Gordon College Women's Soccer

Breton joined the Gordon Women's Soccer staff as an assistant coach in the winter of 2013-2014 and helped guide the Scots to a 13-7-0 overall finish and a trip to the Commonwealth Coast Conference Semifinals in 2014. He then was hired to take over the program from longtime coach Marc Whitehouse, who retired following the 2014 season after 30 years of coaching.   "I am thrilled that Gordon has chosen Chuck to take the helm of the women's program here at Gordon," said Whitehouse. "His love for the game, passion for all aspects of player development, and skill at creating a healthy competitive team atmosphere lent itself to much of our success this year and will continue to do so in years to come. I have no question that he is the right person to take this team forward, and I'm excited for the future of our program."   Added Tymann, "Coach Whitehouse has spent a lifetime building a culture of family and winning in Gordon Women's Soccer. Chuck understands and embraces that culture and is committed to building upon it to lead the program to new levels. He is a players' coach and a devoted man of God, and we are looking forward to all the ways in which he will have a positive impact on both the women's soccer program and the College."   Breton has vast experience working with and developing players at the club, high school, ODP, and collegiate level. Eight years ago he founded the Samba Player Development Academy, the focus of which is soccer development for the individual player. Since that time his Samba Black teams have earned two U.S. Soccer National Futsal Championship titles (2013, 2015), a U.S. Soccer National Futsal Final appearance, and six regional championships. He is considered a Premiere Soccer Trainer and works with academy players, elite ENCL players, U.S. national and regional pool players as well as athletes at all three levels of collegiate soccer.   Additionally, in 2010 Breton helped start Samba International, a nonprofit organization that uses soccer to help meet the needs of children in the country of Malawi. In the four years of the "Samba 24 Hour Playing 2 Save Lives" tournament, his Samba players have raised over $80,000 for Samba International, helping to fund an orphanage and provide 100 Samba Educational Scholarships to the young people of Kongoma, Malawi.   A 1986 graduate of Gordon, Breton was a four-year starter for the Fighting Scots and received All-American honors for his standout efforts on the pitch. He co-captained the squad his senior season and was a member of the program's first two national tournament teams.   Said Breton, "I feel humbled, honored, and blessed to be the new women's soccer coach at Gordon. I so appreciate and admire the strong foundation Coach Whitehouse has laid for the women's program over the past 20 plus years and I'm very excited for and look forward to the challenge of guiding GoCoWoSo to the next level of excellence."   Chuck is married to Linda, a fellow Gordon grad, and has four daughters, two of whom have graduated from Gordon and one who is currently attending.