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Hayes has been
associated with the game
of soccer throughout his
life. As a youth, Hayes
played club soccer for
the Dallas Hornets and
high school soccer for
the Pine Tree Pirates in
Longview, TX. After high
school, he played one
year at Tyler (TX)
Junior College where he
earned NSCAA
All-American honors.
In 1998, Hayes became
the head coach for the
Cookeville High School
boy’s soccer team in
Tennessee. During his
three seasons at the
helm, Hayes took former
district bottom-dweller
CHS to back-to-back
district titles along
with an appearance in
the state semifinals.
During that period,
Hayes' teams posted a
53-15-3 overall record.
In 2002, he served for
one season as a
volunteer assistant for
the Tennessee Tech
women's soccer team.
In August of 2003, Paul
was named the head coach
for the Schreiner
University men’s soccer
program. Much like at
Cookeville, Hayes was
charged with the task of
taking a non-contender
to new heights. In his
first season as head
coach, Hayes guided the
team to a tie for third
place in the ASC West
Division and narrowly
missed a post-season
tournament berth. His
2004 Mountaineers
improved to an 8-5
record in the ASC and
earned the school’s
first ASC Tournament
bid. In 2006, the
Mountaineers took
another step up and
finished with an overall
record of 10-7-2 and
8-4-1 in ASC play - and
earned its second
straight bid to the ASC
Tournament. SU earned its first ASC
Tournament win in school
history.
Hayes holds a USSF "A"
coaching license and a
NSCAA GK II diploma. He
graduated
with a Bachelor of
Science degree from
Tennessee Tech
University. Paul
lives in Kerrville with
his wife, Lea, and their
two daughters, Kaylee
and Kamryn.
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Justin Hibbert
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