Coaching Staff
Colleen Bruley
Head Coach
Colleen Bruley begins her 12th season as the head coach of the SUNY New Paltz women's soccer program.
She has coached 19 All-State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) selections since taking over the program in 1997 and was selected as the 2004 SUNYAC Coach of the Year.
Bruley holds a coaching licence from the English Football Association as well as an Advanced National Certificate from the NSCAA, and in December of 2007 she took part in the NCAA Women's Coaching Academy.
Prior to joining the SUNY New Paltz staff in the summer of 1997, Bruley coached and played for the Millwall and Arsenal clubs in the top English Women's National League. She has worked for the English-based Coerver Coaching Association, which is widely recognized as the world's top soccer skills coaching method.
Bruley began her intercollegiate coaching career in 1991 at Skidmore College. After one year at Skidmore, she moved onto the University of Albany where she spent two seasons as the head coach for the Great Danes.
Bruley was a goalkeeper for two years at SUNYAC rival Plattsburgh and ranks among the programs all-time leaders in career saves and save percentage. She graduated with a degree in criminal justice in 1991. Bruley recently received her Masters degree in Educational Administration from SUNY New Paltz in May of 2006.
Contact Colleen Bruley at ext. 3918 or bruleyc@lan.newpaltz.edu.
Keegan Peck
Assistant Coach
Coach Peck begins her first season with the New Paltz Hawks. Peck is a 2004 graduate of New Paltz and was a member of the women's soccer team from 2000-2003. She scored eight goals and tallied three assists in her career.
Peck has been coaching at soccer camps and clinics throughout New York State since 1998. From 1998-2001 she coached the American Youth Soccer Organization Camp. In 2003, she began coaching for the Lake Placid Soccer Centre. Since 2004 she has coached at Bard and a Team Training Camp for Capitial United as well as clinics thoughout the area.
Most recently she has coached the U11 Old Greenwich-Riverside Community Center girls travel team from 2005-2007 for the Mickey Kydes Soccer Enterprise organization.
Peck earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Art Education in 2004. She is currently pursuring her Master's in Humanistic/Multicultural Education. Outside of classes and coaching, she is a substitute teach for the Newburgh Enlarged and Poughkeepsie City School districts.
Contact Keegan Peck at ext. 3918 or peck77@newpaltz.edu.