MEN’S SOCCER 2017 ® 2017 MEN’S SOCCER 1 KALAMAZOO COLLEGE THE K-PLAN Kalamazoo College does more in four years so students can do more in a lifetime. It offers rigorous academic explorations in the liberal arts and integrates non-classroom experiences into a resume that gives students a leg-up for graduate school and employment. K develops the ability to think and solve problems, and it measures those outcomes. LOCATION Kalamazoo, Michigan; A college-centered community with a metropolitan population of 225,000 in scenic southwest Michigan, just 140 miles from Chicago and Detroit and 35 miles from Lake Michigan. ENROLLMENT 1,443 students from 43 states and 32 countries. CAMPUS Sixty-acre campus with 29 buildings of Georgian architecture located in a historic residential area near downtown Kalamazoo. FACULTY 90 percent hold a Ph.D. or terminal degree. The student/faculty ratio is 13–1. AFFILIATION NCAA Division III CONFERENCE Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association INFORMATION Office of Admission 1200 Academy Street ® Kalamazoo, Michigan 49006 TOLL FREE 800.253.3602 LOCAL 269.337.7166 EMAIL [email protected] WEB kzoo.edu ATHLETICS hornets.kzoo.edu ® 2017 MEN’S SOCCER 1 KALAMAZOO COLLEGE THE K-PLAN Kalamazoo College’s distinctive approach to liberal arts education, the K-Plan, has four components: • Depth and Breadth in the Liberal Arts • Learning Through Experience • International and Intercultural Experience • Independent Scholarship Full engagement in the K-Plan helps students accomplish these learning outcomes: to know at least one field of inquiry in depth; to study a variety of fields of inquiry; to be able to engage in various cultural contexts in informed, meaningful, responsible, and respectful ways; to be able to learn effectively in a variety of settings; to be able to integrate theory and experiences through reflection; to respect personal and cultural differences;to be able to communicate effectively in both written and oral forms; to be proficient in at least one second language; and to be able to think critically, reason analytically, and solve problems skillfully. STRONG FOCUS ON EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION • More than two thirds of students complete an internship or externship • 70 percent of students participate in a meaningful, immersive international and intercultural experience—often characterized by home stays, an Integrative Cultural Research Project, and duration of three to nine months—in 41 programs in 24 countries on six continents • About two thirds of students participate in course-based or student-led co-curricular service-learning projects • All students engage in a Senior Individualized Project, an in-depth research or creative project done in the senior year MORE IN FOUR, MORE IN A LIFETIME • Outstanding performance on the nationwide Collegiate Learning Assessment, the best current measure of student outcomes in critical thinking, analytical reasoning, and writing • Ranked among the top among all U.S. institutions for graduates earning PhDs in physical sciences (9th), life sciences (11th), psychology (15th), and math and computer science (17th). • Named one of the Best Liberal Arts Colleges by U.S. News & World Report • One of the Colleges That Change Lives, book by Loren Pope, higher education expert and former New York Times education editor, describing a group of 40 dynamic colleges that excel at developing potential, values, and initiative and provide the foundation for success beyond college • Named one of the 44 “Best Buy” schools by Fiske Guide to Colleges BY THE NUMBERS • 1443 students from 43 states and 32 countries; 27 percent students of color • Class of 2020 mean ACT - 28 / mean SAT critical reading - 594 / mean SAT math - 624. Kalamazoo College is a test optional school. • More than 98 percent of students receive need-based and/or merit-based financial aid; 23 percent are Pell eligible • 13-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio ® 2017 MEN’S SOCCER 2 COACHING STAFF Lumumba Shabazz • Head Coach [email protected] 269.615.5682 Lumumba Shabazz was formally introduced as Kalamazoo College’s Head Men’s Soccer Coach on April 9, 2012. A native of Trinidad and Tobago, Shabazz brought over 25 years of international soccer experience to Kalamazoo College. Prior to entering the coaching profession, Shabazz enjoyed a twenty-year amateur, collegiate and professional playing career with teams in Germany, the USA, and the Caribbean. Shabazz took the Hornets to the MIAA conference tournament in each of his first four seasons. His most succesful season came in 2014, finishing 12-6-3 overall. “I am excited about joining the Kalamazoo College community because the academic mission of the college and its quest for excel- lence in the classroom and in the athletic arena really appealed to me,” Shabazz said at the time of his hire. “The prestigious academics, along with the articulated vision for Kalamazoo College men’s soccer were both huge draws for me. In addition, the intimate, personal nature of the campus and the