The Mike Berticelli Excellence in Coaching Education Award or the Mike Berticelli Award is a national recognition given by United Soccer Coaches to present to an individual in the USC Academy staff who was provided "positive contributions to the game of soccer and excellence in coaching education". The award is named in Mike Berticelli who was the head coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer program and died in 2000 while serving as the United Soccer Coaches' (then National Soccer Coaches Association of America) Vice President of Education.
The award was first given following the 2000 NCAA men's and women's soccer season to Jim Lennox.
The United Soccer Coaches is an organization of American soccer coaches founded in 1941. It is the largest soccer coaches organization in the world, with more than 30,000 members. It offers training courses for both beginning and experienced coaches and a wide range of award programs. Rare among sports organizations, it serves its sport for both men/boys and women/girls. Geoff VanDuesen is the current Chief Executive Officer. The NSCAA was rebranded as United Soccer Coaches on August 2, 2017.
San Diego Mesa College is a public community college in Clairemont Mesa in San Diego, California. It is a California Community College and one of four colleges in the San Diego Community College District.
Chris Cissell is an American soccer coach born May 6, 1972, in Dallas, Texas, United States. He is the current Head Coach of the women's soccer team at Grand Canyon University.
Michael Noonan is a retired American soccer player who played professionally in the American Indoor Soccer Association and is currently the head coach of the Clemson University men's soccer team.
Barry Gorman is a collegiate soccer coach. He most recently served as the head men's soccer coach at Penn State University from 1987 to 2009, before being replaced by Bob Warming. He is Penn State's all-time winningest soccer coach, compiling 266 victories in 22 seasons. He is a three time NSCAA Regional Coach of the Year, having won the award in the 1992, 1999, and 2005 seasons. He also won Big Ten Coach of the Year honors in 2005. He has led his team to 13 NCAA tournament appearances, advancing to the round of 16 four times and to the national quarterfinals twice, and three Big 10 regular season championships. Prior to his time as head coach, Gorman also served as an assistant for two years under Walter Bahr.
The United Soccer Coaches College Coach of the Year is an award given by the United Soccer Coaches (formerly National Soccer Coaches Association of America [NSCAA]) to one men's and one women's NCAA Division I collegiate coach each. The men's award began in 1973, and the women's award began in 1982.
The 2018 NCAA Division I women's soccer season was the 37th season of NCAA women's college soccer. The Stanford Cardinal were defending national champions.
Wyatt Omsberg is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire.
The Jerry Yeagley Award is an award given to a former college soccer player, either women's or men's, that has demonstrated exceptional personal achievements either on or off the soccer field.
The 2019 NCAA Division I women's soccer season was the 38th season of NCAA championship women's college soccer.
The 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer season was the 63rd season of NCAA championship men's college soccer. After the 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer season was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 season partially returned to normal. However, despite the development of several vaccines, the pandemic was still ongoing, which might have led to various local or regional disruptions. Also, many conferences did not fully return to their pre-COVID state, with several having changed postseason tournament formats.
Paula Wilkins is an American college soccer coach and former college soccer player. She is the head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers women's soccer team. Wilkins is a former All-American college soccer defender playing 4 years at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She is a recipient of the NSCAA Coach of the Year award, winning the honor in 2005.
The 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer season was the 40th season of NCAA championship women's college soccer.
The 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer season was the 64th season of NCAA championship men's college soccer.
Christopher Joseph Petrucelli is an American soccer coach who was most recently the head coach of the Chicago Red Stars in the National Women's Soccer League.
The 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer season was the 41st season of NCAA championship women's college soccer.
The 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer season was the 65th season of NCAA championship men's college soccer. The season began on August 24, 2023 and concluded on December 10, 2023. Syracuse is the defending national champion.
The 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer season was the 42nd season of NCAA championship women's college soccer.