Former Standout Reddish Named Men's Soccer Coach

North Easton, Mass. - James "Jim" Reddish, a three-year letterwinner at Stonehill during the

Jim Reddish was a three-year letterwinner for Stonehill in the mid 1990's.

mid 1990's, who has spent the last six seasons as an assistant coach with the Skyhawks, has been named head coach of the men's soccer program it was announced today by Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Brendan Sullivan.

"Jim's personal character, valuable knowledge, and passionate desire to see the Stonehill student-athletes and Stonehill soccer program collectively succeed made him the clear choice to lead the program," said Sullivan.

Reddish takes over for Jose Gomes who stepped down in early May after 19 seasons at Stonehill to take a full-time position within the College's Recreation Sports Department.

The Skyhawks are coming off of a 5-11-2 season but return a bevy of letterwinners including three of the top four scorers from a season ago in juniors David Pohl (Weymouth, Mass.) and Shaun Keeley (Woburn, Mass.) and sophomore Tyler Hebert (Rockland, Mass.).

"With his knowledge of the program as a student-athlete, an alumnus, and most recently as an assistant coach, I am certain that his leadership will propel this program to new heights in the Northeast-10," said Sullivan.

Reddish has spent time at several universities, including UMass-Amherst, where he was a graduate assistant in the Alumni Relations Department, working closely with the football and men's basketball programs.

Following his stay in Amherst, Reddish completed his master's degree coursework in Boston College's Sports Marketing and External Operations departments where he assisted in game promotions, event management and website maintenance.

He also gained valuable game management experience working for the New England Revolution (1996-97) and the 2001 Winter X Games.

In 2001, Reddish became a member of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) and received his National Coaching Diploma from the Association.

From 1999-2000, Reddish served as interim Sports Information Director at University of Massachusetts-Boston, overseeing the publicity of all 18 Beacon varsity sports.

In addition to his time on the Stonehill sidelines, Reddish's other coaching experience include stints at Millis High School, Westwood High School, and the Skyhawks Soccer Camps.

A 1996 Stonehill graduate with a degree in Communications, Reddish also holds a master's degree in sport management from UMass-Amherst.

A native of Needham, Mass., Reddish and his wife Carrie, also a Stonehill graduate (1997), reside in Dedham, with their three children, Kathryn (5), Kyle (3) and newborn son, James.