supportive camaraderie that I’ve already experienced made me feel that this college would be the perfect fit. I look forward to contributing to the further success of Kalamazoo College, both in the classroom and on the soccer field, as well as the challenge of taking Kalamazoo College men’s soccer back to a position of prominence within the MIAA and NCAA.” Along with his position at Kalamazoo College, Shabazz was the Kalamazoo FC head coach in 2016 and 2017. A member of the Na- tional Premier Soccer League, the fourth-tier of US Soccer, Kalamazoo FC competes with the likes of Detroit City FC, Lansing United, AFC Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids FC and the Michigan Stars FC along with others in the Midwest Region. Shabazz came to Kalamazoo College from Ann Arbor (Mich.) Pioneer High School where he coached the past six seasons. After enter- ing the program as junior varsity boys and freshmen girls coach, Shabazz took over both varsity programs in 2008. Shabazz amassed a combined record of 68-33-20 with three district championships, two District Coach of the Year awards, one Washtenaw County Coach of the Year award, and finished his career by advancing both teams to the final eight of MHSAA Division 1 soccer tournament, the joint highest-ever finish in school history. Shabazz’s 14 years of coaching experience prior to Kalamazoo includes stops at the club, high school, and collegiate levels in New York, Miami and Michigan. He previously coached at G. Holmes Braddock High in Miami, Fla. where the team won numerous sports- manship and fair play awards while consistently challenging for league, district, and state titles. During his time at Braddock, Shabazz ® 2017 MEN’S SOCCER 3 COACHING STAFF graduated several top players to the collegiate and professional ranks, including star forward Juan Gonzalez of Real Cartagena in the Colombian First Division, Pedro Power, formerly of Miami FC and current Venezuelan international midfielder and former Conference USA collegiate player of the year, Juan Guerra. Shabazz was also a U.S. Region II staff coach where he supervised teams and players within the Olympic Development Program for possible selection to the U.S. national teams. Additionally, Shabazz served as the assistant collegiate coach at Pratt Institute (N.Y.) for two seasons in both the men’s and women’s programs under Head Coach Ian Williams. Coach Shabazz currently holds the USSF A license, the prestigious (USSF) National Youth license, the NSCAA Premier Diploma, NSCAA National Goalkeeper Instructor Diploma, in addition to several coaching certificates on Fitness, Speed and Agility and Soccer Camp administration from the English FA. A few years ago, he was awarded the prestigious SAQ Advanced International license from Alan Pearson, the world’s foremost authority on Speed and Agility for elite soccer performance, who pioneered SAQ programs for Arsenal FC, Tottenham FC and Bayern Munich FC, amongst many others. In doing so, Coach Shabazz has become only the fourth such recipient of this award in the United States and has developed an excellent national reputation for position specific training that integrates the physical, technical-tactical and psychological components. In addition, Coach Shabazz holds the prestigious, Rene Meu- lensteen Skills trainer certification and also holds the NSCAA Director of Coaching diploma. In a further bid to continue his commitment to professional coaching development, Coach Shabazz completed a two week internship in both 2008 and 2009 at West Ham United in London under the tutelage and watchful eye of legendary master coach, Professor Tony Carr, studying the latest trends in technique and tactics, player development and applied sports science. West Ham United is one of the most prestigious professional soccer clubs in the world, and their Youth Academy, where Coach Shabazz spent most of his time, is world renowned for developing superstars like Rio Ferdinand, Michael Carrick, Joe Cole, Glen Johnson, Frank Lampard and Jermain Defoe. In addition, in March 2010, Coach Shabazz travelled to Madrid, Spain for an extended coaching study visit with Real Madrid FC, Getafe FC, Atletico Madrid FC, and was a featured guest of the Spanish Football Federation, where he took part in lectures, seminars and field sessions around the topic of youth and professional development with many of Spain’s top coaches. In March 2011, Coach Shabazz traveled to Brazil with US Soccer as part of a contingent of coaches who studied the Brazilian approach to soccer and player development at Flamengo, Botafogo, Fluminese and Vasco da Gama football clubs. More recently, Coach Shabazz has become an ardent student of the Periodization approach to soccer conditioning as pioneered by the world renowned Dutch coach, Raymond Verheijen and the World Football Academy. In June, 2015, he spent a week in Barcelona under Raymond’s mentorship studying the latest in soccer training, tactics, leadership and management, as well as having the oppor- tunity to observe and hear from the best coaches at Barcelona FC.