Congratulations to Brookland-Cayce HS Bearcat Soccer Assistant Coach Kyle Heise for being named a 2011 NSCAA High School Regional Assistant Coach of the Year.

NSCAA High School Regional Assistant Coach of the Year

Twenty collegiate and four interscholastic coaches have been recognized for their contributions to their respective teams and communities with the announcement of the 2011 NSCAA Regional Assistant Coaches of the Year. The regional recipients comprise the field of finalists for the National Assistant Coach of the Year awards, which will be announced at the annual NSCAA Awards Banquet, to be held in the Grand Ballroom of the Kansas City Convention Center on Friday evening, Jan. 13, in conjunction with the 2012 NSCAA Convention.

NSCAA High School Regional Assistant Coach of the Year
Region - Coach, School (State)
North - John Rusek, Harrison HS (N.J.)
South - Kyle Heise, Brookland-Cayce HS (S.C.)
East - Pat Kelly, Guerin Catholic HS (Ind.)
West - Eric Stratman, Quincy HS (Ill.)

The Columbia Star (1/6/12)
http://www.thecolumbiastar.com/news/2012..._of_the_Ye.html

Congratulations Kyle. This is pretty impressive!

Well-deserved, Kyle. Proud of you.

Very well-deserved! Congrats, Kyle!

"And the hits just keep on coming!" Great job Kyle and BC.I agree--very well deserved.

Congrats,Kyle!

That must have been an easy selection process for the committee. Great job! Congratulations, Kyle!

I know that this was well deserved

Congratulations Kyle!

Deserving honor for what most of us have already known for years...good man and a great coach! CONGRATS!

Great choice!

Being nominated is one thing. Actually winning it all is an other. Exciting to witness Kyle actually being awarded the National Asst. Coach of the Year Award tonight. Fantastic! That's huge.
Congratulations to Kyle Heise and the Brookland Cayce Boys Soccer staff/program.

Great Job....excellent choice, well deserved, also a Great honor for BC, and SC

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High School – Kyle Heise, Brookland-Cayce High School (S.C.)
In the 21 years that Heise has been an assistant at Brookland-Cayce High School, he has done it all, from coaching on the field to match day operations to equipment manager. The team has been successful, with a 350-149-16 record in that time, two state championship appearances, six semifinals, and 10 region titles. He also is deeply involved throughout the state as the creator and manager of SCSoccer.com, a website dedicated to high school soccer. He also sponsors a financial scholarship for graduating players in the memory of his infant daughter, who died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome in 2009.

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Media Release:

Congratulations to Brookland-Cayce High School (BCHS) assistant boys soccer coach Kyle Heise on being selected the National Soccer Coaches Association of America's (NSCAA) 2011 National High School Assistant Coach of the Year. Heise was also tabbed the NSCAA South Region High School Assistant Coach of the Year and was named the national winner on January 13, 2012 at the NSCAA Convention in Kansas City, Missouri.

Heise is a BCHS alum, Class of 1989, and former Bearcat Soccer letterman. He has remained involved with the program for the last 23 years as an assistant coach on the B-C staff.

In addition to his role with the Bearcats, Heise is founder and director of SCSoccer.com - the official website of the S.C. High School Soccer Coaches Association (SCHSSCA). He is an active member of the SCHSSCA and serves on several prep soccer committees and assists with state championship and all-star game functions. Heise is also a coordinator for the NSCAA Girls South Region Coach of the Year committee and assists with the state, region, and national NSCAA Spring rankings.

In 2010, Heise established an annual scholarship in the memory of his infant daughter, Kylie Marie, who passed away due to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). The scholarship is given to a BCHS boy and girl soccer player each spring who demonstrated excellence on and off the pitch for the Bearcats and the Congaree Rapid Soccer Association.

Outside the prep game, Heise serves as Secretary for the CRSA, is the online play-by-play announcer for the University of South Carolina's men's and women's Gamecock soccer teams, and is an ardent supporter of Arsenal Football Club in London, England.
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Kevin Heise
Brookland-Cayce High School
Bearcat Soccer