Men's Soccer: Seabolt Named Coach
December 18, 2003 04:03 PM | General
December 18, 2003
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- West Virginia University athletic director Ed Pastilong announced today the full-time hiring of interim head men's soccer Mike Seabolt.
"We're excited about the direction we feel the program is headed under Coach Seabolt," Pastilong says. "Mike's dedication, commitment and work ethic signal a bright future for the Mountaineer men's soccer program."
A native of Atlanta, Ga., Seabolt guided the Mountaineers to a 5-10-3 record last season.
Two seasons ago, Seabolt served as the Mountaineers' top assistant whose duties included recruiting, training of the team, game analysis and game day activities.
Prior to arriving in Morgantown, Seabolt spent two seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Tampa and helped the Spartans to the 2001 Division II national championship. He managed the scheduling, team training and match preparations while guiding the Spartans to a two-year record of 33-4-2.
In the off-seasons at Tampa, Seabolt was an assistant coach with the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer (MLS). There he was involved with scouting and drafting players as well as all other aspects of coaching the MLS team. Seabolt also served as the head coach of the Boulder Rapids Reserve Team, the amateur development arm of the United Soccer League. Building a team from scratch, he coached the team to a 12-4-4 record and national runner-up finish.
Prior to working with the Rapids, he was a volunteer assistant with the Tampa Bay Mutiny in the MLS during the 2000 season. As an assistant, Seabolt was involved with match preparation, opponent and player scouting, match analysis and team administration duties.
Since 2000, Seabolt has also served as an assistant coach for the United States Men's Soccer National Amateur Team which competes against the U.S. U-17 team and MLS teams in pre-season. Seabolt holds a United States Soccer Federation "B" license.
In 1999-2000, Seabolt was an assistant coach at Elon College. From 1997-98, he was the head coach and also a player for the Duke University club team.
Seabolt earned a law degree from Duke University after graduating from Trinity University with a bachelor's degree in political science while playing soccer.
