Skip Roderick
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arthur D. Roderick | ||
| Place of birth | Springfield, Pennsylvania, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1973 | Elizabethtown Blue Jays | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974 | Philadelphia Atoms | 5 | (0) |
| 1975 | Pittsburgh Miners | ||
| 1976 | New Jersey Americans | 18 | (1) |
| 1976–1977 | Sligo Rovers | ||
| 1977–1978 | New Jersey Americans | 35 | (0) |
| 1978–1980 | Philadelphia Fever (indoor) | 28 | (1) |
| 1979 | New Jersey Americans | 24 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1981 | Philadelphia Fever (interim) | ||
| 1982 | Philadelphia Fever (interim) | ||
| 1983–2023 | Elizabethtown Blue Jays | ||
| 2015–2016 | Ocean City Nor'easters (assistant) | ||
| 2021 | Ocean City Nor'easters (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Arthur "Skip" Roderick is a retired American soccer player who played professionally in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League and the American Soccer League. He is the head coach of the NCAA Division III Elizabethtown College men's soccer team.
Playing career
[edit]As a youth, Roderick had played for the Delco youth club. He attended Elizabethtown College, graduating in 1974. In 1974, he played a single season with the Philadelphia Atoms of the North American Soccer League.[1] The Atoms released him during the off-season and although he received an offer from the Portland Timbers, he signed with the Pittsburgh Miners of the American Soccer League instead.[2] In 1976, he moved to the New Jersey Americans for a single season.
Roderick signed for Sligo Rovers in the League of Ireland in December 1976 [1].
He returned to the United States to play the 1977 season with the New Jersey Americans. He played two seasons (1978–1980) with the Philadelphia Fever of the Major Indoor Soccer League. Roderick also played for the Philadelphia Ukrainians and Elizabeth S.C. in the German American Soccer League.
Coaching career
[edit]Roderick became interim head coach of the Philadelphia Fever for the last three games of the 1980–1981 season. In February 1982, the Philadelphia Fever fired head coach Walter Chyzowych and elevated Roderick to interim head coach.[3]
In 1983, Roderick returned to Elizabethtown College to become head coach of the college's soccer team. In 1989, Skip coached the Blue Jays to the NCAA Division III title. Roderick was often offered positions at larger schools, UVA for example, but always stayed with his alma mater. Coach Roderick also maintains Elizabethtown Soccer Camp, the longest running soccer day camp in the United States. Roderick was awarded the 2015 George W. Kirchner Award for his leadership and contribution to athletics in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.[4] On October 24, 2015, Roderick recorded his 500th victory for the Blue Jays, becoming only the 7th DIII coach and 12th in all divisions to reach the milestone, with a 3–0 drubbing against Drew University.
References
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[edit]- 1966 births
- American soccer coaches
- American men's soccer players
- American expatriate men's soccer players
- Soccer players from Pennsylvania
- American Soccer League (1933–1983) players
- Cosmopolitan Soccer League players
- Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) coaches
- Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players
- College men's soccer coaches in the United States
- New Jersey Americans (soccer) players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Philadelphia Atoms players
- Philadelphia Fever (MISL) players
- Pittsburgh Miners players
- Sligo Rovers F.C. players
- Elizabeth S.C. players
- League of Ireland players
- Living people
- People from Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
- Elizabethtown College alumni
- Men's association football midfielders
- Sportspeople from Delaware County, Pennsylvania
- USL League Two coaches
- Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland
- American expatriate sportspeople in Ireland
- 20th-century American sportsmen