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Aug. 29, 2006
Ben Gaddis is in his fourth year as an assistant coach at UW-River Falls. His coaching expertise comes form 17 years of coaching experience. He holds USSF National "B" and "Youth" coaching licenses.
Gaddis played soccer at UW-Parkside from 1990-92. He helped the U19 St. Paul Blackhawks win the Maguire Cup National Championship in 1990. That team is the only one in Minnesota state history to win a national championship. He spent six years as a Minnesota ODP/State select team member and two years as a member of the Midwest/Region II ODP team.
Gaddis has coached six teams to Minnesota State Cup championships. He led the St. Paul Blackhawks U-17 girls and U-18 Bangu-Tsunami girls to championships in 2006. Both teams have now won two straight Cup championships. He has also coached three MYSA state championship-winning teams. He was the St. Paul City Conference Coach of the Year in 2000 while the boy's coach at St. Paul Highland Park. He was the girl's assistant coach at The Academy of Holy Angels when that team played in the Minnesota state high school tournament in 2002. |
