Jeff Hosler '02
Women's Soccer Head Coach
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Jeff Hosler '02 joined the Alma College Athletics staff as the Scots women's soccer coach in 2006 and has helped the Maroon and Cream rise as one of the most talented young teams in the MIAA.
Hosler, a 2002 graduate of Alma College and a standout on the soccer pitch for the Scots, spent the previous four years coaching at both the high school and club levels as well as working as a retail manager at Back of the Net Sports in Lansing.
In his time at Alma, Hosler became one of the best players in the 30 years of Scots soccer. He remains the all-time assists leader and ranks in the top ten in career goals and in the top five in career points. He helped the Scots to their second MIAA title, first-ever NCAA Regional Championship and first-ever NCAA Final Four appearance in 1999 en route to first team All-MIAA and third team All-Mideast Region honors. He would go on to earn first team All-MIAA accolades again in 2001 and was named to the conference's second team in 2000.
He has served as the head coach of East Lansing High School's freshmen boys and girls soccer teams and worked as a varsity assistant with the soccer and boys basketball programs. At East Lansing he assisted in four conference championships, three state semi-final appearances and the 2005 boys soccer state championship.
Additionally, he coached with the Capital Area United Soccer Club with the Premier '93 boys, '95 boys, and '96 boys, advancing in tournament play past the round robin stage six times and winning three tournament championships. He also serves as the club's Technical Director.
He has also worked as an AAU girls basketball head coach with the Capitol City Express with the 16 and under team, qualifying for the state tournament in spring '06.
Hosler has worked as a coach and director of myriad camps and clinics, including East Lansing Soccer Club Camp, Soccerzone Community Residential Camps, Central Michigan University Soccer Camp, Michigan State University Soccer Camp and holds a United States Soccer Federation (USSF) National License as well as the National "Youth License."
