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2009 Edina Varsity Coaches
Head Coach:
Simon Whitehead
espsoccer@aol.com
952-915-1208 (Home)
952-220-1060 (Cell)
612-668-3030 (Work)

Assistant Coach:
Amelia Kasten
akasten8589@gmail.com

Assistant Coach:
Katie Aafedt
kaafedt@gmail.com
952-239-3023 (Cell)

Education:
* St. Lukes College of Physical Education - 1979 (BA - Education)
* Iowa State University - 1985 (MS - Physical Education)

Playing Background:
Simon is an English Football Association (soccer) trained coach. He played soccer for his school, city and county as a youth player and in the semi-pro Western League as a senior player. Mr. Whitehead is an English Football Association trained coach. Most of the 28 years of his soccer coaching career has been spent in the United States. Simon also coached college soccer in Washington State, and high school and youth soccer in Iowa and Minnesota.

Coaching Background:
*Coached for over 30 years
*Founder of Educational Sports Programs (ESP)
*Current Edina High School Head Coach
*8 X State Tournament Participant (3 with South Boys 5 with Edina girls)
*Coached Multiple All-State, All-Metro, All-Conference players
*Coached both the Ms. Soccer and Mr. Soccer and MN State Players of the year both of whom were also High School All-Americans (Kareem Aal and Caroline Smith)

Education:
* Winona State University – 2009 (BS – Health and Physical Education; Developmental Adaptive Physical Education: DAPE License)

Playing Background:
*Played soccer for Winona State University for three years and at the University of Minnesota for one year.
*
National Soccer Coaches Association of America/Adidas (NSCAA) and Daktronics NCAA Division II Women's Soccer first team All-American and a first team NSCAA All Scholar All American.
*Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Offensive Player of the Year in 2008.
*Captain of the Winona State University Women’s Soccer team her last two years.
*She made the NSCAA/Adidas NCAA Division II All-Central Region Team two years in a row and the Daktronics All-Region First Team.

Coaching Background:
*Has been coaching for three years.
*U.S. Soccer “D” License.
* Coerver Coach 3 years

Education:
*Edina High School - 1996
*Gustavus Adolphus College - 2000 (BA - Communications/
Political Science)

Playing Background:

*3 Time All Conference
*3 Time All Region
*All-American
*Team MVP
*ODP Player
*Multiple Youth State Champion

Coaching Background:
*Coached at Premier Level
*Won 5 State Championships all at top
level
*Over 10 years coaching at top levels
*ODP Coach
*Former Edina JV Coach


2009 Edina Junior Varsity Coach

Head Coach:
David Goergen
davidgoergen@hotmail.com
952-294-4346 (Home)
952-250-2386 (Cell)
952-292-3069 (Work)

Coaching Background:
Edina High School - Head Coach Girls’ Junior Varsity
Tonka United - Head Coach Boys’ U15, U16, U17 C2
Robbinsdale Cooper High School Head Coach - Boys’ Junior Varsity
Robbinsdale Cooper High School Assistant Coach - Boys’ Varsity Soccer
Edina Soccer Club Boys -Co-Coach 1994-1995 ’ U15 and U16
USSF “D” License


2009 Edina Sophomore Coach

Head Coach:
Lindsey Schwartz

Education:
*Pleasant Valley High School
*University of Minnesota

Playing Experience:
*4 year starter for the U of MN
*
3X Offensive MVP
*All Big 10
*
Captain


2009 Edina Freshman Coach

Head Coach:
Bill Moir
bdmoir@earthlink.net
952-925-5414 (Home)
952-200-0506 (Cell)

Education:
*University of Minnesota (BS - Psychology)
*Certified strength and conditioning coach- National Academy of Sports Medicine (Chicago, IL) 1994
*Certified emergency medical technician (EMT)

Coaching Experience
*Varsity Head Coach - Armstrong HS 2004 - present (lacrosse).
* Coach of the Year - 2005.
*Head Coach - St. Olaf College Women's Lacrosse - 2006- present.


Head Trainer: Steve Tschida

651-714-0920 (Home)
651-492-5556 (Cell)

Athletic Office:
Terry Cords
952-848-3815

Captains:
Julie Sierks: (612) 202-0811
jsierks2@comcast.net
Jess Reiersgord: (952) 215-2644
jreiersgord@hotmail.com
Sarah Barger: (612)-227-3875
sbarger12@gmail.com
Corinne Buie: (952) 297-4935

 
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