Our Team -
Dr. Peter J. McGahey - Dr. McGahey is currently a Teaching Assistant Professor at West Virginia University in Athletic Coaching Education. He has degrees in Educational Leadership, Physical Education/Sport Coaching, Human Performance and Sport and Communications. McGahey severed as a NCAA Division I and II Women’s Head and Assistant Soccer Coach for over 20 years. Additionally, he is a National Instructor and Scout for the United States Soccer Federation. McGahey has coached athletes all along the developmental pathway, from grassroots to college, from youth to high school, from Top Soccer to the Olympic Development Program. He has served on the faculty at Minnesota State University, Mankato, Central Michigan University, Saint Leo University, and University of Tennessee – Martin. He was a 4-year men’s soccer letter winner at the University of Denver. McGahey has led and developed coaching education and player development programing at the local club, state, and national levels.
Dr. Peter S. Pierro - Dr. Pierro is a retired professor at the University of Oklahoma. He has degrees in history, psychology, and education from Northern Illinois University. He has also been on the faculty at Elmhurst College, Southeastern Oklahoma University, and Langston University. He is the author of several books on Teaching and Learning. Among other sports experiences, he played with the Will-Walt team in the Northern Illinois Fastball League, the Utica Yanks semi-professional baseball team, and U. S. Navy and Illinois Valley Community College basketball teams. He was selected on the All-Star team on the U. S. Navy Tinian Island Basketball Team. During his senior year at NIU he was individual bowling champion. He has taught at the elementary, junior high school, high school, and university levels and has coached basketball, baseball, and softball at the child, youth, high school, and adult levels. He received the Distinguished Professor of the Year Award at Elmhurst College in Illinois and is a member of the Illinois Valley Community College Hall of Fame. Playing golf is his major sports addiction at this time.
