Brandon Heembrock is entering his fourth season as an assistant coach for the Francis Marion University men's soccer program and his fifth year at FMU. The Ottawa, Canada, native served as an assistant coach for the Patriot women's program in 2012.
His primary responsibilities with the Patriots include recruiting, on-field coaching, individual player workouts, pre- and post-season workouts, and helping in the area of academic support for team members. He is also entering his second year as equipment manager for the Patriot athletic department.
Over the past three seasons, Francis Marion has posted a 33-14-8 combined mark, recorded three straight seasons of double-digit wins, and made three consecutive appearances in the Peach Belt Conference Tournament semifinals.
Last season, the Patriots finished 11-5-2 record and made an appearance in the Peach Belt Tournament semifinals.
In 2014, Francis Marion registered a 12-4-2 mark and narrowly missed earning a bid to the NCAA Division II Tournament. The Patriots were nationally ranked during the regular season, placed third during the Peach Belt Conference regular season, and advanced to the PBC Tournament semifinals.
In 2013, FMU posted a 10-5-4 record and advanced to the Peach Belt Conference championship match. In 2012 while with the women's program, the Patriots posted a 7-9-1 overall record, the program’s best in five years, and a perfect 6-0-0 home mark on the new Hartzler Field.
Heembrock is a product of Dominican College in Orangeburg, N.Y., where he played for current FMU men's coach John Campbell. A four-time All-Conference selection and a two-time All-Region honoree, Heembrock concluded his collegiate career with 405 saves, a 0.91 goals against average, and 24 shutouts in 73 appearances. He graduated in 2012 with a B.S. in education.
As a junior, he led NCAA Division II with a 0.874 save percentage, one of three seasons he ranked among the Top 5. He also finished each of his last three seasons ranked fifth or higher in total saves.
He served for three years on the college's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and in 2011 was named Dominican's Top Senior Male Scholar-Athlete.
Heembrock also played for the Ottawa Fury and the Toronto Lynx of the PDL, as well as with the Calgary Callies of the Alberta Major Soccer League.
He has recently worked with the Olympic Development Program (ODP) in South Carolina. In 2014, he served as an assistant coach for the 2002 age group. In 2015, he was head coach of the 2002 age group and saw five players earn inclusion in the region pool and one player in the national pool. In 2016, he was again head coach of the 2002 age group and had nine players held over for the region pool. He will continuing working with the ODP program as a head coach in 2017.
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