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GYSC PROFESSIONAL TRAINERS

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Chris Spinks

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Noel Cox-Brown

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Scott Hancock

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Gavin Shiels

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Caton Raffensperger

Chris Spinks

Coaching Experience

Has coached  teams/players in the following age groups: U15, U16, U17, and U18. Coached teams to the State Cup finals and Region1 Championships (2015). Coached a team to the U17 and U18 MD State Cup Championship and Region 1 Semi-finals (2012, 2013).

College:

Men's Assistant coach at Lock Haven University. Olympic Development Program: U14 & U16 PA West Assistant coach (2008-09); U13 MD assistant coach (2013). Camps & Clinics: staff coach for FC Frederick soccer schools; staff coach at the following summer camps: Lenoir-Rhyne University, Lock Haven University, Mount St. Mary's University, UNC - Chapel Hill, UMass.

 

Playing Experience

Lock Haven University (PA); Youth Training System (YTS) Stirling Albion FC, Scotland; YTS Dunfermline Athletic FC, Scotland; National team representative Scotland School Boy's; State representative for Fife School Boy's.

Noel Brown

Coaching Licenses: 

USSF C Coaching License

United Soccer Coaching Advanced National Diploma

United Soccer Coaches Advanced National Goalkeeping Diploma

 

Playing Experience/Highlights

Division I Siena College Goalkeeper

2x Defensive Player of Year 

2001 All Conference Rookie and 2nd Team 

2002 All Conference First Team 

2004 All Conference First Team 

2011 Siena College Athletics Hall of Fame Inductee

 

Coaching Experience:

Division I Assistant Coach Siena College 2006-2011

DIII Head Coach- Keystone College 20011-2017

Volunteer Coach Gettysburg College 2019-2021

Scott Hancock

 Coaching Licenses:

USSF E

NSCAA (now United Soccer Coaches)

Junior & Advanced Junior license

Goalkeeping Level I and Level II

USSF D & C

NSCAA/USC National and Advanced National licenses

Coerver Coaching clinic certificate

 In addition, I’ve attended the USC national convention 

Gettysburg High School Boys Coach

Gavin Shiels

Playing Career
2017 (Wayland Baptist University, NAIA)
- SAC conference champions
- Won a national championship
2018 (WVU Tech, NAIA)
- Made the River States Conference Final
2019 (WVU Tech, NAIA)
- Won River States Conference
- Made the second round of nationals
Coaching Career
2020-2021 (West Liberty University)
- Graduate Assistant coach of the women’s team
- Head coach of the U14 boys FC Wheeling youth team

Caton Raffensperger

Serving as a goalkeeper for Franklin & Marshall College, Caton played on a Diplomats team that won 14 contests in 21 tries, making a run to the second round of the NCAA D3 Tournament. 

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