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Camp Coaching Staff
Click on the coach's photo for a detailed bio
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Ray Reid
- Ray Reid Soccer School Camp Director
- National Champion Collegiate Coach of the University of Connecticut Men's Soccer Team
Ray is the head coach of the national powerhouse University of Connecticut men's soccer team. Building on Connecticut's tradition of excellence, Coach Reid led the Huskies to a national championship in 2000. Through 15 seasons, he has compiled an impressive coaching mark of 218-73-38, reaching the NCAA Tournament the last 14 years. During Coach Reid's tenure at UConn, the team has been Big East Regular Season Champions seven times and won four Big East Tournaments. His UConn players have earned 21 All-American Honors and 91 All-Big East Honors. He was named the National Coach of the Year in 2000, the Northeast Division Coach of the Year in 1999, 2000 and 2007 and was named the BIG EAST Coach of the Year in 1998. Prior to UConn, while the head coach at Southern Connecticut State University, Ray won three national championships, posting an overall record of 146-17-15. In 20 years as a collegiate head coach, he has amassed a record of 364-90-53 (.770) and is the second active winningest coach by percentage at the Division I level.
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John Deeley
- 11 Seasons as Associate Head Coach of UConn Men's Soccer (15 overall).
- Holds a USSF class "C" coaching license & was named a 2011 Top Assistant Coach by College Soccer News.
- Served as a member of the Olympic Development Program Region 1 staff for eight years.
- Between UConn and at Southern Connecticut State University, he has helped his teams capture 4 National Championships and earn 8 national semifinal appearances.
- Was a standout midfielder for Southern Connecticut from 1977-80, when the Owls had a 48-16-6 record with four trips to the NCAA Tournament.
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Mike Mordocco
- Associate Director of the Ray Reid Soccer School.
- UConn Men's Soccer Assistant Coach.
- Previously served as a top assistant at Division I Stony Brook for four seasons (the Seawolves won the 2009 America East Championship & earned an NCAA Tournament bid that year).
- As a player, Mordocco was a member of the 2000 NCAA National Champion UConn Huskies Men's Soccer Team.
- Has coached numerous youth teams, including the U18 Black Watch Soccer Club out of Albany, N.Y and the Stony Brook Soccer Club.
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Kevin Mellon
- Associate Director of the Ray Reid Soccer School
- UConn Men's Soccer Director of Soccer Administration.
- Prior to joining the UConn Soccer Coaching Staff, spent the 2010 campaign with BIG EAST member and long time rival St. John's, serving as the Director of Soccer Operations.
- As the head of coach of Bridgton Academy, led them to a program best 14-0-1 record.
- As a player, won two NJCAA National Championships and two NJCAA Region III Championships in 1999 and 2000 at Herkimer County Community College and then went on to spend two seasons at SUNY Potsdam.
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Tim O'Donohue
- UConn Men's Soccer Associate Head Coach.
- Spent 10 seasons as the head coach at Stevens Institute of Technology where he kept the Ducks in the top-20 of the NSCAA poll for eight consecutive seasons.
- Four of O'Donohue's Stevens Institute of Technology players were honored as first-team NSCAA All-Americans in 2009 and 2010 and 12 players received All-America accolades during his career at Stevens.
- He was named the East Region Coach of the Year in 2003.
- O'Donohue holds several licenses from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA), including a Premier Diploma and a Master Coach Diploma. He also previously served as the Region III Technical Director for the NSCAA.
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Chris Gbandi
- UConn Men's Soccer Assistant Director of Soccer Administration.
- As a UConn player, he had one of the most successful careers in Husky history, which was highlighted by receiving the Hermann Trophy in 2000 as the National Player of the Year after leading UConn to an NCAA National Championship.
- Awarded the BIG EAST Rookie of the Year award in 1998 and honored as the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year in 1999, 2000 and 2001.
- Was a Three-Time Collegiate All-American.
- Drafted by the MLS' FC Dallas with their #1 overall pick in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft, where he played until 2007.
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Brian Clarhaut
- UConn Men's Soccer Director of Soccer Quality Control.
- Nationally licensed USSF Coach.
- Spent the 2009 & 2010 campaigns coaching alongside new UConn Associate Head Coach Tim O'Donohue at Stevens Institute of Technology .
- A former Division I player at St. Peter's College from 2004-06, he was a member of the All-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Academic team.
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Chris West
- Strength and Conditioning Coach at UCONN
- Director for Fitness Education with National Soccer Coaches Association of America
- Medical Coordinator for the adidas Elite Soccer Program
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This is a partial listing of camp coaches. The Ray Reid Soccer School's coaching staff features some of the country's finest coaches.
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