Reid Ayers is the winningest men's soccer coach in the history of Baldwin Wallace University. Coach Ayers and his outstanding coaching staff have worked hard to develop the Yellow Jacket program into one of the best in the prestigious Ohio Athletic Conference with a long-term goal of leading the Yellow Jackets to the NCAA Division III National title.
Coach Ayers is the University's first full-time head coach and enters his 12th season in 2013. As men's coach, he has a 127-72-18 career coaching mark. He led his team to a school-record 16 victories in 2011, 14 wins in 2004 and 2005 and 13 in 2006 and 2009 and 12 wins in 2008 and 2010. He also has led his team to a spot in the OAC Tournament in six of the last nine years and the OAC Semifinals in three of the last four past seasons. Coach Ayers lead the Yellow Jackets to their first-ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament in the 2011 season.
Consistently tabbed as one of the strongest programs in the Great Lakes Region, Ayers led his team to national prominence by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) three of the past five seasons. The Yellow Jackets achieved their highest ranking in 2008 (7th) and also were recognized in the Top Ten in 2011 and 2006.
But that is just a part of the reason why the BW program is on the right track toward even more success. Ayers' team has earned recognition five consecutive years for Team Academic Achievement and was awarded the Team Ethics Award of Merit by the NSCAA in 2006.
Ayers holds his National 'A' and National Youth Licenses from the United States Soccer Federation. He currently is a member of the U.S. Soccer coaching staff where he assists in selecting players for inclusion into the country’s youth national teams highlighted with an appointment at the prestigious U14 National Identification Camp four of the last five years He is an Age Group Head Coach for the Region II Olympic Development Staff, where he assesses and trains the elite players from 13 different states preparing them for domestic and international competition. Also, he is a member of the Ohio Youth Soccer Association North State Coaching Staff, where he is an age group coach in the Olympic Development Program, a state coaching license instructor and directs a state sponsored Center of Excellence. His ODP teams have won one regional championship in addition to finishing runner-up three times over the past eight years.
In 2002, Ayers completed his Masters of Arts degree from Kent State University in Sport and Recreation Management. A 1988 graduate of Hiram College, he was team captain his junior and senior seasons and earned Most Valuable Player honors as a senior. A three-time All-Presidents Conference performer, Ayers is amongst the Hiram College all-time leaders in career and season assists. He holds the distinction of starting every game in his college career.
Contact Reid Ayers at:
Office Phone - 440.826.3839
Email - [email protected]