Mike Bristol
	Position: Assistant Coach Experience: 3rd Season Alma Mater: Western Illinois (1999)

Mike Bristol enters his third season at Florida State where his primary responsibilities with the Seminoles include the training of the goalkeepers and team defense, as well as recruiting and scouting duties. Bristol joined the Seminole coaching staff after spending five seasons as an assistant coach with the Eclipse Select Soccer Club in Libertyville, Ill.

Following his first season in Tallahassee, the Seminole defense turned in the third lowest goals against average in school history at 0.85 allowing 22 goals in over 2,300 minutes of action. Under the direction of Bristol, Florida State reached double figures in shutouts for the fifth straight year blanking opponents 10 times in 2009. In the ACC, the Seminoles finished the year fourth in GAA, tied for fourth in goals allowed and fifth in shutouts.

Bristol's work with a very young defensive squad, comprised of two sophomores and two freshmen, was on full display right from the very beginning as the defensive unit opened the season posting three consecutive shutouts. The Seminoles allowed just seven shots through the first three games including three shots on goal. The three shutouts to open the season marked the first time such a feat occurred in school history. The stifling defense was at it again in the ACC Championship in Cary, N.C., with the Seminoles recording consecutive shutouts in the first two matches of the tournament for just the second time in the 15 years of the program's existence.

His second season in Tallahassee was just as impressive transitioning Kelsey Wys into one of the most dominant goalkeepers in the nation during her freshman campaign in 2010. Wys started 22 matches between the posts for the Seminoles tallying over 2004 minutes while registering a 16-5-1 record, 91 saves and 12 shutouts. She allowed just 17 goals on the year including five during the ACC regular season en route to a goals against average of 0.76 on the year. Wys finished the season leading the ACC in saves, shutouts, shutouts per game and save percentage (.843). She would go on to earn a spot on the All-ACC Second Team, All-ACC Freshman Team and garner second team Freshman All-America honors from Soccer America. The Seminole defense went on to lead the ACC in shutouts (13), while ranking second in saves and goals allowed with 20.

During his time with the Eclipse, Bristol led the club team to four national championships; had five goalkeepers selected as pool members of national teams and eight goalkeepers named to regional teams. In 2008, Bristol tutored Alexa Gaul (University of Texas) and Taylor Vancil, a member of the Seminole squad in 2011, who both served as goalkeepers on the United States U-17 National Team that finished second at the 2008 FIFA Youth World Cup in New Zealand. Four of his goalkeepers received the Golden Glove Award at the USYSA National Championships, presented to the tournaments most outstanding goalkeeper. Vancil was one of the Golden Glove Award recipients as she was recognized as the best goalkeeper at the 2008 World Cup.

Bristol has spent part of his coaching career as a goalkeeper coach at the collegiate level as well. He was an assistant coach at Illinois State University from 2002-04 where he was in charge of the goalkeepers and the backs. During his time at Illinois State his goalkeepers ranked in the top 12 nationally in goals against average. Following his time at Illinois State, Bristol served as the goalkeeper coach for the women's program at the University of Maryland.

His coaching background also includes stints with the Region II ODP and Illinois ODP programs. Bristol also traveled to Germany as the goalkeeper coach with the 1992 Regional ODP team. During the 2009-10 season, he was named the Region III ODP Goalkeeping Director. Bristol has earned a level 3 goalkeeping diploma as well as a premier diploma both from the NSCAA. The Granite City, Ill., native is also on the NSCAA goalkeeping instructional staff for state and regional diplomas. Bristol earned his national goalkeeping license from the United States Soccer Federation (USSF).

As a player, Bristol was a four-year starting goalkeeper at Western Illinois University (1995-99). During his freshman season, he was voted team most valuable player and earned first team All Mid-Continent Conference honors. Bristol served as team captain for three years and was selected to numerous all-tournament teams. Following his collegiate career, Bristol played for the PDL Cocoa Expos soccer team in Cocoa Beach, Fla., during the summer of 1999.

Bristol graduated with a degree in Secondary Education and a master's degree in Sports Management from Western Illinois University.

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