Camp StaffJIM DEROSE-CAMP DIRECTOR, HEAD MEN'S SOCCER COACH-BRADLEY UNIVERSITY Bradley Head Coach Jim DeRose ... • Is the winningest coach in Bradley Soccer history • Has averaged better than 11.9 wins per season • Boasts the longest overtime unbeaten streak in NCAA soccer history • Has guided the Braves to national rankings in eight seasons • Coached the only four-time All-American (Gavin Glinton) and four-time All-MVC goalkeeper (Chris Dunsheath) in MVC history • Owns four Missouri Valley Conference regular-season championships • Has led the Braves to four NCAA Tournament appearances • Has developed seven Major League Soccer SuperDraft selections • Has coached the Braves to 11 consecutive MVC Tournament Final Fours • Has mentored 12 scholastic All-Americans • Has coached 13 All-Americans • Boasts 15 wins versus nationally-ranked opponents • Has coached 22 scholastic all-region/district honorees • Has coached 24 NSCAA/adidas All-Midwest Region picks • Has coached 38 Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athletes • Has coached 55 All-Missouri Valley Conference performers Jim DeRose, 41, came to Bradley University in 1996 as the youngest head coach in NCAA Division I college soccer and as he concludes his 12th season, he remains one of the top young coaches in the game. But after winning four Missouri Valley Conference regular-season titles, advancing to 10 consecutive MVC Tournament Final Fours and playing in four NCAA Tournaments, DeRose now has a wealth of successful experience to draw from as he continues to lead one of the top squads in the Midwest. A native of Cinnaminson, N.J., DeRose brings enthusiasm, a hard-work ethic and popularity to The Hilltop. Those characteristics have helped him claim Soccer America’s 2007 National Coach-of-the-Year award, two NSCAA Midwest Region Coach-of-the-Year honors (1998 and 2007) and four Valley Coach-of-the-Year awards -- 1996, 1998, 2006 and 2007 (the latter two as staff awards). In addition, the CollegeSoccerNews.com website named DeRose one of the nation’s top teachers and tacticians in the college game in 2000. Those honors have substantial backing. In his first 12 years at Bradley, DeRose owns a 143-85-25 (.615) record, which includes 10 of the top 11 seasons in the program’s 20-year history. His 143 Bradley wins represent 73.7 percent of the program’s all-time victory total (194). DeRose also has guided the Braves to four MVC regular-season championships (1998, 2005, 2006 and 2007), seven appearances in the MVC Tournament championship game in the last nine years, the 2007 league postseason title, four trips to the NCAA Tournament (2000, 2002, 2005 and 2007) and the program’s first-ever run to the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals. DeRose became Bradley’s third soccer head coach in the spring of 1996 and he inherited a program that had produced only 51 victories during its nine-year existence (51-114-11, .321) and was coming off consecutive three-win seasons. While compiling his impressive record, DeRose has guided the Braves to a pair of double-digit unbeaten streaks, the three longest winning streaks in school history -- six in 1997, seven in 1998 and eight in 2002-- and the program’s first-ever national rankings: the Braves climbed to No. 14 in Soccer America magazine’s weekly poll during the 1998 season and now have been ranked among the nation’s top 25 teams during eight of the last 10 seasons. Not only have the Braves enjoyed tremendous team success, DeRose’s coaching has led to countless individual accomplishments among his players. Former Brave Gavin Glinton (1998-2001) ended his career as the Missouri Valley Conference career leader in goals (53) and points (133) and he remains the only four-time All-American in Bradley Athletics and Valley soccer history. At the other end of the field, former Braves keeper Chris Dunsheath (2001-05) finished third in NCAA history with 8,197 career minutes played and set the Valley record with 27.5 career shutouts. The 2005 Valley Defensive Player of the Year and first-team All-American, Dunsheath became the first keeper in league history to earn four All-MVC awards (second team in 2002 and first team in 2003, 2004 and 2005). Most recently, sweeper Joe Donoho was named the 2007 Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year and was a consensus All-American. DeRose’s Bradley program also has produced six Major League Soccer SuperDraft selections in the last seven years. Dunsheath became the most recent addition to that list in 2006 when he was taken in the third round by the Los Angeles Galaxy. Other MLS SuperDraft selections under DeRose’s watch include Luke Kreamalmeyer (2005, MLS Combine MVP), Tim Regan (2003), Hamid Mehreioskouei (2003), Glinton (2002) and Bryan Namoff (2001). The 2007 MLS season opened with Glinton (Los Angeles), Namoff (D.C.) and Regan (New York) on active MLS rosters, while Kreamalmeyer (Portland Timbers) and Jon Caldwell (Carolina Railhawks) were set for the USL First Division and Salim Bullen (Greece) was preparing to take his game overseas. While Bradley’s on-field success under DeRose is impressive, the accomplishments of his players in the classroom are even more impressive. DeRose’s players have collected 12 “ESPN the Magazine” Academic All-America or NSCAA/adidas Scholar All-American awards, 22 regional and district academic awards and 38 Valley Scholar-Athlete awards. DeRose came to Bradley after spending the 1995 season as the top assistant at the University of Richmond. While aiding the rising Spiders program, DeRose also served as the Director of Tournament Operations for the 1995 NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer National Championship, now known as the College Cup. No stranger to Central Illinois, DeRose spent three years (1992-94) as the top assistant at Illinois State University before the Normal, Ill., school dropped the men’s soccer program. DeRose also was an assistant at Vermont in 1991, helping the program stay in the regional (top five ranking) and national (top 20) spotlight. DeRose began his coaching career at his alma mater, Johnson State College, in Johnson, Vt. While playing goalkeeper for Johnson State, DeRose helped the Badgers to consecutive NAIA National Championship Tournament appearances and regular top 20 rankings. As a senior in 1989, DeRose earned NAIA first-team All-America honors while capturing the New England Player-of-the-Year Award. In postseason play that year, DeRose took MVP honors at the Senior Bowl in Tempe, Ariz. DeRose followed his college career by playing professionally in Albuquerque, N.M., for the New Mexico Chiles of the American Professional Soccer League. In addition to his NCAA Division I coaching experience, DeRose has been a member of both the Region I (East) and Region II (Midwest) Olympic Development Program coaching staffs, while serving nine years as an ODP State Team coach in Vermont and Illinois. DeRose has both a bachelor’s degree in secondary education and a master’s degree in administration and supervision from Johnson State. He also owns a USSF “B” license and a NSCAA National Coaching Diploma. DeRose and his wife, Robin, reside in Peoria with their daughter, Raleigh (15) and son, J.R. (10). The Jim DeRose File Education Bachelor of Arts -- Johnson State College ‘89 Master’s in Education -- Johnson State College ‘92 Coaching Awards • Soccer America National Coach of the Year, 2007 • NSCAA Midwest Coach of the Year, 1998 and 2007 • MVC Coaching Staff of the Year, 2006 and 2007 • MVC Coach of the Year, 1996 and 1998 • CollegeSoccerNews.com Top Teachers and Tacticians, 2000 Bradley Head Coach (1996-present) • 143-85-25 (.615) Overall Record, 12th year • 49-32-10 (.593) MVC Record Year Overall Pct. MVC Pct. Notes 1996 7-11- 0 .389 0- 5- 0 .000 MVC Coach of the Year 1997 11- 8- 0 .579 1- 6- 0 .143 1998 14- 2- 2 .833 6- 1- 0 .857 MVC regular-season title, MVC & Midwest Region Coach of the Year 1999 10-10- 0 .500 3- 4- 0 .429 2000 15- 7- 2 .667 6- 4- 1 .591 NCAA Tournament 2001 12- 7- 1 .625 6- 3- 0 .667 2002 14- 6- 4 .667 4- 3- 2 .556 NCAA Tournament 2003 11- 8- 4 .565 5- 2- 2 .667 2004 10- 6- 3 .605 5- 2- 1 .688 2005 15- 6- 1 .705 5- 1- 1 .786 MVC regular-season title, NCAA Tournament 2006 8- 8- 4 .500 4- 1- 1 .750 MVC regular-season title, MVC Staff of the Year 2007 16- 6- 4 .692 4- 0- 2 .714 MVC regular-season title, MVC Tournament title, NCAA Tournament Elite 8, Soccer America National Coach of the Year, NSCAA Midwest Region Coach of the Year, MVC Staff of the Year Totals 143-85-25 .615 49-32-10 .593 DEVIN O'NEILL - CISA CAMP CO-DIRECTOR
"Having Devin join the staff is something I couldn't be more excited about," said Bradley Soccer head coach Jim DeRose. "What started as a long shot has come to fruition and our excitement to have Devin on our staff opens up great opportunities on many fronts. Obviously his experience as a head coach is fantastic, as was his assistant coaching record with Fresno and Ohio State. His recruiting base and success, on field and in-game experience, enthusiasm and his administrative and communication skills truly gives us an elite presence on our staff and will allow us to continue to move the program forward nationally." O'Neill joined the Bradley staff in July 2010 following seven years as the head coach at NCAA Division III