Coach Perritano had a great conversation with Simple Coach.

https://youtu.be/QozOtgfDexM?si=pckgegt8YqzOGhrz

Brandon Raynor named HC at Kings College

QuoteRaynor returns for his first full-time stint in Wilkes-Barre after spending the last six years at Hartwick College. He served as an assistant coach with a focus on the goalkeepers from the 2018 through the 2022 campaigns before being promoted to Associate Head Coach and Goalkeeping Coach for the last year.

In his time with the Hawks, Raynor was involved in all facets of the men's soccer program, including planning and preparing for practices with a special focus on goalkeeper training sessions, academic monitoring, recruiting at events and on-campus visits, and travel itineraries. He also assisted the athletic department as a game manager for men's and women's basketball and men's lacrosse home contests as well as supervising intramural programming and aiding in various search committees.

Prior to Hartwick, Raynor spent the previous eight years in Wilkes-Barre as the assistant coach for the Monarchs under long-time head coach Mark Bassett. As an assistant, he was responsible for goalkeeper training and had a big role in alumni relations for the program. During the stretch, Raynor helped guide the Monarchs to the 2014 MAC Freedom title with an appearance in the NCAA Division III National Tournament, as well as a runner-up finish in 2015.

Greetings from Austria!

Concordia (TX) announces the hiring of Jordan Perron as their new men's HC.  This is his first head role; his only experience at the D3 level, either as a player or on the sidelines, was as a graduate assistant at Belhaven during the COVID year.  He's been an assistant at Jones College, a juco, the last three seasons.

Quote from: Kuiper on June 19, 2024, 01:38:20 PMThis happened a long time ago, but I missed it.  Kean Men's Soccer HC Peter-John Falloon resigned to take an assistant coaching position with DI University of Miami Women's soccer

https://keanathletics.com/news/2024/3/12/mens-soccer-falloon-announces-resignation-accepts-full-time-position-at-university-of-miami.aspx

QuoteFalloon spent seven seasons as the head coach at Kean, highlighted by an NJAC championship in 2021 and NCAA tournament first round win the same season.  The Kean alumnus compiled a 57-40-20 overall record in his seven seasons at the helm, good for a .572 winning percentage.  His teams advanced to the conference tournament four times while compiling 23 all-conference selections.  Under his tutelage his players have received one All-America nod, five All-Region awards, and four major awards at the conference or ECAC level.

I haven't seen an announcement about his replacement or interim

Jairo Munoz was named Head Coach of Kean Men's soccer

QuoteMunoz is no stranger to Kean, having played at the university from 1996-1999, earning all-region honors once and all-conference honors three times.

"I would like to thank the Kean University administration for welcoming me back home, as well as express immense gratitude for this opportunity", stated Munoz. "As a former Cougar, I have unfinished goals I am excited to finally achieve. I look forward to bringing my passion and experience to Kean".

He has extensive club coaching experience while recently adding high school coaching to his resume.  He is the current owner and director of LDUQ USA PRO FC with teams ranging from U8 to U18.  He also is the head coach of the U19 Boys Player Development Academy team.

He recently served as the head varsity boys coach at St. Joseph's Regional High School (Montvale) for the past two seasons.

Former Marietta Women's Soccer HC, Sean Kaighin, named HC of Men's soccer at Bluffton

QuoteBluffton University is excited to announce Sean Kaighin as the Head Men's Soccer Coach. His first day is slated for Thursday, Aug. 1.

"I'm honored and excited to be the next Head Coach for Bluffton Men's Soccer as I believe we have a great opportunity ahead of us," said Kaighin. "Thank you to James Grandey, and the hiring committee, for trusting in me! Go Beavers!"

Kaighin has coached at the collegiate level since 2018. He served as head coach at Marietta College where Kaighin achieved one of the highest retention rates among campus athletic programs, maintaining 90 percent team retention. While coachinhg at Marietta,he received the staff award for mentoring from the Undergraduate Education advisory Committee. He alsi served as volunteer assistant coach at Lourdes University.

