Head Women’s Soccer Coach The University of North Florida. Co-Author Unlocking the Vertical Lines, The Half Space.
@halfspacesoccer
Florida St. Alum
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Coach Mike Norvell is hands down National coach of the year. To be able to coach a one player team to a 13-0 record is unprecedented in football.
#FSUFootball
#FSU
Fun fact and one that we are very proud of about our
@OspreyWSOC
program. The NCAA transfer portal started in 2018 & the number below is how many undergraduates in our program that have entered the portal. Family and culture aren’t buzz words. Swoop!
To win US Youth Soccer’s regional event, a team has to play 6 games in 7 days. This is on top of a club season that starts in August plus high school games. What are we doing?
So proud of the response from last Sunday. This team has pride and grit. Three Power 4 matches in a row with a 1-1-1 record. On to the next one. Swoop!
Big shoutout to those clubs that are providing game film access to college coaches during the extended recruiting dead period. Appreciate you going the extra mile on behalf of your players.
One of the last ones to leave
@ECNLgirls
Florida. Collectively
@OspreyWSOC
staff watched over 120 games in three days. Looking forward to seeing our team tomorrow. Swoop!
I broke the news to the team last night & it was made official by our conference this morning. Then shortly after
@OspreyWSOC
just went out to the field & crushed a training session. So proud of the character of the student athletes in our program.
#SoarHigher
#Swoop
#WearAMask
Massive thank you to the 904! 4,459 at last nights match vs
@FSUSoccer
Highest attendance of any UNF women's sporting event in school history
7th highest women's soccer match attendance this year in NCAA DI.
Wasn’t the result we wanted, but we will keep working. Swoop!
For years I walked by our university’s baseball batting cage on the way to the field. There always seemed to be someone working on their game in the cage. All athletes need to find their sports “batting cage.” Showing up for practice is not enough.
I am gutted for our players. And for all those asking, I don’t get it either. With that said we end our season with a 9-4-3 record, top 100 RPI and went 4-2-1 vs our tournament field. We aren’t going anywhere. We will be back. Time to get to work.
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Last season over 4,500 attended our FSU game, making it the largest crowd for a UNF women’s sport event ever and the 7th largest crowd for NCAA women’s soccer last season. Can we break the record? UNF vs Florida this Thursday 7pm. Free admission
Sat in a room in the Spring of 2017 with over 150 student-athletes, coaches & admin & was told our athletic department was being eliminated due to a merger. Saddest day in my professional career. Feel for everyone today, but you will get through it & come out stronger. Stay safe
💯 Most programs do not have a Power 4 recruiting budget. We have many players on our roster, in our incoming class and 2025 class that attended our ID camp before committing. Some who we had never seen play before. Also connected campers with other programs as well.
ID Camps getting a lot of hate lately. We don’t have one on the books right now, but for what it’s worth, 4 of our 7 2024 commits attended a clinic BEFORE their commitment, and 2 of 4 in our 2025 class.
Maybe we shouldn’t paint in such broad strokes 🤷♀️
Love showcasing how special our campus is
@UofNorthFlorida
Had a great time hosting a lot of talented student athletes at our
@OspreyWSOC
Winter (77 degrees ☀️) College ID camp. Swoop!
#SoarHigher
Decided to go full in on only training once per day in the preseason & so far couldn’t be happier with the results. The quality has been fantastic. The players have been fresh & fully invested both physically & mentally in each training session. Look forward to continued growth
Morgan Luckie has been passionate about every endeavor she has taken on since the day I met her. Very excited to continue this journey. Well deserved
@MorganLuckie
. Swoop!
Never been a fan of the tournament champion getting an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Regular season champion should be rewarded. Total body of work more impressive than a strong weekend.
Probably the reason I fell in love with the game is because of this man. My father took me to see him play with the NY Cosmos several times, including his last game vs. Santos in 1977. RIP Pelé 🐐
Did a 5v5 possession warm up today where neither team wore training vests. So all players were in the same color. Really ramped up the focus. The off the ball movement and communication was quite good. Wasn’t sure how it would go, but pleased with the end result.
Not a fan of soccer players playing a lot of games in a short period of time due to increased injury risk. With that said, you can learn a lot about someone’s mentality in such games.
Miss being at one of my favorite showcases in our home state of Florida,
@theECNL
Sanford event. But getting to watch three different games at one time isn’t too bad. Love looking for future
@OspreyWSOC
#SoarHigher
Very proud of
@OspreyWSOC
alum Sydney Hauth. Congrats on your acceptance to the University of Florida College of Pharmacy doctorate program. You go Syd. Swoop!
I understand that this is a result of the NCAA WSoccer dead period, but it hurts the game of girls/women’s soccer to hold the
@theECNL
Florida event the same weekend as the
@UnitedCoaches
convention.
What a week for
@OspreyWSOC
.
@thais_reiss
signs a pro contract with the Orlando Pride. Our captain Arianna Munoz is in Peru’s national team camp and we held a successful College ID camp today. Very proud of what we are building here at North Florida.
Spring Game last night, long late night drive and early recruiting this morning at the
@ECNLgirls
Spring FL event. Still love the grind. As our Deputy AD
@ErvinLewis14
always says, just work. Swoop!
So grateful to have
@zarasiassi
as a member and leader in our program. She represented
@OspreyWSOC
tonight at the annual
@UNFOspreys
Blue and Gray Bash. Top class player, student and person.
The consistency of
@FSUSoccer
and
@MKrikorianFSU
is beyond impressive. Winning isn’t an accident. Everyone in that program is all in, down to the smallest detail.
Honored to have been selected by the alumni assoc. of the former Armstrong St. to the Wall of Honor. This display on the Armstrong Campus of GA Southern is a tribute to faculty & staff during the 82 year history of the University. Thanks to my players for the wonderful memories.
Very happy for Jersi Dadah for scoring her first collegiate goal and for
@ChloeLynch22
on recording her first collegiate assist in our
@OspreyWSOC
win over Middle Tennessee State. Swoop!
Our last several results against P5/4 opponents have been a win (last Thursday) a draw and three one goal losses outside our two losses against FSU. We gave up 10 tonight. I have never seen anything like it.
Really excited to have
@SergeLipovetsky
join our
@OspreyWSOC
staff. Someone I have known for two decades that brings a wealth of high level experience to our program. He has already made a very positive impact with our team.
#SoarHigher
Unfortunately, we are in the bottom of the 9th with 2 outs for the chance for college sports this fall. Regardless, wear a mask, wash your hands and social distance. Make a difference.
Today we took part in US Marine Corps training. It was very intense and definitely tested us physically and mentally. Lots of growth and leadership demonstrated. An overall super rewarding experience. Love how we have come together this spring. Swoop!
Love how our team continues to grow each time we step on the field. I always tell them winning is cultural. 16-3-1 in our last 20 games. Swoop!
#UNFinishedBusiness
#SoarHigher
Ospreys top Lipscomb 2-1 in double OT to open ASUN play with a "W" for the third consecutive season!!
⚽️ Sydney Hauth (81')
⚽️ Thais Reiss (109')
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Thomas➡️Armstrong State➡️North Florida 20th College season starts tomorrow. A lot of ups, a few downs, but my passion and drive is as high as it’s ever been.
#blessed
Great day yesterday at our
@OspreyWSOC
College ID camp. Nearly 70 players spent the day on our campus showcasing their talent. Special thanks to our coaching staff, athletic staff and players for making it a success. Also appreciate
@ChrisACummings
of UCF for joining us. Swoop!