About Coach Adam

Spring Hill College is ranked as one of the top universities in the USA by US World & News. We currently have roster positions open in both our men's and women's soccer program -- if you are interested in play soccer for Spring Hill College, please send your player profile/resume to Adam Pearce apearce@shc.edu

About Adam; Coach Pearce comes to Spring Hill from Concordia University in Portland, Ore., where he was a men's soccer assistant coach for two years.

Pearce received a B. A. in Physical Education from Concordia in 2000, where he graduated magna cum laude. He received a M. S. in Education-Sport Sciences and Coaching in 2004 from the University of Akron, where he was also the graduate assistant/goalkeeper coach for the women's soccer team.

Pearce played goalkeeper for Concordia from 1997-99. A two-time NAIA Academic All-American, Pearce captained the 1999 Cavaliers who competed in the NAIA National Tournament. After graduation he pursued a professional soccer career that brought him to England, Ireland and back to the USA where he was part of the inaugural Portland Timbers A-league team.

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