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Maike Eagin
I would like to thank Dan Radakovich and the search committee for making this process feel so seamless and I would like to extend my deepest appreciation to Vanderbilt University, Darren Ambrose, and Candice Lee for the incredible journey we shared. The memories and growth achieved during my time at Vanderbilt will forever be cherished. Leaving is bittersweet, but my family and I are excited about the new challenges and opportunities that lie ahead at the University of Miami.
"Ken was instrumental in establishing Vanderbilt soccer's winning culture and ensuring the program's continuous success. I believe I speak for past, current, and future players when I express our overwhelming joy for Ken, his wife Megan, and their children Landon and Miller, as he takes on the role of Head Coach for the women's program at the University of Miami! Congratulations!"
"I am beyond excited to continue to lead Alabama soccer and call Tuscaloosa home," said Hart. "This would not be possible without my tremendous staff and the incredible young women who've played for us. I am grateful for the patience and support exhibited by our administration. Thank you to President Bell, Chancellor St. John and the Board of Trustees, Greg Byrne, (senior associate AD) Mike Ward and our executive staff for affording me the opportunity to work for The University of Alabama. There's no place I'd rather be!"
"We couldn't be prouder of the job Coach Hart has done with our soccer program," said Byrne. "While we celebrated a multitude of successes in 2022, Coach Hart and his staff put a lot of hard work and dedication in for many years to build to this point. Not only is Wes a heck of a coach, but he is an incredible person that we are so fortunate to have here at Alabama. We are thrilled to continue to have Wes as our coach for years to come and thank President Bell, Chancellor St. John and our Board of Trustees for their support in this extension."
Prior to Alabama, Hart spent two years at Florida State. Those two seasons included the Seminoles' first national championship season in 2014 and an overall record of 47-3-4 as an assistant coach. Hart began his collegiate coaching career after spending eight years (2005-12) in a variety of roles with the Colorado Rush, one of the premier soccer clubs in the country.
Position: Boys Head Soccer Coach Position Summary: Archbishop Hoban High School is seeking a Boys Head Soccer Coach. The successful candidate will have excellent communication and organization skills, a history of successful coaching experience and a commitment to total program development. Additionally, the candidate will demonstrate the capacity to coach soccer in support of the mission of Archbishop Hoban High School and infuse our core values into the program. We are a private Catholic School located in the heart of east Akron and rooted in the Holy Cross tradition. Our Holy Cross values are essential to our identity and philosophy of educating the hearts as well as the minds of students, celebrating our diversity, valuing each person, and welcoming one another with the hospitality of Christ. Our Holy Cross educators nurture student achievement and growth through collaborative planning and execution of curricula and encourage an expectation of lifelong learning.
Ambrose, who has spent the last 15 years as the head coach at Penn, becomes the sixth head coach in the history of the program and replaces Derek Greene, who resigned in December after four seasons at the helm.
Born near Sheffield, England, Ambrose played soccer with the youth programs of Sheffield United of the English League Championship and Doncaster Rovers of the English League first division. He also represented the English Schools Regional Team before coming to the U.S. for his college career at Division II national power USC-Spartanburg (S.C.).
Otuyelu is a native of Nigeria and spent most of his younger years there before relocating to the United States, in Boston, Massachusetts. He attended and graduated from Boston English High School, where he was a member of the soccer team.
After graduating from high school, he attended the University of Massachusetts, majoring in industrial engineering, and trained with the Division I University of Massachusetts soccer team as part of the club program. He also played club rugby there. Otuyelu earned a bachelor of science degree in industrial engineering from the University of Massachusetts.
Shrum graduated from California University of Pennsylvania in 2009 with a degree in sports management where he also earned a master's in exercise science with a concentration in sports enhancement and injury prevention. Shrum earned a doctorate from Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions with a concentration in Human and Sports Performance in 2020. His focus was speed development in soccer within the principles of contextual application.
LOCATION: Halifax County Middle School
JOB DESCRIPTION:
The Head Soccer Coach reports directly to the Athletic Director and Principal and has the primary responsibility for all levels of the girls' soccer program. The successful candidate will be required to follow the procedures of the athletic program.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Full responsibility for the overall supervision and development of the girl's soccer program.
