GMU Soccer Coach Resigned after 15 years

[p8triotfan4life]

thanks for all you did at GMU, Coach Andrulis!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/spor...er-coach-greg-andrulis-resigns-after-seasons/

 

[GMUgemini]

thanks for all you did at GMU, Coach Andrulis!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/spor...er-coach-greg-andrulis-resigns-after-seasons/

He had some successful seasons, but it was time. Wonder where they'll turn? You could try to mine UMD or UVA's assistant coaches, or maybe an MLS youth academy coach, someone from a good academy like RBNY or FC Dallas.

Hell, I'd talk to Christian Pulisic's dad, Mark Pulisic. He's never been a head coach anywhere, but has experience at the Dortmund youth academy and at the USL level, plus he's an alum, he might move back to the area.

 

[mason89]

Hell, I'd talk to Christian Pulisic's dad, Mark Pulisic. He's never been a head coach anywhere, but has experience at the Dortmund youth academy and at the USL level, plus he's an alum, he might move back to the area.

...or his wife!

Are there any other former players out there who we could bring back to coach? There aren't too many alumni...regardless of the sport...who have returned to coach at Mason.

 

[p8triotfan4life]

I reached out to a former GMU soccer star....he said this job has declined in value and never gets local commitments. Poor soccer facilities and lack of funding to dedicate to them have also driven the program value.

 

[GMUgemini]

I reached out to a former GMU soccer star....he said this job has declined in value and never gets local commitments. Poor soccer facilities and lack of funding to dedicate to them have also driven the program value.

It’s too bad Edwards wasn’t more aggressive getting the DC United deal done. Would have been a game changer.

But I also feel like this has as much to do with the rise in national prominence of Georgetown and UMBC over the last decade, so not only do you have powers like UMD and UVA sitting in your backyard, but national players Georgetown and UMBC too. Makes recruiting the DMV much harder.

Still, I like the plan of separating the track stadium from the soccer stadium (I think I saw that somewhere in the athletics master plan). The atmosphere at Mason’s stadium is awful because you are so far away from the field and the bleachers aren’t high enough from the field to get a good view (not that people will necessarily go see the games anyway — speaking of, more weekend games less middle of the day weekday games).

 

[GSII]

Steve Armas, associate head coach at Wake Forest would be a step in right direction, IMO. As stated above, the value of gmu soccer has declined dramatically. Other school have similar facilities. This is about recruiting and in game coaching which greg couldnt do.

 

[Five Two]

It’s too bad Edwards wasn’t more aggressive getting the DC United deal done. Would have been a game changer.

But I also feel like this has as much to do with the rise in national prominence of Georgetown and UMBC over the last decade, so not only do you have powers like UMD and UVA sitting in your backyard, but national players Georgetown and UMBC too. Makes recruiting the DMV much harder.

Yep
Georgetown's former AD made a decision a few years ago to allow both their men's and women's soccer programs to offer the full allotment of scholarships the NCAA allows for soccer. They then increased the budgets for both teams. The results speak for themselves.

 

[GSII]

Yep
Georgetown's former AD made a decision a few years ago to allow both their men's and women's soccer programs to offer the full allotment of scholarships the NCAA allows for soccer. They then increased the budgets for both teams. The results speak for themselves.

Wait, we dont offer schollys for soccer?

 

[JPgmuswim]

Wait, we dont offer schollys for soccer?

We do but most likely don’t offer the max amount of scholarships that the NCAA allows for Soccer programs.

 

[GSII]

We do but most likely don’t offer the max amount of scholarships that the NCAA allows for Soccer programs.

Which is 9.5 schollys per team. Whatever that ends up meaning.

 

[Washingtonian]

It’s too bad Edwards wasn’t more aggressive getting the DC United deal done. Would have been a game changer.

But I also feel like this has as much to do with the rise in national prominence of Georgetown and UMBC over the last decade, so not only do you have powers like UMD and UVA sitting in your backyard, but national players Georgetown and UMBC too. Makes recruiting the DMV much harder.

Still, I like the plan of separating the track stadium from the soccer stadium (I think I saw that somewhere in the athletics master plan). The atmosphere at Mason’s stadium is awful because you are so far away from the field and the bleachers aren’t high enough from the field to get a good view (not that people will necessarily go see the games anyway — speaking of, more weekend games less middle of the day weekday games).

There were 6 home games this season on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday, and 2 home games in the middle of the week.

 

[Pablo]

https://jobs.gmu.edu/postings/47213:

"Required Qualifications:

• Must have an advanced degree or training and work experience at a level that equates to an advanced degree; and
• Demonstrated experience as a head coach or assistant coach at the collegiate, elite level club or professional level in the field of soccer."

 

[Pablo]

Steven Goff
@SoccerInsider
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@NCAASoccer
coaching search: About 110 people have expressed interest in
@masonmsoc
job, which opened last month when Greg Andrulis stepped down after 15 seasons. Hire expected shortly after holidays.