Mount Soccer Academy Collegiate Experience Camp

Camp Coaches

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  Brett Teach

  Head Coach

  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.

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  Brett Teach

  Head Coach

  "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.

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  Danny O'Rourke

  Coach

  Daniel O'Rourke joined the Mount's men's soccer coaching staff ahead of the 2020-21 season. He arrives in Emmitsburg from his alma mater, Keystone College.

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  Danny O'Rourke

  Coach

  After earning his degree from Keystone in 2014, he worked for Frostburg State and East Stroudsburg Universities before returning to Keystone. As a graduate assistant for the Bobcats, he aided both the men's and women's squads in all manners of coaching. This included recruiting, scouting, game analysis, practice plans, travel and game day tactics. O'Rourke advanced to an assistant role with East Stroudsburg, working with the Warriors' goalkeepers from 2016-2018.
  
  Both the Bobcats and Warriors reached the NCAA Championships after winning conference titles during his tenure. He would do the same at his alma mater, when Keystone won the CSAC Championship in 2019.
  Additional coaching stops include the Electric City Shock in Scranton and UCD Women's Soccer in Dublin, Ireland.
  
  Hailing from Ireland, O'Rourke's playing career began on youth clubs for Dundrum AFC, St. Joseph Boys AFC and Cherry Orchard FC. All three clubs were league winners while he was on the team. Enrolling at Keystone, he was a four-year starter for the Giants and ranked nationally for saves. Accolades include a team defensive MVP honor in 2011, a CSAC Honorable Mention in 2010 and All-Academic honors in 2012. During his senior year, he was the college's recipient of the N. Scott Thurston award, given for both academic and athletic excellence.
  
  Semi-pro experiences including stints with the Electric City Shock and the Pocono Snow, members of the National Premier Soccer League.
  O'Rourke possesses two coaching licenses from the Football Association of Ireland, including certification in goalkeeping.