- Coordinates, plans, and implements the scheduling of team activities, tryouts, practices, and game plans.
- Teaches athletes to perform sound, safe fundamental techniques.
- Monitors student attendance and academic performance.
- Follows district policies and site procedures.
- Ensures for the safety and security of the team before, during, and after events and traveling to and from events.
- Ensures distribution, collection, and general upkeep of all uniforms and equipment and provides an end-of-the-season inventory.
Eligible for a Virginia teacher's license and also have the following qualities:
- A proven verifiable record of positive staff, student, and administrative support and relationships.
- A proven verifiable record of placing appropriate emphasis on good sportsmanship, academic excellence, positive attitudes and character.
- A demonstrated ability to teach, enforce, advocate and model appropriate behavior, character traits and educational values to students.
- A demonstrated ability to serve as a positive role model for student athletes and a commitment to holding all students and adults associated with the program to the same standards.
- A demonstrated ability to work with parent groups, administrators, staff, and students.
- A demonstrated ability to organize and maintain positive communication with the community.
Apply online at www.halifax.k12.va.us
"I am very excited to welcome Claire to Bryn Mawr," says Bryn Mawr Athletic Director Cristina Fink. "Claire has an impressive coaching and playing background and will be a great asset to the team. She is not only passionate about soccer, but also about the opportunity to connect with Bryn Mawr's dedicated scholar-athletes."
Yossi Raz took over guidance of the Anteater men's soccer program on January 19, 2017 as the fourth head coach in UCI men's soccer history after four seasons as head coach at Division II Cal Poly Pomona.
Entering his sixth year with the program and fifth season of play in 2022, coach Raz and the 'Eaters returned to prominence with a second Big West regular season title sharing with UC Santa Barbara at 6-1-2. Raz and the 'Eaters came one match short of another NCAA Tournament trip falling in the Big West Tournament Final, but came through 2021 with an 8-8-4 record continuing to post non-losing campaigns in each of his four seasons. The 2021 was particularly challenging as the program along with the entire Big West Conference did not compete in 2020 due to health and well-being concerns around the COVID-19 virus and pandemic working through 18 months of trials and tribulations to get back to competition in the fall of 2021. Raz and the Anteaters last played in 2019 where they finished 7-7-5 with a berth to the Big West Tournament.
Raz took the program to its sixth trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2018 where the program reached the second round. UC Irvine went 11-6-4 as a program picking up a Big West regular season title. Coach Raz was named Big West Coach of the Year in just his second season. In his first year as UCI's head coach, the 'Eaters finished 8-8-3.
He was named California Collegiate Athletic Association Coach of the Year in 2014 after leading the Broncos to conference regular-season and tournament championships. His Cal Poly Pomona team followed up in 2015 with a second consecutive 17-win season and the program's second-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament that led to the championship match. The Broncos returned to the NCAA tourney again in 2016, reaching the third round. In four seasons at Cal Poly Pomona, Raz compiled a record of 54-17-12.
Raz is no stranger to the Big West Conference mentality as he was part of the soccer program at CSUN for 13 years, four as a student-athlete and nine more as an assistant coach. Raz was named First Team All-Big West in each of his four seasons competing for the Matadors, earning Big West Freshman of the Year honors and Scholar-Athlete of the Year distinction from CSUN and the Big West.
Raz joined the Matadors' coaching staff in 2005 and made an immediate impact, helping CSUN amass a 15-4-3 record and a Big West championship. The Matadors reached the Round of 16 in the NCAA Tournament, defeating league rival UC Santa Barbara in the program's lone Division I Tournament victory.
Off the pitch, Raz was President of the Student-Athlete Advisory Council and was selected for the NCAA Leadership Conference. His interest in academics continued on as an assistant coach at CSUN, as he was involved in the academic and social progress of his student-athletes and later at Cal Poly Pomona, consistently recognized by the Division of Student Affairs for his program's 100 percent graduation rate.
Raz's coaching circle includes the youth level, where he has recruited talent for the U.S. Youth National Team as a scout and coach. He has participated globally in coaching clinics in countries such as Guatemala, Brazil, and Spain, as well as being a training participant in Israel where he was born and raised. Raz previously spent time with the Israeli Youth National Team.