Mike Calabretta
	Position: Assistant Coach Experience: Seventh Season Alma Mater: Maryland '01

Mike Calabretta, entering his seventh season on the Georgetown staff, brings a wealth of knowledge and coaching experience to the Hoyas program. His duties include recruiting, scouting, player development, training organization, and assisting in all aspects of team preparation.

In his time with the Hoyas, Calabretta has helped transform Georgetown into a nationally respected program and one of the best in the BIG EAST Conference. Over the past four seasons, the Hoyas have set a series of school records in route to program-first BIG EAST Championship Final Four and NCAA Tournament Elite Eight appearances.

As a result, Georgetown spent time in the National Top 25 rankings of all three major college soccer polls, climbing as high as #15 in NSCAA/adidas, #16 in Soccer America, and #19 in SoccerBuzz Magazine. The Hoyas also garnered numerous individual honors including two All-Americans, nine All-Conference selections, the 2010 BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year, 2009 BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year, and the 2007 BIG EAST Rookie of the Year.

Calabretta, who holds a United States Soccer Federation National "A" License and a Premier Diploma from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, has been involved at the youth level since 2000.

Working in the Bethesda Soccer Club, Reston Football Club, and McLean Premier Soccer, Calabretta established himself early on as one of the area's prominent young coaches. In his first two years he collected a record of 81-17-10 highlighted by a European Championship in the world's third largest youth tournament.

In 2003, Calabretta helped start the girls program at Reston Football Club, which rapidly emerged as one of the best in the nation. By 2005, RFC was ranked as the #1 club in Virginia and #4 in Region I. During that time, Calabretta led his RFC teams to state cup and tournament championship titles and Top 10 national rankings. Calabretta's McLean MPS Dragons team was the 2010 USYS Region I Champion and his current squad, Bethesda Dragons, is the 2011 ECNL National Finalist.

One the college landscape, Calabretta has sent more than 150 youth players to many of the top NCAA Division I men's and women's soccer programs in the United States. His teams have enjoyed outstanding records of success and have been consistently ranked among the best in the country.

A member of the Region I Girls Olympic Development Program staff, Calabretta has also been involved with the Maryland Olympic Development Program on the boys side, serving as a staff coach from 1999-2000. At both the ODP and club levels, he has helped to develop players for the United States Youth National and Regional teams.

In 2001, Calabretta took over as the Director of Player Development for the Maryland SoccerPlex in Germantown, Maryland, a position he held for two and a half years while also working as the Director of Sales and Sponsorships for the Maryland Soccer Foundation. He served as a member of the operations committee for the 2002 and 2003 US Youth Soccer National Championships.

In addition to his college and club coaching experience, Calabretta coached at the Georgetown Preparatory School in 2004.

Calabretta was named as an Associate Staff Coach for the National Soccer Coaches Association of America in January 2009.

Calabretta holds a bachelor's degree in Engineering Management from the University of Maryland and a master's degree in Sports Industry Management from Georgetown University, graduating summa cum laude and ranked first in his class.

Calabretta and his wife, Anne, were married in October 2008 and currently reside in Clarksburg, Maryland with their son and daughter twins Brayden and Brynn.