Chris Carmichael

Where were you born? Evanston, IL
How long have you been with the club? Just started!!
Playing Experience (Youth, High School, College, Professional): Eastern Illinois University and PDL
What position did you play? Holding Midfielder
Best goal you ever scored? Any goal is the best goal!
Coaching Experience (Youth, High School, College, Professional) : 17 years club coaching (Pensacola Futbol Club, FL; Strikers Soccer Club, OH; Louisville Soccer Club, OH; Internationals Soccer Club, OH; Furman United Soccer Club); Head Men's Soccer Coach at Malone University (NCAA DII, #1 Seed East Region); Head Women's Soccer Coach at Bob Jones University (Current)
Coaching Highlight: Winning the NCCAA 2013 National Championship and being awarded the 2013 NSCAA and NCCAA National Coach of the Year.
Coaching Certification(s): USSF E, D and C License and NSCAA Regional, Advanced Regional, National, Advanced National and Premier Diplomas.
What is your favorite soccer team? Barcelona and Barcelona
What is the most rewarding aspect of coaching kids? Teaching kids that it is ok to fail harder during training in order to improve as a player and to be brave with the ball and not be afraid at being creative. Learning and improving their skills in this great game and seeing them learn how to work together as a team.
Interesting Fact: Besides soccer, I am a former zoo keeper at several large AZA zoos and a herpetologist and ethologist (earned a Ph.D. at The University of Southern Mississippi in animal behavior and currently study the behavior of boas, pythons and crocodilians as a professor of biology at BJU as well). Also, my amazing wife Sharon and I have been married 25 years and have 11 awesome kids (5 girls, 6 boys) and grand kids.

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