ABOUT US

Mike has been a Director of Coaching for 2 youth soccer clubs and the 2nd largest State Youth Soccer Organization in the country. He was also the Executive Director of the same state organization for 4 years and provided over 80 different clubs with consulting guidance when doing so. Since then he has provided consultation to 24 clubs and enjoys helping volunteers to help children in these clubs.

As a college soccer coach he has coached at the NCAA Division 1, 2 & 3 levels and coached within both the men's and women's sides while doing so. He guided MIT men's soccer to a conference title and more NCAA Tourneys than in the 100 year history of the program. He also led Washington & Lee University to a national #1 ranking and more NCAA Tourneys in his 10 years than the other 80 years of the program's existence. He built the program into a perennial national power having made 2 of the last 3 Final Fours and 5 of the last 6 Sweet Sixteens. Previously, when coaching on the women's side at the D2 level, he aided the team in earning the #2 national ranking. He has been Conference Coach of the Year 6 times and Regional Coaching Staff of the Year 4 times in his travels.

Mike has also been fortunate in being able to work with US Soccer Youth National Teams as a coach and as a sport psychologist. In addition he has been on a FIFA Technical Committee for a World Cup and a CONCACAF Technical Committee for a Gold Cup. 

As a sport psychologist he started the program at Washington & Lee University and worked as an Associate Professor there teaching Sport Psychology for 10 years. He has also worked with lacrosse, basketball, baseball, tennis, football, soccer and wrestling athletes as a sport psychologist and aided multiple NCAA D1 and D3 teams. He also aided at AAU basketball camps. He has been a regular presenter at national conventions on Sport Psychology and as a soccer coach.