Jorge Rojas, assistant coach of womens soccer, played professional soccer in several countries. Staff Directory - Middlebury College Athletics - PrestoSports Elias, Robert The Panthers jumped out to a 5-1 advantage through two innings of play in game number one. Leonards biggest accomplishment was playing at the Double A level with the Portland Sea Dogs in Maine. Waterman, Hank He has more wins than any other coach in Middlebury soccer history with a career record of 347-119-59 over 32 seasons. Middlebury varsity coaches reflect on past professional playing careers Greg Conrad '17 is one of eleven Middlebury varsity coaches to have played professional sports. Main Navigation Menu. In 2005 and 2006, Johnson was the U.S. National Champion in nordic skiing. I enjoyed getting to know and learn from a variety of knowledgeable and experienced coaches. Being a student athlete is hard and you dont realize how hard it is until you are no longer a student and are just an athlete. Copyright 2023 Addison County Independent, All Rights Reserved. Greene, Joey It was the last stop of my career and my role as player-coach where I served as our back-up catcher and helped coach the pitchers. That was a hard adjustment coming from college since players can be traded or released at any moment. Athletics / Home - Addison Central School Official Athletics Site of the Middlebury College Panthers David Saward Title Head Coach Phone 802.443.5255 Email [email protected] Alma Mater University of London '80 Saward enters his 33rd and final season at the helm of one of New England's most well-respected soccer programs. Elias was named the fifth men's soccer head coach since 1958 in December of 2017. Gittens, Carolyn The match was clinched in a hard-fought battle at #4. Players. Thats not a typical combination, but to be fair, Conrad was anything but typical as an athlete. In his first three years as Middleburys head coach (29-11-14), he has taken the Panthers to the NCAA postseason tourney in all three years. Kelley, Livia Copyright 2002-2023 Blackboard, Inc. All rights reserved. He was there to watch two of his protgs, Middlebury coach Alex Elias and Tufts coach Kyle Dezotell, compete against one another on the South Street pitch where Dave spent so much of his time. Karl Lindholm: Saward's remarkable 'coaching tree' Women's Soccer Assistant Coach job in Middlebury with Middlebury College. Ski Team (19992007). We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. The learning and the problem solving aspect involved in bringing out your best as an athlete and performer is probably my favorite part. His attention to detail will have him looking for the best players and methods to take those players to the next level. We were playing in the Championship game in Quebec City and former MLB All-Star and Cy Young winner Eric Gagne was pitching. The catcher spent four years in Bostons minor-league system, playing for teams such as the Gulf Coast League Red Sox, Lowell Spinners, and Greenville Drive. Eph head coach Anik Cepeda reflects, "If two points had gone our way, the match would be tied at 3-3 right now. GAME 1 HIGHLIGHTS. His coaching centered around relationships, and thats a big reason so many of his players chose to stay in the game. What Wilkerson had to say: The biggest takeaway was that it actually got easier to just focus on being an athlete. The most recent updates will appear at the top of the wall dating back to prior seasons. Rush provides top-quality opportunities for players at all levels. Mark Sienko Assistant Coach, Womens Soccer Former Pro Soccer Player in Poland. He has a wonderful perspective on soccer and it extends well beyond the game. The associate head coach at Middlebury also won the USTA 40 National Grass Court Championships in Santa Barbara, California. He is a certified soccer coach of both the British and Canadian Soccer associations and holds the NSCAA Advanced Coaching Diploma. Courtesy Photo, Mike Leonard (far right) poses with three teammates on the Lowell Spinners in 2005. Courtesy Photo, Adam Luban 18 trained in a professional environment after graduating from Middlebury. The challenge of starting late was not having developed much skill in my early days. VanNewkirk, Sydney Middlebury (village), VT. He also co-founded a Middlebury sports recap podcast, PFL Weekly, which is released on all major streaming platforms every Tuesday. He is in his first season at Tufts, having served as head coach at Ithaca College and Norwich University, and last weekend won the 2021 NESCAC championship, earning the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Courtesy Photo, Jack Ceglarski played professional hockey before becoming an assistant coach at Middlebury College. Saward has also guided the team to NESCAC Championships in 2000, 2007 and 2010, being named the NESCAC Coach of the Year in 2008 and 2015. Also, not being a part of a team like at Midd was a tough adjustment. Welcome to the Middlebury Boys Soccer team feed. Qualifications: Prior soccer coaching experience helpful. Boasting impressive size and strength, the soccer forward bullied opponents in the NESCAC as a player. He became the head coach for the 2018 campaign. Following the season, Saward was named both the New England and National Coach of the Year. What is up with all of the events about Israel? His time as a professional took him across the world, with the now-assistant coach playing and living in England at one point. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. All five losses were by one goal. Middle School Assistant JV Boys Soccer Coach Emmett, Greg The . First-Year Student-Athlete Leadership & Life Skills, Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), Student-Athletes of Color Organization (SAOC), Guided the Panthers to the NCAA Quarterfinals in 2021, which was the third-straight year the squad qualified for the NCAA Tournament under Elias leadership, 2x NESCAC Championship appearances (2017, 2019), 4x United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award, ranking in the top-five places in team GPA across all NCAA divisions, 4x College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) Academic All-Americans, Head mens soccer coach - Middlebury College (2017-present), Assistant mens soccer coach - Middlebury College (2014-2017), Assistant mens soccer coach/recruiting coordinator - LIU-Brooklyn (2011-2014), Bachelor of Arts in economics - Magna Cum Laude - Middlebury College- 2008, Masters of Arts (Psychology) - LIU Brooklyn - 2013, Captain of the 2007 NCAA and NESCAC Championship teams, CoSIDA District I Third Team All-Academic, Burr & Burton Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee, Field Intern at Grassroot Soccer, Kimberley, South Africa, (2008-09), Teacher at Teach For America in Brooklyn, New York (2009-11). The first was being able to play in a Major League spring training game. First-Year Student-Athlete Leadership & Life Skills, Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), Student-Athletes of Color Organization (SAOC), Helped guide the Panthers to the NCAA Quarterfinals in 2021, which was the third-straight year the squad qualified for the NCAA Tournament, Helped guide the Panthers to a spot in the 2022 NCAA Tournament, 2x NESCAC Championship appearances (2019, 2021), 4x United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award, ranking in the top-five places in team GPA across all NCAA divisions, 4x College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) Academic All-Americans, Assistant mens soccer coach - Middlebury College (2018-present), Coach - UMF Tindastll U16 Training (2017), Bachelors Degree - Psychology - Middlebury College - 2017, Four-year starter on the Middlebury mens soccer team, serving as captain in his final two seasons, Ended career with 69 points (27G, 15A) in 64 matches played, Four-year member of the Middlebury mens ice hockey team, Trialed with Vikingur Reykjavk in 2017, a club in the top league in Iceland, Signed with UMF Afturelding (Icelandic Deild 2) and played with UMF Tindastll (Icelandic Deild 2), Trialed against VFL Bochum in 2018 before signing with DJK Tus Hordel of the Westfalenliga in Germany, Served as a guest player for San Francisco City FC (USL2) in 2019. What Leonard had to say: The entire experience of being able to realize a childhood dream of playing professional baseball was incredible. Di Benedetto, Fanny Madden, Alem Patton, Frankie