Gettysburg College, where he compiled a 68-46-18 overall record, including a 38-25-8 mark and two runner-up finishes in the highly-competitive Centennial Conference. He coached 27 all-conference and nine NSCAA All-East Region players at Gettysburg. O'Neill also sports four years of NCAA Division I head coaching experience, having directed the program at East Carolina from 1999-2002. In his final three years with the Pirates, O'Neill led the team to its best 3-year winning percentage in the program's history and produced ECU's first-ever Major League Soccer and US National Team player, Clyde Simms. "I am really excited to be joining the men's soccer staff at Bradley University," said O'Neill. "Coach DeRose has built a great program here and I look forward to working both with him and Coach (Brian) Barnett in trying to make even more progress on the national level. "Many things made an immediate impact on me when I visited the campus," O'Neill added, "including the dynamic vision for athletics of both President (Joanne) Glasser and Dr. (Michael) Cross, the outstanding facilities and membership in the Missouri Valley Conference." O'Neill and his wife, Mimi, are the proud parents of three children: daughter Brooke (12) and sons Sean (10) and Shay (6). A three-sport athlete at Middlebury College, where he captained both the soccer and ski teams and also played golf, O'Neill earned All-New England Region honors on the soccer pitch as a senior in 1990 and he was a two-time (1989, 1990) All-American skier. He graduated from Middlebury in 1991 and received his master's degree from Springfield College in 1993. Ironically, Bradley's newest assistant is replacing the man who gave him his first coaching job, Jeff Gettler, who left the Braves after one year to return to the head coaching ranks at NCAA Division III Husson College. O'Neill began his career as an assistant to Gettler at Lafayette College in 1994. After helping Lafayette to consecutive Patriot League titles in 1994 and 1995, O'Neill moved west and helped Fresno State to a Western Athletic Conference title and a NCAA Tournament quarterfinal appearance in his lone season with the Bulldogs in 1996. Before beginning his head coaching career, O'Neill also spent two years as an assistant at Ohio State from 1997-98 and helped the Buckeyes to a runner-up finish in the 1998 Big Ten Conference Tournament. BRIAN BARNETT - CISA CAMP ADMINISTRATOR A standout player at Peoria Notre Dame High School and Aurora University, Brian Barnett joined the Bradley Soccer staff as the second assistant coach in June. “Brian is as passionate a young coach as I have come across,” said Bradley Soccer head coach Jim DeRose. “He has great aspirations and his work ethic and success to date are indicators that he is a rising star in our profession. “Brian will be involved in all facets of our program and will be a wonderful ambassador for Bradley Soccer in the community,” added DeRose. “Having the opportunity to be mentored by Coach (Jeff) Gettler, in particular, early on in his career will be an incredible opportunity for him. Having been there in a similar capacity early in my career with Jeff, I know the daily dialogue and exchange of ideas was incredibly beneficial for my future develoment.” “I am very fortunate and excited to be a part of a soccer program and a University with such a tradition of excellence and I am looking forward to contributing to the future success of Bradley Soccer,” said Barnett. “I could not ask for a better situation. I will be working for two of the best and most-experienced coaches in the country...I know that Coach DeRose and Coach Gettler will serve as great mentors to me throughout my time at Bradley.” Barnett, who has worked at DeRose’s Central Illinois Soccer Academy summer camps since 2006, was a four-year starter in the backline at NCAA Division III Aurora. After helping the Spartans to the 2006 NCAA Tournament, Barnett captained the 2008 squad to a 14-8-1 record while earning first-team All-Northern Athletics Conference honors. He started 66 of the 73 games he played in four seasons, helping the Spartans to a 44-21-11 record and a 1.17 team goals against average.
Currently owning a United States Soccer Federation National “D” License, Barnett began his coaching career at the club level for the Strikers Fox Valley Soccer Club. Having served as a staff head coach since 2005, Barnett was responsible for technical and tactical development of youth players between the ages of 14 and 18, as well as schedule and travel coordination. BRIAN DETERS-PROGRAM COORDINATOR
DANNY DRISCOLL-PROGRAM COORDINATOR
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