Soccer

Meet the Coach

Head Coach Jared Scarpaci

Jared Scarpaci took over the reins of the Emerson College Men’s soccer program in the Fall of 2003 and the improvement in the program was immediate. In Jared’s initial season the Lions compiled a 11-7-1 record and advanced to the semi-finals of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Tournament.

Success on the soccer pitch is no stranger to Jared, who is a native of Danvers, Mass. He came to Emerson from an assistant coaching position at perennial New England Division III power Salem (Mass.) State College where he spent two years with the men’s team while earning a Masters Degree in Education. Among his duties with the program were recruiting and scheduling, as well as practice and game coaching.

A graduate assistant at Stetson University for the 2000 season where he began work on his masters degree, Jared handled many of the administrative aspects of the program. Jared also spent two seasons at Endicott College with the men’s team and was an assistant in the Wentworth Institute of Technology women’s program.

Heavily involved in youth soccer, Jared is the Director of the Massachusetts Olympic Development program. As such he supervises a dozen teams and over 250 players and is responsible for all administrative aspects of the organization including the hiring of coaches and fundraising.

Jared holds a US Soccer Federation National "B" License and an Advanced National Diploma from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. He has played semi-professional soccer with the Lowell Blues and the Massachusetts Aztec.

A History major in college at Clemson University where he received his Bachelor of Arts Degree, Jared had a minor in Religious Studies. He was a member of the Clemson club that was ranked twelfth in the nation while in college and also played for two seasons at Division I Siena College.

A high school history teacher on the North Shore, Jared has a master's degree in Secondary Education from Salem State College. He has volunteered with Habitat for Humanity, and has started his own sport for development non-profit organization, Global Goals.

Associate Head Coach David Suvak

David Suvak joined the Emerson men’s soccer staff as an Associate Head Coach in August, 2008. 

Suvak has 20 years of coaching experience at a wide variety of levels including collegiate, high school and premier youth soccer.  Suvak previously served as an assistant girls coach at Winchester High School for six years.  Suvak has coached in several premier clubs including Greater Boston Bolts, Inter SC, and Sachems FC. Suvak currently serves as the Executive Director of Soccer for Sachems FC, a premier youth club based in Winchester, Massachusetts.  He also is a staff coach in the Olympic Development Program in Massachusetts.

Suvak was awarded the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Advanced Diploma.  He also holds a United States Soccer Federation (USSF) National “C” License.

Suvak was inducted into the Winchester Sports Foundation Hall of Fame in 2006.

A native of Winchester Massachusetts, Suvak graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Boston College in 1988.  While at Boston College, he was a member of the men’s soccer team where he was a three-year starter from 1984-87.  During his collegiate career, Suvak led the BC Eagles to three Big East Championship tournaments.  In addition to serving as team captain during his senior season, he was named team MVP in 1986.  Suvak started and played in 20 of 21 matches as a freshman for the BC Eagles.

Suvak continued to play in the Luso American Soccer Association (LASA) upon graduating from Boston College.  He played six years for the Lowell Lusitanos (Blues) and accumulated many league and cup championships along the way.  Suvak was named team MVP two times over his playing career with the team.  Suvak was offered professional playing contract by the Boston Bolts, but upon receiving his Bachelor of Architecture degree from the Boston Architectural Center in 1996, decided to pursue a degree in architecture. 

David continues to actively play for the several men’s amateur soccer and futsal teams including a Division 1 OTHSL team.

Recruiting Information

E-mail:
jared_scarpaci
@emerson.edu

Mail:
Athletics Department
Emerson College
120 Boylston Street,
Boston, MA 02116