ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. – Michael Moran has been named as the next Assistant Coach of the Bard College Women's Soccer Program as announced on Thursday by Head Women's Soccer Coach Jen Clark.
"I am beyond excited to welcome Michael to our team," said Clark. "Finding someone who is not only talented but also deeply rooted in the same core values was essential for me. Having Michael alongside us ensures that as we build and expand this program, we are doing so with honesty, kindness, unwavering hard work, and genuine joy at the heart of everything we do."
Moran is a former Division I student-athlete and brings more than a decade of coaching experience across youth, club, collegiate, and camp soccer. Moran holds a USSF C License.
"I'm excited and appreciative to have the opportunity to work with and learn from Coach Clark; her experience, perspective and priorities are inspiring and will have a significant positive impact on what is already a special team. " said Moran. "I've been so appreciative of the support from the Bard Soccer family–coaches and players alike–and relish the chance to be a part of it."
His coaching experience includes positions with Mt. Pleasant Soccer Club, Bridge Football Club, the College of Charleston, Porter Gaud High School, Steel Soccer Club, and numerous collegiate summer camps. After five years serving his local community as a Town Board member, Michael most recently joined Steel Soccer Club in the Hudson Valley as a volunteer assistant coach for the club's U-19 and U-24 women's teams.
Prior to his move to New York, Moran coached club soccer with Mt. Pleasant Soccer Club and Bridge Football Club in Charleston, South Carolina. The many teams he worked with included U-15 and U-16 South Carolina state champions that he helped guide in the Southeast Premier League, the first region-wide club women's league in the southeast.
Moran also gained collegiate coaching experience with the Division I women's soccer program at the College of Charleston, where he assisted coaches Kevin Dempsey and Tim Santoro. In addition, he served as Junior Varsity Coach and Assistant Varsity Coach at Porter Gaud High School and worked as both an assistant and head coach at the Ralph Lundy Soccer Academy and Kevin Dempsey Soccer Academy.
As a player, Moran was the first Division I soccer player in the history of Frankfort High School in Frankfort, Kentucky when continuing his career at the College of Charleston as a scholarship student-athlete. He also gained international experience with SV Lycurgus while living and playing in Groningen, Netherlands.
When not on the pitch, Michael and his wife, Celia, are on their third decade of working together designing and building custom furniture. He is often found hiking, attached to the leash of their third greyhound, Finnegan.
