Vinny is a favorite among our campers, inspiring quite a few to take up soccer who had never played before and helping to improve the skills of those that are already well entrenched. Vinny has 25 years of experience coaching and 40 years playing soccer. He is in his 16th season at Middle Georgia State University. Vinny currently coaches the women’s program, but he spent his first six years at MGSU as coach of both the men’s and women’s programs. He was the GCAA women’s Coach of the Year in 2007 and men’s Coach of the Year in 2010. Vinny was named the SSAC Coach of the Year for the 2020-2021 season and has led his team to back-to-back NAIA Opening Round selections in 2019-2020 and 2020-2021. Originally from Ireland, Vinny has spent time coaching in the NAIA and NJCAA with different schools and spent one year coaching professionally with the Jacksonville Cyclones.

Chris brings more than 20 years of experience coaching and training athletes of all levels, including high school, college, and professional players. He is the Varsity Basketball Assistant Coach for Staples Basketball in Westport, CT (where they reached the CIAC Division 2 finals for the first time since 1937). Previously, Chris worked with Xavier University and their alumni team as an Assistant Coach at the TBT Tournament. Prior to that, he spent seven years in the Chicago area as Assistant Varsity Coach for Lake Zurich High School and Mundelein High School. Chris has mentored and coached five All-State players, 10 All-Area plyers, ten All-Conference players, and a Two-Time Conference Player of the Year.

Eric comes to Arrow Wood with an impressive 30+ year career coaching football – most recently working as the Senior Recruiting Advisor, Player Development for Lewis & Clark College. Previously, he was the defensive coordinator at Portland State, organizing one of the biggest turnarounds in FCS football. His career also includes time at Princeton (where his team won the Ivy League Championship), Ithaca College, Cornell University, and Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo. He also spent time with the Carolina Panthers and Detroit Lions. When not coaching football, Eric is the College and Career Readiness Advisor at John Glenn High School in Westland, MI where he inspires and assists students as they prepare to pursue postsecondary education or embark upon a career.