Biography:

Experience: Over 20 Years in SJ High School Soccer as Head Coach, Assistant Coach, & SJSOA Official, 1st Year with HMHS Boys Soccer

Varsity Reserves (JV) Coach Doug Schmitt joins the HMHS Boys Soccer Staff for his first season as an assistant in 2018 after serving the South Jersey soccer community for over 20 years as a Head Coach (high school), SJSOA Official / Referee, Assistant Coach (high school), and Club Soccer Head Coach as well.  Coach Schmitt is also the Treasurer for the South Jersey Soccer Coaches Association and has served the SJSCA Board for many years.  Most recently, Coach assisted longtime Moorestown Girls Varsity Coach Bill Mulvihill, who currently sits in the top four (4) for active girls coaches in South Jersey with at least 300 career wins.  Coach Schmitt is also a member of the prestigious SJSCA career 1oo-win club himself; that century claimed during a successful stint as the Head Girls Varsity Coach at Collingswood High School.

An accomplished player during his youth, high school, and college playing days; Coach Schmitt will provide invaluable depth to the staff and his knowledge and understanding of the game will be an immediate boost for the Varsity Reserves level of the program.

In 2018, Coach's Varsity Reserves (JV) Team achieved an impressive 10-2-4 overall record which included a 10-1-1 record against Colonial Conference opposition.  His team scored 37 goals and allowed a stingy nine (9) against during regular season play.  In addition, his squad matched the defensive record of the Varsity team with ten (10) shutouts in 16 total games.

An alumnus of HMHS Boys Soccer as well as having watched his own sons play soccer for the program, Coach Schmitt is an invalubale addition the coaching staff at HMHS.