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Eric Wagner - Co-Director
Swarthmore College Head Men's Coach

     In seven years at Swarthmore College, Wagner has built a program that combines the commitment to excellence on the soccer field with a strong element of community service. His teams are known for hard work and exciting play, as well as for working in the greater Swarthmore community to create an atmosphere of fun, social responsibility, and cooperation through the world's most popular game. Wagner's Garnet teams won the school's first-ever E.C.A.C. Championship (2007) and, this past fall, the first Centennial Conference Championship for Swarthmore. The 2008 team advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament, the furthest for a Garnet team since 1974.
    Wagner previously coached at St. Mary's College in Maryland, where he won more games than any coach in the program's history. In over 20 years of college coaching, Wagner has appeared at camps and clinics all over the country. He has directed camps at Duke University in North Carolina, Southwestern University in Texas, and at St. Mary's College. Wagner earned the NSCAA Advanced National Diploma and has been a staff coach for the Olympic Development Programs (ODP) in Indiana, Maryland, and Texas. He is currently on the Eastern Pennsylvania ODP staff.
    Wagner earned his B.A. at Connecticut College, and his M.Ed. at Temple University. He has also coached at Duke University, the University of Notre Dame, Connecticut College, Southwestern University, and Wheaton College (MA).

Mike Barr - Co-Director
Immaculata University Head Men's Coach

The head soccer coach at Immaculata University, Mike Barr is one of the most successful coaches in the region. In twenty years as coach at Strath Haven High School, Coach Barr's teams won thirteen Central League titles, five District One titles, and five PIAA state championship titles. Several of Coach Barr's players have gone on to play college soccer - many at some of the most prestigious colleges and universities in the country. In just his second year at Immaculata, the team improved from 6-10-1 in 2007 to 10-8-2 in 2008 and earned a trip to the CSAC semifinals.
Barr is also the Director of Coaching for the Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer Association, and is a National Staff Coach for the United States Soccer Federation. He is a National Youth License Instructor, and holds the USSF "A" coaching license, the NSCAA International Premier License, the national youth license, and Scottish Football Association's "B" license.

Ciarán Dalton
Swarthmore College Assistant Coach

Now in his seventh season with the Garnet, Dalton began his soccer career here in Swarthmore. He played at Strath Haven High School, then moved on to Millersville University. During his career as a striker at Millersville, he was named to the All-PSAC 1st team, and All-Region team. He currently ranks 2nd all-time in Millersville history in goals with 43, assists (19), and points (105). Dalton also played for the semi-professional Cobh Ramblers in Ireland.
He was assistant coach at Strath Haven for three years before joining Swarthmore. Dalton has a B.A. in Special Education from Millersville and an M.Ed. from Temple University. He is now in the Doctoral program in psychology at Immaculata University.

For additional information:
Eric Wagner, Camp Director Soccer Office Swarthmore College 500 College Avenue Swarthmore, PA 19081 610-690-6882 \| (FAX) 610-328-7798 ewagner1@swarthmore.edu