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Back in the day -- here's Coach Molly Duffy when she received UW-Milwaukee's Female Senior Athlete Award on senior night with her parents, Carol and Colin, at her side.
Name: Molly Duffy
Team(s) you are coaching: Girls U12 White
City where you live: Madison
Family: Youngest of 3 kids
Q: What can you tell us about your soccer accomplishments?
MD: I played five years of college soccer for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM Panthers). My junior year I was awarded the Sue Moynihan Award and my senior year the Laura Moynihan Award, both awarded for dedication and passion for the game of soccer. Graduating with one of the most successful seasons in Panther history, at 16-3-1 in regular season, we advanced to the NCAA tournament after receiving the programs first at-large berth. Advancing to the second round after beating Michigan in a shoot-out, we eventually ended our season with a notable loss to the #1 women's soccer team in the nation (Notre Dame 1-0). I was honored to be awarded UWM's Herman Kluge Female Senior Athlete Award as well as to be nominated for the NCAA Woman Athlete of the Year Award to end my college soccer career.
Coach Molly Duffy played five years of college soccer at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and helped the Panthers go on to the NCAA tournament. Here, she shows her stuff against arch rival UW-Madison.
Q: What is your earliest soccer memory?
MD: Standing out in the pouring rain at West Towne soccer fields, I looked at my clean jersey and decided, against my mom's wishes, to go sliding in the mud puddles. Having a clean soccer jersey after a game was unacceptable to me!
Q: What was your most embarrassing moment on the soccer field?
MD: Proving that I truly did have two left feet. I tripped over my foot, fell, and ended up in the emergency room. Several hours later I walked out of there with a cast on my broken arm.
Q: What's your favorite food?
MD: I'm an Irish gal, so I could survive on potatoes alone.
Q: What's your favorite vacation spot?
MD: If I'm feeling the need for adventure and exercise, I would have to say the Great Smoky Mountains. And if I'm in need of relaxation and warmth, definitely anywhere on the beaches of Florida!
Q: Who's your hero, and why?
MD: My aunt is my hero because through all the hardships and problems she encountered, she ALWAYS had a positive outlook on life. Even to this day, when people talk about her they talk about what an inspiration she was to them and the impact she had on their lives.
Q: What's the best part of coaching youth players?
MD: I am a kid at heart and coaching my team gives me the chance to be young again along with being able to act silly and ridiculous without getting into trouble.
Q: What was your favorite class in grade school?
MD: Most definitely gym class because then it gave me a reason to beat up the boys!
Q: What's your dream job?
MD: Professional traveler (unrealistic I know, but that's why it's my dream.)
Q: What's your greatest accomplishment?
MD: Surviving five years of college soccer with multiple knee surgeries and doing so against the advice of my doctors. I was, however, a favorite in UWM's training room.
She coaches because she's a kid at heart, and her favorite vacation spot is definitely the beaches of Florida.
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Coach McGivern
Name: Justin McGivern
Team(s) you are coaching: Boys U-11 and U-12 White
City where you live: Madison
Family: I am an only child, fifth generation from Wausau, Wisconsin, where my parents still reside.
Q: What can you tell us about your soccer accomplishments?
JM: I was a state ODP player for five years, and I was able to travel the country.
I played for the Madison 56ers for four years, during one of which we were finalists in State Cup.
I played four years of varsity soccer at Wausau West High School, was captain of the team both Junior and Senior year, and was started on the Boys Division 1 Wausau West team, which lost to Middleton in the semi-final State game my sophomore year.
I have been coached by amazing coaches from all over the country and world, and love the sport of soccer.
Q: What is your earliest soccer memory?
JM: The first game I ever played ... I was in first grade and I played at recess against two huge third graders and beat them. I have been hooked ever since.
Q: What was your most embarrassing moment on the soccer field?
JM: I played at USA Cup in Blaine, Minnesota, as a guest player with international teams for five years in a row. In my fourth year, I was playing with a team from South Hampton, England, and I dove for a header off of a corner kick. I got kicked in the head while diving and completely blacked out. I continued to play for about five minutes without remembering a moment of it. The embarrassing part is that my coach told me it was the best he had seen me play all week.
Justin Teaches The Beautiful Game
Q: What's your favorite food?
JM: Fruit Snacks. I have been hooked since I can remember.
Q: What's your favorite vacation spot?
JM: San Diego, California. The atmosphere of the town is amazing, and who can argue with 360 days of sun a year?
Q: Who's your hero, and why?
JM: My Grandpa Fred ... he is almost 90 years old, and he is one of the most amazing people I have ever met. Not to mention he gave me some of the best soccer-related advice I ever received.
Q: What's the best part of coaching youth players?
JM: Watching them grow. I love being able to provide feedback to players and see them correct their mistakes. It is also extremely rewarding to see someone who I coached a few years back play so that I can catch up with their soccer careers.
Q: What was your favorite class in grade school?
JM: Lunch and Recess.
Q: What's your dream job?
JM: Coaching Director of a wonderful soccer club like the Madison 56ers.
Q: What's your greatest accomplishment?
JM: Advising and speaking to children with diabetes. When I was in third grade, I was diagnosed with type I diabetes, and then in fourth grade I published a book nationally! Through these experiences I have had the opportunity to meet and work with kids across the nation.
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