Date: November 15, 2023
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Cody took over a full program of men's, women's, and youth teams and turned the entire ship around. Before Cody, the best summarization of the program was "a band of misfits with no direction" He took players from all differing levels of the game, from kids being forced to play by parents to college athletes who live and breath soccer, and taught them more than I ever could have imagined. Not just about soccer (although his knowledge and love of the game is massive), but more importantly about life and how to grow as a person. He took time out of his day to care for every single player and parent in the run down program that he found himself leading. Apart from the regular "on the pitch" coaching duties, Cody took pride in the responsibility that he had to improve the life and character of each and every player under his name. I owe much of who I am as a person to Cody and the lessons he taught me over the four years I played for him. Lessons about adversity, success, and everything in between. He was not a coach that would let you sulk and shy away from your mistakes. Instead, Cody pushes you to be humble and own up to your shortcomings and flaws so that you can grow from them. He will never allow his players to hide behind timidness and pride to shirk their responsibility to grow as a person. It is a difficult task to face and grow from your flaws and failures but it is made much easier when you have a coach like Cody on your side.