Nike Soccer Camp at University of Wisconsin - Parkside

Camp Coaches

• 

  Brittany Nikolic

  Camp Director

  Brittany Nikolic was named head coach of the women's soccer team in June of 2015, becoming just the fourth head coach in the storied history of the program. She enters her sixth year at the helm in the upcoming 2020-21 season...

  View Brittany's Bio
  

  Brittany Nikolic

  Camp Director

  Parkside finished with a 7-11-1 record in 2019 and went 2-6-1 in GLIAC play. 2019 also marked the second year in a row that Nikolic helped the program qualify for the GLIAC tournament. Nikolic also helped guide Jazmin Castanon to an All-GLIAC Honorable Mention for her 2019 campaign.
  
  In 2018, the Rangers first year in the GLIAC, Nikolic led the team to a 6-10-2 overall record and 4-5 GLIAC record. Parkside entered the GLIAC tournament with a six seed, and fell to Saginaw Valley State in the Quarterfinals. After the 2018 season, Chloe Couves was awarded an All-GLIAC Honorable Mention selection.
  
  In 2017, Parkside was hit hard due to conference sanctions, helping to result in a 3-12-2 record in Nikolic's third season at the helm.
  
  After compiling a 6-8-3 record in 2015, her first season, Nikolic guided the Rangers to a 10-6-2 overall record and a 10-4-1 record in conference play in 2016 and helped the team qualify for the GLVC Tournament.
  
  Much like her previous years, the women's soccer program continues to value education under Nikolic, as the program tied for most All-Academic selections at Parkside following the 2017 campaign. Taylor Burek, Sarah Dobrowolski and Lexie Porter all won the award for the fourth time of their careers.
  
  Before Parkside, Nikolic served as an assistant coach at Northwestern, UNLV, and Milwaukee from 2004-2008. She helped Milwaukee to a Horizon League regular season and tournament title in 2008 and UNLV to a Mountain West Conference Tournament crown in 2006 along with a regular season title for the Rebels in 2007.
  
  Nikolic was a standout at Stanford as a player from 2000-03, guiding the Cardinal to four NCAA Tournament appearances including a Pac-10 Conference Championship and a trip to the NCAA Quarterfinals in 2002. She finished her decorated career as a two-time Honorable Mention All-Pac 10 Conference selection and a two-time All-Pac 10 Conference Academic Honors recipient before heading to the collegiate coaching ranks.
  
  The Los Angeles, California, native comes to Parkside after a six-year stint as head coach at NCAA Division III Alverno College in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where she inherited a program that collected just 20 wins in the eight years prior to her arrival on campus. Nikolic has since rewrote the record book at the all-women's college, guiding the Inferno to their best season in program history in 2013 while exiting as the program's all-time winningest coach.
  
  Nikolic graduated from Stanford in 2004 with a bachelor's degree in American studies with a focus in politics, policy, and economics.

• 

  Jason Zitzke

  Camp Director

  Jason Zitzke was named the Parkside head men's soccer coach in June of 2011. He is now in his 10th season as head coach in 2020-21 and 21st season overall as a member of the coaching staff for the Rangers...

  View Jason's Bio
  

  Jason Zitzke

  Camp Director

  The 2010 Parkside Hall of Fame inductee served as an assistant coach from 1999-2002 before being promoted to associate head coach in 2003.
  
  In the 2019 season, Zitzke took his squad to the NCAA tournament after sweeping the regular-season GLIAC title and GLIAC tournament, where they beat Saginaw Valley 2-1 in the final. It was the first GLIAC championship in Parkside history, and the first NCAA tournament berth for the program since 2006. The team finished with a 13-5-3 overall record, going 10-2-2 in GLIAC play. The Rangers NCAA tournament was cut short after a heartbreaking loss to Cedarville in a penalty shootout.
  
  The 2019 season was an award-filled one for him and the team, as nine Rangers received All-GLIAC honors. The biggest award out of the nine was given to Zitzke, as he was named the 2019 GLIAC Coach of the Year.
  
  Parkside reached the NCAA Tournament four times during Zitzke’s tenure (2000, 2004, 2006, 2019) while also securing a GLVC Championship in 2000 and a GLIAC championship in 2019. The 2013 squad finished with a 7-8-2 overall mark, earning a 2-2 draw at Wood Road Field against defending national runner-up Saginaw Valley State University. Zitzke's club notched a 9-7-2 record during the 2014 campaign with the stout defensive unit posting six shutouts on the season.
  
  As an assistant, Zitzke coordinated the offensive attack that finished in the top three in scoring in the GLVC eight times during his 12-year stint in that capacity. The 2006 squad had the eighth-best offense in the country scoring 2.85 goals per game.
  
  Zitzke enjoyed a prolific career at UW-Parkside (1995-1998), finishing his playing days with a 57-22-3 record. The four-year starter scored 83 total points in his career with 28 goals and 27 assists. He was a three-time All-Region selection and was named a second team All-American as a junior.
  
  The Wauwatosa, Wis., native was inducted into the Parkside Athletic Hall of Fame in October of 2010. He is the only player in the program’s history to be drafted into two professional leagues (Milwaukee Wave, indoor, and Milwaukee Rampage, outdoor). He played two seasons with the Wave earning a championship ring during the 1999-2000 National Professional Soccer League season.
  
  Zitzke came to Parkside after a decorated career at Marquette University High School, culminating in the fall of 1994 with a WISAA State Championship.
  
  Zitzke lives in Bay View, Wisconsin, with his wife Dr. Michelle Zitzke and two daughters, Thia and Stella.