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ROBERT Reasso

Wilmot,NH

Summary

A highly experienced Athletics Administrator and coach. Having served as Director of athletics at three Universities and coached and coached an NCAA National Championship team. That experience has instilled the knowledge of what it takes to excel on the field and in the classroom in College athletics. A highly motivated team builder with years of experience in recruitment, retention, fundraising, and marketing and a track record of success. Having a Master's in Education and consider myself an educator first.

Overview

43
43
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Assistant Director of the Scarlet R Club (Athletic Fundraising)

Rutgers University

Executive Director Touchdown Club

Rutgers University

Assistant Director of Marketing and Promotions

Rutgers University

President/ Director

Bob Reasso Soccer School Inc.
  • Managed a $350,000-$500,000 annual budget
  • Developed a marketing strategy that resulted in our camps being sold out for the last decade
  • Hired and supervised a camp staff of 50-75 people weekly
  • Over 20,000 students have attended my camps in 30 years.

Director Of Soccer Coaching

Combine Academy
12.2021 - Current
  • Lead recruiter for elite athletes who want to improve academically and athletically
  • Team competes against colleges, prep schools, and in the top semi-professional league in the country
  • Organize all practice sessions and staff responsibilities
  • Teams played a total of 63 matches during the academic year
  • Placed all 2022 graduating players in colleges
  • 45 players will make up next year’s team from around the States and globally.

Head Soccer Coach/ Assistant Athletic Director

Colby-Sawyer College
08.2021 - 12.2021
  • Organized team schedule, travel, training sessions, and competition
  • Led team to a GNAC tournament appearance
  • Assisted the Director of Athletics in running all aspects of the athletic department.

Executive Director & Head Soccer Coach

Combine Academy
02.2020 - 08.2021
  • Recruit high-level athletes who want to reach the next level of playing in college
  • This was a new program, and our goal was to bring in 30 players; we brought in 36
  • Train both teams to improve their technical and tactical side of the game
  • Our combined record for both teams is 40 wins, 6 losses 3 ties.

Director of Athletics / Head Soccer Coach

American University in Cairo
07.2018 - 01.2020
  • Supervise and manage an Athletics Department of 20 sports
  • We reorganized the Athletics Department to replicate the infrastructure of an NCAA DI Athletics Department, which included hiring new administrators and head coaches
  • Represented AUC at Egyptian University Athletic organization meetings
  • Developed the Athletics Department Strategic Plan, which analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of the department and created a strategy and tactics to help us reach our vision for the Department
  • We established AUC’s first-ever Student Athletic Advisory Committee, which empowers our student-athletes to have their say in how we run the Office of Athletics
  • Besides serving as Director of Athletics, I coached the men’s and women’s soccer teams
  • We took eight teams and 120 staff and student-athletes to the World Inter-University Championships in Barcelona in November 2018, where we finished 5th out of 80 Universities
  • My soccer team won its group and was knocked out on penalty kicks in the round of 16
  • We competed in the Berlin International Tournament, where my soccer team finished 2nd
  • Designed the first AUC athletic logo
  • Instituted AUC athletes of the week on social media
  • We created the first Eagle Awards Banquet to honor our team MVPs, graduating seniors, and top academic student-athletes
  • This Banquet has now become an annual event
  • Redesigned the AUC athletic website
  • We upgraded several facilities, including our weight room
  • Established AUC athletics’ first athletic training room and implemented NCAA concussion protocols
  • Upgraded all athletic teams’ uniforms
  • Hosted the 21st Arab Track and Field Championships, with eighteen nations competing
  • Hosted the 45th and 46th Egyptian National Universities Tournament.

Vice President for Athletics

Pfeiffer University
05.2013 - 01.2018
  • Served on the President’s Cabinet
  • Supervised and Managed an Athletics Department of 22 sports
  • The 22 Sports include four sports we added during my time at Pfeiffer
  • I reorganized the Athletics Department to replicate the infrastructure of a DI Athletics Department, which included hiring new administrators and 12 new coaches during my tenure
  • I raised money to build a new Falcon Club room on the balcony of our basketball facility, with theater-style seating for 50 people and an area to entertain 100 people
  • Raised money to add lights to all our outdoor fields
  • Also raised money to refurbish the existing weight room and add a functional fitness room
  • Established Pfeiffer University’s first-ever comprehensive Athletic Department apparel deal with New Balance
  • We launched webcasting for all our home athletics contests
  • We created academic initiatives, including establishing mandatory study hall hours for all student-athletes
  • Instituted the first-ever stand-alone Sports Hall of Fame dinner, an annual sold-out event with over 275 attendees
  • We redesigned and launched Pfeiffer’s new athletics website
  • We created Falcon Awards Banquet to recognize Falcon Awards winners (Most Valuable Players), seniors, and academic standouts
  • Established annual Falcon Club Senior Student-Athlete pinning ceremony, inducting them into the athletics Falcon club
  • Oversaw the University’s transition from NCAA D II to D III, integral to Pfeiffer’s financial well-being
  • Negotiated membership into the USA South D III Athletic Conference.

