Brian Bahl - Executive Director / Director of Coaching
In addition to Coach Bahl’s involvement with FC Midwest, he serves as the Head Men’s and Women’s Soccer coach for NCAA Division 2 Upper Iowa University where he enters his third season at the helm of the Peacock soccer programs.
In his first two seasons he has guided both the men’s and women’s programs to the most successful single season marks in school history.  The two years under Bahl’s guidance have been the most successful two year span in Peacock soccer history for both programs.
In his first season, he led the Peacock Women to the most successful season in school history, winning 12 games and finishing 3rd in the NSIC. The 12 wins were an improvement in the win column of seven games from 2006 and allowed the Peacocks to finish 2007 as the 6th most improved team in the nation.
In Bahl’s second season, he led the Peacock Men to their most successful season in school history and the first winning season in the history of the program.  In addition, he again led the Peacock women to the NSIC conference tournament, their second straight appearance under Bahl.
Bahl has served in a variety of coaching roles since beginning his coaching career 16 years ago. Before his arrival at Upper Iowa, Bahl had stints at the collegiate level at the University of Northern Iowa, Mt. Mercy College, & Wartburg College. During his tenure at Mount Mercy, Bahl successfully turned around a Mustang program that had won only one game total in the four years prior to his arrival. Under his guidance his Mount Mercy teams set numerous school records and enjoyed the best seasons the program had ever experienced, improving in the win column each year.  Bahl became the winningest coach in the soccer program’s history at Mount Mercy.
Bahl has also held various high school coaching positions, including head coaching positions for the Waterloo West H.S. Boy’s from 2001-2006 and the Denver H.S. Girls in 2000. During his nine-year stint at Waterloo West,(six as head coach, three as an assistant)West teams averaged 12 wins per season and were one of Iowa’s top high school programs, winning seven district championships, two sub-state titles and earning two trips to the state tournament. Bahl also ranks as Waterloo West’s all-time winningest soccer coach and recently was inducted into the Waterloo West Soccer Hall of Fame.
During his time as a high school head coach, Bahl served as the Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association’s representative to the NSCAA and served as a liaison to the NSCAA All-America Committee.
Bahl has also served as a club coach for numerous clubs over the last sixteen years.
Bahl holds a Premier Diploma from the NSCAA, the organizations highest coaching distinction. In addition, he holds a national coaching license from the USSF and an NSCAA goalkeeping diploma. He has also served as a high school and club referee. Bahl is a graduate of the University of Northern Iowa and is currently pursuing a masters degree in Sports Administration & Coaching.

 

Ben Jones - Associate Director of Coaching, Director of Player Development
Ben Jones, a native of Waterloo, Iowa, is currently the Associate Head Men’s and Women’s Soccer Coach at Division II Upper Iowa University in Fayette, Iowa. Prior to his arrival at UIU, Jones served as Associate Head Women’s Coach at Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa where, in 2005, helped lead the Mustangs to their best season ever. Jones also was an assistant coach at Waterloo West High School for three years with the Men’s program and started the men’s program at Union High School in La Porte City, Iowa. In his last season at Union, he took a women’s program that previously had only won 4 games combined in their existence and won a school record 12 games and helped the team be included in the state rankings for the first time ever. Jones was also an All Iowa Conference selection and team MVP during the 2000-2001 season while at Wartburg College. Jones also holds a NSCAA Professional Development Certificate, NSCAA Regional & Advanced Regional Diplomas, and is looking to continue his coaching education onto the National level in both USSF and NSCAA. Jones earned a Leisure, Youth, and Human Services Degree with an emphasis in Non-Profit Administration from the University of Northern Iowa in 2005.

 

 

Josh Printz - Women’s Coordinator, Staff Coach, Web Developer
Printz played premier club for Internationals Soccer Club (Cleveland, Ohio) and varsity soccer at Hudson High School (Hudson,Ohio). He spent his junior and senior years at Pella High School (Pella, Iowa) where he was a 2 year varsity starter and captain and played club for the Des Moines Menace Soccer Club. Printz helped lead his team to state in 2002 where they were runners up. Printz was named 1st team all state and 1st team all conference. In college, Printz was a 4 year starter with the University of Northern Iowa Men’s Soccer Club. He was president and captain of the club team for 3 years and helped lead them to 2 national tournament appearances. Currently Printz is the Head Coach of the Cedar Falls Boy’s Soccer Program. Printz has 6 years experience as a high school coach. Printz is looking to continue his coaching education onto the National level in both USSF and NSCAA. Printz has earned a Degree in Leisure, Youth, and Human Services and a MIS degree from the College of Business, at University of Northern Iowa in 2007.
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