OSSCA News & Announcements

USC - High School Diploma Opportunity

High School Diploma Course Fort Wayne, IN 

June 14 - 16, 2024
Canterbury High School
3210 Smith Road | Fort Wayne, IN 

Time Commitment: 15 hours of directed learning

Testing: None 

Pre-Course Work: There is no pre-course work for  the High School Diploma. 

Prerequisites: None 

Age Requirement: Must be at least 18 years old  to attend. 

Course Pricing: Register now to secure the lowest  rate of $350 for this course. Anyone who is not a  current member of United Soccer Coaches will be  charged an additional $150 for membership. 

The High School Diploma course delves into the  unique influence that high school coaches have on  the personal growth of their student-athletes. This  comprehensive program explores practical on-field  strategies, encompassing: functional, phase play,  technical progressive techniques, and coaching  during actual gameplay, backed by insightful  match analysis. Moreover, participants will gain  valuable insights into: crafting an effective coaching  philosophy, constructing a game model, integrating  sports science principles, and mastering team  management—integral components for the holistic  development of a successful high school program. 

Questions: Contact Greg Mauch at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  

Register, view the schedule, and learn more at unitedsoccercoaches.org 

Click on “Education” and then “Master Course Schedule” to view the event, or scan the QR code  to go directly to it.

 

United Soccer Coaches Awards Banquet

Allow anyone who wishes to view the United Soccer Coaches Awards Banquet, Friday evening or the All-American Ceremony, Saturday afternoon. I will ask Sean to post these on the mainpage of our website and ask you to distribute these throughout your District.  These streams will allow anyone unable to make it to Anaheim an opportunity to watch them, as they are being streamed LIVE.

 

United Soccer Coaches Awards Banquet- Friday

https://vimeo.com/event/3997851/bce8ad222e

 

United Soccer Coaches All-American Ceremony- Saturday

https://vimeo.com/event/3997854/a838f78639

2023 Special Awards

2023 OSSCA Awards

   

AWARD

RECIPIENT

SCHOOL

Ron Pinsenschaum Award Kevin Zerbey Rocky River High School
Kim Mahoney Award Alison Rafter Brooklyn High School
OHSAA SEI - Boys Steve Knapp Hudson High School
OHSAA SEI - Girls Rick Polinari South Range High School
Private/Parochial COY - Boys John B. Orozco Toledo Christian School
Private/Parochial COY - Girls Chip Smith Notre Dame Academy
Coach of the Year    
Boys D-I Rick Cooper Lakota West High School
Boys D-II Nick DePompei Revere High School
Boys D-III Brian Greene Beachwood High School
Girls D-I Jorge Diaz Perrysburg
Girls D-II Patrick Hopkins Rocky River High School
Girls D-III Michelle Maag Ottawa-Glandorf High School
Asst Coach of the Year    
Boys D-I Patrick Fagan Worthington Kilbourne High School
Boys D-II Jacob Brown Ontario High School
Boys D-III Tim Sherrod Worthington Christian High School
Girls D-I David Fitzgerald Solon High School
Girls D-II Eric Unwin Summit Country Day School
Girls D-III Haley Hoffer Bluffton High School
Player of the Year    
Boys D-I Bradley Poppell Archbishop Moeller High School
Boys D-II Dylan Halm Revere High School
Boys D-III Sanny Qwusu-Sarfo Worthington Christian High School
Girls D-I Hannah Pachan Walsh Jesuit High School
Girls D-II Sophia Sindelar Rocky River High School
Girls D-III Elizabeth Zimmerman Cincinnati Country Day School
     
     
     
United Soccer Coaches Coaches of the Year  
Boys Large Rick Cooper Lakota West High School
Boys Small Brian Greene Beachwood High School
Girls Large Patrick Hopkins Rocky River High School
Girls Small Michelle Maag Ottawa-Glandorf High School
     
Referee of the Year Vince Ragone Cleveland
     
HALL of FAME Gene DeWeese Hilliard Bradley
  Michael Biros Massillon Jackson
  Ruth Coney Chippewa
 

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