Coaches' Bios
Head Coach - John Cappiello
John Cappiello brings to the GBC women’s soccer program over 15 years of
coaching experience. He most recently served as the head men’s soccer coach
at Point Park University (NAIA) for the 2005 and 2006 seasons. He also held
the positions of Delaware ODP head coach (2005-06) and head coach of the
Kirkwood Phantoms/U-18 Girls/USYSA Delaware State Champion (2005-06) teams.
Cappiello has also served as head men’s coach at Delaware Tech Stanton
Community College (2002-04), head men’s and women’s coach at Cecil Community
College (1999-01), Delaware ODP U-17 girls head coach (2000-04), head coach
of the Kirkwood Blue Monkeys/U-12 & U-13 Girls (2003), and head coach of the
Miramonte High School boys team (1991-98).
He earned his undergraduate degree from Boston College and his MBA from the
University of San Francisco.
Assistant
Coach – Mike MacIver
Mike MacIver is a graduate of the Brazilian
Football Academy and comes to Goldey-Beacom with 11 years of coaching
experience. He has served as the Head Coach at Delaware Technical Community
College and the Delaware Olympic Development Program (ODP). Mike has worked
in the club arena coaching the DSB Kickers and the CDSA Power to four state
championships each. Mike has also worked on the professional level as the
trainer for various Jamaican and Tanzanian club sides.
Assistant
Coach - Frank Hillson
Frank Hillson is a retired Air Force officer with a wealth of soccer experience. With nine years of coaching, mainly in the military community (dependant youth activities), he has held Head and Assistant Coach positions at military installations in Alabama, Colorado, New Jersey, Virginia, and also while stationed overseas in Germany. In college he was a mid-fielder winning All Southern Conference honors and was co-captain of his team his senior year. After graduation he played on various military teams during his Air Force career. Coach Hillson earned his undergraduate degree from the Virginia Military Institute and his masters from the College of William and Mary.