Benedict School has a brand new head soccer coach who carries an HBCU background.
The college introduced Ron Dickerson Jr. as its subsequent coach, based on a report by The State, a South Carolina-based newspaper. He was formally launched at a Thursday press convention.
Dickerson replaces Chennis Berry, who left this system to take the top coach job at South Carolina State following consecutive SIAC championships and playoff appearances.
“Benedict School has an enormous bullseye,” Dickerson stated. “Everybody is aware of who Benedict is now. We’ve obtained to uphold the usual.. … Coach Berry laid a terrific basis, and that’s our plan, to proceed to construct success right here and construct a terrific program. We’re chasing NCAA championships now and never simply to be sitting as a No. 1 seed.”
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— Benedict School Soccer (@GoTigers_FB) January 25, 2024
Dickerson beforehand was head coach at FCS Gardner-Webb, the place he posted a 7-15 report from 2011-12. He most just lately was an assistant at Division II West Florida. Dickerson had different coach stops at Mississippi, Morgan State, ULM, Jackson State, and Missouri State.
He should transfer rapidly to replenish a roster that had a number of key switch portal defections within the offseason. With Nationwide Signing Day proper across the nook, Dickerson recommended it’s simply as necessary to recruit in-house than exterior the constructing.
“We’ll be certain that we deliver the proper younger males in,” Dickerson stated. “How signing day might be? We’ll see. I’m not burdened with that. I’m extra frightened about recruiting what’s on campus proper now. I obtained to see what I’ve on this group and who desires to remain and who doesn’t.”
