College Promotes U.S. Futsal National Team Goalkeeping Coach

After two seasons as the volunteer goalkeeper coach for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee men's soccer team, Mark Litton now has a full-time role on

Mark LItton

coach Kris Kelderman's coaching staff, the university announced in early August.

Litton also is the keeper coach for the Major Indoor Soccer League's Milwaukee Wave and the U.S. Futsal National Team, and also spent eight seasons in the same role for the University of Wisconsin-Parkside men's program.

Litton is a graduate of nearby Racine St. Catherine's High School and the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.

He joins Kyle Zenoni (Hartland Arrowhead/UW-Milwaukee) as Kelderman's assistants.

"I am excited that Mark is able to work with us on a full-time basis," Kelderman said in a university news release. "Mark was here on a part-time basis the past couple of seasons, so I think this will be great for him to be there every day and every game. It's an exciting opportunity for our team and our goalkeepers."

Litton was an NAIA All-American goalkeeper for Parkside as a senior in 1988 and was inducted into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010, and also played for the Wave from 1989 to '94.

"I feel that joining Kris' staff on a full-time basis can only help us become more successful than last season, as it relates to how our goalkeepers will perform," said Litton, who has a U.S. Soccer Federation national "B" coaching license, a USSF national goalkeeping coaching license and an NSCAA goalkeeping Level III coaching diploma.

"I was approached by Kris last year to take on a larger role with our goalkeepers, but unfortunately the timing wasn't right. But this year, the timing is much better, and my goal will be to work full-time with our goalkeepers. The impact will be so much more well received by the team and the individual keepers." 

-- Edited version. Originally reported by Eric Anderson