Since taking over as head coach at Averett in 2008, Ed Goodhines has turned the Cougars into the up-and-coming program in the USA South Conference. Goodhines has guided Averett to five consecutive USA South Tournament semifinals appearances in a row and led his teams to four consecutive 10-win seasons from 2009-2012
His 2013 team went 8-9-2 despite losing nine seniors to graduation following a 10-5-3 season in 2012. Previously, Averett went 11-6-2 in 2011 and 12-6-2 in 2010. Goodhines' 2009 squad went 10-7-1, a nine-game improvement from the prevous season.
That 2009 squad earned the right to host a USA South Conference Tournament quarterfinals game for the first time in program history. Averett achieved another first, winning its quarterfinal matchup to advance to the tournament semifinals.
In his six seasons at Averett, Goodhines has produced 28 all-conference performers, including nine first team selections and two USA South Conference Rookies of the Year.. In 2010, he had seven all-conference selections, including the USA South Rookie of the Year.
Goodhines' overall record at Averett is 52-45-10, including a 51-33-10 mark over the past five seasons.
Off the field, his teams have been just as successful. His players have been very active in community service efforts that include donation drives for Haiti earthquake relief and others who are less fortunate, as well as free clinics for area youth soccer players. His student-athletes have also been successful in the classroom. Several of his players have earned USA South Academic All-Conference honors and one player was named to the 2011 Capital One Academic All-District Team.
A native of Syracuse, N.Y., Goodhines coached for 17 seasons at Division II Long Island University-Southampton, his alma mater. He served as the head coach of the women’s team from 1983-1991 and guided the men’s program from 1992-2000. Goodhines led the Colonials men’s soccer team to three consecutive New York Collegiate Athletic Conference titles from 1998-2000. His 1999 squad, which was ranked fifth nationally, posted a 16-0-1 record during the regular season and suffered the season’s only loss in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division II Tournament. That setback was a 3-2 loss to Southern Connecticut State University, the eventual national champion, in four overtimes. In addition to his team’s field accomplishments, Goodhines’ 1999 team held the country’s highest team GPA at the Division II level.
Goodhines guided the Southampton men to seven consecutive top-25 rankings from 1994-2000. He garnered NYCAC Conference Coach of the Year honors three consecutive seasons, from 1998-2000. Additionally, he was named the 1999 NSCAA Northeast Region Coach of the year.
While leading the Lady Colonials from 1983-1991, Goodhines led them to six national top-25 rankings. In 1990, after leading Southampton to an ECAC Division II Championship he was named the NSCAA Northeast Region Coach of the Year. In total, Goodhines helped develop seven All-Americans at Southampton, four on the men’s team and three on the women’s.
Following his tenure at LIU-Southampton, Goodhines served as the director of athletics and head boys soccer coach at Fredericksburg Academy in Fredericksburg, Va.
Goodhines graduated from LIU-Southampton in 1982 with a bachelor's degree in business administration. In 1998, he earned a master’s degree in sports administration.
