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Camp Staff
John Daly, Camp Director
With the tradition of William and Mary as one of the
elite academic institutions in the nation year-after-year, head coach John
Daly injects similar excellence into the College�s women�s soccer program.
Entering his 28th year at the helm of the W&M
program, Daly prides himself in keeping the Tribe as one of the top soccer
programs in the nation and a threat for the sport�s elusive prize - the
national championship.
Daly is one of the most successful coaches in
America, ranking among the top-10 in victories (369) among his Division I
peers. He has also directed W&M to the NCAA post-season 20 times,
including 12 seasons in a row. In 2011 the Tribe advanced to the NCAA
Tournament first round, earned its 10th CAA championship and
finished with an outstanding 17-3-2 record.
On Sept. 2, 2012, Daly achieved his 350th career
victory with an impressive, 2-0, win at Auburn.
The Tribe was ranked for 19 consecutive seasons
among the country�s top-20 programs, including a program-high No. 3 ranking
during the 1994 campaign. W&M is one of two colleges (along with North
Carolina) to hold the nation�s record of 27-straight winning seasons since
1982.
On the field during Daly�s tutelage, 14 W&M
soccer players have garnered a total of 30 All-America honors, including
two National Players of the Year in Megan McCarthy (1987) and four-time
All-American Natalie Neaton (1995). In addition, four Tribe players have
earned Academic All-America recognition, including Mallory Schaffer, a two-time selection, Tara Flint, a two-time selection, Anna Young, who earned first-team
honors in 2006, Abby Lauer, a third-team selection in 2008, and Dani
Collins, a third-team selection in 2009.
Daly has earned five CAA Coach of the Year (1993,
1994, 1999, 2006, and 2011) and five VaSID Coach of the Year (1994, 1998,
1999, 2002, and 2006) honors. His 1994 team set eight school records,
including goals in a season (87) and most goals in a single match (15).
During the 1999 season, with nine freshmen on the roster, the Tribe turned
in a school-record .826 winning percentage (19-4) and earned a trip to the
NCAA Sweet Sixteen.
Daly has also earned Mid-Atlantic Coach of the
Year honors seven times (1989, 1990, 1992, 1997, 1999, 2006, and 2011). In
addition to the NCAA appearances, Daly led the Tribe to the prestigious
WAGS (Washington Area Girls� Soccer) title in 1987 when it defeated North
Carolina in a shootout (4-3).
Daly added another honor to his resume during the
2000 season when he was named the 1999-2000 William and Mary Society of the
Alumni Coach of the Year.
A key figure in the W&M soccer scene long
before taking over as head women�s coach in 1987, Daly was an assistant
coach of the then-women�s club team on a guest basis back in 1979. In 1986,
he was a full-time assistant before ascending to his present position.
Active at many levels of soccer, Daly served as
coach of the Region I (East) team that traveled to Holland and Italy in
March 1989. In addition, he was an under 17 Region I assistant in 2002 and
2003 and under-16 Region I head coach in 2004 and 2005, coaching the
under-16 regional team against national teams from Holland, Scotland,
Ireland, Northern Ireland, and England. He is currently Region I advocate
to the national program for under-15's, under-16's and under-17's.
In April of 2000, Daly, a native of London,
England, recited the Oath of Allegiance, becoming a United States citizen
after residing in America for the last 20 years.
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Michele Rodriguez-Smith, Assistant
Director
Michele Rodriguez-Smith joined the W&M women's soccer program as an assistant coach in July of 2013. Rodriguez-Smith brings 12 years of collegiate coaching experience to Williamsburg, including two seasons as the head coach at George Washington University.
In her first season with the Tribe, she helped the Green and Gold to its 31st-straight winning season. William and Mary finished 8-2-7, made the CAA Tournament, and recieved a first round bye.
Over the last four years, Rodriguez-Smith served as an Elite Club National League Coach with the Freestate Soccer Alliance in Bowie, Md. She served as the head coach of the ’98 Girls ECNL Team, which was ranked No. 3 in Maryland and won the 2012 Bethesda Conference A Flight Championship. Rodriguez-Smith was an assistant coach for the ’95 Girls ECNL team, which was a two-year national finalist, ranked No. 1 in Maryland and the Mid-Atlantic Conference as well as No. 4 in the country. She also worked as an assistant coach with ’94 Girls ECNL team and U11 Girls VCCL team with the Freestate Soccer Alliance.
Rodriguez-Smith spent four seasons as the top assistant coach at the University of Georgia from 2001-04. The Bulldogs advanced to a pair of NCAA Tournaments, posting a 38-36-7 record over her four seasons. Georgia appeared in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Tournament on three occasions (2001, 2002 and 2003), and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament in both 2001 and 2003. The Bulldogs posted a 13-6-1 mark overall, including a 7-2 mark in the SEC, in 2001. During the 2003 season, UGA posted 13 wins as well and downed No. 20 Clemson in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. Nine players earned All-SEC honors, six received all-region accolades and two were selected as freshman All-Americans over her four seasons in Athens.
During her time at Georgia, Rodriguez-Smith had success on the recruiting trail. The Bulldogs’ 2001 recruiting class was ranked No. 16 nationally and No. 4 in the Southeast Region by Soccer Buzz, while the 2003 recruiting class was rated No. 21 nationally and No. 5 in the Southeast Region. She also worked with budgeting, team travel, player development, scouting, scheduling and academics during her tenure at Georgia. Under her supervision, UGA produced two NSCAA Academic All-Americans, 28 players were named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll Team and the team ranked tops among Georgia Varsity Team Sports with a GPA of 3.23.
Prior to her time in the SEC, Rodriguez-Smith spent six seasons at George Washington University, including two as the Colonials head coach. During her four seasons as an assistant coach, GW posted a 40-30-7 mark overall, advancing to the Atlantic 10 Tournament all four seasons. The Colonials posted a 10-7-4 record, including a 6-0-2 ledger in A10 play, and advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 1996. During her first season as George Washington’s head coach in 1998, the Colonials finished at 11-10 overall and 9-2 in the A10, advancing to the league tournament. In total, 22 GW student athletes earned All-Atlantic 10 honors, including the 1996 A10 Player of the Year and the A10 Rookies of the Year in 1994 and 1995.
Rodriguez-Smith first collegiate coaching experience came as an assistant coach at Anne Arundel Community College in Arnold, Md., from 1991-94. Her resume also includes stints as the Maryland Olympic Development Program (ODP) head coach (2010-13), the Georgia ODP head coach (2003-04) and the USYSA Region I Coach (2012-13). Over her career, Rodriguez-Smith possesses 15 years experience working in the youth soccer ranks. She played collegiately at Maryland and earned her degree in behavioral and social sciences.
Rodriguez-Smith her husband, Jeff, reside in Williamsburg with their son, Connor.
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Ryan MacArthur, Assistant
Director
Ryan MacArthur enters his third season with the Tribe women's soccer program and his second season as the second assistant. MacArthur spent the 2012 season as a volunteer assistant coach.
MacArthur also is in his second season as the director of goalkeeping for the Virginia Legacy Soccer Club, which is located in Williamsburg.
MacArthur graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2009 with a degree in psychology. He was a member of the VCU soccer team in 2007-09.
Prior to VCU, MacArthur played for Potomac State College of West Virginia (2005-06), and helped them to a 23-7-2 record over two season. He was elected as a team captain in 2006 and helped PSC to a berth in the National Final Four.
MacArthur also competed on the Virginia Legacy's PDL team from 2007-08, and has had professional trails with the Richmond Kickers and the Norfolk Sharx.
He currently resides in Williamsburg.
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