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Nate Norman joins the Hurricanes as part of first season head coach Tom Anagnost's new staff.
Norman comes to Miami after serving as an assistant coach with Western Michigan during the 2010 season where he helped guide the Broncos to a 10-7-5 finish and an appearance in the Mid-American Conference Championship Game. Norman also aided in the development of three All-MAC players, including junior Stephanie Skowneski - who was named the MAC Offensive Player of the Year with nine goals and four assists on the season.
Prior to joining the Broncos, Norman served as a full-time assistant coach at Covenant College where he assisted in all facets of the program.During his only season at Covenant, the Scots finished with a 13-6-2 record and placed third in the NCCAA tournament.
In 2007, Norman served as a volunteer assistant for his alma mater, Notre Dame.That season, the Irish won the BIG EAST regular season title and made it to the NCAA quarterfinals before losing to eventual national champion Wake Forest, 1-0 in double overtime. With the Fighting Irish, he helped conduct practices, worked individually with players and helped with training the goalkeepers.
Norman's coaching experience also extends to the high school ranks, where he was the head coach of the varsity boys' team at Rochester Adams High School in Rochester, Mich., a school he both played at and won a state championship with in 1999.
As a player at Rochester Adams, he was a three time NSCAA All-American in high school.He also was a McDonald's All-American his senior year, as well as being included in Parade Magazine's Top 20 college soccer recruits in the country his senior year.
Norman also competed on the U16, U18, and U20 United States national teams during his time in high school and throughout college - participating in some of the highest level tournaments throughout the world.
During his career as a student-athlete with the Fighting Irish, Norman tallied nine goals and 15 assists over his four-year career. Throughout his career, his Irish teams participated in the NCAA Tournament all four years - including the school's best-ever finish in the NCAA quarterfinals his senior year.His teams also captured a BIG EAST regular season and a BIG EAST Tournament title at Notre Dame.Norman graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a degree in Theology.
After his career with Notre Dame, Norman was drafted 21st overall by the Chicago Fire in the 2007 Major League Soccer SuperDraft.In 2008, he played professionally for the Charleston Battery of the USL Division 1, and in 2009 he played for the Carolina Railhawks also of the USL Division 1 before retiring after a serious injury.
