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April 17,
2007
Whittier College Names New Men's Soccer Coach
Paul Gordon Walmsley, former head coach at California State
University Maritime Academy, has been named the new head coach of the
men's soccer program at Whittier College. He was a member of the
University of Illinois soccer team that won a national championship in
1988.
Walmsley was born and raised in northwest England, where professional
soccer has been a part of life since 1888. He traveled to the
United States with the goal of developing soccer for youngsters in
America. |
Paul Gordon Walmsley |
Walmsley has had thousands of youth players pass through his camps and
clinics and currently there are 140 youth and adult soccer teams that
play in his leagues at the Soccer Center of Excellence, LLC in three
different locations. Walmsley has also worked as a trainer at a
number of camps including the Squaw Valley Soccer Camp, the Preston
North End Summer Soccer School and the Lancashire Football Association
Centre of Excellence. He has over 300 children in his "Lil'
Kickers" program for players aged 18 months to nine years, helping to
further improve and promote the game of soccer within America's youth.
Walmsley is very
enthusiastic about the opportunity to bring his extensive knowledge of
soccer to Whittier. "I am absolutely delighted to be the new head
men’s soccer coach at Whittier," he said. "I am looking forward to
working with the players and the staff to help turn Whittier Soccer into
a force to be reckoned with in the SCIAC. It is an honor and a
privilege to be given the opportunity to pass on my knowledge and
experience to the players and I am very excited as we look forward to
the coming season. We will play hard, play smart and play together.” |
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