Coaching Academy Staff
The NSCAA Coaching Academy staff includes some of the most educated, experienced and accomplished soccer coaches in the country. Click on the names below to learn more about each of them.
Director of Coaching Education
| Name | Coaching Position |
| Ian Barker | NSCAA Director of Coaching Education |
Director of Coaching Emeritus
| Name | Coaching Position |
| Peter Gooding | Head Men's Coach, Amherst College (retired) |
| Schellas Hyndman | Head Coach, FC Dallas (MLS) |
| Jim Lennox | Head Coach, Hartwick College (retired) |
| Jeff Tipping | Director of Performance, Palm Beach Gardens, FL |
National Staff
| Name | Coaching Position |
| Danny Beamer | Executive Director, Roanoke Star Soccer Club (Va.) |
| Matt Billman | Head Boys Coach, Cumberland Valley High School |
| John Bluem | Head Men's Coach, The Ohio State University |
| Gary Book | Assistant Coach, Hofstra University |
| Chico Borja | Head Coach, Coral Springs United Futbol Club (Fla.) |
| Tim Bradbury |
Director of Coaching Instruction, Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association |
| Peter Broadley | Head Men's Coach, John T. Hoggard High School; Director of Player Development at Premier UK Soccer |
| Richard Butler | US Development Academy, Charlotte Soccer Club |
| Gary Cook | Head Boy’s Varsity Coach, Wilbraham & Monson Academy |
| George Crampton | Head Men's Soccer Coach, DeSales University (Pa.) |
| Felicity Day | Coaching Director, John Smith Soccer Schools |
| Hylton Dayes | Head Men's Coach, University of Cincinatti |
| Tony DiCicco |
Director, NSCAA Goalkeeping Academy; CEO/Founder, SoccerPlus |
| David Di Tomasso | Head Men's Coach, Elmhurst College (Ill.) |
| Anson Dorrance | Head Women's Coach, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
| Roy Dunshee | Head Men's Coach, Washington College; Regional Director, Coerver Coaching |
| Theresa Echtermeyer |
Director of Coaching, Highlands Ranch Soccer Association and Colorado United Soccer club; Boys and Girls Varsity Coach, Mt. Vista High School |
| Jill Ellis | Development Director, U.S. Soccer |
| Alan Ewing | Coach, Concord Fire Soccer Club (Ga.) |
| Nancy Feldman | Head Women's Coach, Boston University |
| John Fitzgerald | Associate Head Men's Soccer Coach, United States Merchant Marine Academy |
| Marc Francis | General Manager, Colorado Storm |
| Ben Freakley | Assistant Men's Coach, Georgia Southern University |
| Lesle Gallimore | Head Women's Coach, University of Washington |
| Bob Gansler | Head Coach, U.S. Men's National Team (retired) |
| Vince Ganzberg | Teacher and Coach, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard High School |
| Jay Golomb | Director of Goalkeeping, Jacksonville Youth Soccer Club |
| Cyndi Goodwin | Assistant Women's Coach, University of the Redlands |
| Barry Gorman | NSCAA Senior Academy Staff |
| Lauren Gregg | Technical Advisor, FIFA |
| David Gregson | Head Men's Coach, Embry-Riddle University (Fla.) |
| George Hageage | Head Women's Coach, Eastern Washington University |
| April Heinrichs | Technical Director, U.S. Soccer |
| Rob Herringer | Head Men's Coach, Benedictine College |
| Sheri Huckleberry | Professor, Ohio University |
| Neil Hull | Director, Players Academy of Soccer Skills (PASS) |
| Laura Kerrigan | Head Girls Coach, Cary High School |
| Tracey Leone | Head Women's Coach, Northeastern |
| Timo Liekoski | Various Positions, Football Association of Finland |
| Nora Maguire-White | Former Director of Coaching, Shenandoah Valley United |
| Paul Marco | Head Men's Coach, Binghamton University |
| Jaime Maldonado | Coach, Mustang Soccer Club |
| Jay Martin | Head Men's Coach, Ohio Wesleyan University |
| Ron McEachen | Head Men's Coach, Skidmore College (retired) |
| John Murphy | Assistant Men's Coach, Clemson University |
| Jason Neumann | Executive Director, Hoover Soccer Club |
| Mike Noonan | Head Men's Coach, Clemson University |
| Tim O'Donohue | Associate Head Coach, University of Connecticut |
| Sam Okpodu | Executive Director, South Carolina Youth Soccer Association |
| Giovanni Pacini |
Head Mens Soccer Coach, Lasell College (Newton, MA); Technical Director, Mt. Washington Valley Soccer Club (North Conway, NH) |
| Paul Payne | Head Men's Coach, Bloomsburg University (Pa.) |
| Jason Pendleton | Head Varsity Girls Coach, Blue Valley Southwest (KS.) |
| George Perry | ISL Commissioner, Indiana Soccer Association |
