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always Crushing it

Piotr believes everything that is important in life can be found and developed playing soccer. Grit, resilience, sportsmanship, loyalty, empathy, creativity, joy and the value of hard work.
Piotr has a PhD from UM and continues to teach Polish language and culture at UM Slavic department. He has a USSF A license and has lived and coached in AA since arriving in the US from Poland in 1985.
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Coach Divi has an MS in Exercise Physiology and Sports Training, Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education and Physical Therapy, and Associate Degree in Exercise Science and Applied Exercise and Fitness. His education is refined by international coaching experience, including coaching professional soccer in Brazil at Vila Nova F. C. (2 years) and Mogi Mirim E. C. (3 years), college soccer at Siena Heights University (4 years), and youth soccer (12 years).


When not coaching he is a professor and Dean of Physical Education School of health promotion and human performance at EMU.
His area of interest is motor learning, motor development and psychosocial intervention of sports injuries.
Professional Affiliations
· American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD). (1996-present)

By day, Jim is an Intellectual Property attorney with the law firm Dickinson Wright. He received his Chemical Engineering degree from the University of Michigan, and law degree from the University of Indiana (Bloomington). He has discovered over the years that coaching youth soccer makes him better as an attorney, and practicing law makes him better as a coach.

Caitlyn has a Bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training from Eastern Michigan University where she worked with EMU’s Women’s soccer and Football teams as well as local high school athletics programs. She holds a Master’s degree in Public Health from the University of Sydney, Australia. She currently works as a Program Coordinator for a nonprofit that provides HIV care and prevention services.

Hayley enjoys working with the younger Crush players to grow their love of the game (and hear all the funny stories they tell).
Outside of coaching, she is a two-time graduate of Eastern Michigan University, with a Bachelor’s in Simulation, Animation, and Gaming, and a Master’s in Higher Education Student Affairs (with a Graduate Certificate in Academic Advising). Hayley is currently the Coordinator for New Student Orientation at EMU.

Coach Andy said: I love Crush and the club philosophy, what CRUSH stands for and how much fun it can be to see kids succeed and grow, both on the field and off.
Coach Andy was a CRUSH coach through and through. He lived and coached CRUSH values and that is why his players loved him.