John Haws resigns as head coach of Saint John's Men's Soccer after 14 seasons

Kind of rough to have to replace your head coach at this time of year.  It's the end of an era too because Haws took over for his father, who was head coach there for 32 seasons.  If they need an interim, I suppose he could take over because he is listed as the head coach of the varsity reserve team

QuoteJohn Haws '99 stepped down following 14 seasons as head coach of the Saint John's University soccer program on Thursday, July 18.

The search process for his replacement begins immediately: https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/csbsju/staff/jobs/4585194/head-soccer-coach-event-supervisor.

"I am deeply thankful for the opportunity to have continued the 57-year legacy of my grandfather and father's coaching careers at Saint John's University," Haws said. "I will always hold dear my experience of recruiting, coaching and championing Johnnie student-athletes."

Another very late soccer HC change

Marquis Muse departed as head men's soccer coach at McMurry to become an assistant coach at DI Incarnate Word and Head Women's Soccer Coach Charles Noble was named HC of both the Men's and Women's programs.

QuoteMcMurry announced changes in the coaching staffs of both the men's and women's soccer programs with the departure of Marquis Muse.
 
Head women's soccer coach Charles Nobles takes the helm of both programs this fall. Lorenzo Segura continues as the men's assistant coach and Madelyn Wilson joins the women's staff, replacing Kate Holland.
 
"There's never a great time to lose a head coach but we are blessed to have Charles available and ready to step up again," said McMurry athletic director Larry Dockery. "He continues to be a valuable member of the McMurry family."
 
Nobles has a 54-51-16 record in six seasons as the women's head coach with 31 of those wins coming in the last three full seasons (excluding Covid). He previously served as an assistant coach of both teams.

PJ Ringel named interim Men's Soccer Head Coach at The College of New Jersey

It's not often anymore that a school looks to the coaching staff of the Men's basketball team for its interim men's soccer coach.  That feels like something that used to happen in the 1970s, when the AD walked through the school's athletic offices and said "Hey, we just started a soccer team.  Anyone want to make a few extra bucks and coach it." 

Very odd.  This could either go pretty well, because he is a promising up-and-coming coach of young men, even if he has never done it in soccer or played the sport since high school, or it will go very badly.  It's a little jarring to see the references in the press release coming from the school's basketball and wrestling coaches.  They had to dig deep to find soccer references from a family friend and a former club soccer teammate.

QuoteP.J. Ringel '21 has been named interim head coach of the TCNJ men's soccer program, Executive Director of Athletics Amanda DeMartino announced Monday.

QuoteDespite many offers to play soccer at the collegiate level, Ringel opted to continue his basketball career at TCNJ, where he enjoyed a terrific career for the Lions and went on to win championships as both a player and coach. A three-year starter at point guard, he ranks third all-time in program history with 294 career assists, including a remarkable 155 during the 2019-20 season to place second in a single campaign at TCNJ. That total led the NJAC and stood 19th in all of Division III. Ringel also led the team and ranked fifth in the NJAC with 55 steals as the Lions won the NJAC championship and posted their first NCAA Tournament win since 1989.

In his COVID-shortened senior season (2020-21), Ringel earned second-team All-NJAC honors after averaging 11.9 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 6.7 assists per game. That year, he again topped the NJAC in assists per game, finishing seventh in the country.

Ringel spent the previous two years as a graduate assistant to men's basketball head coach Matt Goldsmith, playing an instrumental role in helping the Lions capture the NJAC championship in 2024.

I wonder if he will just go back to the men's basketball coaching staff at the end of the soccer season.

Quote from: Kuiper on July 24, 2024, 05:39:16 PMPJ Ringel named interim Men's Soccer Head Coach at The College of New Jersey

It's not often anymore that a school looks to the coaching staff of the Men's basketball team for its interim men's soccer coach.  That feels like something that used to happen in the 1970s, when the AD walked through the school's athletic offices and said "Hey, we just started a soccer team.  Anyone want to make a few extra bucks and coach it." 

