Ryan Bouch Named First Director of Soccer
With the vision to establish a comprehensive development soccer program for both middle and high school student-athletes, Lipscomb Academy announces that Ryan Bouch, former British semi-professional soccer player and coach, has been named to the newly created position director of soccer. Currently, Bouch leads the varsity boys’ soccer team as head coach.
“Lipscomb Academy is excited to have Ryan as part of our athletics team. When he joined our soccer program last fall, we knew that his expertise would help build upon the infrastructure that our soccer coaches have worked hard to have in place. Going forward, the soccer program will be stronger and more competitive as all our coaches work together under his leadership,” stated Michelle York, associate head of school for athletics.
In his new role, in addition to head coach, he will implement a training program with the emphasis on skill development at all ages for both the boys’ and girls’ teams. This new program begins with providing middle school student-athletes with a solid foundation of the fundamentals of soccer. By preparing them with basic soccer skills knowledge and increased training opportunities at an earlier age, as these athletes graduate to the varsity team, they will be better groomed and conditioned for playing competitive varsity teams.
