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Brett Teach is currently the head men’s’ coach at Tusculum College in Greeneville, TN. Before coming to TN Teach spent the last seven seasons as the head men's soccer coach at Auburn University Montgomery where he led the Senators to the NAIA National Playoffs in each of his seven seasons at AUM. During his tenure at AUM, he posted an impressive 139-21-6 record (.855), including three NAIA National Runner-Up performances (2000, 2001, 2004) and four trips to the NAIA Final Four and five Elite Eight appearances. In 2005, AUM posted a magical postseason run en route to a 23-2 overall record and a perfect 10-0 mark in the Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC).
Teach was the NSCAA/adidas® NAIA National Coach of the Year in 2000 and was honored as the SSAC Coach of the Year six times (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006). He was also named Conference All-Sports Male Coach of the Year in 2001 and 2002.
Prior to his arrival at AUM, Teach spent six seasons as the head men's soccer coach at Georgia State University, mentoring 10 players who received all-academic honors in the Trans America Athletic Conference in 1998. He led Georgia State to the Trans America Athletic Conference championship in 1997 earning TAAC Coach of the Year recognition.
Before moving to Georgia State, Teach spent four years at Oglethorpe University where he coached both the men and women's squads at the NCAA III school. He led the men to their best record in school history in 1992 going 12-7-2. The following year, he guided the women's program to their best record in the program's short history (8-8-2).
Teach began his coaching career at Erskine College in 1987 as the head women's coach, leading the Lady Fleet to the NAIA national championship game in his first season and a quarterfinal berth in 1988. That 1987 squad went 14-5-1, followed by a 12-4-1 season a year later.
He also coached at LaGrange College in 1989 serving as the Director of Soccer. In 1990, the men and women's teams both advanced to the postseason for the first time ever.
During his successful 18 seasons coaching men's college soccer, Teach has posted a 229-123-14 record (.645 winning percentage). During his coaching tenure, he has served as the head coach for women's soccer for 10 seasons with a 105-67-9 tally. In all, he has amassed a 334-190-23 record as a college head coach.
In all, Teach has been named Conference Coach of the Year seven times (1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006), NAIA Region XIII Coach of the Year four times (2000, 2001, 2004, 2005), NAIA South Region Coach of the Year four times (2000, 2001, 2004, 2005) and NAIA National Coach of the Year in 2000.
In addition to his coaching career, Teach has been very active with the development of youth soccer. Since 1987, he has been involved with the United States Youth Soccer Association and has been a member of the Olympic Development staffs in Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina. Since 1994, he has also served as a USYSA Region II staff coach.
From 1993-95, he was the director of coaching for the Stone Mountain Youth Soccer Association in Atlanta. He was the director of coaching for the Metro North Youth Soccer Association from 1997 to 2000 where he supervised the largest soccer club in Georgia and was responsible for the hiring and professional development of the coaching staff.
In 1985, he became the youngest person to be issued the NSCAA National Diploma. He also received the NSCAA Advanced National Diploma in 1986 and the NSCAA Premier Diploma in 2000.
A four-year starting goalkeeper at King College, he led the Tornado to an 18-2 mark and an NAIA National Tournament berth in 1984, earning All-America honors. Teach earned his Bachelor's degree in Political Science/History from King in 1986. Last spring, he was inducted into his alma mater's Hall of Fame.
Teach is married to the former Sarah McKinney of Hampton, Tenn. and they are the proud parents of son Cameron, 3 and daughter Faith, 1.
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