Women's Soccer
Head Coach Leah Crews Castleman
Leah Crews Castleman
is in her second season as Georgetown
College's Women's Soccer Coach. No stranger to Georgetown College,
Leah was an important part of the program's history as a student-athlete
from 2001 to 2005.
The former Tiger has plenty to show for her collegiate career, including being one of five All-Americans in the program's history. She was also an All-Region and All-Conference goalkeeper and was a Conference and Region Player of the Week during her career. In her final season she received the Mid-South Conference Senior Scholar-Athlete Award.
Castleman says it is special being back on the Georgetown campus. “I have special ties to this program and a lot of pride in what my teammates and I accomplished. I want to continue to see this program have great success in the future.”
The Hendersonville, Tenn. native graduated from Georgetown College with a Bachelor’s Degree in Art and Education and then went on to graduate from the University of Kentucky with a Master’s Degree in studio art. While in graduate school, Leah coached for Woodford County High School as assistant and goalkeeper coach. She also coached the Lexington Football Club as assistant 2003-2005 and head coach from 2006-2008. In addition, last year she was the assistant coach for the Kentucky Olympic Development Program. She currently holds a USSF national “C” license, and has earned a NSCAA regional goalkeeping diploma.
Castleman feels a special calling to being more than a coach. “I love to teach and being a coach is being a teacher. It’s great to see players develop, improve, and succeed as a result of this great institution.” In addition to her coaching duties, she also serves as the NAIA Champions of Character coordinator for Georgetown and teaches in the art department.
Leah is married to Trent Castleman, who serves as a Personal Trainer/ Training Director for Urban Active.
Assistant Coach Adrian Parrish
Adrian Parrish begins his first season as Georgetown College's Women's Soccer Assistant Coach. A native of Lincolnshire England, he also serves as the Kentucky Youth Soccer Association’s full time Director of Coach & Player Development, as well as working with US Youth Soccer and the United States Soccer Federation with the Olympic Development and Coaching Education Programs.
Before moving to the United States in June 2000, Parrish served Grimsby Town Football Club as the Youth Development Officer for four years and was recognized as one of the youngest fulltime professional coaches throughout all of the four top flight leagues in England. Adrian also is the head coach for the Kentucky Wanderers men’s and women’s top level amateur teams in Lexington and was named US Adult Amateur Region II Coach of the Year. He gains great pleasure on helping young adults develop within the game and continue to teach them life skills using the sport.
He holds his USSF “A” License, USSF National Youth License and is currently looking to complete his UEFA “A” License in the winter 2010.
