Camp Staff

Karen Hoppa, Director
Auburn Head Soccer Coach
Karen Hoppa just completed her seventh year as the Head Coach at Auburn University. Success has become a tradition for the Auburn Soccer program. Over the past four years, Auburn has won four SEC West titles, won the overall SEC championship in 2002, and earned four consecutive trips to the NCAA tournament. For her efforts, Hoppa was named 2002 SEC Coach of the Year. Previously, she led her University of Central Florida team to 5 conference championships, and a trip to the NCAA tournament. Coach Hoppa has 19 years of coaching experience, 22 years of playing experience, and has directed soccer camps for 11 years. She holds a USSF 'A' License, is currently a US National Staff Coach and was an Assistant Coach for the 2002 U19 World Cup Champions. As a player, she was the 1991 NCAA Goalkeeper of the Year and an All-American.

Keidane McAlpine, Assistant Director
Auburn Assistant Coach
Keidane "KD" McAlpine has completed his second year as an Assistant Coach at Auburn, leading AU to their second straight NCAA appearance. Prior to joining Auburn's staff, he was the Head Coach at Birmingham Southern, while they competed at the NCAA Division I level. He lead BSC to a conference championship and NCAA tournament bid while earning Big South Coach of the year honors. KD is also a member of the ODP Region III Staff and holds a USSF "A" License.

Amy Berbary
Auburn Assistant Coach

Amy is in her first year as an assistant coach at Auburn University. Before coming to the plains, she was the top assistant at the University of Dayton, where she helped the flyers to an NCAA tournament appearance and coached two Atlantic-10 players of the year. Prior to Dayton, Amy was the Head Varsity Coach at Gainsville HS in Georgia where she was a two-time Coach of the Year. As a player, she lead the University of Georgia to a sweet 16 finish, leading the team in scoring three straight seasons.

The Camp Staff

In addition to the Auburn Soccer Coaching staff, the camp staff consists of college and high school coaches, as well as current college players. All of the staff have played soccer at a high level, which allows them to demonstrate during each session in order to aid in the learning process.