Mid Atlantic Soccer Camps
Mid Atlantic Soccer Camp
Dave Saward - Mid Atlantic Soccer Camp Director.
Coach Saward has just completed his 25th year as the leader of the Nationally Renowned Middlebury College Panthers, and is regarded as one of the best soccer educators in the country. He has led the team to 21 post-season appearances in 24 years, including five consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances ('94-'98). The '07 season was a magical one for the Panthers, as they captured the program's first NCAA Championship. Saward, who is director of coaching for the State of Vermont and chair of the NCAA tournament committee for New England, is a Senior Staff Coach with the NSCAA National Coaching Staff. He is a certified soccer coach of both the British and Canadian Soccer associations and holds the NSCAA Advanced Coaching Diploma. Saward earned his bachelor's degree in education at the University of London and his master's at Springfield College.
Mike Berticelli Excellence in Coaching Education Award – David Saward
The men’s soccer coach at Middlebury College since 1985, Saward served on the NSCAA Board of Directors for five years beginning in 1990. In 1995, he was appointed to the National Staff of the NSCAA’s Coaching Education program. A six-time NSCAA Regional Coach of the Year, he earned National Coach of the Year recognition when his team claimed the NCAA title in 2007. Vermont’s State Coaching Director since 1992, Saward was presented the New England Soccer Association’s Service Award in 1993.
Devin O’Neill - Mid Atlantic Soccer Camp Administrative Director.
Coach O’Neill has completed his seventh season as Head Coach of the men’s soccer program at Gettysburg. Over the last seven seasons, the Bullets have advanced to the postseason five times. Under O’Neill’s tutelage, nine Bullets have been named all-region by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, while 27 have been named All-Centennial Conference, including thirteen first-team selections. O’Neill holds a USSF “A” license along with an NSCAA Premier Diploma. He has extensive youth soccer experience including coaching stints with the North Carolina ODP Program and the Region III ODP Staff. O’Neill is an Associate Member of the NSCAA Coaching Staff and instructs numerous non-residential coaching courses for the NSCAA in the central Pennsylvania area.
Camp Staff
Brett Kelly is about to begin his sixth season as the Assistant Coach of the Bullet men’s soccer program. A former team captain at Gettysburg, Kelly was an assistant at East Carolina from 2004-05.
Mark Brown is the former Head Coach at Dickinson College and played professionally in Scotland. He currently serves as the Head Coach for Penn State Harrisburg and has extensive experience coaching youth soccer.
Past Camp Staff
Jon Boller - standout goalkeeper at Bridgewater College and former Gettysburg Assistant Coach.
Bryn Hargrove - current Assistant Coach at the University of Scranton.
Mike Bonelli - former Lafayette College Asst. Coach and current assistant at Northwestern University
Steve Grove - current Assistant Coach at Dickinson College.
