Coach Bradley Stewart

Motto: “Create a winning environment through developing in players the discipline, skills and will, and the understanding of how to influence a soccer game with them.”
Bradley Stewart Kingston, Jamaica 1995

“Bradley is one of the most knowledgeable coaches I know. He has a tremendous coaching background and has achieved outstanding success at every level including youth, professional and international. His players from Jamaica have consistently been among the top players in College soccer in the US, with many of them going on to successful careers in the MLS. He also has a continuous stable of players in the top leagues in Europe, including in the English Premier League. Most importantly, however, all of his players are of good character, are excellent teammates, and good citizens on campus. Bradley is a great teacher, motivator and soccer tactician, and he would be a great asset to teams, clubs and players at any level.”
Hylton Dayes
Men’s Soccer Coach, University of Cincinnati
2003 Conference USA Coach of the Year
NSCAA Coaching Academy National Senior Staff, USA

“Bradley came in at the last moment and did a tremendous job from both the technical and tactical perspective - the team responded well to him and they enjoyed a successful season. He is a first class technician and clearly understands the game from many perspectives and at many different levels."
Andy Jennings, PhD
Director of Athletics, Vassar College

• ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

  • 1979 Diploma in Personal Management, University of Technology, Jamaica
  • 1964 G.C.E. advanced level passes in zoology, botany, economics, Six form Studies, Clarendon College, Jamaica
  • 1962 G.C.E. ordinary level passes in biology, agricultural sciences, health sciences, religious knowledge

• COACHING QUALIFICATIONS

  • 1995 Certificate in coaching Coerver Soccer
  • 1986 Olympic Solidarity Coaching Course–Jamaica
  • 1982 FIFA Instructor Certification for CONCACAF Region–Bermuda
  • 1977 English F.A. International Preliminary Course–Bisham Abbey, England

• COACHING EXPERIENCE

  National level
  • 2007-present Assistant Coach, National Senior Men’s Team – Jamaica
  • 2007- present National Coordinator of football – Jamaica (one of four)
  • 1986 Head coach, National Senior Men’s Team - Jamaica
  • 1985 Head coach, National Senior Women’s Team – Jamaica
  • 1979-84 Head coach, National Under-19 Men’s Team – Jamaica

• COLLEGE

  • Fall 2003 Head Coach, Vassar College, New York, USA (interim replacement beginning in pre-season)

• CLUB

  • 1972- present Coached various clubs and men and women’s teams in Jamaica at the Premier, Major League and High School levels, including Hazard FC (now Portmore United), Arnett Gardens FC, Waterhouse FC, Rivoli FC, Duaney Park FC, Los Perfectos FC, Boogie Girls FC, AC Milan of Jamaica (women), Jamaica College, Calabar High School.
  • 1995- present Coerver Coaching (summers) Instructor at Lake Placid Soccer Centre (St. Lawrence University)

• OTHER

  • Since 1992 spend up to eight weeks each summer working as instructor at soccer camps throughout the US
  • Since 1996 served as technical advisor as various pre-season training camps for collegiate and university teams including Caldwell College, Oneonta State and University of Cincinnati.

• OTHER SOCCER RELATED EMPLOYMENT

  • 2000- present Adjunct Lecturer, G.C. Foster Sports College, Jamaica Radio and Television Sports Analyst, Jamaica Lecturer, University Of Technology Coaching School Presenter/Lecturer, Jamaica Football Federation Coaching Development, Parish Level

• NON-SOCCER EMPLOYMENT

  • 2005 – present Assistant Inventory Manager, Mechanical Services, Jamaica (Mechanical Services builds and maintains mechanical infrastructure for hotels and sports complexes throughout the Caribbean)

• SOCCER AWARDS, HIGHLIGHTS and ACHIEVEMENTS

  • 1993-96 Coach of the Year, Women’s Soccer League, Jamaica
  • 1977, 83 Coach of the Year, Major League Soccer, Jamaica
  • Currently on a streak of five victories with National Senior Team including wins over El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras and Canada
  • As Interim Head coach (fall 2003) took Vasser College to Conference Playoffs for the first time in recent years
  • Appointment to post of National Under 19 Coach (1979)
  • Third place finish in CONCOCAF Under 19 Team Competition for Youth World Cup
  • Seven year winning streak with Thunderbolts FC, St. Catherine League – Mens’ Major League, Jamaica
  • Six year winning streak in Jamaica Women’s Football League with teams Bogie Girls and AC Milan of Jamaica
  • One of first to achieve FIFA Instructor certification in Jamaica and Caribbean (1982)

• ALSO

  • Since 1975, over 100 student-athletes coached and mentored by Coach Stewart have received soccer-related educational opportunities to colleges and universities in the United States of America. Schools that have recruited his student-athletes include, inter alia, Columbia, Syracuse, St. Lawrence, St. Johns, West Virginia Wesleyan and Wright State Universities, Williams, Caldwell, Lafayette and Oneonta State Colleges, and the University of Cincinnati. His student-athletes have also attended preparatory schools at Choate and Hotchkiss. In addition, over the years, a number of his players have played successfully at the professional level including in the Major Soccer League in America, professional leagues throughout Europe and Asia, and the English professional leagues including English Premier League.
  • His student-athletes have also gone on to prominence in other professional fields including coaching, academia, medicine, business, banking and finance, and science, etc...

• RELATED ACTIVITIES

  • Coach Stewart actively mentors a select group of his former players who are currently at the top of the coaching profession including:
    • Linval Dixon, coach, Portmore United, 2008 Jamaica Premier League Champions
    • Hylton Dayes, coach, University of Cincinnati, 2003 Conference USA Coach of the Year
    • Freddy Henry, coach, Jamaica College High School, 2007 Kingston and All Island School Boys Champion, Jamaica
    • Jeffery Hewitt, coach, Garvey Macedo High School, 2007 Rural School Boys Champion, Jamaica

Jamaica defeated Mexico 1:0 in the World Cup game that night but failed to advance because of an inferior goal difference to Mexico. The players in the picture --left to right-- are Shavar Thomas of FC Dallas in the MSL, USA, Coach Stewart, Head Coach Theodore Whitmore, Luton Shelton of Sheffield United in England, Tyrone Marshall of LA Galaxy in the MSL, USA, Oniel Thompson of Notodden FK in Norway, and Demar Stewart of Chengdu Blades in China.

Coach Stewart and his good friend Patrick Kelleher of Plattsburg, NY are top coaches in the Coerver soccer training program in the US.

“Bradley Stewart is not only a good tactical coach, I think one of his best qualities is the ability to work with a wide range of players, and with both genders equally well. His passion and enthusiasm keep the players working hard and asking more of each other and of themselves. Coach Stewart also has plenty of stories to share with the players before and after sessions because of his vast experiences in the coaching world. During our soccer camps Coach Stewart groups typically show the most improvement compared with other groups over the course of the week. He has really changed the dynamics of the teams he works with in the short period of time he has, and this is so especially when he works in our camp for teams. One can only wonder how much more he could do if he had a team over a longer period of time.”
Bob Durocher
Assistant Athletic Director and Men’s Soccer Coach
Coach, 1999 NCAA Division III National Champions
St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY

Coach Stewart and his U-14 soccer charges at a 2007 Coerver Camp in Lake Placid, NY

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