Shaun Docking recently completed his 13th season as the head coach of the Coastal Carolina University's men's soccer program. In his tenure, he has led the Chanticleers to a 156-84-24 overall record, and a 64-21-7 Big South Conference record. Docking also carries an impressive postseason resume, as he has brought Coastal Carolina four Big South Regular Season Championships, five Big South Tournament Championships and six trips to the NCAA Tournament. Overall, he has posted a 176-103-26 record in 15 seasons as a head coach and has earned five Big South Coach of the Year awards.
Coastal Carolina turned in another successful season under Docking in 2010 and reached the NCAA College Cup for the eighth time in school history. The Chanticleers finished with a 12-8-2 overall record to post the most wins in a season since 2004 en route to a second place finish inside the Big South with a 5-2-1 mark. The Chants also turned in a 5-2-0 record at the Coastal Carolina Soccer Field and improved to 74-24-8 (.736) all-time at home under Docking.
The Chanticleers won three straight games in the Big South Tournament, which included a 3-1 upset win over tournament host and top-seeded High Point, in the championship game to earn the sixth berth in the NCAA College Cup under Docking. Coastal nearly reached the second round of the tournament, but a late comeback by No. 24 Duke lifted the Blue Devils to a 2-1 come-from-behind win over Coastal. The Chants led 1-0 after 75 minutes of play, but Duke netted a pair of goals over a seven minute span on its way to the win.
Docking helped land five Chanticleers on the All-Big South Postseason Teams and watched as senior defender Ross Kelly was tabbed as the Big South Tournament MVP after helping anchor a Coastal backline that allowed just one goal over the course of the tournament.
Docking led the 2009 Chanticleers to an undefeated season in the Big South Conference for the second time in his career, guiding Coastal to its fourth Big South Regular Season Championship with a 5-0-3 record, while earning a 9-2-7 mark overall. Highlighting the season was a 13-game, two-month unbeaten streak from Sept. 13-Nov. 12.
In addition, Docking coached senior Djamel Bekka, who was his fifth Big South Player of the Year. Coastal earned the first seed in the tournament, but fell short in the semifinals after falling in penalty kicks to fourth-seeded Winthrop.
In 2008, Docking guided Coastal Carolina to a 10-10-1 record and a 5-2-1 ledger in Big South action. The Chants earned the second seed in the Big South Tournament, only to fall to Winthrop in the double-overtime heartbreaker, 4-3, in the championship game.
In 2007, Docking led the Chants to a 10-8-1 record and a perfect 6-0 record in the Big South to earn him his fifth Big South Coach of the Year honor and fifth Big South Regular season championship.
Four seasons ago, Docking led the Chants to an 11-7-2 overall record and a 5-2 mark in league action. Coastal Carolina earned the No. 2 seed in the Big South Tournament and advanced to the semifinal round. Coastal Carolina posted a 6-1-1 record at the friendly confines of the Coastal Carolina Soccer Field, including a perfect 4-0 slate against league foes.
The Chanticleers claimed the Big South Tournament championship for the fourth time in the last five years to make its fifth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance in 2005. In 2004, Docking's squad won the Big South Tournament to claim their spot in the NCAA Tournament.
In 2003, Docking led the Chants to its best season ever, posting a school-best 20-3-0 record. The squad won both the regular season and Big South Tournament titles. The team also recorded 14 shutouts, which is also a school record. The Chants rode a 13-game winning streak into the third round of the NCAA Tournament, the furthest the team has ever gone. The season also saw the culmination of Joseph Ngwenya's collegiate career after earning countless conference, regional and national honors and setting eight single-season and career records. Docking's 2002 squad finished with a then school-record 19-3-2 mark. The team also earned a bid to the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive year, this time going as an at-large team. After defeating South Carolina in the opening round in Columbia, the Chants lost in the second round on penalty kicks at Clemson. Docking was named the Big South Coach of the Year and also laid claim to coaching the Big South Player of the Year, Ngwenya.
The program came full-circle in 2001 as the Chanticleers won their sixth Big South crown and made their third trip to a NCAA Tournament. Coastal completed the season with a 10-8-3 overall record and a 3-2-2 mark in league play. In the opening round of the NCAA tournament, Coastal Carolina fell 2-1 to Seton Hall despite outshooting the Pirates and playing much of the game on Seton Hall's end of the field.
