Stauffer Honored with Hall of Fame Recognition
CAMP HILL – Abe Stauffer, longtime successful soccer coach at Lock Haven and Central Mountain High Schools, was honored recently with induction into the Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
Stauffer’s son Zach (who played for him at Central Mountain) and his wife, Coral, were in attendance for the special honor.
The PSCA honors and awards banquet was Jan. 27 at the Radisson Hotel Harrisburg in Camp Hill. 135 high school boys and girls soccer players were recognized for making All-State. Eight coaches were honored for winning State Coach of the Year. A total of 467 people attended the banquet.
Stauffer’s career highlights included:
Career Boys Record: 339-244-51
CMHS Boys record: 168-72-24
Players that played in college: 36 (LHHS: 18, CMHS: 18); 3 former players kicked football in Div. I; 2 kicked football professionally
All-State Players: 6; All American All East: 1; Academic All American: 3
District 6 Champs: 3 (1995, 1998, 2000) District Runner-up: 4 (1996, 1999, 2001, 2002)
League Championships: 8 (1987, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010)
PA State AAA Coach of the Year: 1996
League Coach of the Year: 11 times
Playing Experience
Ephrata HS: 1970-72
Lock Haven University: 1973-1976
Various club teams, both indoors and out
Gold Medalist at Over-40 Keystone State Games, 1995, Silver Medalist, 1996
Coaching Experience
August to November 1977: volunteer student co-coach of LHU JV team
August 1979 to 1982: Head Coach of boys soccer at Fannett-Metal HS, Willow Hill, PA
August 1982 to 1999: Head Coach of boys soccer at Lock Haven HS, Lock Haven, PA
August 1999 to 2011: Head Coach of boys soccer at Central Mountain HS, Mill Hall, PA
August 2015 to 2016: Head Coach of girls soccer at Central Mountain HS, Mill Hall, PA
Education
Ephrata High School, Ephrata, PA, graduated in 1973
Lock Haven University, graduated in 1977, BS in Social Science, Secondary Education
Masters Equivalency, plus 63 graduate credits, including education and coaching courses
Professional Work Experience
1979 to 1982: Fannett-Metal HS
1982 to 1999: Lock Haven HS
1999 to 2012: Central Mountain HS
Coaching Related Experience
Licenses: USSF ‘C’, 1981; USSF ‘B’, 1986; NSCAA Advanced National Diploma, 2006
Founder of West Branch Soccer Club, a soccer club for youth in Lock Haven area, 1984
President of West Branch SC, 2007-08; current Vice President for too many years to list here
Director of West Branch Soccer camp for kids 5-14, 1983 to present, fund raiser for WBSC
Coach of youth teams for West Branch SC/AYSO, both boys and girls, Spring 1984 to present
Soccer camp Coach from 1978 to the 2011 including, LHU (men and women), PSU, Bucknell (men and women), Millersville, Elizabethtown, and US Military Academy
Soccer Event Coordinator: Lock Haven Indoor Tournament, 1984-1996; HS Commissioners’ Cup, 1998-2011; Senior All-Star Game, 2000-2010; have hosted many college games at CMHS
College Soccer referee: officiated Div I, II, and III games from 1990 to 2004
