Women's Soccer

Levels:  Varsity and Middle School
Home Field: Calvary Day School

Subject to Change 

Practice Days: Typically Monday- Friday

Practice Location: Calvary Day School Soccer field

Practice Start and End Times: 3:30pm- 5:30pm

Bus will be provided for all away games.

2025 Tryouts

February 10th- 11th

Varsity 330pm- 530pm

Calvary Soccer Field

February 21st

Middle School 330pm- 500pm

Calvary Soccer Field

Be sure to have your updated physical on file. Forms are on our Athletic Forms page.

Varsity Head Coach- Ben Birdsong

"Coach Birdsong, originally from Winston Salem, began his coaching career in 2009 with the High Country Soccer Association (HCSA Boone NC) and the North Carolina Olympic Development Program (NC ODP), where he gained valuable experience coaching youth players of all ages. In 2011, he became an assistant coach for the women’s soccer team at Appalachian State University. By 2012, while earning his master's degree, Ben had taken over as head coach of the women’s soccer program at Shorter University (NCAA Division II), where he led the team to its most successful season in program history in 2014, achieving 14 wins and earning NCCAA Region Coach of the Year honors. In 2016, he also took charge of the men’s soccer program at Shorter, guiding them to a 2^nd place finish in the Gulf South Conference, their best finish in school history.

In fall 2016, Ben moved back to Boone NC and to HCSA as a Technical director, where he recruited and trained coaches, coached teams of all ages, and helped players navigate the college recruiting process. In 2017 he Took over as the Director of Coaching. He holds a USSF National “B” License (2014), a National Youth License, and a USC Advanced National Diploma.

At Calvary Day School, Ben’s focus is on developing young women who recognize that their true identity is found in Christ. He is passionate about helping players grow spiritually as well as athletically, guiding them to become faith-centered individuals both on and off the field.  Ben married his wife, Marianna, in 2016. Marianna played four years of college soccer at Lenoir-Rhyne University and is now a Physical Therapist. Their daughter, Lynlee, is in kindergarten, and their son, Thomas, is in preschool at Calvary. They moved back to Winston Salem in 2020 and are excited to be a part of the Calvary Family!"

Head Coach Middle School/ Varsity Assistant Coach - Chris Hales

Coach Hales is from Youngsville, North Carolina and attended Friendship Christian School in Raleigh, NC. There he played 3 years of varsity basketball, baseball, and soccer. He had the pleasure of being part of 3 state baseball championship teams, was 2nd team all-state in basketball, and was named most-improved in basketball and soccer. He went on to play 4 years of basketball at Piedmont Bible College. From 1993 to 1996, he coached basketball at Sheets Memorial Christian School as the head JV coach and varsity assistant. He began his career at Calvary with the varsity boy’s soccer team in 2011 as assistant to his brother-in-law, Jeremy Pattisall. He continued from 2012 to the present, assisting Coach Kerth with both varsity boys and varsity girls. He has also been the head coach of JV boys soccer and middle school teams during this time. In 2014, he earned his E license. In 2021, along with Coach Kerth, Coach Hales shared the excitement of winning their first State Championship! They are excited about the future of Calvary soccer. He married his wife, Joy, in 1995 and proceeded to have a daughter, Corban, and a son, Lucas. Corban was born medically fragile and passed away at the age of 14. The Calvary soccer players and families honored her by placing a memorial bench at the field that the players touch before each game. Coach Hales’s first soccer coaching experience was with his 3 year old son at the YMCA. Lucas later played for NC Fusion Development Academy where Coach Hales was team manager for many years. In 2021, he was the game day announcer for the NC Fusion U23 USL team that Lucas played with. The only time Coach Hales is willing to miss a Calvary soccer game is when he is watching Lucas play at Coastal Carolina University. The primary goal of Coach Hales at Calvary is to train godly young men and women and help them understand their identity is in Christ.

Assistant Coach Middle School- Lucas Hales

Coach Lucas is in his 3rd season as an assistant coach at Calvary. He brings a vast amount of soccer IQ and personal playing experience. He attended Calvary his seventh grade year, played on the Varsity team, and scored a goal vs Davidson Day under the coaching of Ben Kerth. Lucas then chose to play in the US Soccer Development Academy rather than school soccer. After high school, he initially committed to play for Appalachian State but when the soccer program was shut down, he went to play at Coastal Carolina University in SC. During his time there, Coastal won a Sunbelt championship and advanced to the NCAA playoffs where they played Wake Forest. Lucas transferred to UNCG in 2022 where he finished his career. While there, UNCG won a Socon Championship and made it to the Elite 8 in the NCAA tournament. During his college career he was invited to play semi pro with the Fusion u23s for 3 seasons where he excelled at a high level with his team making the quarterfinal and the final out of 132 teams. Lucas has played with and against multiple players who went on to professional careers. Lucas will graduate in December with a degree in Psychology. In August, he married the love of his life, Julianna, a talented graphic artist. 

Club Soccer

*    Twin City Soccer (6 Years)

*    North Carolina Fusion Development Academy (5 years)

*    2019 NC Fusion Player of the Year

*    Started 102 of the 125 matches he played in the DA

Coastal Carolina

2020-21 (Freshman):

*   Played in 11 matches with one start

*   Played a season-high 81 minutes in his lone start at Georgia State (11/01/20)

*   Won a Sunbelt championship title. 

*   Played in 2 NCAA tournaments

2021 (Sophomore):
*    Saw action in nine matches, earning one start vs UNC Greensboro
*    Logged 253 minutes for the CCU back line
*    Held opponents to just seven total goals
*    Tallied a season-high 60 minutes against UNC Greensboro (Sept. 28)

UNCG: 2022

* Won a Southern Conference Title

* Advanced to the Elite 8 of the NCAA Tournament

FUSION U23’s United Soccer League 2

*2 years of  USL2 semi-pro experience where he played on a team that made it to the Final and the quarterfinal both years. 

*2 Division titles.

Varsity

Varsity