Ryan Higginbotham
DOC- Girls / Youth Academy

Email: Ryanhigginbotham@yahoo.com
Cell: 214-601-1668

BIO:

EDUCATION Furman University, Greenville, SC May 2000
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science

EXPERIENCE The University of Akron, Akron, OH. Assistant Men’s Soccer Coach.
Responsible for assisting in all aspects of the program. Main job roles included – recruiting coordinator, organizing team travel, fall and spring scheduling, maintaining compliance logs and fully understanding those regulations. March 2006 – June 2007.

Highlights of tenure:

· 2005 Co-MAC Champions

· 8 All-Conference selections

· 1 MAC Conference Regular Season Most Valuable Player selection

· 2 NSCAA All-Region selections

· 1 NSCAA All-American selection

· 1 MLS SuperDraft pick

· 2007 Recruiting class includes 2 US Youth National Team members and former Arsenal (England) youth player.

· 2008 Recruiting Class will include 1 US Youth National Team Member and 1 Canadian Youth National Team Member

Dallas Texans Soccer Club. Midland, TX. Director of Coaching. Responsible for starting and running a division of The Dallas Texans Soccer Club. Responsible for overseeing numerous staff coaches, implementing coaching styles, scheduling games, tournaments, and practices. Responsible for instituting youth academies to work with U-7 – U-10 children. January 2003 – February 2006.

Furman University, Greenville, SC. Assistant Men’s Soccer Coach. Responsible for coordinating all aspects of the program. Coordinate travel and all financial arrangements, including submitting and organizing all budgets in the program. Responsible for coordination of the recruiting process from the original identification and official visits to actual signing and allocation of scholarships. Responsible for organizing fund raising efforts through golf tournaments and sponsorships. Partially responsible for scheduling. Spring 2000 – August 2002.

Highlights of Tenure:

· 4 Southern Conference Regular Season Championships

· 3 Southern Conference Tournament Championships

· 3 NCAA tournament appearances

· 1999 Elite 8 NCAA Tournament Appearance

· 2 Southern Conference Most Valuable selections

· 3 Southern Conference Tournament Most Valuable Player selections

· 26 All-Southern Conference Team selections

· 13 All-Southern Conference Tournament selections

· 12 NSCAA All-Region selections

· 6 NSCAA All-American Selections

· 6 NSCAA Academic All-American Selections

· 2 Southern Conference Freshmen of the Year selections

· 1 MAC/Hermann Award Finalist

· Recruited and Coached 9 US Youth National Team Members and 1 Bermuda Full National Team Member

· Coached current US National Team members Clint Dempsey (Fulham, EPL) and Ricardo Clark (Houston Dynamo, MLS)

· Produced 6 MLS SuperDraft selections (Clint Dempsey – New England Revolution, Ricardo Clark – Houston Dynamo, Drew Moor – FC Dallas, Daniel Alvarez – Tampa Bay Mutiny, Seth Marks – Dallas Burn, John Barry Nusum – Columbus Crew)

Doug Allison’s Soccer Academy, Greenville, SC. Camp Coordinator. Supervised entire camp operation from the initial recruitment of campers, to coordinating facilities, to allotment of salaries, and the implementation of camp sessions. Oversaw camp grow to its largest capacity each successive year. Spring 1998 – August 2002.

Indiana University Camp, Bloomington, IN. Staff Coach. June 1999 – present.

Furman University, Greenville, SC. Volunteer Men’s Soccer Coach. Participated in all aspects of organization of team activities. Fall 1998 – Spring 2000.

US Olympic Development Program. Staff Coach – Ohio Youth Soccer Association North. 2006 – 2007. South Carolina State Team. 1999

Downtown Soccer Association, Greenville, SC. Staff Coach. Responsible for organization and implementing practices and games. Club now named Greenville Futbol Club. Fall 1998 – Spring 1999.

LICENSES, HONORS & AWARDS

- USSF B License

- Southern Conference Tournament MVP 1996, 1997

- Southern Conference MVP 1996

- NSCAA All-South Region Team 1996

- Soccer America Team of the Week 1996

- Captain of the Furman University Varsity Soccer Team 1997

- Furman University Varsity Soccer Team MVP 1996

MEMBERSHIPS & ACTIVITIES

- US Soccer Federation Coaches Association

- National Soccer Coaches Association of America

REFERENCES

Caleb Porter
Head Men’s Soccer Coach
The University of Akron

Hassan Nazari
Director of Dallas Texans Soccer Club

Doug Allison
Head Men’s Soccer Coach
Furman University

Jerry Yeagley
Retired Men’s Soccer Coach
Indiana University

Charlie DeLong
Region III Staff Coach
Head Men’s Soccer Coach
Jesuit High School, Dallas, TX

Paul McGinlay
Region III Staff Coach
Head Men’s Soccer Coach
Trinity University