United Soccer Coaches has announced the selection of Vince Ganzberg as its 2026 Mike Berticelli Excellence in Coaching Education Award recipient for his outstanding contributions to coaching education and his singular service to the game.
Ganzberg becomes the 27th person to receive this prestigious recognition from his peers. The award is named in honor of Mike Berticelli, the Association’s former Vice President of Education and men’s coach at the University of Notre Dame who passed away in 2000.
“Congratulations to Vince Ganzberg, this year’s Mike Bertcelli Excellence in Coaching Education Award recipient,” said United Soccer Coaches President Paul Payne. “Vince often speaks of the influence that Bert had on his coaching career which makes this award even more special. Vince has been a leader in coach education for many years and is well deserving of this honor.”
Vince Ganzberg is a lifelong Indiana resident and Director of Coaching Education for US Club Soccer. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education from Bethel University (Ind.) and an M.S. in Recreation and Sport Sciences from Ohio University.
A former high school teacher and coach, Ganzberg has devoted more than 25 years to coaching education. He directed coaching education for the Indiana Soccer Association from 2002-12.
From 2013 to 2015, Ganzberg worked with U.S. Soccer, primarily developing the former “F” License, the organization’s first online course. He then served United Soccer Coaches as Associate Director and Director of Coaching Education from 2015-23, building on his work teaching NSCAA (now United Soccer Coaches) courses since the 1990s. Named to U.S. Soccer’s National Coaching Educator staff in 2007.
Ganzberg currently teaches Grassroots, D, C, and B License courses and serves as a Coach Educator Developer.
Ganzberg was inducted into the Bethel University Hall of Fame as a player in 2008 and the Indiana Soccer Hall of Fame in 2015. In 2018, he received the Dr. Tom Fleck Award, presented to US Youth Soccer’s top coach educator.
He lives in Avon, Ind., with his family.
The Berticelli Award will be presented at the association’s Awards Ceremony on Friday, January 22, 2027, in conjunction with the 87th annual United Soccer Coaches Convention in Kansas City, Missouri.