Megan Bushue | back to coaches list

U9 Girls and U13/14 Girls Head Coach

Personal:  Megan was born and raised here in Champaign, IL.  She has two brothers, Cole who is a fellow LISC coach and head coach for the Centennial High School boy’s soccer team and Jacob who is a 1992 national team pool player and midfielder at Centennial High School.  Megan graduated from Centennial High School in 2003, Parkland College in 2004, and the University of Illinois with a degree in Kinesiology in 2007.

Playing Experience:   As an 8 year old, she was on the first U-12 LISC all girls team started by her parents, Doug and Katy.  Megan played with LISC all the way through and was a member of the first undefeated team in LISC history which was the U-18 girls team coached by Eddie McAuley. She was a member of the ODP Illinois State team from 1999-2002 and was also was a four year starter at Centennial High School.   During her HS playing career she  received all area, all conference, all sectional, and all state honors all four years while playing for Mark Sikora at Centennial.  After high school she received a scholarship to play at Eastern Illinois University.  Due to injury, she was forced to refrain from such a high level of soccer and sit out for a year.  Megan then decided to play at Parkland College under Seamus Reilly and Adam Jenkins.

Coaching Experience:  Megan began her coaching career while in college and was assigned to the U-10 girls team and has been with that same team ever since.  The character and dedication of these girls brought her back to the sport when she thought nothing else could.  Her team has won numerous tournaments and league championships.  Megan is currently coach the U-14 and U-9 girls’ teams and also was the assistant for the Centennial High School girls’ team in 2006.  Megan currently holds a USSF "E" License.