Mike Thompson has been the Director of Coaching since 2011. However, Mike is a familiar face to our club and has been part of the coaching staff since 2000. He was also one of the first Sting players from 1985-1996. Mike’s prior position was at Gonzaga University, where he was a valued member of their men’s coaching staff for ten years. Mike holds a USSF “B” License. He was on the coaching staff for the Idaho State Olympic Development Program in 2003-2006. Mike also was a Region 4 staff coach from 2004-2006. Mike not only coached at Gonzaga but also played four seasons for the Bulldogs from 1996-99. During that stretch, Mike helped lead Gonzaga to back-to-back West Coast Conference co-titles in 1997 and 1998. During his four years at GU,
Mike was one of the top assist men in the WCC, setting both the single-season and career record for assists at Gonzaga. He still ranks fourth in career assists with 16 and tied for first in single-season assists with 8. His 18 career goals still rank sixth. In 1998, he earned first-team All-West Coast Conference honors and wrapped up his playing career in 1999 with an honorable mention All-WCC selection. He played three seasons with the Spokane Shadow of the United States Premier Developmental League.
A native of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, he completed his B.A. in history in December of 2000 and his M.A. in Sport Management/Athletic Administration in 2010. He married former Gonzaga women’s soccer player Molly Bales in April 2004. They welcomed a son, Caden, in 2005 and a daughter, Natalie Paige, in 2007.
