Welcome to STP Soccer

Experience as a soccer player (youth)
*Youth soccer player since age six. Led team to 1992 3rd Place in State Cup
  (starting goalkeeper and center midfielder) for Wheaton Falcons.
*Wheaton Warrenville South Graduate (1996). Two year starter on Varsity
  as goalkeeper. 1994 Team Won Regional Championship.
*Kopion Football Club (Wheaton) Player 1993-1998 (Starting Goalkeeper).
  Team was Runner-up for Illinois Cup in spring 1995.

Experience as a coach
Began coaching in 2000 during his student teaching. Places he has coached at...
*Thayer J. Hill Middle School
  Head Boys and Girls Soccer Coach. Led Girl's team to its first and only
  championship in league play in school history (2000). Led Boy's team to a
  championship (2000).
*Wheaton St. Francis Assistant Coach (Boys and Girls) 2002-2004. During
  those years the
  Girl's team won its only two Regional Championships ever in school history (2002 and 2003).
  Boy's team won two of its only four ever Regional
  Championships ever in school history (2002 and 2003).
*Assistant Women's Soccer Coach at Benedictine University 2004
*Assistant Men's Soccer Coach College of DuPage 2005, 2007 to current.
  2005 team finished 4th in Nation with the goalkeeper he coached
  being the only COD player to earn all-tournament honors.
  Specializes in Training Goalkeepers for COD.

*Head Boys Varsity Coach of St Joseph 2006. Record of 13-9-2.
  Won School's First ever Class AA Regional Championship.
*Head Girl's Varsity Coach of Immaculate Heart of Mary,
  which later merged with St. Joseph from 2005-2007.
  Three-year record of 39-21-4. Team competed in two Class AA Regional
  Championships. 2005 team finished runner-up in the state of Illinois for sportsmanship.
  2005 team averaged 4 goals a game in scoring 79 goals during a 13-6-1 campaign.

Soccer in The USA
*Two-year player at College of DuPage. 1996 and 1998. 1996 team finished 3rd in Nation.
  1998 team finished 7th in Nation.

*One-year player at Benedictine University. Started and played every minute during 1999 season.
  Won teams hustle and hard working player of the year award (Dog Hearted Award).
*Head Boys Varsity Coach of St Joseph 2006. Record of 13-9-2.
  Won School's First ever Class AA Regional.
*Head Girl's Varsity Coach of Immaculate Heart of Mary, later St. Joseph from 2005-2007.
  Three-year record of 39-21-4 in three years. Team competed in two Class AA Regional
  Championships. 2005 team finished runner-up in the state of Illinois for sportsmanship.

Diploma's and Licenses for Soccer.
*NSCAA National Diploma June of 2005

*NSCAA Advanced National Diploma January 2008 (equvilent to a USSF "B" License)

*NSCAA National Goalkeeper Diploma January 2006

*NSCAA- Advanced National Goalkeeper Diploma June 2007

*USSF National "C" License May 2008.

Education
*Graduated with Honors at College of DuPage with an Associate in Arts. 1998
*Benedictine University Graduate with Bachelors in 2000.
Major in Social Sciences, Minor Secondary Education.

Holds: NSCAA Advanced National Diploma.
USSF National “C” Coaching License.