Brett Teach

30-plus year veteran of the college soccer coaching circuit Brett Teach has been tabbed as the seventh head coach for Mount St. Mary's men's soccer. A 10-time conference coach of the year and the 2000 United Soccer Coaches NAIA Coach of the Year, the position is Teach's sixth venture as a head coach between NCAA and NAIA institutions.

"I am absolutely honored and thrilled to be selected as the next head of the Mount St. Mary's men's soccer program." Teach said. "I would like to thank Brad Davis, Justine Miller, and Dr. Tim Trainor for trusting me to lead the next era on soccer at the Mount. From the first conversations I had with Brad and Justine, to the infectious enthusiasm I felt during my visit, I knew this was the opportunity I have been looking for. Most importantly, I would like to thank my family and friends for the support they have shown me throughout my career. I cannot wait to get started!"

"I am thrilled to welcome Brett, his wife Sarah, and their two children Cameron and Faith to the Mount." said Athletic Director Brad Davis. "Brett's passion, knowledge, and track record speak for themselves. He is a winner and universally respected across the soccer ranks. I'm excited to partner with him to chart the course for the future of Mount men's soccer."

Teach has served as an assistant coach for the VCU Rams since 2010, working under coach Dave Giffard, this past year's recipient of Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year. Over the last 14 years in Richmond, the Rams won 116 matches, were ranked as high as ninth in the country, and made three NCAA Tournament appearances. Last season, the team won the A10 Regular Season title, going 5-1-2 in conference play.

Under Teach and the staff's guidance, VCU garnered 63 all-conference honors, including 21 First Team recognitions, and five major conference award winners. Seven athletes were selected in the MLS SuperDraft, with three – Dennis Castillo, Kharlton Belmar, and Jason Johnson – earning experience with MLS clubs.

"I also must thank the incredible people that I've worked with for the past 14 years at Virginia Commonwealth University. Coach Dave Giffard gave me the opportunity to be part of a family that truly believes in the growth and development of every student-athlete. I got to experience life at the top of Division I and the daily work in growth it takes to be successful at that level. I will always be grateful for the way my family and I have been embraced by the Richmond soccer community."

Before arriving in Richmond, Teach served as a head coach for schools in Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia, accumulating 268 victories. At the Division I level he worked at Georgia State from 1994-2000, giving the Panthers their first NCAA Tournament appearance by virtue of winning the 1997 Trans America Athletic Conference (now ASUN) Championship. When hired in 1994, Teach was the youngest head coach of a Division I program.

His most recent head coaching job was at Tusculum from 2007-2009, winning the conference each season and making it to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Division II Soccer Championship in 2008. Additional stops include Auburn University Montgomery, winning 139 matches from 2000-07, and stops at Oglethorpe University and La Grange College at the beginning of his career. Across his NAIA positions, he has coached teams to four national finals, five semifinals, and eight quarterfinals. In each of his seasons at AUM, Teach received at least one Coach of the Year recognition, including a NSCAA/Adidas NAIA National Coach of the Year Award in 2000. Teach also coached women's programs at several junctions, posting over 100 wins in the female game while running both teams simultaneously.

Alongside collegiate tenure, Teach has decades of experience for clubs and development programs. He serves as a teacher for United Soccer Coaches, helping prospective mentors earn licenses, and from 1987-2010, he served as a staff coach for Region III of the Olympic Development Program. Further positions include Capital City Streaks Soccer Club, Metro North Soccer Association, Stone Mountain Soccer and Teaching Soccer Inc.

Teach is a 1986 graduate of King University in Tennessee, where he played goalkeeper for the Tornadoes and was inducted to the Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006. Auburn University Montgomery inducted him as a coach in 2013.