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Thomas Goodman
Goodman enters his second season as the Director of Soccer at Waldorf University, Goodman joined Waldorf from Finlandia University where he was the men’s and women’s head soccer coach and director of Esports.
During his first two seasons at Finlandia, Goodman led the Women Finlandia Lions team to qualify for the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference Championships and leads the school in women's soccer coaching wins. In 2022 he led the men’s team to its second-best season in school history. At Finlandia Goodman had thirty-two students receive all-academic awards, and the men and women C2C Academic Players of the year. Under Goodman’s guidance the Finlandia Esports team won the 2022 Valorant National Championship, and had a player finish second in the FIFA national Championship.
Before coming to Finlandia University Thomas was the interim men’s soccer head coach and Director of Esports for Siena Heights University (NAIA) where he took the soccer team to a 6-11-0 season (its best season in 15 years), and in Esports his Rocket League Team was 7th in the nation. While in Adrian Goodman was the Assistant Director of Coaching at the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the girls’ varsity soccer coach at Tecumseh High School where in 2017 and 2019, he was awarded the Lenawee County Coach of the Year award.
Before moving to Michigan Goodman was in Eugene, Oregon, in Eugene he was a Volunteer Assistant Coach for the University of Oregon (NCAA D1) while working as the web master for the University of Oregon school of law from 2006-2009 helping the team to a 45-43-12 record. Also, in Eugene he coached boys’ soccer at Willamette High School (WHS) for five years, winning the league the first time in the school's 63-year history. During his time at WHS, he was awarded 2011 and 2012 MWL Coach of the Year and 2011 Oregon State Coach of the Year. While serving as a high school coach he was also the Director of Coaching for Eugene Soccer Club and the head coach for the 2008 and 2009 u15/u16 girls State Cup Champions – Futbol Unidos ESC, he won the NSCAA Club coach of the year in 2003,2004,2006, 2010 and 2011. In Oregon, Goodman was also a Region IV ODP girls coach, and worked with the U.S. Women’s National Team on several occasions while earning his coaching licenses in Portland Oregon.
Goodman has extensive playing experience in soccer, he was a two-time All-State selection at Orting High School (Wash.), he moved to England as a fifteen-year-old and played soccer at Arsenal’s Academy team and was later traded to play soccer with Torquay United for two seasons. Goodman was also on the Canadian Olympic Mountain bike team.
Goodman received his BA in Education Foundations from the University of Oregon and master’s degree in Recreation and Sport Pedagogy with a focus in soccer coaching from Ohio University and his Doctorate in Higher Education and Leadership at Concordia University.
Goodman has his Level 4 and 3 Certificate in Coaching (UEFA A and B Coaching License), USSF National A, B, C, D and E Coaching Licenses, FA level 2 Certificate of Coaching, NSCAA Foundations of Coaching Level 2 Diploma, Foundations of Coaching Level 3 Diploma, 4v4 Diploma, 9v9 Diploma, National Diploma, National Youth Diploma, Advanced National Diploma, Premier Diploma, Mental / Physical Player Development Special Topic Diploma, Goalkeeping Level 1 Diploma, Goalkeeping Level 2 Diploma, Goalkeeping Level 3 Diploma and Professional Development Certificate for High School Coaches Director of Coaching Diploma
Goodman and his wife Amber (also at Waldorf) have two children Lenicka and Amsel (Waldorf Student), three pugs and three cats.
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