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Patrick Winecoff
Reserve Teacher, Varsity Soccer Coach
Covenant College | BA in history
NSCAA | National Diploma + Advanced National Diploma
PWinecoff@GPS.edu
Covenant College | BA in history
NSCAA | National Diploma + Advanced National Diploma
PWinecoff@GPS.edu
Head Varsity Soccer Coach Patrick Winecoff has coached GPS girls for more than 20 years, as an area coach for all age ranges and levels—from club teams to the Chattanooga Football Club women’s team—Patrick brings a depth of experience to our school.
Not long after he joined GPS in 2014, he found great success, bringing a home state championship that year then in 2018 and again in 2022. In 2020 Patrick coached the Bruisers not losing a match until the Finals. In 2019 he was selected by the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association as the 2018-19 Soccer Coach of the Year and was up for National Coach of the Year. Patrick's players have garnered many post season accolades including POY Best of Preps, All State and, in 2022, Chattanooga's first All American in Kennedy Ball.
Patrick has been involved with the sport since childhood, though soccer didn’t become his main focus until he played at the collegiate level at Covenant College. Growing up in St. Louis, Missouri, he attended Westminster Christian Academy. After college he returned to coach soccer in Chattanooga, driven in part by his peers and friends who started coaching here. Since then he’s coached in nearly every part of town with every age level, from younger club teams to coaching at Covenant College. His experience enables him to think strategically as a coach, identify talent and place players in appropriate positions, and analyze and respond to situations on the field.
His ability to inspire girls to train for success is a huge asset for the Bruisers. By training appropriately for certain situations in the game, his players can easily adapt to any situation on the field and move forward with confidence.
Not long after he joined GPS in 2014, he found great success, bringing a home state championship that year then in 2018 and again in 2022. In 2020 Patrick coached the Bruisers not losing a match until the Finals. In 2019 he was selected by the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association as the 2018-19 Soccer Coach of the Year and was up for National Coach of the Year. Patrick's players have garnered many post season accolades including POY Best of Preps, All State and, in 2022, Chattanooga's first All American in Kennedy Ball.
Patrick has been involved with the sport since childhood, though soccer didn’t become his main focus until he played at the collegiate level at Covenant College. Growing up in St. Louis, Missouri, he attended Westminster Christian Academy. After college he returned to coach soccer in Chattanooga, driven in part by his peers and friends who started coaching here. Since then he’s coached in nearly every part of town with every age level, from younger club teams to coaching at Covenant College. His experience enables him to think strategically as a coach, identify talent and place players in appropriate positions, and analyze and respond to situations on the field.
His ability to inspire girls to train for success is a huge asset for the Bruisers. By training appropriately for certain situations in the game, his players can easily adapt to any situation on the field and move forward with confidence.
