Coaching Staff
Coach Josh Jones
High School Head Coach
Josh Jones will enter his fourth season as Head Coach for the Glenvar Soccer Program. In his first year, the Glenvar varsity soccer team was able to collect the Three-Rivers District championship, along with the programs first ever Region C championship. The team reached the state semifinals with a 13-1-0 record falling to Graham High School 2-3 in sudden death overtime. In year two, the soccer program was able to repeat as District and Region champions as well as reach the state final losing 2-3 to Clarke County High School. The 2022 team finished the season 20-1-1. In year three, the soccer program was able to three-peat as District and Region champions and claim the programs first State Title in program history by defeating Clarke County 1-0 and finishing the year with a 20-1-1 record. Jones also briefly assisted the Glenvar Middle School and High School programs in the spring of 2020. Coach Jones now has obtained a high school coaching record of 322-75-32.
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Jones a native of Vinton, Virginia spent eighteen seasons as Head Coach for the Salem High School Girls Program where he compiled a 269-72-30 record. Including seven District/Conference Titles, five Regional Titles, three Regional Runner-Ups, two State Runner-Up, and one State Title; as well as a berth in the VHSL Group AA/4A State Semi-Finals in 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2016, and 2017. The Spartans also reached the VHSL Group AA/4A State Quarterfinals in 2012 and the final eight in 2015. Also, throughout Jones’ stint at Salem, 29 players have continued their soccer careers at various collegiate levels.
He also coaches for the Salem Sabres Program in the fall. This past fall he coached the Boys U-12 team. Jones, a two time All-State Defender for William Byrd High School in Vinton, Virginia (he graduated from there in 1998) also earned All-Conference honors both his freshman and sophomore years while playing for Ferrum College in Ferrum, Virginia.
The rest of Jones' coaching resume includes Director of Coaching and Executive Director for the Salem Sabres Futbol Club for the past seventeen years, five years of coaching with the Roanoke Star Program, Assistant Coach for both the Varsity and JV Programs at Salem High School (Spring 2001), two stints as a staff coach at the Ferrum College Summer Soccer Camp and Carson-Newman College Summer Soccer Camp.
Jones holds a degree in Exercise, Sport, and Health Education with an emphasis in Teaching from Radford University (2004) in Radford, Virginia.
Jones, a holder of an NSCAA National Diploma, resides in Salem with his wife, Kelly and two boys, Jackson and Kiptyn.
Coach Logan Boyd
High School Assistant/Goalkeeping Coach
Logan Boyd enters his fourth season with the Glenvar Highlanders Soccer Program.
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Coach Boyd works on our staff as an Assistant Coach and Goalkeeper Coach. Coach Boyd will spend time working with all players in our program but will pay special attention to our goalkeepers. He has obtained a goalkeeper diploma and is excited to continue to be a part of the Glenvar soccer program.
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Coach Boyd also has experience coaching at the club level with Salem Sabres as an assistant coach and goalkeeper coach for three years.
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Coach Boyd graduated from Salem High School and Radford University with a major in Exercise, Sport and Health Education. He currently teaches Health and PE at Glenvar High School and Glenvar Middle School.
Coach Andy Clapper
High School Assistant Coach
Coach Clapper enters his sixth year assisting the Glenvar Highlanders Soccer Program.
Coach Clapper has several years of experience coaching at the club and high school levels. He has club coaching experience for the VBR Elite, Premier, and Academy teams, as well as rec coaching experience for GYB. Coach Clapper also has eight years of high school coaching experience at Cave Spring High School and Hidden Valley High School. He brings tons of coaching experience to our program. We are excited that we will continue to have Coach Clapper's soccer knowledge and experience on our sidelines.
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Coach Clapper has served as the Instructional Technology Resource Teacher at Hidden Valley High School since 2003.
Coach Bob Van Gerven
JV Head Coach
Coach Van Gerven will enter his third year as our JV Head Coach! He complied a 32-1-1 record in his first two seasons including back to back JV District Championships! This is his eighth year with our Glenvar Soccer program and third year with the high school staff.
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Coach Van Gerven served as Head Coach for five seasons for our Glenvar Middle School soccer team. He was able to turn our middle school squad into consistent winning team and establish a firm foundation for our program that continues today!
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Coach Van Gerven also has several years of club coaching experience. This past fall he coached the U18 boys team for the Salem Sabres FC program, where he has coached for several years now. Coach Van Gerven holds a USSC license and has been coaching youth in the Roanoke Valley since 2012. He also enjoys playing in the adult 35+ league.
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Coach Van Gerven was born and raised in the Netherlands where he grew up with soccer as the main sport. He currently is a technology teacher at Hidden Valley Middle School and resides in Roanoke with his wife, Michelle and two children, Grace and Kees.
Coach Justin Kuzmich
Middle School Head Coach
Justin Kuzmich will enter his third year with the Glenvar Soccer Program. He will continue the role of Head Coach for the Middle School program where he has tallied back to back winning seasons! In his first year, he collected a record of 11-1-3 and earned a 9-4-4 record last year. He is very excited to continue to work with the kids, school, and Glenvar community!
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This past fall he coached for Salem Sabres FC soccer club. He served as Head Coach of the U13 boys team.
Coach Scott Geddes
Middle School Assistant Coach
Coach Geddes will enter his eighth year as assistant coach for our middle school program. His experience and knowledge of the game has helped provide our middle school soccer teams great success in the past. He looks forward to working with Coach Kuzmich to continue that success!