Catalyst Soccer Santa Cruz

MEET THE COACHES!
Catalyst Program Director & Club Founder: Paul Holocher
A former Major League Soccer payer with the San Jose Clash and Chicago Fire and current Head Coach for Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Paul was an All-American and Captain for the NCAA National Champions, Santa Clara University. Paul was recently named to the SCU Athletic Hall of Fame and named the 2003 NSCAA West Region Coach of the Year at UC Santa Cruz.

In February 2006 Paul was named the Head Coach for the Cal Poly Mustangs, and is looking forward to working to bring Mustang Soccer to National Prominence as he did with UC Santa Cruz. Paul's passion and commitment to developing young soccer players was the force behind the founding of the Catalyst Soccer. Paul is now bring that commitment and passion to the young players of San Luis Obispo.

Assistant Coach Brian Reed

Brian Reed(brreed@calpoly.edu) is a former Cal Poly standout player beginning his second year as an assistant coach, and first year as the top assistant coach for the Mustangs. Reed has been coordinating the recruiting efforts in conjunction with Holocher. Additionally, Coach Reed has also been actively working with the Catalyst Club, an organization founded by Coach Holocher, which looks to develop local youth players on the Central Coast.

A Fullerton native, Reed was a three-year starter for Cal Poly. During that stint, Reed was a two-year captain and First-Team All-Big West Conference selection. Prior to arriving at Cal Poly in '99, Reed was a C.I.F. Defensive player of the year in Southern California.

Catalyst Program Director, Santa Cruz & Monterey County: Dan Chamberlain

Before taking over for Paul Holocher, Dan was a Catalyst Coach for 7 years. He graduated from UC Santa Cruz with a degree in Earth Science and Education where he was a member of the highly successful Men's Soccer Team. As a player, Dan was a four year starting goalkeeper, and served as captain for his final two years. In his Senior year (2003) he helped lead the Slugs to the Western Regional Championship and was named to the All-Region Team. After college Dan played Semi-Professionally with the Salinas Valley Samba and has been very active coaching throughout Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties.

Before his promotion to Head Coach, Dan was the Head Assistant Coach at UC Santa Cruz, helping lead the team to the National Championship game in 2004. Dan is now the Head Coach for the Slugs as they look to continue to compete at the National stage. Dan's passion and commitment to excellence continue to drive him to develop the young players of Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties.