Management and Coaching Staff
Excalibur Premier Soccer Club staff has dedicated themselves to making Excalibur one of the most highly respected and competitive clubs in the Northeastern Ohio.
Walter Schlothauer- Director of Operations/ Director of Coaching and Player Development
12 Years of Professional Soccer with Cleveland Force and Cleveland Crunch
U.S. National Indoor Team
Former member of the NCAA Division I team at CSU
First Soccer player inducted into the Mentor High School Sports Hall of Fame
Coached at Premier Club level for over 20 years
Coached the North Olmsted Girls Varsity where they became Regional Finalists four consecutive years
1998- Greater Cleveland Coach of the Year
2002 Selected by Cleveland Crunch and the Ohio Youth Association North as one of the "Top 75 Soccer Leaders of Northern Ohio
Inducted into the Ohio Youth Soccer Association North Hall of Fame
Brian Michelson
USSF National Licensed Coach
Many years of coaching experience in the Parma Travel Program
12 years High School coaching experience with both boys & girls
2002 Coach of the Girls All-Star game
Currently Head Coach for the, 2006 State Champions, Holy Name High School Varsity Girls, which is currently ranked 24th in the Nation
2005 & 2008 Parochial Coach of the Year
2005, 2007, & 2008 NCL Coach of the Year and 2006 Plain Dealer Coach of the Year
Ben Dotson
Currently Men's Assistant Coach at Brunswick High School
Head Coach for the Holy Name Varsity Boys 2005 - 2010
Former Assistant Coach at St. Joseph Academy for 3 years
Nominated for GCSSCA Coaches Association Sportsmanship and Ethics Award
2-year letter winner for the Baldwin-Wallace College soccer team
Team trainer for NOSO 2004 - Present
Excalibur Coach for 8 years
Buddy Cooper
Former Assistant Coach for the 2006 State Champion Holy Name Girl's Varsity Soccer Team
Former Head Coach for Willoughby South's High School Girls Team
Founded the Willoughby travel program
Wealth of playing experience including time at Wright State University
Joe Buckek
NSCAA Advanced Regional Diploma
USSF Licensed Coach
Currently Assistant Coach for North Ridgeville Girls
13 years of youth coaching experience including working with Westlake
Former Director of Coaching for NOSO
Received an OYSAN Coaching Award
Herb Haller Sr.
Holds a National B and C licenses
Intoduced premier soccer to the area
Coached at Baldwin-Wallace College
Coached the Junior National Team
1975 American Soccer League Coach of the Year
Represented OYSAN at the Olypmic and National team tryouts in 1968
Jonathan Fitzgerald
Goal Keeping Coach for Excalibur
Assisted Otto Orf and Elyria High School training keepers
4-year starter for Baldwin-Wallace, 3-time team MVP, 4-time team Most Valuable Defender
Volunteer Goal Keeping Coach for Midview High School
Kevin Miller
D Coaching License
Team Trainer for NOSO 2004-2008
13 Years Coaching experience with NOSO, Rocky River and Olmsted Falls
Ryan Schlothauer
Four year starter at Wooster College and Western Reserve High School
Former Excalibur Premier Soccer Club player