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Founder &
Director
In
2018, he was part of the Westminster coaching staff that helped guide the
men’s soccer team to a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) title and an
appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Hare was also a part the women’s soccer
coaching staff that helped direct the team to a PAC Championship runner-up
finish and an appearance to the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC)
Tournament and again in 2021, in which he helped Senior Camille Holzschuh ranked first in the Presidents' Athletic
Conference (PAC) in goals against average (0.55) and broke the program record
for career shutouts with 25. The Titans only conceded one goal against
conference foes in the regular season. In 2022, Hare helped Freshman Morgan
Murphy to a successful season, which she started all 20 matches for
Westminster, going 14-4-2 while posting a league-low .697 goals-against
average. Murphy totaled 90 saves and owned a .874 save
percentage, which ranked 24th in Division III. In 10 regular season
conference starts she went 9-1 with a 0.44 goals-against average. She
led the conference with seven shutouts last fall, including four in league
play. She was named as the PAC Newcomer of the Year award and the
championship tournament's Most Outstanding Player following Westminster's 2-0
shutout of Franciscan in the title match, in which, she made 12 saves against
Franciscan after recording seven saves and stopping three shootout
attempts during the 1-1 semifinal draw with Chatham. Since 2017 at
Westminster, his men’s goalkeepers have a combined GAA (goal away average) of
1.12 and a combined GAA of 0.86 for the women’s goalkeepers. Post-season experience has included: Westminster College (2017-present) Men
- President’s Athletic Conference Champion (2018) President’s Athletic Conference
Runner-up (2020-2021) NCAA DIII National Tournament
Appearance (2018) Eastern College Athletic
Conference Tournament Appearance (2019,
2021) Women - President’s Athletic
Conference Champion (2022) President’s
Athletic Conference Runner-up (2018, 2021) NCAA DIII National
Tournament Appearance (2022) Eastern College Athletic Conference
Tournament Appearance (2018, 2019, 2021) Shady Side Academy
(1998-present) Boys - Section Champions (1999-2002,
2004-2008, 2013, 2020, 2020-2022) WPIAL Class AA
Champions (1990, 2017) WPIAL Class AA
Runner-up (2002, 2016, 2020) WPIAL Class A Runner-up
(2006, 2008) WPIAL Class AA Third
Place (2019) WPIAL Class A Third
Place (2007) WPIAL Class AA
Semifinalists (2001, 2013) PIAA Class AA Semifinalist (2001,
2016) PIAA Class A
Semifinalist (2008) PIAA Class AA
Quarterfinalist (2002, 2017) PIAA Class A
Quarterfinalist (2006-2007) Girls - Section Champions (2017, 2019, 2020, 2021) WPIAL Class A Champions
(2010, 2013, 2016, 2019) WPIAL Class AA Runner-up
(2004-2005) WPIAL Class AA
Semifinalist (2020) WPIAL Class A Runner-up
(2017) WPIAL Class A Third
Place (2012, 2014, 2015) PIAA Class A State
Champions (2017) PIAA Class A Runner-Up
(2016, 2019) PIAA Class A
Semifinalist (2012-2013) PIAA Class A
Quarterfinalist (2010-2011) PIAA Class AA
Quarterfinalist (2004) Hampton High School (1990) Boys - Section Champions WPIAL Class AA
Champions PIAA Class AA State
Champions His playing experience has included Hampton High
School (1982-1983), Community College of Allegheny County Center North Indoor
Soccer Club (1983-1984), Southern Illinois University Soccer Club (1984-1987)
and adult soccer leagues for eight years. Coach Hare holds national and
regional diplomas from National Soccer Coaches Association (NSCAA). Coach
Hare is a certified CPR Trainer and Sport Safety Trainer (American Red
Cross). Westminster
College Bio Link. Director’s
Message to Parents
Dear Parents, Coaching Philosophy / Training for Goalkeepers: As
an experienced and caring goalkeeper coach, I will give personal and
professional attention to players, especially goalkeepers, of all ages and
skill levels. Players will be divided based on age and / or skill level in
all activities. I believe in the systematic training of players. I start
with foundational elements of goalkeeping and continue building on those
elements throughout the week. I keep up with the latest methods in soccer
training to ensure that players receive age-appropriate training. A typical
day includes individual ball skills, coordination drills with a soccer ball,
small-sided games, team competitions, and lots of fun. My goal is to enhance
a player's confidence with the ball and their decision-making skills
(tactics) so that he/she can make a contribution to their respective teams.
Players will get instant feedback from me, as well as other coaches, in the
small-sided games and team competitions, so they can apply the coach's
instruction as they go through the day of training. A
variety of training techniques are employed to aid goalkeepers at every
level. The daily activities include hand/eye coordination drills, flexibility
exercises, strength and conditioning drills, and footwork exercises. The
fundamental skills are taught and reinforced at various levels, as the individual
goalkeeper is capable. These skills include catching/receiving balls,
distribution, angle play, collapsing, diving, 1v1 breakaways, corner kicks
and penalty kicks. More tactical aspects of goalkeeping are also discussed.
Goalkeepers participate in the daily scrimmages with the field players and
receive feedback from the coaching staff about their individual game play. My
goal is to create a professional training atmosphere in which goalkeepers of
all levels can further their passion for soccer and find their inner
potential, becoming a complete player. Soccer
is a game of passion and should be taught that way. I believe in creating
passionate, confidant and technically solid players. By creating a solid
technical base a player can take their game to whatever level their passion
desires. I
have been coaching soccer since 1990 and have developed a proven program in
helping players to play at the highest level. My soccer coaching philosophy
incorporates everyone who has an influence on the individual player. My
method equips the player for the demands of the game at all levels with a
particular emphasis on the coach and player relationship. For
the past 32 years, as Goalkeeper Coach at various schools and clubs in the
Pittsburgh, PA area, I have created a goalkeeping program for all keepers
from the ages of 7-21 years. My work has produced players who have gone on to
play at the college level and beyond. Many of my players came from a variety
of backgrounds and nationalities, including England, Wales, Japan, Chile,
Puerto Rico and Italy. “The
new challenge for me now is keeping up with the ever changing technology and
new methods of teaching or coaching goalkeepers and to produce the “young and
new goalkeeper coaches” who could produce the next generation of keepers” I
look forward to many more years helping student-athletes to enjoy and excel
in the wonderful game of soccer. Coach Jerry Hare |
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