Boys Coaches

 

Doug Biggs
 

Doug Biggs has been involved in soccer for over 30 years and was the original founder of Victory Soccer Camp, known for the emergence of many of today’s prestigious coaches.  Doug’s impressive list of positions includes University of Maine, Orono (Head Coach – Men’s), and the University of New England (Head Coach – Men and Women).  He was also the president of Odyssey Sport ’97 prior to joining Seacoast United Maine.  Doug is a Region 1 ODP Coach, Soccer Maine Licensing Instructor for USSF Courses, and Odyssey coach. Doug possesses a USSF National B License and National Youth Coaching License. 

James Blackwell
 

Bio coming soon...  

Brian Cooke
 

Brian is currently the head coach for the Seacoast United Maine South U12 Boys team.  He is the president and founder of Maine Metro F.C., which merged with Seacoast United Maine in July of 2010.  He is originally from Montego Bay, Jamaica & played on the Jr. National soccer team that represented Jamaica at the 1973 and 1974 CONCACAF Tournaments.

Brian is a former player of University of Southern Maine (USM).  He first attended USM on a soccer scholarship in 1974, where he won the NAIA and Division 3 State and New England championships in 1975 and 1976 respectively.  He was selected for the NSCAA All-American team in 1976, NAIA All-American Team in 1976 and 1977.  He was named All-State and All-New England from 1974 through 1977.  Brian was inducted into the University of Southern Maine’s Sports Hall of Fame in March 1988.

Prior to playing for USM, Brian played at Cornwall College High School in Montego Bay, Jamaica. He played two years for Los Perfectos and Violet Kickers (Jamaican Division 1 club teams) while playing in high school.

After playing for USM, he played semi-professional in the Massachusetts A-League for Acropolis Soccer Club, and local Greater Portland men’s league teams Budweiser Kings and Acorn Kings both indoor and outdoor.

Brian received the University of Southern Maine’s Silver Anniversary Award on September 29, 2001 in recognition of his outstanding athletic accomplishments at the University.  He received his USSF "D" Coaching License in 1999, and recently completed his USSF "C" License in June of 2010.

Ron Graham
 

Ron was born & grew up in the North Shore area of Massachusetts.  He played soccer for Gloucester HS and Kimball Union Academy (NH).  He graduated from Colby College where he played soccer, rugby, and skied.  After graduating with a BS in Physics, Math, and Business, he started his own electronics company and ran it for 15+ years while living in Massachusetts.  After that, he and his wife moved back to Maine to raise their family.

Ron has coached soccer and baseball since 1995.  He has received his USSF C license, AYSO National Coaching License, is certified by the Maine Center for Sport and Coaching, NYSCA baseball certification, is CPR certified, and helped to establish the University of Maine’s Sports Done Right program in Maine.

Ron is currently the head coach for the Seacoast United U13 Boys and U15 Boys, Head Coach for Cumberland Soccer Club U13 Boys, Head Coach for Greely High School’s First Team and an Assistant Coach for the Greely HS Varsity team.  Ron’s prior soccer coaching experience includes Odyssey Soccer Club, AYSO Region 1271, Cumberland Soccer Club, MSAD-51 School System.  Ron has also served on the board of several athletic organizations:  AYSO Region 1271, Southern Maine Premier Soccer Club, and Suburban Little League.  He lives in North Yarmouth with his wife Anne and three sons:  Andrew, Cameron, and Hunter.

Seth Johnson
 

Seth has been a college coach and physical educator for over 25 years while also serving as a youth coach and Coaching Director during his tenure.  Since moving to Maine, he has served as Assistant Men’s Soccer Coach at Bates College, a Senior Staff Coach and Trainer for Coastal and a State Olympic Development Program (ODP) Coach for SoccerMaine.

Prior to moving to Maine in June 2003, he was Head Men¹s Coach at Principia College (IL) for 18 years, where his teams went to the NCAA Division III Tournament, won several Conference Championships and he was named both Conference Coach of the Year and National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Midwest Region Coach of the Year. Seth holds the highest license from NSCAA, the Premier, which is the equivalent of the US Soccer ³A². He also holds licenses from the KNVB Dutch Association, and has served as an Associate Staff Instructor, conducting courses for coaches for NSCAA.   

