Meet the coaches
Brett Mitchell
Head Coach
Brett Mitchell is entering his sixth season as the men's head soccer caoch at Faulkner University.
Coach Mitchell was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He moved to Tennessee, coached 6 years at Ezell-Harding Christian School, and started their soccer program and ran the summer soccer camps for them. Their high school boys went to state last year and finished third in the state of Tennessee. He has also worked soccer clinics and camps for The Charles Davis Foundation and Lipscomb University. Currently he plays and coaches for Torch Soccer Missions in Honduras.
Email: bmitchell@faulkner.edu
Glenn Townsend
Assistant Coach/Goalkeeping Coach
Glenn Townsend is in his first season with the Faulkner University men’s soccer program, serving as an assistant coach. His primary responsibility will be working with the goalkeepers.
Townsend has spent the last 12 years coaching in Ontario, having worked with both youth and adults at many levels of play. He has several soccer technical and theory diplomas from Canada. He also holds the U.S. NSCAA Advanced National Coaching & Advanced National Goalkeeping diplomas. In addition, he has assisted the staff at the University of North Carolina during the Tar Heels’ team and residential camps.
Townsend has had the opportunity to mentor and learn from successful coaches such as Bob Gansler, Anson Dorance and Tony DiCicco.
Townsend was born and raised in Whitby, Ontario, Canada.
Townsend has spent the last 12 years coaching in Ontario, having worked with both youth and adults at many levels of play. He has several soccer technical and theory diplomas from Canada. He also holds the U.S. NSCAA Advanced National Coaching & Advanced National Goalkeeping diplomas. In addition, he has assisted the staff at the University of North Carolina during the Tar Heels’ team and residential camps.
Townsend has had the opportunity to mentor and learn from successful coaches such as Bob Gansler, Anson Dorance and Tony DiCicco.
Townsend was born and raised in Whitby, Ontario, Canada.
Email: gtownsend@faulkner.edu