I really enjoyed it.
Overall, it was an excellent camp experience, wish I lived in America to visit more ID camps, coaches gave me much more coaching and training then my own coaches, so it was good to see that I can pick it up a bit to improve my overall performances. I have gone MENTALLLLL!!!!!!!
Player
I was actually so nervous going into the camp, but once I got the to camp all of my nervousness went away. The coaches were all very nice and the camp was a comfortable place with everyone being very supportive. Not only was it enjoyable, I was able to talk to the coaches one-on-one, and get honest and thoughtful feedback to improve my athletic abilities and talents.
Before attending the EXACT Camp, I was very uneducated about college soccer and didn't have a set school I was interested in, but this camp helped me have a better understanding of what to look for in the future.
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Largest college coaching staff of any organization -- camp, tournament or club (bringing in 1000 amazing college coaches every year)!
Hugely successful supporters of high school athletes -- 70.2% of participants have gone on to play NCAA or NAIA college athletics.
Only training camp organization that has received funding from the NCAA.
Official behavioral training partner of US Soccer.
The only camp staff that has expertise in developing athletes from high school to college to pro (we also work with over 60 pro teams).
The only exposure organization that blends the 4 pillars of development through our mental training expertise (EXACT is funded by the National Institutes of Health).
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