Coach Education
The Maryland Association of Coaches of Soccer is proud to announce its inaugural coaching education weekend. In conjunction with the NSCAA, MACS will offer a special topics weekend headlined by Paul Marco, NSCAA Senior Academy Staff Coach and the head coach of the men's program at Binghamton.
This fantastic educational opportunity will be held in conjunction with the MACS and NSCAA membership drive. Annually, coaches pay $25 for a MACS membership and $80 for an NSCAA membership. During this educational weekend, the coaches will be able to join BOTH organizations for $90 and attend the coaching clinic AT NO CHARGE. In addition to these benefits, prizes will be awarded that will include DC United Tickets, gear, and an autographed ball. As an added benefit and for the first time ever, coaches will be able to pay for membership using a credit or debit card. Club/youth coaches will be welcomed at the clinic and may join NSCAA for $60 and will be charged $60 for the weekend clinic.
The coaches clinic will be held on Friday July 31st through Sunday August 2nd. The weekend will begin with a reception and include Saturday field and classroom sessions from 9-5 pm. The educational opportunity will continue on Sunday from 9-12 with two field sessions led by Jeff Gross, the director of coaching for Frederick Soccer Club. The weekend will conclude with the presentation of the prizes for selected coaches.
More details will be posted on this website as the plans are finalized.
Paul Marco, the 2007 America East Conference Coach of the Year, begins his eighth season as the head soccer coach at Binghamton University. Under his guidance, the Bearcats have been transformed from a team that won just two games the year before his arrival into a rising power on the national scene. Marco has led Binghamton to two America East Conference titles (2003 and 2006), two America East regular season titles (2006 and 2007) and a conference record six consecutive appearances in the America East championship game.
Under Marco's guidance, the Bearcats have excelled just as much in the classroom as they have on the playing field. The 2005 squad had the third-highest combined GPA among all NCAA Division I men's soccer programs (3.30), the 2006 team was ranked fourth (3.26) and the 2007-08 team was ranked first nationally (3.37). Individually, Binghamton has had one COSIDA Academic All-American and eight NSCAA Scholar All-Americans since Marco became the head coach.
Heading into the 2009 season, Marco has a record of 76-42-28 (.622), and has gone 28-12-10 (.700) against America East opponents. He has posted five consecutive winning seasons and has steered the Bearcats to an 16-7-1 record in conference games the past three years.
Prior to his arrival at Binghamton, Marco was the head coach at West Virginia from 1996-2001. His best season was in 1999, when West Virginia went 13-5-1. That year, Marco was named the Big East Coach of the Year.
Before taking over the head coaching reigns in 1996, Marco served as the Mountaineers' assistant coach from 1992-95, helping lead the program to an Atlantic 10 conference championship and NCAA tournament berth in 1992.
A former Division I player for West Virginia, Marco led the program to one of its finest seasons in school history in 1990. Scoring some big goals for the Mountaineers and steering the team to a 12-5-1 record -the best mark in 23 years.
In 1991, Marco graduated cum laude from West Virginia with a bachelor's degree in physical education. He is teacher certified in grades K-12. Marco also received his master's degree from the University in 1994 in physical education/athletic coaching.
Besides holding a National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Advanced National Diploma, a United States Soccer Federation (USSF) "B" License, Marco has been a member of the NSCAA national staff for 13 years. Four years ago, he was promoted to the NSCAA Senior Staff. Coach Marco has taught various levels of the NSCAA academy curriculum courses, and has published numerous articles.