| George Purgavie | Senior Coach of Soccer Programs, Bates College |
| Deb Raber | Head Women's Coach, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts |
| Janet Rayfield | Head Women's Coach, University of Illinois |
| Kendall Reyes |
NSCAA State Director, South Carolina; Executive Director, Soccer Vision Global |
| Greg Ryan | Head Women's Coach, University of Michigan |
| Sue Ryan | Head Women's Coach, Stony Brook University |
| Marco Santillan | President and Coaching Director, Academicos Football Club (Calif.) |
| David Saward | Head Men's Coach, Middlebury College (Vt.) |
| Dave Schneider | ODP Coach, Long Island Junior Soccer League |
| Tim Schum | Head Men's Coach, Binghamton University (retired) |
| Michael Seigfried | Head Boys Coach, Elco High School (Pa.) |
| Bret Simon | NSCAA National Academy Staff |
| Jerry Smith | Head Women's Coach, Santa Clara University (Calif.) |
| Marvin Smith | Director of Coaching, Baton Rouge Soccer Association (La.) |
| Bill Steffen | NSCAA Senior National Staff |
| Kim Sutton | Head Women's Coach, Chico State (Calif.) |
| Frank Tschan | Sport Director/Club Manager, Int. School of Düssledorf |
| Jeff Vennell | Athletic Director, Cranbrook Schools (retired) |
| Tony Waiters | President and Technical Director, World of Soccer (BC) |
| Randy Waldrum | Head Women's Coach, University of Notre Dame |
| Lang Wedemeyer | Head Women's Coach, South Dakota State University |
| Ken White | Head Boy’s Coach, Ravenwood High School (Tenn.) |
| Doug Williamson | Pastor, The United Church of Proctor (Vermont) |
Director
Ian Barker
COACHING POSITION:
Director of Coaching Education
Assistant Directors
Directors of Coaching Emeritus
Peter Gooding
COACHING POSITION:
Head Men's Coach, Amherst College (retired)
Schellas Hyndman
COACHING POSITION:
Head Coach, FC Dallas (MLS)
Jim Lennox
COACHING POSITION:
Head Coach, Hartwick College (retired)
Senior Academy Staff
National Staff
Danny Beamer
COACHING POSITION:
Executive Director, Roanoke Star Soccer Club (Va.)
Matt Billman
COACHING POSITION:
Head Boys Coach, Cumberland Valley High School
John Bluem
COACHING POSITION:
Head Men's Coach, The Ohio State University
Gary Book
COACHING POSITION:
Assistant Coach, Hofstra University
Chico Borja
COACHING POSITION:
Head Coach, Coral Springs United Futbol Club (Fla.)
Tim Bradbury
COACHING POSITION:
Director of Coaching Instruction, Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association
Peter Broadley
COACHING POSITION:
Executive Director, Cape Fear Soccer Association
Richard Butler
COACHING POSITION:
US Development Academy, Charlotte Soccer Club
Gary Cook
COACHING POSITION:
Head Boy’s Varsity Coach, Wilbraham & Monson Academy
George Crampton
COACHING POSITION:
Head Men's Soccer Coach, DeSales University (Pa.)
Felicity Day
COACHING POSITION:
Coaching Director, John Smith Soccer Schools
Hylton Dayes
COACHING POSITION:
Head Men's Coach, University of Cincinatti
Tony DiCicco
COACHING POSITION:
Director, NSCAA Goalkeeping Academy; CEO/Founder, SoccerPlus
David Di Tomasso
COACHING POSITION:
Head Men's Coach, Elmhurst College (Ill.)
Anson Dorrance
COACHING POSITION:
Head Women's Coach, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Roy Dunshee
COACHING POSITION:
Head Men's Coach, Washington College; Regional Director, Coerver Coaching
Theresa Echtermeyer
COACHING POSITION:
Director of Coaching, Highlands Ranch Soccer Association and Colorado United Soccer club; Boys and Girls Varsity Coach, Mt. Vista High School
Jill Ellis
COACHING POSITION:
Development Director, U.S. Soccer
Alan Ewing
COACHING POSITION:
Coach, Concord Fire Soccer Club (Ga.)
Nancy Feldman
COACHING POSITION:
Head Women's Coach, Boston University
Marc Francis
COACHING POSITION:
General Manager, Colorado Storm
Ben Freakley
COACHING POSITION:
Assistant Men's Coach, Georgia Southern University
Lesle Gallimore
COACHING POSITION:
Head Women's Coach, University of Washington
Bob Gansler
COACHING POSITION:
Head Coach, U.S. Men's National Team (retired)
Vince Ganzberg
COACHING POSITION:
Teacher and Coach, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard High School
Jay Golomb
COACHING POSITION:
Director of Goalkeeping, Jacksonville Youth Soccer Club
Cyndi Goodwin
COACHING POSITION:
Assistant Women's Coach, University of the Redlands
Barry Gorman
COACHING POSITION:
NSCAA Senior Academy Staff
Lauren Gregg
COACHING POSITION:
Technical Advisor, FIFA
David Gregson
COACHING POSITION:
Head Men's Coach, Embry-Riddle University (Fla.)
