Neil McGuire is the Director of Coaching for 5-8th grade players at the College Soccer Academy.
He is also the Head Coach of the University of California, Berkeley Women's Soccer Program and a USSF 'A' Licensed coach. McGuire has a proven track record of developing players illustrated by his two previous Division I stops. He served as head coach at Mississippi State from 2000-03, taking over a program that was just 4-16 the year before his arrival and, within two years, improving the Bulldogs' record by eight-and-a-half games. McGuire averaged nine wins per season at MSU and established school records for overall wins and conference victories during the 2001 season. He was tabbed as the Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year when he guided the Bulldogs to the first-ever women's conference title in Mississippi State athletics, leading his team to a share of the 2001 SEC Western Division championship.
McGuire then spent the 2004 season as an assistant at Texas, during which the Longhorns finished with a 15-7-2 overall record, placed third in the Big 12 Conference and notched a No. 16 national ranking. In 2005, McGuire moved to Texas Tech as head coach and quickly proved his rebuilding skills again. The Red Raiders went from one-game winners in his first season to notch seven wins in 2006 - most for the program in seven years. In addition to his collegiate experience, McGuire served as head coach of the Region 3 Under-19 team in 2002, 2004 and 2005. McGuire's professional career includes time with the Falkirk Football Club in Scotland, the Des Moines Menace Professional Soccer Club and the Arizona Sahuaros Professional Soccer Club.
Paul Sapsford, is the Director of Coaching for 9-12th grade players at the College Soccer Academy.
The former Head Coach of Stanford University, Saint Mary’s College of California and Holy Names University is a USSF 'A' Licensed coach. He was voted Soccer America ‘Coach of the Year’ in 2002 when leading Stanford University to a 22-2 record and undefeated Pac-10 Championship. Under his guidance, Stanford were the #1 ranked college team in America heading into the 2002 play-offs.
Starting in 2005, Sapsford led the Mustang Fury team, his college recruiting guidance led to members of this team representing the following institutions: UCLA, North Carolina, Santa Clara, UCSB, UC Davis, U of Washington, U of Texas, Dartmouth, UC San Diego, LMU, BYU, U of Kentucky
In 2007, he was named California Pacific Conference ‘Coach of the Year’ after leading Holy Names University to a 14-2-3 record and winning the Cal-Pac Championship.