Christos Nicholas

Coaching Experience:

• Coaching license: USSF National ‘D’ and NSCAA AdvancedNational Diploma/USSF ‘C’ coaching  license
• Years of coaching experience: 20+ years
• High School Coaching Experience
• Northwest HS, Germantown, MD Girls Varsity Soccer Coach Fall2021 to present
• Led the team to its first and back-to-back regional championship appearances.
• Fall 2021 Led the JV team to one of its best records in ages(1-year)
• Poolesville HS, Poolesville, MD Boys Varsity Soccer Coach Fall 2007 to 2014  
• 2009 Division 3A/2A Champions, Ranked as season’s Top 6 boys high school teams in DC Metro.
• 2008 Quarter finalist and seasonal record improvement into a winning season.
• 2007 State Finalist and Region Champions (only wild card team in state championship) plus PHS’s 2nd State Championship appearance since1994.
• Successful in turning the 2007 PHS Boys varsity team into a winning team during mid-season.
• Damascus HS, MD JV Soccer Coach Fall 2005-06
• First winning season at Damascus High School in years.
• 2007-2019, MD State Youth Soccer Association (MSYSA) RegionI West DDP Staff Coach  

Youth Playing Experience & Awards:

• USA National Player (Deaf Olympics):
• 1985 Los Angeles, CA
• 1993 Sofia, Bulgaria
• 1997 Int’l Invitational London (Luton), England
• 1997 Copenhagen, Denmark
• 2001 Rome, Italy
• 2003 Int’l Invitational Kortrijk, Belgium
• 2005 Melbourne, Australia

As a player have started 85% of all international games, missing only 2 in 2001. Played 3 out of 5 games in 2005. Today, I remain as one of the few soccer players on the USA Deaf Team with most international caps.

Kennedy HS Graduate

Collegiate/Professional Playing Experience:

• Gallaudet University 1985-1988: Four-year starter &3-year captain. As the soccer player & captain, lead the team in its final years as the 'last decade' of winning tradition under the late Coach Dr. MartinMinter. To this date, men's soccer has not had a winning 'season' held by the 1985-8 team.
• Gallaudet University 1988-9: participated as a kicker for the men's football team part-time at the same time playing soccer full-time leading the team to first ever winning record in decades being the ACFCchampions.
• In 1989, joined the Gallaudet University men's football team full-time as a receiver and kicker.
• Atlantic Coast Football Conference (ACFC) Player of the Week 10/14/1989, selected to ACFC’s All Conference football team as a kicker, toGallaudet’s all decade team of the 1990's and football/athletic Hall-of-Fame.
• JFK High School, MD Alumnus (1979-1982)

Favorite team:

Olympiacos Piraeus

Hobbies

• Reading classics and historical books
• Fishing
• Being with family and friends

Why did you choose to become a coach?

After coming after a stint with the USA national team, I had felt empty and restless for several months in 2005 when my wife finally urged me to think about a coaching career. “Ever since then, I found my calling and have been enjoying it ever since then!”

What do you enjoy about coaching?

It’s a burning passion of mine, the love for the beautiful game, hence therefore I am here today as a coach. I love the challenges wherever I go and instilling the desire in players to win. Also teaching what I've learned as a player to younger players and it is very rewarding to see players  come together and see their hard work pay off.

How do you hope to inspire your players?

To lead by example and set expectations that hard work in practice will help prepare players in life. In addition, teach that teamwork is important like in a family, work, and social environments while it’s important to never give up. Hard work pays off and when goals are achieved in life, players build confidence and can overcome challenges in life.

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