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Paul Zazenski Named Men's Soccer Assistant Coach
4/30/2015 12:11:00 PM | Men's Soccer
HARRISONBURG, Va. – The James Madison University men's soccer program has named Paul Zazenski as the new assistant coach, Head Coach Tom Foley announced today. His appointment is effective immediately.
"We are excited about Paul joining our staff," Foley said. "He brings a tremendous amount of energy and experience, both as a player and a coach, joining us from a very successful program at Great Falls. We look forward to continuing to develop what we have built here as he will help us both coaching and recruiting nationally and internationally."
Zazenski comes to JMU from the University of Great Falls, where he had served as the head men's soccer coach for the past five seasons and earned an impressive 70-23-4 record. He has led the team to four conference championships, two NAIA National Tournament appearances in 2010 and 2011 where his team advanced to the Sweet 16 both times. He was recognized as the conference Coach of the Year three times, including this past season, and was named NAIA Regional Coach of the Year and National Coach of the Year Finalist in 2010 after a 16-4-1 record. His teams have been ranked in the NAIA Top 25 during four seasons while also coaching at least one NAIA All-American in each of those four seasons. His teams also were successful in the classroom, sporting a cumulative team GPA of at least 3.2 for the past four years and ranking as the top NAIA school with nine Academic All-Americans in 2014.
In addition to his college duties, he spent six years as the head coach of the Montana United Showcase U16 and U19 teams that developed players from all over the state. He also worked as the Electric City Soccer Club Director of Coaching from 2011-2013.
Prior to his time as head coach at Great Falls, he served as the top assistant with the program, with specific duties regarding goalkeeper coaching and recruiting. Prior to that, he spent three years as a high school soccer coach at Southwest Guilford High School in Jamestown, North Carolina.
He holds a National Soccer Coaches Association of America Advanced National Coaching License as well as a US Soccer National "D" Certification.
Zazenski played four years of college soccer at UNC Greensboro from 2002-05, helping the Spartans to a pair of Southern Conference championships and back-to-back NCAA Sweet 16 appearances.
He earned his bachelor's degree in exercise, sports and science from UNC Greensboro in 2005 and finished his master's in organizational development with a management concentration in 2013 from Great Falls.
"We are excited about Paul joining our staff," Foley said. "He brings a tremendous amount of energy and experience, both as a player and a coach, joining us from a very successful program at Great Falls. We look forward to continuing to develop what we have built here as he will help us both coaching and recruiting nationally and internationally."
Zazenski comes to JMU from the University of Great Falls, where he had served as the head men's soccer coach for the past five seasons and earned an impressive 70-23-4 record. He has led the team to four conference championships, two NAIA National Tournament appearances in 2010 and 2011 where his team advanced to the Sweet 16 both times. He was recognized as the conference Coach of the Year three times, including this past season, and was named NAIA Regional Coach of the Year and National Coach of the Year Finalist in 2010 after a 16-4-1 record. His teams have been ranked in the NAIA Top 25 during four seasons while also coaching at least one NAIA All-American in each of those four seasons. His teams also were successful in the classroom, sporting a cumulative team GPA of at least 3.2 for the past four years and ranking as the top NAIA school with nine Academic All-Americans in 2014.
In addition to his college duties, he spent six years as the head coach of the Montana United Showcase U16 and U19 teams that developed players from all over the state. He also worked as the Electric City Soccer Club Director of Coaching from 2011-2013.
Prior to his time as head coach at Great Falls, he served as the top assistant with the program, with specific duties regarding goalkeeper coaching and recruiting. Prior to that, he spent three years as a high school soccer coach at Southwest Guilford High School in Jamestown, North Carolina.
He holds a National Soccer Coaches Association of America Advanced National Coaching License as well as a US Soccer National "D" Certification.
Zazenski played four years of college soccer at UNC Greensboro from 2002-05, helping the Spartans to a pair of Southern Conference championships and back-to-back NCAA Sweet 16 appearances.
He earned his bachelor's degree in exercise, sports and science from UNC Greensboro in 2005 and finished his master's in organizational development with a management concentration in 2013 from Great Falls.
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