Kristin Cannon | Springfield College

Kristin Cannon

Kristin Cannon

Assistant Professor in the School of Physical Education, Performance, and Sport Leadership / Head Women's Soccer Coach
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  • Doctor of Education, University of New England, Biddeford, Maine, 2020
  • Master of Education, Springfield College, Springfield, Mass., 2012
  • Bachelor of Arts, Assumption College, Worcester, Mass., 2007

Kristin Cannon's career is based in educating, coaching, and mentoring young people in the classroom and on the playing surfaces. She has experience working in youth sport; high school; NCAA Division I, II, and III; and professional sports. She's spent 18 years coaching and administration at the University of Cincinnati, Xavier University, LIU-Brooklyn, Johnson State College, Springfield College, and Assumption College. Cannon was also an athletic director and head girls' soccer coach at Poly Prep Country Day School in Brooklyn, N.Y. At the professional level, Cannon was also an assistant coach for the National Women's Soccer League's Gotham FC reserves team. She has developed hundreds of players in her many years as a club soccer coach in the Elite Clubs National League and National League circuits. She has former players who are professional players, national team players, and Olympic champions, though some of her favorite memories are coaching her U-10 teams.

Research Interests
  • Female coach retention and persistence
  • Women in Sport. Youth Development Through Sport
  • High Performance
  • Technology and Data Analytics in Soccer
Courses Taught
  • Athletic Administration
  • Coaching and Officiating Soccer
  • Wellness and Physical Literacy in College and Beyond
Certifications and Memberships
  • United Soccer Coaches Advanced National Diploma
  • National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics
  • Women in Sports