Maine Maritime Academy

Castine, ME 04420

Maine Northeast

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Keenan Schaeffer

Keenan Schaeffer was named the Head Coach of the Maine Maritime Academy women's soccer team prior to the 2021 season. He brings a wealth of coaching experience guiding both men and women at the youth, high school, collegiate and semiprofessional levels.

Schaeffer served as the Head Coach and General Manager of Hershey FC of the Women's Premier Soccer League since 2017, while also serving as the First Assistant for Penn State- Harrisburg's men's program since 2018 prior to his appointment at Maine Maritime.

In his five full seasons on the college sidelines, Schaeffer's programs have won a dozen or more matches. At PSU-Harrisburg, Schaeffer helped guide the men's team to its first North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) championship and NCAA Division III tournament appearance in 2019. He coached the program's starting keeper to the top of the NCAA statistical heap in shutouts, producing 12 clean sheets.

Schaeffer had previously served as the goalkeeping coach for Millersville University's men's soccer team from 2015 to 2018, and helped mentor the Marauders to a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference finals appearance and NCAA Division II tournament bid in 2015. Under Schaeffer's tutelage, his goalkeepers allowed just 15 goals, a decrease of 18 from the 2014 campaign, and secured 10 shutouts, an increase of seven from the year prior.

Schaeffer holds a United Soccer Coaches (USC) Goalkeeping Level 3 Diploma, as well as the Advanced National diploma. He has also pursued U.S. Soccer licensing by getting his E.

The Wrightsville, Pa. product earned a B.S. in Information Systems at Elizabethtown College where he played soccer and was also a thrower for the track & field team. Most recently, he played two years for the Hershey FC men's team. He was also the head coach for his alma mater of Eastern York for three years.

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Billy Shannon

Billy Shannon will enter his eighth season at the helm of the men's soccer program at Maine Maritime, after leading the Mariners to the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) playoffs in his first seven seasons, including the top seed in the past two seasons and 2018 and 2019 Regular Season Titles.

Shannon has coached multiple All-Conference Players, a Conference Defensive Player of the Year, Conference Player of the Year, two High School All-Americans and a CoSIDA Google Cloud Academic All-District.

Prior to Maine Maritime Academy, Shannon served as the Assistant Men's Coach at his Alma Mater, Husson University where he was team captain and an All-Conference Player and then went on to coach the Boys Varsity Soccer team at Bangor High School. In addition to his high school and collegiate experience, Shannon served as Director of Coaching and Club Director at Seacoast United Maine North, formerly Blackbear United.

Coach Shannon brings over 10 years of coaching experience and the passion of teaching and working with young players to every camp and training session he directs. He holds his National "C" License from the United States Soccer Federation and his "Premier" diploma from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. He is a member of the United Soccer Coaches and has earned degrees in Physical Education & Business Administration from Husson University and a Master of Sports Leadership from Northeastern University.

He and his wife Martha reside in Hampden, with their five year old daughter Nora and newborn son Liam.

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Finn Ducker

Ducker joins the Mariners Men's Soccer program for his first season as Assistant Coach.

Ducker holds a Masters of Science in Kinesiology and Physical Education from the University of Maine. He is originally from Manchester, England, but grew up in Winslow, Maine. He graduated in 2016 from the University of New England with a Bachelor’s of Science in Applied Exercise Science.

Before joining up with Maine Maritime Academy as the Assistant Men's Soccer Coach, he spent time as a crew member of a sailboat, a crew member on a research farm, a personal trainer in New York City, and a Sports Performance Coach in Colorado.

Ducker has a unyielding passion for the sport of soccer and also athletic performance. He is looking forward to bringing his unique perspective and expertise to an already successful Men's Soccer Program at Maine Maritime Academy.