 

Coach Johnson was Assistant Coach at Williams College from 1979 to 1983 where they fielded top teams at the regional and national level. He was also an assistant at Boston University where the team went to the NCAA Division I quarterfinals. He played at Williams College from 1975 to 1979, where he was captain and the team was undefeated in Division III play his senior year.  Seth also played at Phillips Exeter Academy (PEA) in 1974-1975, where they were New England Prep School Champions. He was captain at Wayland High School in MA, where he was an All-State player.   

 

Since joining the Coastal Soccer Club in 2004 (now Seacoast United Maine), Seth first coached the Coastal Crew U15 and U16 Boys to two State Cup Championships and strong performances at the Region I Tournament in the ¹04 and ¹05 seasons. The Crew went 1-1-1 at Regionals in ¹05 with a chance to advance to the semifinal with a win vs Maryland only to tie 0-0.

 

In 2006, he started coaching the Coastal Thunder U14 Boys who won the State Cup Championship and they advanced to the Region I tournament final. They went 2-0-1 in pool play, defeated FC Delco (PA) 1-0 in the semifinal before losing to Bethesda, MD 1-0 in the final. They finished the season 19-6-5, ranked #2 in Region 1 and #8 nationally.  In 2007, the Coastal Thunder again won the State Championship and went 1-1-1 at Regionals losing only to eventual Regional Champion PDA (NJ) 2-0 in pool play. They finished the season 22-7-6.  In 2008, the Coastal Thunder were again State Cup Champions and advanced to the Region 1 finals before losing to Lower Marion (PA) in PKs. The team was 2-0-1 in pool play advancing to the semifinal where they beat FSC (NJ) in the semifinal. They finished the season 25-5-7, ranked #3 in Region 1 and #10 nationally.  In 2009, the now Seacoast Maine Thunder did extremely well again advancing to the Region 1 final for the third time in four years, going 2-0-1 in pool play, beating Beachside (CT) 2-1 in the semifinal before losing to YMS Explosion (PA) in the final 2-0 in OT. They finished the year 23-8-11, with a #4 Regional ranking and a #5 national ranking.

 

Over the last four years the Thunder had an overall record of 89-26-29, including Region 1 Premier league play, a State Cup record of 15-0-1 and a Region 1 Tournament record of 11-3-5. 

Martyn Keen
 

Martyn Keen is a native of North Wales where he was a schoolteacher and a soccer player and coach in the League of Wales for many seasons. He was also involved in working with the Welsh U-15 schoolboy’s team before moving to the U.S. in 1994.

In the States, Martyn has been heavily involved in coaching and has worked with many age groups and in many roles. At various times, he has been varsity boys coach at Deering high school, assistant head coach at the University of Southern Maine and Director of coaching for Southern Maine United, Southern Maine Premier and Merrymeeting soccer clubs.

Martyn is the founder of Safehands Goalkeeper School, which has run successful goalkeeper programs for more than 12 years, and he was director of the Competitive Edge soccer camps.

Martyn has seen more than 80 of his players go on to play collegiate soccer at every level. He has been particularly lucky with goalkeepers and has been the private coach to players who have started at prestigious programs such as Duke University, University of Virginia, Boston College and Stanford.

Away from soccer, Martyn has a Bachelors degree in Education and a Masters degree in Sports Science. He is also certified by the American College of Sports of Medicine as a Health Fitness Specialist, by the American Council for Exercise as a Lifestyle and Weight Management Consultant and he is a certified Motivational Interviewing Counselor. He is also certified in CPR & basic life support.

Martyn is a member of several professional organizations in addition to the ACSM and ACE, the AACVPR (American association of cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation) AHPERD (Association for health, physical education, recreation and dance) and the NSCAA (National soccer coaches of America).

Rupert Lewis
 

Coach Lewis is the head coach for St. Joseph’s College Field Hockey and will be entering his 6th season in the fall of 2010.  He is a native of Jamaica, where he began his illustrious career in field hockey and soccer.  While in high school in Jamaica, he represented his country nationally in both sports.

