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Development Academy for Goalkeepers

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A series goalkeeper coach will be on staff and will work directly with goalkeepers to provide specialized training. 

The CSA goalkeeper development academy will provide recruiting exposure to coaches through a series of training environments: small goalkeeper specififc training sessions specific to game related situations, small-sided competitive games, and 11v11 full field games.  The Collegiate Soccer Academy has limited openings for goalkeepers and is always first to sell out.  Each of the camps will be capped at 16 goalkeeper participants. And lastly, student-athletes will experience the demands of actual collegiate-level training sessions and take home a strength, speed, and agility training program to improve their overall soccer performance.

Experienced Boys Goalkeeping Staff

TIM FAUTH – Providence College
Director of Goalkeeping at CSA Boys 

Tim Fauth Tim Fauth begins his fourth season as an assistant coach at Providence College. A 2001 graduate of Monmouth University, Fauth came to Providence after a one year stint as an assistant coach at Northeastern University under former Friar Head Coach Brian Ainscough.

As a goalkeeper at Monmouth, Fauth played in 54 matches, including 44 starts. After graduating, Fauth played professionally at Limerick City in Ireland before returning to Monmouth, where he served as an assistantgoalkeeper coach for four years (2001-04). In addition to his collegiate experience, Fauth has coached in the New Jersey Olympic Development Program. He currently serves as the Director of Goalkeeping for FC Greater Boston Bolts… (read more)

BEN KNIGHT – Wheaton College
describe the imageBenjamin Knight begins his first season as goalkeeper coach for the Wheaton men’s soccer team in 2011.

Knight spent the 2010 season as the goalkeeper coach at The College of Holy Cross. In addition to his duties at Wheaton, Knight currently serves as the U11 boys head coach and goalkeeper coach for the New England Futbol Club (NEFC) as well as the goalkeeper coach at Acton-Boxborough Regional High School.

A 2010 graduate of McDaniel College in Westminster, Md., Knight holds a degree in exercise science and also minored in sports coaching and sports management. He has been employed as a goalkeeper staff coach at SoccerPlus Camps in Hartford, Conn. since 2007 and owns several certifications from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA), including a Regional Goalkeeping Diploma and an Advanced National Diploma…(read more)

SCOTT BLACK - Boston University
Goalkeeping Coach at Boston University

Scott Black Scott Black returns to the coaching staff for his fifth season, bringing a wealth of coaching and playing experience to the Terrier squad. During his tenure in Boston, Black spends most of his time as the recruiting coordinator, scouting and training the team, but also assists in all facets of the soccer program, including budgeting, academic advising, scheduling and fundraising.

The first two recruting classes that he brought to Nickerson Field were nationally ranked. During the 2009 campaign, the Terriers were one of seven teams to be ranked in the Soccer America Top-25 poll for the first seven weeks of the season and ranked as high as 13th nationally.

In 2008, the entire staff was honored as the America East's best after guiding the Terriers to a 12-6-3 record that included a first-round NCAA tournament win over Fairleigh Dickinson. Last year, BU earned a 3-0 win at UConn and a 1-0 home victory over then-No. 1 St. John's for the program's first win against a top-ranked team since 1994.

Black debuted on the college coaching scene with Penn State in 2001… (read more)

Experienced Girls Goalkeeper Staff

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ZAC SHAW – University of Connecticut 
Direcor of Girls Goalkeeper Academy

describe the imageShaw had previously served as the head coach at Rhode Island from 2005-10, earning Atlantic-10 Coach of the Year honors in 2005. During his tenure at URI, Shaw led the Rams to a 48-46-6 record while recruiting Women's National Team members from Iceland, Canada, Finland and Guyana along with 2007 Atlantic-10 Rookie of the Year Jessica Babice. Shaw was a finalist for the 2007 NSCAA Northeast Regional Coach of the Year award.

Prior to his time at Rhode Island, Shaw spent one season at Florida and one season at Wisconsin as an assistant coach. While at Florida in 2004-05, Shaw helped led the Gators to the SEC Regular Season and Tournament Championship. Florida ended the 2004-05 season with a No. 9 national ranking.

At Wisconsin from 2003-04, Shaw recruited a class that finished the 2004 season at 16-5-1 after going 10-9-2 in 2003.

Shaw began his Division I coaching career at Penn State from 1998-2000…(read more)

KYLE BAK – Providence College

Kyle Bak enters his first season of work with the Providence College women's soccer team. Kyle was the goalkeeper for Western New England College from 2006-2010, where he started 39 games and recorded 18 shutouts. Kyle coached at Salve Regina University as an assistant coach and goalkeeper coach for the men's team for the 2010 season. Kyle also coached at LaSalle Academy as an assistant varsity coach for both the boy's and girl's programs during the 2010 season. Kyle has also worked as a New England Revolution Youth Academy Trainer since January 2011. He holds his bachelor's degree in Business Administration.