George Hageage
COACHING POSITION:
Head Women's Coach, Eastern Washington University
April Heinrichs
COACHING POSITION:
Technical Director, U.S. Soccer
Rob Herringer
COACHING POSITION:
Head Men's Coach, Benedictine College
Sheri Huckleberry
COACHING POSITION:
Professor, Ohio University
Neil Hull
COACHING POSITION:
Director, Players Academy of Soccer Skills (PASS)
Laura Kerrigan
COACHING POSITION:
Head Girls Coach, Cary High School
Tracey Leone
COACHING POSITION:
Head Women's Coach, Northeastern
Timo Liekoski
COACHING POSITION:
Various Positions, Football Association of Finland
Nora Maguire-White
COACHING POSITION:
Former Director of Coaching, Shenandoah Valley United
Jaime Maldonado
COACHING POSITION:
Coach, Mustang Soccer Club
Paul Marco
COACHING POSITION:
Head Men's Coach, Binghamton University
Jay Martin
COACHING POSITION:
Head Men's Coach, Ohio Wesleyan University
Ron McEachen
COACHING POSITION:
Head Men's Coach, Skidmore College
John Murphy
COACHING POSITION:
Assistant Men's Coach, Clemson University
Jason Neumann
COACHING POSITION:
Executive Director, Hoover Soccer Club
Mike Noonan
COACHING POSITION:
Head Men's Coach, Clemson University
Tim O'Donohue
COACHING POSITION:
Associate Head Coach, University of Connecticut
Sam Okpodu
COACHING POSITION:
Executive Director, South Carolina Youth Soccer Association
Giovanni Pacini
COACHING POSITION:
Head Mens Soccer Coach, Lasell College (Newton, MA); Technical Director, Mt. Washington Valley Soccer Club (North Conway, NH)
Paul Payne
COACHING POSITION:
Head Men's Coach, Bloomsburg University (Pa.)
Jason Pendleton
COACHING POSITION:
Head Varsity Girls Coach, Blue Valley Southwest (KS.)
George Perry
Coaching Position:
Commissioner, Indiana Soccer League
George Purgavie
COACHING POSITION:
Senior Coach of Soccer Programs, Bates College
Deb Raber
COACHING POSITION:
Head Women's Coach, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Janet Rayfield
COACHING POSITION:
Head Women's Coach, University of Illinois
Kendall Reyes
COACHING POSITION:
NSCAA State Director, South Carolina; Executive Director, Soccer Vision Global
Greg Ryan
COACHING POSITION:
Head Women's Coach, University of Michigan
Sue Ryan
COACHING POSITION:
Head Women's Coach, Stony Brook University
Marco Santillan
COACHING POSITION:
President and Coaching Director, Academicos Football Club (Calif.)
David Saward
COACHING POSITION:
Head Men's Coach, Middlebury College (Vt.)
Dave Schneider
COACHING POSITION:
ODP Coach, Long Island Junior Soccer League
Tim Schum
COACHING POSITION:
Head Men's Coach, Binghamton University (retired)
Michael Seigfried
COACHING POSITION:
Head Boys Coach, Elco High School (Pa.)
Bret Simon
COACHING POSITION:
NSCAA National Academy Staff
Jerry Smith
COACHING POSITION:
Head Women's Coach, Santa Clara University (Calif.)
Marvin Smith
COACHING POSITION:
Director of Coaching, Baton Rouge Soccer Association (La.)
Bill Steffen
COACHING POSITION:
NSCAA Senior National Staff
Kim Sutton
COACHING POSITION:
Head Women's Coach, Chico State (Calif.)
Frank Tschan
COACHING POSITION:
Sport Director/Club Manager, Int. School of Düssledorf
Jeff Vennell
COACHING POSITION:
Athletic Director, Cranbrook Schools (retired)
Tony Waiters
COACHING POSITION:
President and Technical Director, World of Soccer (BC)
Randy Waldrum
COACHING POSITION:
Head Women's Coach, University of Notre Dame
Lang Wedemeyer
COACHING POSITION:
Head Women's Coach, South Dakota State University
Ken White
COACHING POSITION:
Head Boy’s and Girl's Coach, Ravenwood High School (Tenn.)
Doug Williamson
Coaching Position:
Pastor, The United Church of Proctor (Vermont)