Tom Fleck

Dossier

Career Highlights - Men's Soccer Coach

1958 - All American Soccer player at West Chester State College
1967 - named Director of the Elementary Level of Lehigh University Centennial Laboratory School
1967 - 1968 - Freshman Soccer Coach Lehigh University
1969 - 1978 - Varsity Soccer Coach Lehigh University - record of 57-52-10
1971 - Coached Lehigh to the MAC Championship
1969 - co-founder Greater Bethlehem Soccer League
1970 - Earned Doctorate in Education at Lehigh University
197 4 - co-founder Lehigh Valley Senior Soccer League
1978 - named as first Youth Coordinator for United States Soccer Federation (USSF)
1978 -1982 - General Manager of the Philadelphia Fury team in the North American Soccer League (NASL)
1980 - Technical Advisor for USSF World Youth Soccer Championship
1982 and 1984 - President of National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) - while serving in this position he was founder of the NSCAA Academy Program to train youth soccer coaches
1983 - 1996 - Director of Educational Services and Coaching for Florida Youth Soccer Association
1994 - Technical Advisor to the USA World Cup Championship
1996 - NSCAA Life Service to Youth Achievement award
1996 - 2003 - Director of Coaching and Player Development for Idaho Youth Soccer Association
2004 - Walt Chyzowych Award For Lifetime Achievement in Coaching Education
2005 - NSCAA Honor Award for Lifetime Service
2005 - received the first US Youth Soccer Excellence in Youth Coaching Education award - this award was subsequently named after Dr. Thomas Fleck
Member of the Eastern Pennsylvania Soccer Hall of Fame
Author of no less than 10 youth soccer coaches manuals and parental guides for players for ages 5 to 12
2023 Inducted into the National Soccer Coaches Hall of Fame