Docking took over a struggling Coastal Carolina program in 1998 and led his first Chants squad to a 7-9-2 record. The resurgence of the soccer program at Coastal Carolina was put into high gear in 1999 as the Docking-led Chanticleers went 12-4-1 and placed second in the league. In 2000, Docking earned his second Coach of the Year honor as his Coastal squad went 11-5-1 and captured the Big South's regular season championship.
In addition to his five Big South Coach of the Year honors at Coastal Carolina, Docking has coached three NSCAA/adidas Division I All-Americans, seven NCAA All-Region performers, a NSCAA/adidas Scholar-Athlete of the Year selection, two NSCAA/adidas Academic All-Americans, 41 All-Conference selections, 21 All-Tournament selections, three Big South Player's of the Year, one Rookie of the Year, three Big South Tournament MVP's, three BSC Scholar-Athlete's of the Year, one M.A.C. Hermann Trophy Semifinalist and one Howard Bagwell Award winner.
Nine of Docking's former players have entered the pro ranks. After the 2004 season, Boyzzz Khumalo (2002-04) and Mubarike Chisoni (2001-04) were both drafted in the 2005 MLS draft. Khumalo was drafted by the Chicago Fire in the third round with the 36th overall pick. Chisoni was taken by the Los Angeles Galaxy in the fourth round as the 48th overall selection. In the spring of 2004, Ngwenya (2000-03) was drafted third in the MLS draft by the L.A. Galaxy and Peter Louis was selected by FC Dallas. In the spring of 2002, Tyler Hughes (1998-2001) and Thomas Rutter (1999-2002), signed pro contracts to play for the Toronto Lynx (A-League) and Wilmington Hammerheads (USLSD), respectively. In 2006 Jordie Hughes (2002-05) signed to play for the Charleston Battery (A-League), while Joseph Kabwe (2004-05) inked with the Charlotte Eagles (USLSD). Luke Ibbetson (2006) signed with the Wilmington Hammerheads in 2007. Mkhokheli Dube, last year's leading scorer and Big South Player of the Year, was selected 8th overall by the New England Revolution in the MLS Supplemental Draft.
Docking, a native of Southampton, England, came to Coastal Carolina after serving as the head coach at Charleston Southern University for two seasons. Following a 4-14-1 record in 1996, the 1997 Charleston Southern squad posted a 16-5-1 record and earned the program's first-ever NCAA Tournament berth. Docking, who was voted the Big South Coach of the Year, also coached five players to the Big South's All-Conference team.
Prior to joining the staff at Charleston Southern, Docking served the 1995 season as an assistant coach at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. From 1988-95, Docking served as the assistant coach at the University of Richmond (Virginia), helping the Spiders to a No. 17 national ranking in 1991 and the 1990 NCAA Tournament.
Docking is a 1988 graduate from the University of Akron (Ohio) with a bachelor's degree in physical education. While playing for the Zips, he helped Akron to a No. 3 national ranking in 1987 and a NCAA Division I second-place finish in the 1986 National Championships. Docking also received his master's degree in sports management from the University of Richmond in 1990.
Following his collegiate career, Docking played four seasons with the USISL's Richmond Kickers from 1992-1995. As an assistant coach, he helped the Kickers win the 1995 USISL National Championship and the 1995 Open Cup National Championship.
In addition to his professional and collegiate coaching experience, Docking is also active in the Olympic Development Program. He served as South Carolina's Director of Coaching from 1996-1999 and as a Region I and Region III ODP Staff Coach. Docking has also served as a State Coach in South Carolina, Ohio and Virginia. He holds the USSF A License, a NSCAA Advanced National diploma and is active in teaching the USSF and NSCAA State Licensing courses in South Carolina.
Docking was also head coach of the U.S. Youth Soccer Association Olympic Development Program's Region III boy's soccer program, where he oversees the entire regional program, including the hiring of age-group coaches, evaluation of players for national consideration and overall instruction of the teams. He also supervises all camps and training sessions for the Southeast region, one of four ODP Regional programs in the U.S. Docking also serves as the Head Coach for the Region III ODP U15 Team. He also serves on two important committees: The Missouri Athletic Club's Hermann Trophy Award Committee, which selects collegiate soccer's National Player of the Year, and the NSCAA National Ranking Committee.
Docking recently married his wife, Jennifer, in April 2009. The couple is expecting the birth of their first child in November 2011.
