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Nick Carlin-Voigt recently completed his second year as an assistant coach at George Mason where he helped the Patriots complete their best season since 1989. The 2008 team finished the season ranked in the top-25 in the country in the final College Soccer News poll and won the CAA conference tournament for the first time in school history. Carlin-Voigt has emerged as one of the most talented and respected assistant coaches in the country. The 2008 recruiting class was ranked 33rd in the country by College Soccer News and consisted of two US U-17 National Team players and one U-18 National Team player who was also named a Parade All-American. The recruiting class was considered the most highly-regarded class in school history and it paid off as Mason had one of the most impressive one-year turnarounds in college soccer. In addition to his duties as a recruiter, Carlin-Voigt assists in all aspects of the day-to day coaching and logistical operations of the Mason Soccer Program. He is responsible for team scouting and assists in community relations and summer camps as well. Carlin-Voigt is also considered one of the few soccer fitness coaches in college soccer and is responsible for fitness training. In 2008, Carlin-Voigt helped mentor and train goalkeeper Sean Kelley to his most successful season at Mason as he went 14-6-1 as the starting goalkeeper. Kelley had standout performances in the CAA Championship win over Northeastern and the First Round NCAA victory over Ivy League Champion Penn 1-0. In addition, Carlin-Voigt spent time training and working with forward Kwame Adjeman-Pamboe, the Most Outstanding Performer of the CAA Championship, who was the Colorado Rapids' first selection and 28th overall pick in the Major League Soccer SuperDraft. Adjeman-Pamboe joined the list of 35 former George Mason players who have moved on to play professionally or for their national teams since 1985. Carlin-Voigt has been in the collegiate coaching ranks for five years but already has an impressive global resume. He began his coaching career at his alma mater, Kalamazoo College. He worked there as an assistant coach with the men's team for one season before moving on as a volunteer goalkeeper coach for the men's team at Western Michigan University. From there, he took a position at the University of Wisconsin as an assistant on the women's team. During his time at the University of Wisconsin, the team won the 2005 Big Ten Tournament title and was ranked in the top-25 in the nation. An NSCAA All-American, Carlin-Voigt graduated from Kalamazoo College in 2004 with a bachelor's degree in economics. A perennial Dean's List student, Carlin-Voigt also shined on the field, where he was considered one of the top goalkeepers in Division III soccer. A two-time team captain, he was a four-year starter and holds the Kalamazoo College record for fewest goals allowed in a season. Carlin-Voigt has been a player with numerous professional clubs. In 2005, he had a short stint with Cruz Azul Oaxac of the Mexican Second Division. In 2006, he was on trial with Osnabruck of the German Bundeliga Nord. From 2001 to 2004, he played semi-pro soccer for the Kalamazoo Kingdom of the United Soccer Leagues-Premier Development League where he set franchise records for a goalkeeper for wins and shutouts during the 2004 season. In 2004, he studied and played at the IMG Soccer Academy under nationally-respected goalkeeper coach Scott Morgenroth. Outside of George Mason, Carlin-Voigt coaches with the DC United Youth Academy Program, which is considered to be one of the top club teams on the East Coast. Carlin-Voigt also owns and runs a soccer consulting business. Carlin-Voigt holds a USSF B license and has an NSCAA Goalkeeping Coaching Diploma. He took over the position from David Tenney, who spent one year with the men's and women's soccer programs before moving onto an assistant coaching position with the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer before moving to the Seattle Sounders. |
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