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Charlie Parrish, Head Girls Varsity Coach
Coach Parrish enters his twentieth year as a head soccer coach leading high
school and club teams in over 500 career games. Since his arrival at FPD
in 1996, he has been a catalyst in building the Viking Soccer program to one of
the premier programs in Georgia. Before taking over the FPD girls' program in 2001, Parrish directed the FPD B-team girls to three straight championship appearances. Since then, he has led the varsity girls to a 74-26-4 record (.717)
and has delivered the team to the State Championship match in 2002 and 2003. Academically, Parrish's teams have excelled as well, receiving the prestigious NSCAA/Adidas Team Academic Award in 2002, 2003 and 2004. He has helped his players pursue college soccer opportunities, including scholarships, to schools such as Appalachian State, Atlanta Christian College, Brevard College, Bryan College, Covenant College, Darton College, Gordon College, Kennesaw State University, King College, Tennessee Tech University, Truitt-McConnell College and the University of South Carolina.

Parrish holds National and Regional diplomas from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)
and is USSF licensed. He has twice been named the GISA Boys Coach of the Year (1995,1999) and was selected as
the GISA Girls Coach of the Year in 2003. He was additionally named as the Region I-AAA Boys' Coach of the Year
in 2000 and Region 2-AAA Girls' Coach of the Year in 2003 and 2004.

Parrish is founder and director of Viking Soccer League, FPD's popular elementary school intra-mural soccer
program, and also directs the Just for Girls Soccer Clinic in December. He currently serves as the Macon United
Under-10 Girls Academy trainer for the Middle Georgia Soccer Association (MGSA). Parrish has been coaching high school and club teams since 1986. He was a player on high school and club teams in New Orleans, Louisiana in the 1970's. He also serves at FPD as the school's Chief Financial Officer. He is a member of First Presbyterian Church in Macon. He and his wife, Monni, have two children; Andrey (6) and Nicole (4).

Joshua Trieste, Head Girls B-Team/C-Team Coach
Coach Trieste enters his fifth season with the FPD girls' program. He also
serves FPD soccer as the boys' varsity head coach. Trieste joined the FPD
staff in 2002 after a seven year stint with Tattnall Square Academy in Macon.
As a Head Coach, Trieste has compiled a combined varsity/jv record of 172-54-19. Under his leadership, the B-Team girls claimed their first ever B-Team state
championship in 2005 and claimed Runner Up honors in 2003 and 2004. His 2002 varsity boys' team won a record seventeen matches, including a memorable 2-0 win over regionally ranked Westminster in Augusta.

Coach Trieste previously served as the boys' junior varsity coach at Tattnall,
where his 1997 team won the State Championship title. His 2000 junior varsity
team claimed a 12-0 perfect regular season. As a player, Trieste was a four year starter at Tattnall and was named to the elite All-State team. He has been coaching
at the high school level since 1995 and has over 100 individual seasons of playing and coaching experience.

Trieste holds the USSF "D" coaching license and remains an active participant in adult league soccer in Macon. He also assists in FPD's Viking Soccer League and co-directs FPD's Viking Soccer Camp in June. He and his wife, Christy, are members of Ingleside Baptist Church in Macon.

Lisa Spear, Assistant Girls Varsity Coach
2005 will mark Coach Spear's second year with the FPD girls' soccer program.
She is in her tenth year at First Presbyterian, serving as a Physical Education teacher. Spear has previously served as FPD's Head Girls' Basketball coach for a five year stint, taking the Lady Vikings to the prestigious Final Four. Spear attended
and competed at John Milledge Academy in Milledgeville, Georgia and received
her Bachelor's degree from Valdosta State University. She is a member of Ingleside Baptist Church in Macon.

Tripp Shimp, Assistant B-Team/C-Team Coach
Coach Shimp is beginning his inaugural season working with FPD girls' soccer program and will work with specifically with the junior varsity teams. As a player at Southern Wesleyan University, he received “The Most Improved Player” Award in his freshman year. He also served as an Athletic Trainer for the school’s basketball and baseball teams. He was an active member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Coach Shimp served as an assistant coach for Covenant Academy’s soccer program. He has served on the Board of Directors for the Middle Georgia Soccer Association, as the Grounds Committee Chairman. At MGSA, he coached Micro soccer through Under-12 teams. Shimp helped to establish the Middle Georgia Adult Soccer Association where he currently serves as Vice President and directs the Open Division. Coach Shimp holds a Bachelor's degree from Valdosta State University and carries a United States Federation (USSF) “E” License. He has seventeen (17) years of playing and coaching experience to his credit. He and his wife, Angie, have been married eleven years and have two children, Kelly, 7, and Alex, 4. They attend Ingleside Baptist Church in Macon.

Jeff Kross, Goalkeeper Coach
Coach Kross is entering his sixth season with the Vikings and first with the girls program. Kross has been the boys Junior Varsity coach from 1999 through 2003 and led his teams to four straight winning seasons. Highlights from past seasons have been… 2002 JV squad earning Runner Up honors in the Mount De Sales preseason tournament… #2 seeding for the State Tournament in 2002, and back-to-back wins over cross-town rival Stratford. Coach Kross has twenty five (25) years of playing and coaching experience. He holds a United States Soccer Federation (USSF) “D” license and played youth and high school soccer in Dayton, Ohio. He has been a certified soccer referee and participated as a player with the Redeemed Futbol Soccer league. He has coached several Middle Georgia Soccer Association premier and recreational teams. Coach Kross is currently serving as a staff coach with the MGSA U-10 Girls Academy program. He is married to Cindy Kross who teaches Kindergarten at First Presbyterian. Jeff and Cindy have three children who all compete in soccer; Riley, a junior; Mackenzie, seventh grade; and Madison, third grade. They are members of Ingleside Baptist Church in Macon