Jeff Hodgson begins his second season at the helm of the Madonna University women’s soccer program after becoming the fourth coach in program history on February 9, 2010.
In his first season Hodgson was honored by his peers as the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Coach of Character as the coach who best displays the NAIA’s Five Core Values of respect, responsibility, servant leadership, integrity and sportsmanship.
Hodgson led the Crusaders to a fourth place finish in the WHAC race with a 2-1-3 conference record while posting a 3-6-7 overall mark in his first season. The Crusaders handed Hodgson his first career win in a 4-2 win over Concordia on October 6. A total of 10 Crusaders earned all-conference honors in Hodgson’s first season including All-WHAC first team pick Amanda Ferrick. A quartet of women’s soccer student-athletes also earned NAIA Scholar-Athlete accolades.
Following his prep days at Windsor's Riverside High School, Hodgson moved on to Western Michigan University where he was a three-year captain for the Broncos and was an All-Mid American Conference selection in 1993. That same season Hodgson picked up his second of back-to-back team Most Valuable Player awards at WMU.
After graduation Hodgson moved onto the professional ranks, first in 1995 with the Tucson Amigos of the USISL before moving to the Arizona Sandsharks of the CISL in 1996-97. In 1998 Hodgson returned to the Midwest and started a four-year run with the Detroit Rockers of the NPSL.
Hodgson joined the coaching ranks during his professional career, first as an assistant coach with the men's program at Western Michigan during the 1994 and 1995 seasons before taking over the WMU women's club program for the 1995 season. In 1999 Hodgson founded the Michigan Gators Football Club (Gators FC). Hodgson ventured into the professional ownership ranks in 2003 when he founded the Windsor/Detroit Borderstars.
The Gators are currently ranked as the No. 21 club according to NationalSoccerRating.com, having won four state cup championships and sending over 50 former players onto the collegiate ranks.
Roberto Garcia returns for his second season on the women's soccer coaching staff in 2011.
Garcia brings to the squad a wealth of both playing and coaching experience to assist Jeff Hodgson. Garcia holds a United States Soccer Federation "A" license as well as a United States Youth Soccer "National Youth" license and a National Soccer Coaches Association of America "Premier" license.
Currently Garcia is the Director of Soccer Operations for Phoenix Soccer Club after serving as the club's director of girl's coaching (2005-10) as well as the technical director (2005-10).
Prior to his time with Phoenix, Garcia coached with both the Michigan and Virginia Olympic Development Programs. In addition to his work with the ODP teams, Garcia has coached in the Michigan Gators, DC United and Virginia Majestic soccer clubs.
An all-conference player at Christopher Newport University in 1999, Garcia resides in Howell.
Garrett Mccagnone returns for his second season on the women's soccer staff at Madonna University.
Maccagnone holds a United States Soccer Federation "D" license and is a staff member with Soccer Specific, a program that teaches soccer fundamentals at high levels.
He founded the Youth Academy in 2007 as a program that teaches high level abilities to young and up and coming soccer players from age 4 through 8.
Maccagnone is currently coaching in the Premier Soccer Group that oversees the Michigan Gators and FC Nova clubs. Maccagnone is the head coach for the FC Nova 04 Black and the Gators FC 94 Orange.
