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Ted Haley
Three-time CACC Coach of the Year, Ted Haley, enters his 13th season as the head coach of the Post University men's soccer team in 2017. He was named NSCAA East Region Coach of the Year in 2013. Haley is also the head coach of Elm City Express of the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL)
In the summer of 2017, Haley led the Express to the NPSL National Championship and was named NPSL National Coach of the Year. The Express featured seven former Post University men's soccer players.
The Eagles once-again advanced to the CACC Championship in 2016 as the #8 seed. Post defeated #1 Concordia and #4 Caldwell, before falling to #2 Georgian Court in penalty kicks in the championship game.
In both 2014 and 2015, Haley helped lead the Eagles to ECAC Championships.
In 2013, Haley led the Eagles to its best season in program history with a 15-3-2 record and their second-consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. Post defeated eventual National Champion #7 Southern New Hampshire,1-0, to open the season and hand the Penman their only loss of the season. He also led Post to a victory over #1 and undefeated LIU-Post on Oct. 23. The Eagles landed a school record eight players on the All-CACC team including two-time Player of the Year Joe Baccielo. Five Eagles earned All-East Region honors and Baccielo and Kevin Ipina were named All-American.
Haley and the Eagles cracked into the Division II national rankings in 2011, and topped out at 18th on Sept. 27, after Post started the season on an eight-game unbeaten streak. Post finished 2012 ranked 24th in the nation. and appeared in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history. Haley also coached the Eagles' first-ever All-American in Joe Baccielo in 2012.
In his nine seasons, Haley has guided the Eagles to the postseason each year since he took over the position. Post won the CACC Tournament Title in 2008, and played in the conference championship match in 2006, 2011, 2012, and 2013. Additionally, Post claimed consecutive CACC Regular Season Titles under Haley’s direction in 2011,2012, and 2013.
During the 2012 season, Haley and the Eagles were regionally ranked by the NSCAA in every week of the campaign. Further, Post spent two weeks (Oct. 23-Oct.30) in the NCAA Division II national rankings. The Eagles extended their regular season unbeaten streak at LaMoy Field to 17 games.
Since Haley joined Post University in 2005, he has mentored 18 All-CACC performers and 17 CACC All-Tournament selections. In addition to this list of all-conference honorees, Haley guided a pair of players, Maurice Johnson and Hylton Davis, to All-East Region honors in 2009 and 2011, respectively. Davis was also named an ECAC All-Star at the end of the 2011 campaign.
Statistically, the Eagles ranked in the top-three in the CACC statistics in numerous categories under Haley’s tutelage. In 2006, Post held at least a share of the top-three in goals allowed, goals against average, shutouts and corner kicks. In 2008, the year Post won the CACC Tournament Title, the Eagles were in the top-three in shots (third), points (second), goals (second), goals per game (third), assists (third), goals allowed (second), goals against average (second) and corner kicks (third). In 2010, Post held a share of the top-three in goals allowed, goals against average and shutouts.
Haley came to Post University after he spent six years at the Dublin School in Dublin, N.H., where he served as the Director of Athletics, a teacher, and the head soccer, basketball, and lacrosse coach.
He began his collegiate playing career at the University of Connecticut, where he was a freshman starter. After he transferred to the College of Charleston in Charleston, S.C., Haley was a three-time Trans-America All-Conference and All-Tournament selection. He made the NCAA Division I All-South Region Team his senior year, and served as team captain. Haley and his College of Charleston teammates won three consecutive conference championships and bids to three straight Division I NCAA Championships.
Following his collegiate days, Haley played professional soccer, and entered the A-League, a feeder league to Major League Soccer. Over his seven-year professional career, Haley played for the Hampton Roads Mariners (DC United affiliate), the Connecticut Wolves, the Worcester Wildfire, and the New Hampshire Phantoms.
Haley is also the Director of Coaching for CFC West and holds a USSF National "B" coaching license.
Haley graduated from the College of Charleston in 1997, with a degree in exercise science. He currently resides in Milford, Conn., with his wife Kathy, and three sons Tye, Tristan, and Talyn.
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