CAMP STAFF
DIRECTOR: MICHELLE SALMON
In just her second year as the University of Cincinnati Women’s Soccer coach Michelle Salmon already has 18 wins (the highest two year total since 2001-2002) and led the 2008 Bearcat program to a record setting Big East finish. Coach Salmon’s 2008 Bearcats finished in the top six in the Big East for the first time ever with a program best 6-3-3 Big East Conference Record. Her 2008 Cincinnati squad earned their first ever Big East Conference Tournament win (1-0 over St. John’s) and made their first-ever Big East Tournament Quarter-final appearance (where they fell to the NCAA Division I National Runner-Up Notre Dame). In 2009 Coach Salmon continued her success with three players earning Big East Conference Player of the Week honors. Prior to making her mark at UC, Salmon, the 2006 & 2007 MAC Coach of the Year, led Ball State University to back-to-back conference championships collecting a 26-9-5 record. For six seasons before going up BSU, Salmon guided the UMBC Retrievers to their first Northeast Conference Tournament. Coach Salmon has earned her USSF A License and is currently a Region II Regional Staff coach for the USYSA. She has been an assistant coach with the U-15 US National Team and is a current staff coach with the US National camp program.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: CHRIS KOUNS
Chris Kouns is the associate head coach at the University of Cincinnati arriving with Coach Salmon in February 2008. The former head women’s soccer coach at Jacksonville University (FL) made four consecutive A-Sun Conference Tournament appearances, winning the 2006 A-Sun Championship and earning a place in the 2006 NCAA Women’s College Cup. Prior to coaching at JU Kouns was an assistant coach at UPENN, Georgia State and Samford University. He was also the head women’s soccer coach at Union College (KY) where he led the Bulldogs to the 1999 MSC Championship and a berth in the NAIA National Tournament series. Kouns began his coaching career as the head coach at Fayette County High School (GA) where his Tigers earned a National Top 25 Ranking, spent 7 weeks at #1 in Georgia and never finished outside the Top five in the state rankings. Coach Kouns has earned his USSF A License and his NSCAA Premier Diploma. He is currently an Ohio-South ODP state coach and has been on staff with both the Region III and Region II Olympic Development Programs.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: AMANDA MARTIN
Amanda Martin arrived at the University of Cincinnati as an assistant coach in May of 2008. Since arriving at Cincinnati her Goal Keepers have earned three Big East Conference Goalkeeper of the Week Awards and led the Big East Conference in saves for the 2009 season. Prior to coming to UC, she was an assistant coach for the University of Oklahoma. At OU her goalkeeper was twice named the Big XII Goalkeeper of the week. Her first stop in coaching was at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte where she led them to an A-10 Championship and her goalkeepers set a school record goal against average. Coach Martin is also an Ohio-South Olympic Development Program staff coach and serves on the Region II ODP Goal Keeping staff.

CAMP COORDINATOR: KYLE SWORDS
Kyle Swords joined the UC soccer staff in July after spending four years as the head coach at Loyla Blakefield HS in MD. While at LBHS team won the MD. IAA championship in 2005. Prior to coming to UC Kyle played professional soccer for the Harrisonburg City Islanders, Charleston Battery, Baltimore Blast and Hershey Wildcats of the A-League.