Very odd.  This could either go pretty well, because he is a promising up-and-coming coach of young men, even if he has never done it in soccer or played the sport since high school, or it will go very badly.  It's a little jarring to see the references in the press release coming from the school's basketball and wrestling coaches.  They had to dig deep to find soccer references from a family friend and a former club soccer teammate.

QuoteP.J. Ringel '21 has been named interim head coach of the TCNJ men's soccer program, Executive Director of Athletics Amanda DeMartino announced Monday.

QuoteDespite many offers to play soccer at the collegiate level, Ringel opted to continue his basketball career at TCNJ, where he enjoyed a terrific career for the Lions and went on to win championships as both a player and coach. A three-year starter at point guard, he ranks third all-time in program history with 294 career assists, including a remarkable 155 during the 2019-20 season to place second in a single campaign at TCNJ. That total led the NJAC and stood 19th in all of Division III. Ringel also led the team and ranked fifth in the NJAC with 55 steals as the Lions won the NJAC championship and posted their first NCAA Tournament win since 1989.

In his COVID-shortened senior season (2020-21), Ringel earned second-team All-NJAC honors after averaging 11.9 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 6.7 assists per game. That year, he again topped the NJAC in assists per game, finishing seventh in the country.

Ringel spent the previous two years as a graduate assistant to men's basketball head coach Matt Goldsmith, playing an instrumental role in helping the Lions capture the NJAC championship in 2024.

I wonder if he will just go back to the men's basketball coaching staff at the end of the soccer season.

Don't know him, but think this explains how unserious TCNJ has become about athletics.

And I am not one to throw darts, but this is a bridge too far for me.

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At the risk of stating the very obvious, how deflating must it be for the current team and incoming freshmen? At a simplistic level, football has adopted elements of basketball in terms of the possession aspect around the box, but it would take a particularly skilled coach to adapt it successfully, let alone be able to identify which players are capable of what and what development assistance they require.  I guess if it was a Disney movie they finish up 2024 National Champions and make us all look silly.

Ted Lasso

Quote from: EnmoreCat on July 25, 2024, 02:13:30 AMAt the risk of stating the very obvious, how deflating must it be for the current team and incoming freshmen? At a simplistic level, football has adopted elements of basketball in terms of the possession aspect around the box, but it would take a particularly skilled coach to adapt it successfully, let alone be able to identify which players are capable of what and what development assistance they require.  I guess if it was a Disney movie they finish up 2024 National Champions and make us all look silly.

Indeed a made for Disney movie.  I can hear it now....  "Pass it into the backcourt!" " Take it along the baseline!" ...

SC

Just to be clear, Rangel was the only grad asst coach for a TCNJ men's basketball on a staff of five coaches.  So, he was essentially low man on the staff.  They don't even say what his coaching responsibilities were.  It's possible the fact that he knew how to order the bus and get reimbursed for the post-game pizza under TCNJ policies was not an insignificantly attractive part of his resume when they were looking for an interim head soccer coach. 

Quote from: Kuiper on July 25, 2024, 11:06:35 AMJust to be clear, Rangel was the only grad asst coach for a TCNJ men's basketball on a staff of five coaches.  So, he was essentially low man on the staff.  They don't even say what his coaching responsibilities were.  It's possible the fact that he knew how to order the bus and get reimbursed for the post-game pizza under TCNJ policies was not an insignificantly attractive part of his resume when they were looking for an interim head soccer coach. 

I am sure there was a lot of that went into the decision, especially a month out.

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I hate to defend this hire (so I won't) but they were kind of between a rock and a hard place with Nazario stepping away basically a month ago.  It may tell a story that none of last year's *three* assistants (who had been there since 2021) are returning, apparently, as Rangel is the only one currently shown on their web site.