SMU Spring Season

SMU vs Midwestern State at SMU 3/24 at 2p.m.
SMU vs TCU at Dallas Int'l Cup 4/6 at 2pm
SMU vs OK State at OK 4/14 at 1pm
SMU vs TX A&M at TAMU 4/21
SMU vs OK at SMU 2/28 at 2 p.m.

Good tests for the Ponies.

Have they named a new assistant to take Derek's place?

where did Derek go??

Littleboyblue wrote:where did Derek go??

GA

as in Georgia??

Littleboyblue wrote:as in Georgia??

Yes

MaggieMaggie wrote:

Littleboyblue wrote:as in Georgia??

Yes

The State of Georgia to coach at Georgia State University.

Derek Leader, formerly the associate head coach at SMU, was named the head coach of the Georgia State women's soccer program on Jan. 2, 2012.

Leader, who was elevated to associate head coach before the 2010 season, spent a total of four seasons at SMU, helping head coach Brent Erwin build a winning program. The Mustangs qualified for the Conference USA Tournament in each of his four seasons and improved to double-digit win totals the last two years.

He is also a highly successful coach with the Olympic Development Program, serving as the under-16 head coach for Region III since 1997. In addition, he served as a staff coach with the Dallas Texans soccer club, the No. 1 ranked soccer club in the nation, and as the head coach for the North Texas state teams, and he was a national staff instructor for coaching courses for the United States Soccer Federation.

Before his stint at SMU, Leader spent 12 years (1996-2008) as women's soccer head coach and assistant director of the IMG Soccer Academy in Bradenton, Fla. He was inducted into the IMG Soccer Academy Hall of Fame as a coach and builder in 2010. During his time in Bradenton, he also coached local semi-pro teams, serving as an assistant coach for the Bradenton Academics PDL men's team from 2001-04 and as head coach for the Bradenton Athletics W-League women's team from 2004-08.