1. Elon University 2. Longwood University 3. Loyola University-Chicago 4. Manhattan College 5. Northeastern University 6. Sacred Heart University 7. University of Illinois-Chicago 8. US Naval Academy 9. Xavier University Manhattan was coached by Billy Walsh, the ex-Metro player who I remember most for hosting some type of soccer tournament in his parents backyard that had a bunch of big named players. Northeastern is going to have a very difficult time in the CAA is soccer without serious improvement. They have an interm coach, but not there is no indication that he will remain.
http://www.collegesports.com/sports/m-soccer/stories/121304aag.html Scratch Sacred Heart off the list. Joe Barroso has taken the reins of the Mighty Pioneers.
1. Elon University 2. Longwood University 3. Loyola University-Chicago 4. Manhattan College 5. Northeastern University 6. Sacred Heart University - Joe Barroso Women's coach at Sacred Heart 7. University of Illinois-Chicago 8. US Naval Academy 9. Xavier University
9 jobs so soon after the season has ended. Does anyone know if there is precedence for this? 9 jobs in 200. Is this considered a lot. If a d1 head coach took each of these jobs that would signal 9 more jobs to open. At 18 that would seem very high,no. just wondering. Anyone have any thoughts. Do you think younger AD's are putting pressure on coaches to succeed in soccer. Could the conference jumping have something to do with it?
I think most of these programs have had miserable records over the years (or have lost a lot of players in the case of UIC), and success would be a .500 record, with maybe a top 1/2 finish in their league every so often.
Add Dayton, take off Xavier, who signed Dayton's head coach Dave Schureck. 1. Elon University 2. Longwood University 3. Loyola University-Chicago 4. Manhattan College 5. Northeastern University 6. Sacred Heart University - Joe Barroso Women's coach at Sacred Heart 7. University of Dayton 8. University of Illinois-Chicago 9. US Naval Academy
I do not see to many current D1 coaches leaving their schools and taking one of these jobs. That being said, if there was some emotional attachment to the school, that may be different. But most of these vacancies will be taken by DII, DIII head coaches or DI assistant coaches. I think for most AD's, mens soccer is a drain on the budget and they do not pay a great deal of attention to it. Most of the schools that do not currently have coaches have not changed conferences. The only one that is changing is Longwood which is joing a conference after being an independent.
1. Elon University 2. Longwood University 3. Loyola University-Chicago 4. Manhattan College 5. Northeastern University 6. Sacred Heart University - Joe Barroso Women's coach at Sacred Heart 7. University of Dayton 8. University of Illinois-Chicago 9. US Naval Academy 10. Xavier University - Dave Schureck University of Dayton head coach This is a great catch by Xavier. Schureck is one of the better coaches in the midwest and has made Dayton a consistantly good team. He is an Xavier grad hence the move. Here is his bio: http://www.daytonflyers.com/mens_soccer/head_coach.html It seems that he has very good ties to the youth programs in SW Ohio and N, Kentucky. It looks like he could do very well in recruiting in that area. Here are some reports on the move: http://www.daytondailynews.com/sports/content/sports/ud/daily/1215schureck.html
Good point. Schureck left a very nice Dayton program for his alma mater, Xavier. Sounds as though they recruited him pretty heavily and apparently made a significant committment to upgrading their program in doing so. Probably not a bad move, on balance, under the right set of conditions. Soccer could be the #2 sport at Xavier behind basketball, while it could only be the #3 sport at Dayton at best, behind basketball and football. Bigger local catholic recruiting pool (and more quality club players) as well. Further, unlike Dayton, Xavier has almost no Title IX problems holding them back from adding additional men's soccer scholarships.
OK. So now we have 3 filled 1. Elon University - UNC-Greensboro Assistant Darren Powell 2. Longwood University 3. Loyola University-Chicago 4. Manhattan College 5. Northeastern University 6. Sacred Heart University - Joe Barroso Women's coach at Sacred Heart 7. University of Dayton 8. University of Illinois-Chicago 9. US Naval Academy 10. Xavier University - Dave Schureck University of Dayton Head Coach
Now it's 4 down. 6 to go. 1. Elon University - UNC-Greensboro Assistant Darren Powell 2. Longwood University 3. Loyola University-Chicago 4. Manhattan College- Michael Swanwick - Dominican College Head Coach 5. Northeastern University 6. Sacred Heart University - Joe Barroso Women's coach at Sacred Heart 7. University of Dayton 8. University of Illinois-Chicago 9. US Naval Academy 10. Xavier University - Dave Schureck, University of Dayton Head Coach
Rob, I am hearing that NorthEastern too may be switching conferences to the Colonial. Not sure of timeframe.
Longwood's an interesting story. The program cut the majority of it's players when the coach who was just now fired (I don't know his name) decided to bring in 17 freshman, mostly from the Va area. The core of the class was pretty good, but despite a tough schedule and any sort of experience, the program had a less than stellar year. He was indeed fired, and seeing how he wasn't there for all that long, I imagine it was a run-in w/ the AD. And let's be honest, if you've ever been to Longwood then you'll know that it's not the easiest place to recruit to. There's not a lot of hope for the program in the future other than pulling kids that are good but don't have the grades to get into good schools. But keep your eye on this one; Tim O'Sulivan of VCU...there might be a coaching vacancy there, soon.
OK. I'll bite. Why would that be? Can't be VCU's performance on the season, so it must be something else.
Congrats. Is this a good move? He did a great job at UNCG- can he compete at Elon? When do they play each other next year?
I don't know the man, but, his credentials read pretty well. Is it a good move? Sure, he gets to call his own shots. Elon's players draw from a wide geographic area. Iif he was in charge of recruiting at Greensboro, he'll take those contacts with him. He should be able to build a nice program. Not sure what the scholarship situation is at either school, but consider the following: SAT requirements: Elon = 1090 UNCG = 920 Cost: Elon = $21,000 UNCG = $17,000 Specialty: Elon = Liberal Arts UNCG= Business Not sure when they meet.
OK. Now it's 5 down. 1. Elon University - UNC-Greensboro Assistant Darren Powell 2. Longwood University 3. Loyola University-Chicago 4. Manhattan College- Michael Swanwick - Dominican College Head Coach 5. Northeastern University- Brendan Donahue- Former Assistant 6. Sacred Heart University - Joe Barroso Women's coach at Sacred Heart 7. University of Dayton 8. University of Illinois-Chicago 9. US Naval Academy 10. Xavier University - Dave Schureck, University of Dayton Head Coach
He won at DIII Greensboro College (think a pair of DIII final fours), and put a guy in the MLS and several into the A-League. He is the reason UNCG returned to prominence...If you note, his return from the head coaching job (to assistant at the G) coincides with our rise to competitiveness. He is really well connected in the ODP system as well as internationally. At Greensboro College he used a ton of ODP level players from New Zealand and several English guys as well. He is also a good evaluator of talent.
Not to try and divert the thread - but I'm curious what this market looks like and how schools structure their programs. Back in the mid-80's when I came through, only the Basketball and Football coach were full-time gigs. All the lesser (non-revenue) sports had either part-timers or coaches that also carried a class load as an instructor. How does it work now at one of these programs? ... and anyone willing to hazard a guess what a D-1 school would have to pay for a coach?
Varies with the program, although most of at least the top 100 D1 schools have full time head coaches. The median salary range would be in the 40k-70k range (some much higher), plus benefits, on par with university employees. Many of these are augumented with significant camp income, and the more high profile athletic programs can offer cars donated by boosters, and other perks.