Commonwealth-Soccer-Club

Jeremy Groves is beginning his second season on the women’s soccer coaching staff at Morehead State and his

sixth at CSC. He assists with all aspects of the soccer program, including recruiting, scouting, and game preparation.

Coach Groves has been on the coaching staff of Commonwealth Soccer Club for 5 years and has also served as an

assistant coach at the University of Kentucky, and has experience in the Olympic Development Program.

Groves was a four-year assistant at Kentucky, where he helped Lipka, then the head coach at UK, lead the Wildcats to

an SEC Championship. Groves has also developed two men’s players now playing in Major League Soccer (MLS):

Jason Griffiths (New England) and Barry Rice (DC United).

Prior to being an assistant at Kentucky, Groves was helping with the Olympic Soccer Development Program where he

oversaw tryouts and selected players for teams. He also was responsible for on-the-field training and game

management.

Groves, a Leeds, England, native played collegiately for Kentucky where he was a member of the 2003-04 Mid-

American Conference Championship team. He also represented British Universities in the World University Games in Greece in 2005.

Groves received his bachelor of arts in Kinesiology from the University of Kentucky in August of 2005 and is currently working on his Masters of Science in Teaching, Coaching, and Sports Leadership. Groves has his Football Association of England, junior level coaching licenses which is equivalent to a United States Soccer Federation C license. He is married to Melissa Groves.

Coach Jeremy Groves