Sam Bishop
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Sam Bishop, is a U.S. soccer goalkeeper
and assistant coach currently playing for the FC Sonic Lehigh Valley
in the fourth division National Premier Soccer League
and Hershey FC in the Capital Area Soccer League.
Bishop grew up in Moorestown Township and attended Lehigh University
, playing on the men's soccer team from 2001 to 2004. After graduating in 2005, he signed with the Harrisburg City Islanders
in the USL Second Division
. In 2007, he was part of the Islanders USL-2 championship team. In 2008, he moved to the expansion Pennsylvania Stoners as a player and assistant coach. In 2008, he also became an assistant coach with the NCAA Division III Muhlenberg College
soccer team. In 2009, Bishop returned to his alma mater, Lehigh University
, and acted as the goalkeeper coach.
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...
and assistant coach currently playing for the FC Sonic Lehigh Valley
FC Sonic Lehigh Valley
FC Sonic Lehigh Valley is an American soccer team based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 2009, the team plays in the National Premier Soccer League , a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Northeast Keystone Division.The team plays...
in the fourth division National Premier Soccer League
National Premier Soccer League
The National Premier Soccer League is a United States soccer league recognized by the United States Soccer Federation and FIFA as a Division IV league...
and Hershey FC in the Capital Area Soccer League.
Bishop grew up in Moorestown Township and attended Lehigh University
Lehigh University
Lehigh University is a private, co-educational university located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the United States. It was established in 1865 by Asa Packer as a four-year technical school, but has grown to include studies in a wide variety of disciplines...
, playing on the men's soccer team from 2001 to 2004. After graduating in 2005, he signed with the Harrisburg City Islanders
Harrisburg City Islanders
Harrisburg City Islanders is an American professional soccer team based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 2004, the team plays in the National Division of the new USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
in the USL Second Division
USL Second Division
The United Soccer Leagues Second Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, part of the United Soccer Leagues league pyramid...
. In 2007, he was part of the Islanders USL-2 championship team. In 2008, he moved to the expansion Pennsylvania Stoners as a player and assistant coach. In 2008, he also became an assistant coach with the NCAA Division III Muhlenberg College
Muhlenberg College
Muhlenberg College is a private liberal arts college located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1848, Muhlenberg is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and is named for Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, the patriarch of the Lutheran Church in America.- History...
soccer team. In 2009, Bishop returned to his alma mater, Lehigh University
Lehigh University
Lehigh University is a private, co-educational university located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the United States. It was established in 1865 by Asa Packer as a four-year technical school, but has grown to include studies in a wide variety of disciplines...
, and acted as the goalkeeper coach.