Mike Kobylinski ||
U15/16 Girls Head Coach and U17 Boys Head Coach
Title: Director of Coaching Club: Little
Illini Soccer Club Alma Mater: B.A. Central College
2003; M.S. Eastern Illinois University 2004 Email: mikekobylinski@liscsoccer.com
Bio: Michael Kobylinski comes to the
Little Illini Soccer Club with high school, club, and collegiate
coaching experience. Before coaching he played collegiate soccer at
Central College under head coach Garry Laidlaw. During his tenure
there, Michael was a two year captain, two-time MVP, four time all-Iowa
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference selection, and was a 2nd Team
All-West Region selection by the NSCAA as a senior. Following
graduation, he was the Assistant Men’s Soccer Coach at Eastern
Illinois University for two seasons (2003,2004). In the spring of 2004,
he coached a U-16 boy’s team for the Panther Soccer Club and
directed the club’s tryouts as well. Following that, Michael
worked as a Sports and Recreation Director at the Henry County YMCA in
New Castle, Indiana. He was in charge of the youth and adult sports as
well as directing all the summer sports camps for the YMCA. In the fall
of 2005, Michael also coached the New Castle Chrysler High School
Boy’s soccer team to a 13-4-2 record. He has experience working
summer soccer camps as a clinician at Central College (2004) and was
the assistant director for the Eastern Illinois Soccer School (2004).
Michael is a member of the National Soccer Coaches Association of
America and holds an NSCAA State Goalkeeping Diploma, NSCAA
Regional and Advanced Regional Diplomas, and an NSCAA
National Youth Diploma. He also holds a USSF Youth Module 1
License, USSF "E" License, and a USSF National "D" License. He
grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan and played
club soccer for Kalamazoo TKO. Michael is married to Colleen, who works
at Carle Clinic.
Coaching Philosophy: As a director of coaching, Michael
promotes the development of each player and each team collectively which
in turn generates winning habits. To obtain this level of excellence,
one must be dedicated on the field and off. While playing the game of
soccer is very important, respect for the players and the coaching staff
is the most valuable component in achieving club success. Through dedication,
hard work, and practice we can achieve the goals that we set for ourselves
as a club while enjoying the game of soccer, which is the key element
in this process.
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