Staff Directory

Our Staff

Professional Coaching Staff
Club Director of Coaching & Programs	Shane Calvert	[email protected]	828-386-1215
Director of Club Operations	Erin Barcal	[email protected]	828-386-1215

Administrative Staff
Executive Director	Rick Suyao	[email protected]	828-386-1215
Office Manager	Gail Sears	[email protected]	828-386-1215
Head Registrar of Players/Teams with NCYSA	Kendra Gould	[email protected]	828-386-1215
Executive Board of Directors
President	Caroline Hart	[email protected]
Vice-President	Jason Joyce	[email protected]
Treasurer	Stacey Harris	[email protected]
Secretary	Rich Campbell	[email protected]

Shane Calvert, Director of Coaching
		Licenses: United Soccer Coaches Advance National Diploma United Soccer Coaches Goalkeeping Level 3 Diploma USSF C License Email: [email protected] Shane Calvert's collegiate coaching experiences includes his current role as the Head Men's Soccer Coach at Lees McRae College. He has served as an assistant at Wofford College (2015-2017), Clemson University (2014-2015) and his alma mater Tusculum University (2005-2007). At Clemson, Calvert helped coach the Tigers to the 2014 ACC Championship and to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament. During his time with Tusculum, Calvert helped coach the team that reached No. 1 in the NCAA Division II national rankings. As a coach in the high school ranks, Calvert also has a decorated resume with over 100 victories. He has been the head soccer coach Morristown West High School (Morristown, Tenn.), Dobyns Bennett High School (Kingsport, Tenn.), and Spartanburg High School (Spartanburg, S.C.) and the Darlington School Academy as previously mentioned. Additionally, Calvert has earned multiple District Coach of the Year, Regional Coach of the Year and State Coach of the Year honors as a prep head coach to go along with multiple State Tournament appearances. Furthermore, Calvert guided his team at Spartanburg High School to the No. 1 ranking in the state of South Carolina.

Erin Barcal, Director of Club Operations
		Licenses: United Soccer Coaches Goalkeeping Level 1 Diploma USSF D License USSF 11v11 License, 9v9 License Email: [email protected] Barcal has a variety of experience through coaching collegiately, for North Carolina Olympic Development Program, club, and high school. Currently, she serves as the Assistant Women’s Soccer Coach at Lees-McRae College. Formerly, she coached at University of North Alabama as the Graduate Assistant coach responsible for game and travel operations, and training goalkeepers. Barcal is a staff coach for North Carolina ODP leading the 2007 age group, and previously the 2006 age group. Barcal is no stranger to the High Country as she was a three-time captain in her four years of undergrad at Lees-McRae College. The Bobcats were very successful in her tenure capturing a conference championship. Upon graduation, she coached the Junior Varsity and assisted the Varsity teams at Watauga High School and currently leads the U14 girls team at High Country Soccer Association.

COACH	HOMETOWN	EXPERIENCE	TEAMS
TRAVEL TEAM COACHES
Daniel Ames	Boone, NC	4 Years	U10G
Kevin Arguello		3 Years	U10B
Taylor Morton	Larinburg, NC	4 Years	U11G
Ash Morgan	England	2 Years	U11B
Jenn Bass	Burlington, NC	2 Years	U12G
Faris Serafim	Boone, NC	2 Years	U12B
Wayne Cable	Ipswich, Suffolk, UK	10 Years	U13G
Marco Fonseca		4 Years	U13B
Chris Tarnowski	Winston Salem, NC	3 Years	U14G
Trey Boggs	Greensboro, NC	7 Years	U14B
Aaron Hall	Charlotte, NC	2 Years	U14B
Erin Barcal	Wilmington, NC	8 Years	U15G
Shane Calvert	Spartanburg, SC	25 Years	HS Girls
GOALKEEPER COACHES
Taylor Ray	Charlotte, NC	Goalkeeper II	Goalkeeper Coach
Jordan Brown	Hickory, NC	2 Years	Goalkeeper Coach
U10 ACADEMY COACHES
Daniel Ames	Boone, NC	USSF E License
U8 ACADEMY / HC REC COACHES
TBD


U6 ACADEMY COACHES
Skylar Hicks	Boone, NC	USSF F License
Sophie Watkins	Boone, NC	USSF F License
STAFF COACHES
Art Rex	Pittsburgh, PA
Alex McGrath	County Durham, England	2 Years

Our coaching staff boasts experience from all levels of the game including;
current & former HCSA players,
Skylar Hicks, Austin Lubkemann, Jake Chasteen, Franklin Joyce, Heather Ostwalt, Will Voss, Maddie Warren
current & former college players,
Paul Stahlschmidt (App State), Brittany Bolick (Charleston Southern), Jake Chasteen (App State), Lindsey Fletcher (Lees McRae) Jarrett Franklin (App State), Amy Kolowsky (App State), Jason Kimak (Liberty), Chelsea Parker (Mars Hill College), Art Rex (Slippery Rock), Shaun Utterson (UNC-Wilmington), Dan Louisignau (UMBC), Heather Ostwalt (App State)
current & former college coaches,
Erin Barcal, Brittany Bolick, Shane Calvert, Amy Kolowsky, Taylor Morton, Chelsea Parker, Paul Stahlschmidt, Art Rex, Faris Serafim, Shaun Utterson, Dan Louisignau
college All-Conference players,
Brittany Bolick, Art Rex
college All-American,
Art Rex
current Youth National Team player,
Brooke Bingham
former professional players,
Kevin Arguello, Art Rex, Shaun Utterson