Head Soccer Coach

Pfeiffer University
05.2013 - 01.2018
  • Inherited a team that was 1-15-2 the previous year and had only won eight games in three years
  • Our four-year record was: 71-16-3
  • We were 60-4-1 in our last 65 games
  • We were two-time Conference Carolinas Regular Season Champions (’15 and ’16, undefeated both years)
  • Three-time Conference Carolinas Tournament Champions (’14, ’15 and ’16)
  • 2015 NCAA Regional Champions
  • 2015 NCAA D II National Champions with a 25-0 record
  • 2015 and 2016 Conference Carolinas Coach of the Year
  • 2015 Regional Coach of the Year
  • 2015 NCAA D II National Coach of the Year
  • Current collegiate record: 436-209-79 (ranks in the top 30 college coaches of all time).

Director of Athletics

Husson University
07.2010 - 01.2013
  • Supervised and managed an Athletics Department with 17 sports and a $2.2 million budget
  • Husson Athletics’ Department won 14 conference championships during my tenure
  • I reorganized the Athletics Department staff, adding a Deputy Athletic Director, eight new head coaches, and a new Senior Woman’s Administrator
  • I established Husson’s first-ever comprehensive athletic department apparel agreement with New Balance
  • Raised money and oversaw the installation of lights and a press box for Boucher Field (soccer and lacrosse field)
  • We improved Husson’s facilities, including significant renovations to the Swan Fitness Center, locker room, and the addition of a press box at Husson’s softball field
  • I assisted in establishing the Eagles Club, Husson University’s first-ever athletic fundraising organization
  • I assisted in acquiring 20 corporate sponsors for our Athletics Department
  • I launched academic enhancement and initiatives, including creating mandatory study hall hours and Academic Training Services for student-athletes
  • I added women’s indoor and outdoor track teams to Husson’s Athletic Department’s sports offerings
  • I organized the first-ever Athletics Department golf outing fundraiser
  • This event has become an annual event
  • We redesigned and launched a new Athletics website
  • Created the Eagle Award Banquet to recognize Eagle Award winners (Most Valuable Players) and present senior and academic awards
  • We started a sportsmanship initiative highlighted by Husson’s membership in the Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA).

Head Men’s Soccer Coach

Rutgers University
01.1981 - 01.2009
  • Managed all aspects of the program, including recruiting, scheduling, fundraising, travel itinerates, and a $250,000 budget
  • Developed a marketing strategy to increase awareness and attendance at our games
  • Career record at Rutgers was: 351-183-71
  • Career record ranked 8th among active Division I soccer coaches at the time of my departure
  • Career record ranks 14th among all-time Division I coaches
  • 1990 National Coach of the Year
  • Numerous Coach of the Year Awards
  • 13 NCAA Tournament Appearances
  • 3 Final Four Appearances
  • 2 Elite Eight Appearances
  • Coached 19 All-Americans and over 60 players who have gone on to play professionally, including 24 who have played in the MLS.

Consultant/ Technical Director

Champions World
01.2001 - 01.2005
  • Organized and supervised training headquarters, hotels, and practice facilities for foreign professional teams: Manchester United, AC Milan, Juventus, Glasgow Celtic, Roma, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, and Barcelona during their American tours in the Champions World Series
  • Organized and monitored game day operations, meals, and transportation (chartered flights) and handled delegation dinners for teams at various venues.

Education

Master of Education -

Springfield College
Springfield, MA

B.A. Health and Physical Education -

Pfeiffer University
Misenheimer, NC

Skills

  • Self-Directed
  • Critical Thinking
  • Calm Under Pressure
  • Decision-Making
  • Multitasking Abilities

Certification

USSF “A” License Coach

Hall Of Fame Inductions

  • Raritan High Scholl Sports Hall of Fame
  • Pfeiffer University Sports Hall of Fame
  • Soccer Coaches Association of New Jersey Hall of Fame
  • Delran High School Sports Hall of Fame
  • South Jersey Soccer Hall of Fame
  • Loyal Sons of Rutgers
  • Rutgers Athletics Hall of Fame

Spouse

Jodi Schneider

Personal Information

  • Child Name: Danielle
  • Child Name: Bobby
  • Marital Status: Married

References

  • Peter Vermes, Manager Sporting KC, Major League Soccer, 913-461-7299, PVermes@sportingkc.com
  • Kevin MacConnell, Chief of Staff Rutgers Football, 732-921-6220, kmacc79@gmail.com
  • Vic Cegles, Former Deputy Director of Athletics at UCONN, 562-843-0345

Timeline

Director Of Soccer Coaching

Combine Academy
12.2021 - Current

Head Soccer Coach/ Assistant Athletic Director

Colby-Sawyer College
08.2021 - 12.2021

Executive Director & Head Soccer Coach

Combine Academy
02.2020 - 08.2021

Director of Athletics / Head Soccer Coach

American University in Cairo
07.2018 - 01.2020

Vice President for Athletics

Pfeiffer University
05.2013 - 01.2018

Head Soccer Coach

Pfeiffer University
05.2013 - 01.2018

Director of Athletics

Husson University
07.2010 - 01.2013

Consultant/ Technical Director

Champions World
01.2001 - 01.2005

Head Men’s Soccer Coach

Rutgers University
01.1981 - 01.2009

Assistant Director of the Scarlet R Club (Athletic Fundraising)

Rutgers University

Executive Director Touchdown Club

Rutgers University

Assistant Director of Marketing and Promotions

Rutgers University

President/ Director

Bob Reasso Soccer School Inc.

Master of Education -

Springfield College

B.A. Health and Physical Education -

Pfeiffer University

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