BENJAMIN (BJ) PHEASANT pheasanb@yahoo.com www.Top10Soccer.org 1012 Queen St., Lafayette, IN 47905 Phone: (765) 337-2772 Cell EDUCATION Coaching Education: NSCAA/USC “Advanced National Diploma” (USSF “B” equivalent) NSCAA/USC “College Coach Certificate” NSCAA/USC “Level 3 Goalkeeping Diploma” NSCAA/USC “Director of Coaching Diploma” Master of Science in Athletic Administration/Sports Management Indiana University, School of HPER, Bloomington, IN Thesis: Soccer Capitalization Rates August, 2009 Bachelor of Science in Management May, 2002 Minor: Marketing Senior Thesis: How to increase attendance at non-mainstream sporting (soccer) events. Associate of Science in Agriculture Economics May, 2002 Purdue University, Krannert School of Management, School of Agriculture, West Lafayette, IN LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE Years Coached: 1994 – present (11 seasons college – 11 seasons H.S. – 33 seasons club) Spring ‘13 – Current – Lutheran All American Association (lutheranallamerican.org) – Commissioner  Recognize high school athletes for their accomplishments, ~200 high schools across USA/CAN  Bring people of differing faiths together Fall ‘17 – Current – D3Soccer.com – Columnist/social media  NCAA D3 soccer tournament coverage with preround analysis and predictions along with post weekend wrap ups  NCAA D3 weekly columnist covering the North, Great Lakes, and Central regions Summer ‘18 – Current – Defiance College – Head Coach Women’s Soccer  Doubled wins total over previous season both years  Started Winter Futsal Tournament, Spring 3v3, and summer camps  Adjunct for McMaster Program with Panama Project (student teams travel to Panama) Summer ‘17 – Summer ‘18 – Baldwin Wallace – Assistant Coach & Recruiting Coordinator Men’s Soccer  Recruiting Coordinator – 17 freshman/3 starters/improved record in ‘18  Academic Coordinator  Team Marketing and New Media presence - Frontrush & Krossover software/website proficient Summer ‘16 – Summer 17 – Thomas More College – Assistant Coach Women/Men’s Soccer  2016 NSCAA Regional Coaching Staff of the Year  Lead Recruiter – 17 student-athletes, including freshman 1st Team All-Conference  Frontrush & Hudl software/website proficient  #3 ranked team, 20-0-1 regular season, 18 shutouts, 3 goals allowed, 6 consecutive conference titles  One of only 3 programs out of 433 D3 schools to make Sweet 16 or better over last 4 seasons Summer ‘15 – Summer ‘16 – Manchester University – Assistant Coach Women’s Soccer & Goalkeeping  Lead Recruiter – 16 student-athletes  Game Day Management (additional duties)  Director of Soccer Operations (Started Futsal Tournament and Summer Camp for first time)  Lead Strength & Conditioning coach Summer ’13 – Summer ‘15 – Concordia University Chicago – Assistant Sports Information Director  Provide media coverage, statistics, and web content for all 21 Cougar athletic programs  Design and Write game stories, press releases, website maintenance, advertising/marketing campaigns including media guides, and organization of special events  Perform broadcast operations for select Concordia athletic programs, including both video and audio  Experience with game day management, staff, scorebooks, scoreboards, etc.  Maintain relationships with coaches, administrators, student-athletes and faculty  Statcrew software and Sidearm website proficient Summer ‘11 – Summer ‘15 – Concordia University Chicago – Associate Head Coach Women’s Soccer  Lead Recruiter – Took roster from 12-32, Record went from 1 win to 10 in first year  Director of Soccer Operations (Started Futsal Tournament and Summer Camp for first time)  Team Marketing and New Media presence  Soccer Operations and Scheduling, Frontrush & Hudl Summer ‘10 – Summer ‘11 – Franklin College – Assistant Coach & Goalkeeper Coach Women’s Soccer  Coordinated day-to-day practice on the field and practice preparation  Recruiting Coordinator – Took roster from 17-28, Record went from 3 wins to 9, first winning record  Primary Goalkeeper Coach Director of Coaching, Spring ‘04 – Spring ’07, North West Soccer Club (~550 players)  Coordinated day-to-day practice on the field and practice preparation (wrote practice manuals and training curricula for all age groups)  Supervised and trained a 12 member paid coaching staff  Trained and monitored 35 volunteer parent coaches each season  Maintained and ordered equipment and supplies for a 550 player club with 3 field sites in 2 cities  Coordinated public relations, promotion, and awards on a club and community basis Consulting: Starting new soccer clubs and H.S. soccer programs: North West Soccer Club (age 4-12, 1st academy style club in state) Junior Cougar Girls Soccer Academy Central Catholic H.S. Frontier H.S. Carroll County H.S. Rossville H.S. H.U.S.T.L. (home school H.S. program in private school league) Loogootee H.S. Bloomfield H.S. Walther Christian H.S. 2004-2007 2010-2011 2002 2003-2004 2004 2005 2005-2006 2008-2011 2010-2011 2014-15 RELATED EXPERIENCE Selected collegiate based papers: *Soccer Capitalization Research (Developed an algorithm determining the number of soccer players in any county in the USA by age, grade level, or sex). See my academia.edu profile. A Plan of Attack for a Director of Soccer Operations –IU DIII Recruiting Plan: Focusing on Efficient Media Usage –IU Intellectual Property of the College Coach –IU Issues Student-Athletes Find to be Important during the NCAA Recruiting Process –IU Marketing Plan for College Soccer Events –IU Soccer Stadium Audit: What makes a Successful Venue? –IU Increasing attendance at nonmainstream sporting (soccer) events –PU