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OAK PARK SOCCER 2009

 

Coaches Corner

Head Coach Jacob Sirna

In his ninth season at Oak Park, Coach Sirna is the head coach of the boy's program.  He is a North Kansas City High School graduate and an alum of Truman State University, where he played soccer for four years.  He earned his M.A. in Education and teaches Social Studies/History at Oak Park, and is currently working toward his Specialist Degree.  Coach Sirna and his wife, Wendy, and their new son, Everett live in Kansas City North. 

Junior Varsity Coach Matthew Kester

Matt worked in the special education department at Oak Park for five years, while coaching the boys and girls programs for eight.  He was the JV girls coach for seven years, the C-Team boys for three, and has been the JV boys coach for the past three.  In the spring of 2009 he took over as  Head Girls’ Varsity Coach..  Coach Kester and his wife have two daughters,  Haylee, and Payton, he also has two dogs, a black lab and a Rhodesian ridgeback.,   He loves to run, lift weights, and spend time with his family. 

C-Team Coach Derek Noll

Coach Noll returns in his fourth year as Oak Park's C-Team coach. He is a 1999 graduate of the University of Kansas with a Bachelor's Degree in Broadcast Journalism and teaches Communication Arts 1 and 2 at Oak Park High School.  Coach Noll and his wife, Danielle, live in Kansas City.  Incidentally, Coach Noll loves Jolly Ranchers and Hot Tamales!