Thomas Chestnutt - Head Coach U18G White Tel. 786-564-4234    U. S. Soccer "A" License  Thomas Chestnutt is in his first season coaching at Kendall SC. He has been women’s soccer head coach at Florida International University’s since February, 2007. Chestnutt cane to FIU from Fresno State, where he served as the first assistant coach since 2004. Fresno State saw drastic improvements in its women’s soccer program during Chestnutt’s tenure, including trips to the NCAA Tournament, bolstered recruiting and academic success and conference titles. Prior to his arrival at Fresno State, Chestnutt worked with the University of Florida women’s soccer team from 2001-04, while working toward his Ph.D. in environmental engineering. The Gators went to the 2001 Final Four and advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals as the No. 3 seed in 2003. The former center midfielder also possesses a wealth of club coaching and camp experience. Chestnutt has served on the Bullard F.C. Board of Directors and coached the Bullard F.C. U17-U18 girls team in Fresno since 2005. He coached the U15 and U14 Boys Gainesville Select Soccer Club Team from 2001-03, the Tampa Bay Heather U13 team in 1998 and was a trainer for the Gainesville Select/Leg A-Z Youth Clubs from 2001-04. Chestnutt has also played a part in setting up and coaching camps at Fresno State, Florida, Santa Clara and Clemson. Chestnutt played collegiately at the University of Dayton for three years, earning his bachelor’s degree in biochemistry with minors in German, biology and chemistry in 1995. He continued his playing career with the Tampa Bay Cyclones in 1995 and 1996 before spending 1997 with FSC Lohfelden in the German Fourth Division.