Developing a Successful Soccer Program

George Hageage is the head women’s soccer coach at Eastern Washington University. In 2004, he led Eastern to its first-ever Big Sky Conference title with a 4-1-1 record (7-9-2 overall), and was named the 2004 Big Sky Coach of the Year. In his five seasons at EWU, Hageage has produced 11 All-Big Sky players, 17 all-conference honorable mentions, three All-Big Sky Tournament players, and 81 Big Sky All-Academic team honorees. In 2000, Hageage took over an Eagle team that was 1-17 overall and 0-7 in the Big Sky Conference and turned it into the sixth most-improved team in the nation. Hageage has also coached at the club level and was appointed head coach for the Ohio-North Olympic development program in 1998 and 1999. He has been coaching at the Division 1 level for nine years and in the NCAA Collegiate level for 12 years. He is currently the regional technical director for the NSCAA for Region 12 and is in charge of all nonresidential coaching courses throughout the Pacific Northwest.Hageage, George is the author of 'Developing a Successful Soccer Program' with ISBN 9781585189632 and ISBN 1585189634.