NSCAA National Coaches of the Year Announced for 2015 Season
Founded in 1941 and based in Kansas City, Missouri, the National Soccer Coaches Association of America has grown into the world’s largest soccer coaches’ organization that serves members at every level of the game. The NSCAA works every day to inspire coaches and ignite their passion for the game so they pass it on to players and others in the soccer community.
Soccer News: Twenty-four head coaches and four assistant coaches from around the country have been recognized by their fellow National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) peers as the 2015 NSCAA National Coaches of the Year and 2015 NSCAA National Assistant Coaches of the Year.
The recipients were named on the NSCAA Coach of the Year Show.
The honorees will be presented their award Friday, Jan. 15 at the annual NSCAA Awards Banquet, held in conjunction with the NSCAA Convention in Baltimore.
2015 NSCAA Men’s/Boys’ National Coaches of the Year
| DIVISION | NAME | SCHOOL / CLUB |
| NCAA Division I | Mike Noonan | Clemson University |
| NCAA Division II | Bob Reasso | Pfeiffer University |
| NCAA Division III | Justin Serpone | Amherst College |
| NAIA | Scott Morrissey | University of Rio Grande |
| NCCAA Division I | Thiago Pinto | Bethel College (Ind.) |
| NCCAA Division II | Bill Brindley | Trinity Baptist College |
| Junior College Division I | Martin Dell | Louisburg College (N.C.) |
| Junior College Division III | Ross Greaney | Oxnard College (Calif.) |
| High School – Large | Jim Davidson | Broomfield High School (Colo.) |
| High School – Small | Jerry Treat | Rose Hill High School (Kan.) |
| Private/Parochial | Owen Finberg | South Kent School (Conn.) |
| Youth | Daouda Kante | Kansas Rush Soccer Club |
2015 NSCAA Women’s/Girls’ National Coaches of the Year
| DIVISION | NAME | SCHOOL / CLUB |
| NCAA Division I | Erica Walsh | Penn State University |
| NCAA Division II | Magnus Nilerud | University of Bridgeport |
| NCAA Division III | Michelyne Pinard | Williams College |
| NAIA | Jason Crist | Spring Arbor University |
| NCCAA Division I | David Lewis | Houghton College |
| NCCAA Division II | Chris Carmichael | Bob Jones University |
| Junor College Division I | Christiane Lessa | Iowa Central Community College |
| Junior College Division III | Katie Miller | Brookdale Community College (N.J.) |
| High School – Large | Doug Kidd | Swansboro High School (N.C.) |
| High School – Small | Jim Gardner | Cheyenne East High School (Wyo.) |
| Private/Parochial | Michael Fee | Summit Country Day School (Ohio) |
| Youth | Chris Black | Kings Hammer Soccer Club (Ky.) |
2015 NSCAA National Assistant Coaches of the Year
| Division | Recipient | School/Club |
| Senior College Men: Glenn “Mooch” Myernick Award* | Dane Brenner | Wake Forest University |
| Senior College Women: Glenn “Mooch” Myernick Award* | Tina Estrada | Saint Mary’s College (Calif.) |
| Junior College | Mike Galeski | Parkland College |
| High School | Gary Luckey | Wheaton Warrenville South High School (Ill.) |
*The Glenn “Mooch” Myernick Senior College Assistant Coach of the Year is designed to highlight outstanding assistant coaches at the collegiate level. It is awarded to one national winner and eight regional winners for both men’s and women’s programs each year. All winners receive a plaque in honor of their achievement.
Men’s/Boys’ Coaches of the Year Accommplishments
Women’s/Girls’ Coaches of the Year Accomplishments
