Synopses & Reviews
"I think [The Kickin' Hoosiers] is great and needed. Indiana soccer is such a class program and can be a model for any college sport. To see what Coach Yeagley did, how he did it, and the family he created is incredible." --Brian Maisonneuve, Columbus Crew
midfielder and former Hoosier soccer star
The Kickin' Hoosiers chronicles Coach Jerry Yeagley's 41 years of successful men's soccer at Indiana University, culminating in IU's sixth NCAA Championship in December 2003, which marked Yeagley's final year as IU men's soccer coach. At his retirement at the end of 2003, Yeagley was the winningest Division I coach of all time with a record of 544-101-45. The IU soccer team won back-to-back titles in 1982-83 and 1998-99. It also won a championship in 1988 and then surprised the country when, after a slow start to the season, it won it all in 2003.
The Kickin' Hoosiers covers 41 years of determination, celebration, success, and class. It profiles IU's All-American players, the Hoosier soccer family, and the challenges that came with building the program into the powerhouse it is today. Packed with photos, memories, facts, and figures, it celebrates a winning tradition at Indiana University.
Review
"I think [The Kickin' Hoosiers] is great and needed. Indiana soccer is such a class program and can be a model for any college sport. To see what Coach Yeagley did, how he did it, and the family he created is incredible."
About the Author
Kathryn L. Knapp is a freelance journalist living in northwest Indiana. She has covered Indiana University men's soccer since 1995 and the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer since 1999. Knapp graduated from Indiana University in 1999 with a B.A. in journalism.
Table of Contents
Foreword by Jerry Yeagley
Note from the Author
1. A Storybook Ending
2. It Starts with the Family
3. The Heart of the Hoosier
4. The Pre-Varsity Years
5. A New Varsity Sport Emerges
6. If You Build It, They Will Come
7. A Nine-Year Drought
8. The Last Six Years
9. Key Players
10. Defense Wins Championships
Statistics and Players
Letter Winners
Club Records
31-Year Records