Coach Lewis has a distinguished and winning soccer resume.  He is a former player of University of Southern Maine (USM) from 1979-1982.  He was named to the All-New England Team in 1982, All-District 5 Team in 1981 & ’82, All-State in 1981 & ’82, and All-WMAC in 1982.  He was on teams that won the NAIA District 5 Championship in 1979 and placed 3rd and 4th at the National NAIA Soccer Tournament in 1980 and 1979 respectively.  He was selected as honorable mention for the 1982 All-American Team.  Rupert will be inducted into the University of Southern Maine’s Sports Hall of Fame in October 2010.

Prior to playing for USM, Rupert played at Cornwall College High School in Montego Bay, Jamaica.  While in high school, he also played for Seba United and Violet Kickers, two winning Jamaican Division 1 Club Teams.  He played semi-professional in the Massachusetts A-League for Acropolis Soccer Club and was selected to the All-Massachusetts Semi-Pro Team.  Coach Lewis played and coached several Division I and II teams for the Greater Portland men’s league such as the Budweiser Kings, Acorn Kings, and AJ Kennedys.  Rupert holds a USSF National "C" license and will be coaching the U13 Boys "South" team for the 2010/2011 season.

Kieran McCormack
 

Bio coming soon...  

Peter Mills
 

Bio coming soon...

J. Moody
 

Coach J. is going into his 4th year with the club. During his first three years with the club J. has worked with the U10 - U12 boys both as assistant and as head coach.  In his first season as head coach with the U12 boys J. lead the team to the Granite State 8v8 division finals and finished as the NHSA State Tournament Champions.

J. has also been a part of the Jr. Academy staff for the last three years and has held keeper specific training sessions. 

J was a keeper early on then moved into the field for nearly all of high school and then permanently while playing at the University of Maine at Presque Isle. He holds a USSF National D license and a NSCAA National Goalkeepers license. 

Tom Munroe
 

Tom holds his NSCAA Premier Diploma (2005) as well as his USSF "C" License (1998).  He earned his BS in Wildlife Management at the University of Maine, Orono (1985) and an AS in Liberal Studies from the State University of NY at Cobleskill.  Tom has been honored as the 2006 Yankee Small College Conference Women’s Coach of the Year as well as a team recognition of 2007 Region I Tournament’s Sportsmanship Award.

Tom Munroe is the Head Coach of the Women’s program at Southern Maine Community College (2005-Present).  He has been coaching with Seacoast United Maine since 2006 on the boys’ side with U16-U18 teams.  Prior to taking the SMCC position in 2005, he was the Cheverus High School JV Boys’ coach from 2001-04.  Tom also is the head coach of the Shinagawa Sister Sports Exchange City Program (2000-Present), which includes local residents as well as members of Portland’s immigrant community from Somalia, Sudan, and Bosnia.  Outside of soccer, Tom has also served as a Boy Scout Trip Leader and Merit Badge Counselor (1996-2003), where he planned canoe & backpacking trips for Troop 93 Falmouth.

Andrew Pelletier
 

Bio coming soon!

Colin Reilly
 

Colin is originally from Evergreen, CO.  He played his high school soccer for Evergreen Senior High School & played club soccer for the Colorado Rush who were the runners-up in the State Cup during his senior year.  Colin played 4 years collegiately at the University of Southern Maine, where he was selected to the All-Conference team 3 out of his 4 years there whil being named the Little East Defender of the Year his senior season.  Colin was also a 2-year co-captain for the Huskies, and earned All-New England honorable mention and All-East Academic Team honors.  He continued his playing career after college playing for the Maine Sting where he started every game as the team was runner-up in the New England NASL division.  Colin also played an exhibition match for the Portland Phoenix PDL team during its inaugural year and trained with them this past summer.

Colin was the head coach of Maine Metro FC’s U11 Boys academy team last year.  He also served as the assistant coach to the U14 boys team.  He currently works as an Ed Tech III at the Cummings School, working with mentally/behaviorally challenged teens.  He is also the Falmouth High School Women’s first team head coach.  Colin will be coaching the U12 boys for Seacoast United Maine during the 2010/11 season.

Steve Twombly
Steve enters his fourth year as a member of Coastal Soccer Club/Seacoast United’s coaching staff. Steve holds a USSF D License and was named as SoccerMaine’s coach of the year for 2008/09.
Jim Wade
 

Bio coming soon! 

 


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