FC Green Bay

On Thursday June 12, 2008, Jim Launder will come and train with several FCGB teams and all FCGB coaches. Jim Launder's Bio is listed below. Coach Launder is the only soccer coach to ever bring a College Division 1 National Championship to the state of Wisconsin. Our club is honored to host Jim for the evening and take advantage of his expertise. 
The following FCGB teams will be involved in this training session;
U12BO, U13BO, U14BO and U14BB. All teams have to wear their uniforms and bring their alternate jersey tops.
Coaches are expected to attend and will be asked to participate. Following the session, at 8:15 PM,  the FCGB Coaching Staff and Coach Launder will meet at Nicky's Lionhead Tavern in De Pere (Main St.)  for some food and feedback. Coaches meeting is mandatory for all FCGB coaches.

Jim Launder (Bio)
Jim Launder (B.S. psychology/physiology, 1974) organized and played on the UWM Soccer Club team in the early 1970s that led to the formation of UWM's varsity soccer program in 1973. He played for the Panthers in 1973 as a midfielder and a goalkeeper, and then served as an assistant coach in 1974-78. Launder played for many semi-professional teams, including the Milwaukee Kickers from 1970 to 1978.

Launder then went to UW-Madison, where he spent two years as an assistant coach and 15 years as the head coach of the men's soccer team. During his 15 years at Madison, Launder never had a losing season. He was named Wisconsin State Coach of the Year, NCAA Mideast Coach of the Year three times, and the Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year two times. In 1995, he earned National Coach of the Year honors as he led the Badgers to the NCAA championship. His team set an NCAA tournament record by tallying five shutouts on the way to the title that year.
In 1997, Launder took over the men's soccer program at The University of Dayton, where he led the Flyers to back-to-back Atlantic 10 championships. Coach Launder is currently the coach of the Princeton-56ers men's team which competes in the PDL pro league. Last season his team went to the final four in California.

Launder has a career coaching record of 228-133-37. Launder also served as the coach of many youth national teams overseas.