Kyle Zaber named head coach for Penn Boys Soccer

Penn High School Athletic Director Jeff Hart announced the hiring of Kyle Zaber as the Kingsmen Head Coach for Boys Soccer.  Zaber is a highly respected coach in the soccer community and has had an extremely successful career both playing and coaching boys soccer. 

After an all-state high school career in the St. Louis-area and a successful college playing career at Dominican University, Coach Zaber has built an extensive coaching career. He began his coaching career at Lafayette High School in Lexington, Ky. He has had numerous club coaching duties, as well as a six-year stint as an assistant at Holy Cross College.   Zaber has also served as a longtime member of Coerver Indiana’s coaching staff.

“Coach Zaber has a proven track record of high-end success for his teams, both on and off the field,” Hart said. “He brings immediate credibility to the program and we are thrilled to have him join our outstanding group of head coaches at Penn.  His ability to communicate positively and his emphasis on developing high character student-athletes fit the culture here perfectly.”

Zaber is excited to guide the Kingsmen Boys Soccer Program.

“I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to coach the boys’ program at Penn High School,” Zaber said. “Several of these young men I’ve coached at various stages of their youth soccer careers. It is a reward and a tremendous responsibility to now have the opportunity to coach them at the high school level. I’m very grateful to Jeff Hart and the Penn Athletic Department for allowing me this opportunity. Go Penn!”

Coach Zaber holds a Masters of Art degree in Sports and Performance Psychology and is currently working toward his Doctorate of Education.  He and his wife Karlie, a Penn graduate, have three sons – Keagan, Finlay, and Declan. He is employed as an account executive at Press Ganey Associates in South Bend.

Penn owns a proud history in Boys Soccer. The Kingsmen were Sectional Champions and Northern Indiana Conference Champions in 2017. The Kingsmen have won 11 Sectional Championships, including the last seven seasons. Penn won a State Championship in Boys Soccer in 1999.