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Chris Swift
Soccer Director
Chris Swift took over the Greenville University Men’s Soccer program in 2013. Under his guidance the program has excelled on and off the field. The Panthers have won the SLIAC Tournament championship in 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024 and were SLIAC Champions in 2025 when the coaching staff earned SLIAC Coaching Staff of the Year honors. The Panthers also were awarded the SLIAC Team Sportsmanship Award in 2015.
In the classroom, Swift’s program has earned the United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award for 12 consecutive seasons, maintaining a minimum 3.0 team GPA. Additionally, the team volunteers in the local park district as coaches and referees for the recreational soccer program.
Prior to arriving at Greenville, Swift spent four years as an assistant coach at two NCAA Division I institutions (Eastern Kentucky University and Lamar University). In his one season at EKU, the team finished 10-7-3, posting the first winning record in program history. The Lamar University soccer program improved all three years that Swift was a member of the coaching staff, culminating in 2011 when the Cardinals enjoyed the most successful season in the five-year history of the program, earning the No. 3 seed in the Southland Conference Tournament.
A 2006 graduate of Vanguard University of Southern California with a Bachelor’s Degree in History and Political Science, Swift holds five coaching certifications – United Soccer Coaches Premier Diploma, USSF “C” License, USSF National Youth License, United Soccer Coaches Goalkeeping Level 3 Diploma, and USA Weightlifting Level 1 Certification.
He and his wife, Marissa, reside in Greenville with their son Owen.
Sample Soccer Schedule
Period 1
- 5 minutes – introductions
- 10 minutes – warm up drill, jog around field: High Knees, Open Gate, Close Gate, Groin, Butt Kicks
- 5 minutes – stretching circle
- 10 minutes – passing Drill: 3 man passing. One touch, two touch, Inside foot, Outside foot, Knee, Headers. Returning ball where it came from.
- Water break
- 15 minutes – shooting drill: Around the cone (look at shooting drills).
- 10 minutes – 6 v 4: work on movement of the ball around the back, cutting and getting yourself open without the ball, Offense score goal, Defense get the ball out of bounds or gain possession of the ball. Shuffle defenders and offense in and out.
- 5 minutes – Plyometrics. Cones set up, shuffle, High knees, sprint, backwards. 3 sets a piece.
- Closing circle
Period 2
- 5 minutes – warm up two, Pele Circle
- 20 minutes – Offense, Defense: 8 v 6: Offense score goals, movement without the ball and lots of talk. Defense, stop goals and get the ball to the other side of the field, out of bounds, or gain possession.
- 15 minutes – Shooting Drill: Ball in the air. Start about 4 feet away, keep stepping back until you cannot hit the back of the net in the air. The last person is the winner. Go through about 3 times.
- 10 minutes – Passing: Player in the middle, one on each side. Pass to the player in the middle and return pass outside. Turn and receive then pass back to outside.
- How do you guys want to end the day??? We worked hard, we can play some world cup or we can scrimmage, or have a pk shootout, or something else that someone comes up with.
- 10 minutes – Conditioning: cone circle, go from inside cone to outside back, inside to outside and back. Continue until the end, finish when you have gone through 2 times.
- Race
BSC has not only improved my soccer technique, but it has also improved the way I think. I always feel like a new and improved player after every summer at camp. The coaching staff gives me the confidence I need to achieve my goals for the upcoming season.Evan (4-year camper from NY)
I just had a clean sheet today for my school in very competitive soccer. I would like to thank the BSC soccer staff for making me a better player and helping me to focus on my game.Ry (5-year camper from CT)
