SCHS Boys Coaches
Dr. Joe Kofron was an Assistant Coach with Drury University for five years. He is a 1988 graduate of the University of Evansville, was a standout defender for the Aces for four years and his team’s captain his Senior year. His Sophomore and Junior seasons the University of Evansville was ranked as the #1 team in NCAA Division I. An NCAA-I Academic All-American at Evansville, he was named to the All-Mideast Region and All-Midwestern Collegiate Conference teams. Joe played for the Busch Soccer Club and Vianney High School in St. Louis while winning two State Championships with Vianney. He also earned Parade Magazine and Adidas All-American honors while at Vianney.
For the third year, Joe is the Head Boys Coach at Springfield Catholic High School. He was also one of the founders of the Tracker Soccer Club which later merged into the current Springfield Soccer Club. Joe has a USSF Coaching License.
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Dr. Tom Hoff is in his second season with the Springfield Catholic soccer program. A native of Fenton, Missouri, Tom played his club soccer for Scott Gallagher, a team that appeared in the USYSA Snickers Cup National Final Four. Additionally, Tom had a successful high school soccer career at C.B.C High school where they were runners-up in consecutive class 5A state championship tournaments. After high school Tom became part of the Division I Drury mens soccer program where he started 72 of 72 games in his career at Drury and holds the all-time career assists record .
Finally, Tom graduated with honors from Drury University with a BA in Biology and went on to earn his D.D.S. from the University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Dentistry.
Chad Jaegers is a Springfield native and the city’s first soccer player to earn a Division I scholarship. He played his first two years of collegiate soccer at the University of Louisville, earning Team Offensive MVP honors his sophomore season.
He transferred to Drury University serving as team captain his junior and senior years. Chad was a two time offensive MVP for Drury and earned All-American honors both years. In 1999 he became the first soccer player to be inducted into Drury’s Athletic Hall of Fame. Upon completing his degree in Exercise Physiology, Chad Played professionally for the Louisville Thoroughbreds of the now defunct USISL.
Chad has been involved in youth coaching since 1990 in Springfield, Louisville, and Alabama. He helped start the original Panthers Soccer Club in 1992 and has coached several Springfield born players who have gone onto college playing careers.
Chad is married to Holly and they have two sons, Cole and Kai almost. He is the District manager for Stryker Spine in Southwest Missouri.
