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Brian Wall |
Head Coach wall@hood.edu (301) 696-3491 |
Brian Wall enters his seventh season at the helm of the Hood men's soccer program as the Blazers begin their fifth season of Capital Athletic Conference play.
In 2006, during the team's inaugural season in the CAC, the Blazers faced a challenging schedule but managed to defeat teams such as Frostburg State University and McDaniel College. The team faced top-seeded York College (Pa.) in the first round of the CAC playoffs, falling only 3-0.
Losing just two seniors from 2006, Wall returned seven recruits from his initial season in 2004 who were the first to complete four years with the program. The 2007 squad posted a record of 5-13 and 1-7 in the CAC.
In 2008, Wall and the Blazers went 4-12 and went 1-7 in the CAC. Then in 2009, Hood recorded a mark of 3-13 overall and 1-7 in the CAC.
The soccer program got underway in 2004 with Wall--formerly the boys' soccer coach at nearby Damascus (Md.) High School and a NCAA Division I player and assistant coach at Mount St. Mary's University--leading the way. In their first season of competition, the Blazers took on several national powers, including NCAA Division III Final Four participant Salisbury University, and laid the foundation for the program.
In 2005, Hood posted an impressive turnaround, finishing 8-4-1 after its 1-12 inaugural season. The 7.5-game improvement tied for the third-best turnaround in all of NCAA Division III from 2004 to 2005. Hood matched its win total in 2006, compiling a mark of 8-10-1. The Blazers also posted a 1-6-1 record in CAC contests.
Wall, who holds a National Soccer Coaches Association of America ‘B' License and a U.S. Soccer Federation Class ‘C' License, served as an assistant at the Mount from 1998-2000 and was responsible for recruiting and monitoring the academic progress of team members. In addition, he helped increase the men's soccer team's fundraising revenue by 70 percent and implemented change management techniques to increase team motivation and performance. Wall assisted under the renowned Mark Mettrick, who is now the men's soccer head coach at NCAA Division I national power Loyola University (Md.).
As a player at the Mount, Wall was a four-year starter as a central defender and served as a team captain during his junior and senior seasons. He earned All-Northeast Conference honors and All-South third team honors in 1995 and 1996. Upon his graduation in 1998, he earned the John M. Kolon Award for academic and athletic excellence.
Wall earned a bachelor's degree in business administration and finance in 1998 and a master's degree in finance in 2000, both from the Mount.
He has served as a business technology teacher at Damascus since 2001.
