Yon Struble

Head Women's Soccer Coach

Yon Struble completed his first year as the head women’s soccer coach for Carnegie Mellon University in 2010. Struble guided the team to an 8-8 record with six All-University Athletic Association selections, one Great Lakes All-Region honoree and two CoSIDA Academic All-District honorees.

Prior to his arrival in Pittsburgh, Struble served as an assistant coach for Division I Western Carolina University women’s soccer program in 2009. The Catamounts recorded their fifth straight winning season with a record of 8-6-5 in 2009 and were honored with their fifth consecutive Team Academic Award by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). Struble served as the recruiting coordinator, youth camp director and technical director for team training. He also coached the Catamounts’ goalkeepers.

Prior to his stint with the Catamounts, Struble spent six years working with teams at the Norcross Soccer Academy (NSA) in Atlanta, Georgia.  While at the academy, he served as the Girls Technical Director.

Struble served as the women's assistant at Georgia State University from 2002-05 before working for the NSA. At Georgia State, Struble worked with all aspects of the program including team practices, recruiting and fundraising. Struble's goalkeepers were named All Atlantic-Sun Conference in 2004 as the program compiled a 32-19-9 overall record during his three seasons on staff.

Struble was also a staff member for the Georgia Olympic Development Program (ODP) for seven years, serving as the head coach for multiple age groups. In 2005, he took his team to the ODP National Championships where they finished third.

In 2008, he was awarded United States Youth Soccer National Girls Competitive Coach of the Year at the U.S. Youth Soccer Coaching Symposium in Pittsburgh, Pa. In 2007, Struble was awarded the ODP Georgia Coach of the Year and Region III Coach of the Year, leading to his National Coach of the Year Award.

Before his arrival in Georgia, Struble was the women's assistant at Union College from 1998 to 2002 and helped lead the Dutchwomen to a 71-14-6 record during his tenure. While at Union, Struble helped the Dutchwomen achieve three NCAA tournament bids, three conference championships, a pair of New York State Women's Collegiate Athletic Association (NYSWCAA) State Championships, as well as a Top 20 National Ranking for all five of his years as an assistant coach.

While working at Union, he began his work for the ODP as a staff member for Eastern New York ODP. During that five-year stint, Struble worked with players of various age groups.

Struble played his college soccer at Division I Stetson University, where he received his undergraduate degree in Elementary Education in 1995.   He also received his Master of Arts in Reading Education in 2005, during his tenure at Georgia State.

After his time at Stetson, he played in the Empire State Games and helped lead his men's open team to the 1996 gold medal. From 1997 to 1999, he played professionally for the New York Capital District Alleycats of the USISL.

He is a United States Soccer Federation "A" Licensed Coach and holds an NSCAA Premier National Diploma. In 2011, he begins a three-year term as the USA Deaf Soccer women’s team coach.

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