Kimberly Kisch is stepping down as Coupeville High School girls’ soccer coach but will continue working on the pitch. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
She’s shifting gears.
After two seasons of working as a coach at the same high school where she once played soccer herself, Kimberly Kisch has resigned.
But that doesn’t mean she’s leaving the pitch, just planning to redirect her efforts to a different age group.
Kisch was hired to coach the CHS girls’ soccer program, but the Wolves have been unable to field a full team the past two seasons due to a shortage of players.
Those girls who did show up have played with the Wolf boys as a co-ed team, with Kisch joining fellow soccer guru Robert Wood on the sideline.
Wood recently stepped down as boys coach, citing the difficulty in balancing the position with his real-world job.
Now, Kisch is joining him in stepping away from high school soccer and will instead focus on continuing her work with younger players.
“I’m not leaving soccer,” she said. “I am just putting more into the younger divisions.
“I took on the Vice President role for Central Whidbey Youth Soccer and I went back to coaching for them in U12. I have had a number of these girls since U8.
“I am back with them and hoping to inspire them to stick with soccer so that we can revive the girls (high school) program.”
In her resignation letter, Kisch expressed her gratitude for the time she had with the high school program, and the hope it would continue to be rebuilt.
“It is important for this program to grow and flourish and I do not feel that I can accomplish this in my current role,” she wrote to Athletic Director Brad Sherman.
“I greatly enjoyed my time working with and learning from you, Coach Rob, and the student players.
“Moving forward I would like to take what I have learned the program needs and feed it into the younger players coming up.
“I am so hopeful that training the lower divisions will be effective in the revival of the high school girl’s program.”
Kisch hopes to remain involved with the CHS program as a volunteer, offering support to her replacement.
“Thank you for the opportunity to be involved with this program,” she said. “I am so grateful to have had the honor of coaching for the team I grew up playing on.”
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