Bill Heiser is a former U.S. soccer defender

Defender (football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

. He was a member of the FIFA U-16 World Championship 1989 held in Scotland. Currently, Dr. Heiser serves as the Principal of North County High School

North County High School

North County High School is a public high school located in Glen Burnie, Maryland and it is part of the Anne Arundel County Public Schools system. The school was established in 1990 when Andover High School and Brooklyn Park High School were merged to form North County High School. Later moved...

 in Anne Arundel County Public Schools (MD).

Soccer career

Heiser grew up in Bowie, MD and was an outstanding soccer player for Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Maryland), graduating in 1991. Heiser was a National Soccer Coaches Association of America Youth All-American (1989) and a Parade Magazine High School All American (1990). In 1989, he was a member of the United States U-16 National Soccer Team

United States U-17 men's national soccer team

The United States U-17 men's national soccer team is the national under-17 association football team of the United States and is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation...

 at the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship

1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship

The FIFA U-16 World Championship 1989 was held in the Scottish cities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Motherwell, Aberdeen, and Dundee between 10 June and 24 June 1989...

 where he was an unused substitute. The U.S. went 1-1-1 and failed to make the second round. In 1991, he entered Loyola University Maryland where he played four years on the men’s soccer team, 1991-1995. Heiser was drafted by the Washington Warthogs

Washington Warthogs

The Washington Warthogs were a professional indoor soccer team in the Continental Indoor Soccer League from 1994-1997. They played their home games in the US Airways Arena in Landover, Maryland, an arena they shared with the Washington Capitals and Washington Bullets.The Warthogs featured the...

 of the Continental Indoor Soccer League

Continental Indoor Soccer League

The Continental Indoor Soccer League was an indoor soccer league that played from 1993 to 1997.-History:When the Major Soccer League folded in the summer of 1992, two of its former teams joined a group of hockey and basketball arena owners led by Ron Weinstein who wanted to create a league to...

 and the Baltimore Spirit of the National Professional Soccer League but elected to not pursue a professional career. He instead returned to school to gain a master's degree

Master's degree

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 and doctoral degree in education. He spent one season as an assistant coach at the University of Georgetown

Georgetown University

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 and as an assistant coach with the Maryland Pride

Maryland Pride

The Maryland Pride is a WPSL club based in Howard County, Maryland. The team changed ownership in mid-season 2007 when the Thunder Soccer Club in Columbia, Maryland took over the team....

 of the Women's Premier Soccer League

Women's Premier Soccer League

The Women's Premier Soccer League is a national women's soccer league in the United States and Puerto Rico, and is on the 2nd level of women's soccer in the United States soccer pyramid, alongside the W-League and below Women's Professional Soccer....

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