Neil graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of
Notre Dame with a B.B.A. Degree in Accounting. He received his Juris
Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law. He is the co-managing
partner of the law firm of Baasten, McKinley & Co. LPA in Canton,
Ohio. Neil has been married to his wife Chris for thirty-five years.
They have two adult children, Jason and Cindy.
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Nick
Plazak
Girls Varsity
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Nick
Plazak has been head coach for the Lady Vikings since
2004. He currently has a 38-25-11 record with the
Vikings. Nick's coaching experiencing includes the
Louisville High School boys' program and the North
Canton JV boys program. He currently also serves as
coach for the Strikers Club program. During the 2004
campaign he was named Federal League Coach of the Year. |
Nick has been teaching science at Hoover High School
since 2003. He attended Montana State University
and earned his teaching certification from the
University of Akron. He also has his masters
in instructional technology from the University of
Akron.
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JUNIOR VARSITY COACHES |
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Peter Vandervaart
Boys JV White
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Peter Vandervaart
is in his first season as the JV White coach at Hoover
High School He was the JV Orange coach for the 2006
season. He has helped
the team in the past as a summer coach and last season
volunteered to be the goalkeeper coach. |
He graduated from Hoover High School in June 2001 and
was a varsity goalkeeper all four years. After
graduating and from Hoover Peter attended Purdue
University and received his Bachelor's degree in
mechanical engineering in May 2005. He currently
works as an engineer for Timken.
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Gary Bodenschatz
Boys JV Orange
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Gary Bodenschatz
is in his first season as the full-time coach of the
Hoover High School boys’ J.V. orange team. He
previously spent ten years at Timken Sr. High School where
he coached as the varsity soccer assistant |
He recently accepted
the position of Interactive Media teacher at Hoover
High School where he will begin teaching this fall.
He spent the previous ten years teaching Graphic
Design at Timken High School. Gary is a 1987 graduate
of Hoover High School where he competed in the soccer
program all four years and played varsity soccer
in the ‘85
and ‘86 seasons. He graduated Cum Laude from the University of Akron
with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. He later earned his teaching certificate
from Kent State University, and recently was awarded a Master of Arts in
Education degree. Gary resides in North Canton with his wife, Nicole, and
their four children, Alex, Genevieve, Arthur, and Katherine.
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Joe Schaefer
Girls JV
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Joe Schaefer is
in his 13th season as a coach in the Hoover High School
soccer programs; which included four years with
the boys' program and the previous nine with the girls'
program. |
A 1989 graduate of Hoover High School, Joe played soccer from 1985 - 1988. He graduated with a Marketing degree from the Kent State University Honors College and currently serves as the Marketing Coordinator at Main Street Gourmet. Joe and his wife, Amy, have three children and live in North Canton.
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ASSISTANT COACHES |
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Paul Bluman
Boys Assistant
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Paul Bluman is in
his fourth year as the Boys assisstant varsity coach.
Paul is really excited about this year's team potential. He
helped in coaching the Hoover girls' goalkeepers during
the 2005 season and has previous coaching experience
for the North Canton Strikers Soccer Club as well as
coaching track and field at the middle school level.
He was an assistant varsity coach for Saint Thomas
Aquinas for nine years with head coach Neil Baasten. |
Paul is a lifelong Stark County resident and currently resides in Canton with his wife, Nancy. They have two children, Paul III
and Mary, both living in Columbus, OH.
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Brian Girdlestone
Girls Assistant
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Brian has served as
the assistant coach for the girls' varsity soccer team
since 2005 after a previous year as a part of Hoover
soccer program. He has previous coaching experience as
head coach for Berkshire High School in Burton, Ohio. |
Brian started playing soccer at the age of 4 in Sydney, Australia and was a 4 year varsity player. He graduated from St. Aloysius High School in Sydney and from Walsh University. Brian is married,
and he and his wife have four boys.
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Sam Simmerman
Girls Assistant
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Sam Simmerman has been
coaching for the Hoover High School girls' soccer program
since 2006. Sam has coached for over 13 years including
rec. league, club, and now high school. |
He has coached for the Lake Soccer Club and the North Canton Strikers Club as well as organizing and coaching teams for Hoover players--indoor and outdoor leagues. Sam is a partner of the law firm of Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths & Dougherty Co., L.P.A.
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