Assistant Coach Mark Daisy Sr.
Men's Soccer Assistant Coach
Coach Mark Daisy is in his second season at Alma, after spending the last 8 years at Mt Pleasant High school in the capacity of JV and Varsity coach of both the Boys and Girls programs. During his high school tenure, he was the inaugural head coach of the girls team for five years and the boys head coach for the past four. His girls teams developed into a District runner-up in 3 short years, while the boys program won 3 straight District titles under his tutelage. For his efforts, he received a combined 4 league and district Coach of the Year awards. He has a combined high school win/loss percentage of .612.
Coach Daisy began as a scholarship wrestler and club soccer player at Central Michigan University, rewarded with Outstanding freshman acknowledgment in both sports. Playing for the soccer club he was consistently among the team scoring leaders. Continuing his passion for soccer, after leaving CMU he went on to play for the German Kolping Club out of Cincinnati Ohio including a invitation to tryout for the Cincinnati Sting of the Professional Indoor League. Daisy, has been Director of Coaching for the Gibson County Soccer Club in Indiana and up until this summer has been the DOC for the Mt Pleasant Soccer Club the past 10 years. Also, has served as Camp Director for annual youth camps and coached several divisional championship teams in Mid - Michigan. Mark moved his family back to Mt Pleasant after 22 years in management with Kmart Corp and currently lives there with his wife Andrea.
