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Keith Tabatznik, now President of ktsoccerworld.com - an educational website for players and coaches - guided Georgetown University soccer to national prominence during 22 years as head coach. Finishing with 220 wins under his belt, Tabatznik is Georgetown's all-time winningest soccer coach and ended amongst the top 35 active collegiate coaches in wins. Several Georgetown players have also gone on to the pro ranks with Dan Gargan and Jeff Curtin currently holding spots on MLS rosters
Tabatznik also is an analyst on Fox Soccer Channel for college games of the week as well as a guest commentator for Comcast sports and DC United pre and post game shows. Additionally, Tabatznik spends a lot of time traveling the country and the globe studying the training habits of top professional teams. He will bring these experiences to the staff and campers of the Elite 300 Academy.
In 1994, Tabatznik was named the South Atlantic Region and BIG EAST Coach of the Year after leading the Hoyas to an incredible 18-4 record and the school's first-ever berth in the NCAA Championship as well as its first BIG EAST Regular Season Title.
Tabatznik, holder of a USSF "A" Coaching License, has placed twelve former Hoyas in the professional ranks. He currently is a staff instructor for US Soccer state license and National "C" license courses.
In 2004 Tabatznik was appointed the Director of the Maryland Olympic Development program - a position he had held previously from 1989 to 1997. In two yeasr Maryland became one of the elite ODP programs in the nation again - winning 1 National Championship as well as 3 regional championships and placing 34 players into the regional pools.
In addition to taking Hoya soccer and Maryland soccer to new heights, Tabatznik has been an integral part of taking U.S. soccer to its highest levels. He served three years as the U.S. National Amateur Team Head Coach and in 1997 was selected as the Region I and National Coach of the Year. In 1997, as head coach for the East Team in the U.S. Soccer Festival, Tabatznik led the East to the Gold Medal.
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