Ross Minick joined the CWRU women's soccer coaching staff as an assistant coach on July 22, 2024.
Minick brings extensive coaching experience at Division III and club levels to the Spartan women’s soccer team, including a stint as the Head Coach at Buena Vista University in Iowa. His most recent collegiate coaching stop was at the University of Mount Union as a volunteer assistant coach and recruiter last academic year.
Minick served as the Head Coach of the Beavers for three and a half years. In addition to leading the program on the field, he exceeded recruiting goals each season, connected with alumni for networking opportunities, and helped increase the team’s grade point average during his time in Storm Lake. Prior to his stint at the helm of the program, Minick served as the assistant coach at Buena Vista for one season, focusing on recruiting and game analysis.
Before he went to Iowa, Minick was an assistant coach at nearby Hiram College, his alma mater, for two seasons. He supported the program by identifying talent, preparing scouting reports, and managing administrative responsibilities.
At the club level, Minick served as a coach with Everest Soccer Club in Hudson, Ohio, from 2016-18 and Manta United Soccer Club in North Royalton, Ohio, from 2023. He has been the head coach at Ohio City Soccer Club on the West Side of Cleveland since April.
A champion of diversity, equity, and inclusion, Minick received the LBGT: Diversity and Inclusion Diploma from the United Soccer Coaches and served as the Athletics Chair of the Diversity and Inclusion Fellowship Committee at BVU for three years. He has also earned his United Soccer Coaches Advanced National and Goalkeeper Level 1 Diplomas.
Minick graduated from Hiram with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology in 2012 and earned his Master of Arts from the college in 2018 in interdisciplinary studies with a focus on psychology and education. He played soccer for the Terriers for four seasons, earning First Team All-North Coast Athletic Conference honors three times.
