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Jeff Barkley

Brian Cave

Brian Cave started coaching soccer in 1998 for the South Hall Soccer Club, one of the original clubs that formed Lanier Soccer Association in Gainesville. In the past 12 years he has gained a wealth of coaching knowledge and experience by coaching several teams for Lanier Soccer Association and Atlanta Soccer Academy. In 2007 Brian obtained his National Youth License. As players are always working on improving their skills, Brian is always continuing his coaching education through classes, reading, and observing the game. Outside of coaching soccer he has remained a certified referee since 1999, is currently on the board for LSA, assists with registrations, and has previously served as an Age Group and Referee Coordinator. Brian is currently employed as a Senior Electrical Engineer for a company in Cumming, Ga. He is married to Christine, they have a son who continues to play club and school soccer and an older daughter who resides in the area with her husband.

Jim Coleman
Jim is a native of Gainesville, and has spent most of his life playing and coaching soccer locally. He played club soccer through age 17. He has been with the Sol Diablos, and he has participated both as a player and a coach in many tournament finals. Currently Jim holds a D coaching license and works with many different youth with LSA. He has coached at the LSA summer camp and for more than ten years he has been involved in coaching youth of all ages across the recreational, academy and select programs. Today Jim is the trainer for LSA's U-11 Boys academy team, and he is the coach for the U-19 Athena Gold Girls team. Jim can be reached via email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Sean Garnett

Mark Howarth
Mark is a native of North Carolina with a lifetime of soccer playing and coaching experience. Mark can be reached via email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Coaching Experience:
North Georgia College JV Coach - 1 year, 1987
North Georgia College and State University Head Coach - 10 years, 1993
- 2002
Lanier Sharks - 4 years, 2005 - present

Playing Experience:
Playing soccer since 1977 - 30 + years
Played soccer 4 years at Clarke Central High School - lettered all 4
years on Varsity
Earned a Soccer Scholarship to play at North Georgia College - Varsity
4 years, NAIA District 25

Additional:
College Player -
1984-85 - Selected to the District 25 NAIA – Georgia Athletic
Conference All Conference Second Team
1985-86 - Selected to the District 25 NAIA – Georgia Athletic
Conference All Conference First Team
1985-86 - Captained North Georgia College to win the District 25 NAIA
– Georgia Athletic Conference
Championship - First Time NAIA Regional Appearance
1984-86 - Selected to the Georgia Amateur State Select team
1986-87 - Invited to try-out with Southern Olympic Team in Columbia, SC

College Coach -
1995-96 - Coached NGC Saints to NAIA GAC – Conference Runner-up
1995-96 - Named NAIA GAC Coach of the Year
1998-99 - Named NAIA GAC Coach of the Year
2000-01 - Coached NGCSU Saints to the Quarter Finals in the NAIA GAC
Conference Play-offs
2001-02 - Coached NGCSU Saints to the Quarter Finals in the NAIA GAC
Conference Play-offs

Youth LSA Coach -
2006 Georgia Soccer President's Cup - U-12 Girls Finalist
Fall 2007 - Coached LSA U-14 Girls to C Division Champions

William Jennings

Jamie Lance

Jamie Lance is a native of Cincinnati, Ohio. He is currently coaching two U-10 boys teams at LSA. He is also a trainer for the U-19 boys at LSA. Jamie holds a "D" license right now, but he is looking forward to getting a "C" license soon. He has been coaching for the last 10 years, and he has recently started a company called FIRE UP YOUR GAME. The main focus of this company is to provide player development programs for youth wanting to accel at the game of soccer. Jamie is also a former player at third division soccer in a league set up by the Atlanta Silverbacks for a team called Chelsea Guatamala. Jamie's dream is to be able to make a living doing what he loves to do- coach soccer.

Mike Little

PLAYING CAREER

Hometown; Miami, Fl

Club Team: Miami Knights – U19 State Champions – 1980 and 1981 / 1981 US Southern Region Champions and Runner-up in the McGuire Cup National Finals, Lost to Scott Gallagher, St. Louis in the final – 5-3

High School: Miami Springs HS, Miami Fl.

Named to the All Dade County Team by the Miami Herald and All –State (Florida) team as a senior 1981. Played on the South team in the Florida State Senior All Star game 1981

College: Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC (NCAA Div.1) on a scholarship 1981-1985

4 year starter & letter winner – received the Glenn Brewster Award for Leadership & Courage as a senior.

COACHING CAREER

1987-1995

Served as Head Men’s and Women’s Varsity Soccer Coach @ Oxford Orphanage (1A Private), Oxford NC

1996-2001

Served as Head Men’s and Women’s Varsity Soccer Coach @ Oxford Webb HS (3A Public), Oxford NC

2002 - 2005

LAY Coach Johnson High School –2004 & 2005 3A Georgia High School Semi-finalist

2006 – Current

LAY Coach Chestatee High School

Member NCSSA since 1989 / USSF D License

PERSONAL

Wife – Amy

Children – Alyssa & Ian

Patrice Parris

Parris graduated from Georgia Southern in 1999 with a bachelor’s degree in sport management, and received his Masters in Sports Management from Georgia Southern in 2007. Parris holds his USSF D license and holds a NSCAA National Diploma and an Advanced NSCAA National Diploma. He also serves as the Director of the Statesboro Park and Recreation U-15 soccer travel squad. In the summer of 1999, Parris was called up to train with the Jamaican (Reggae Boys) National Team.

Current Head Coach of NGCSU for the last 4 years.

Parris comes to North Georgia from Georgia Southern, where he was a four-year letter winner for the Eagles from 1994-97, joining the Statesboro (Ga.) High coaching staff after concluding his career at Georgia Southern. Parris spent three years at Statesboro, helping the Blue Devils win back-to-back region championships. After that, he joined the Georgia Southern coaching staff where he served in that capacity until accepting the position at North Georgia.

Farrow Peacock

Henry Rohde

Stuart Sterling

Diego Vacca