Sean Gibson, a six-time state championship coach, has been hired by Trussville City Schools to serve as a HTHS teacher and Varsity Head Girls Soccer coach.
Coach Gibson has been a teacher and soccer coach at Northridge High School since 2020. He led the Girls Soccer team and Boys Soccer team while at Northridge. Both varsity squads qualified for the playoffs each year. The Girls' team played for the state championship in 2022 and advanced to the Final Four in 2021. The Boys' team advanced to the Final Four in 2024.
From 1996-2019, Coach Gibson was a teacher and coach at The Altamont School. He led the Girls' team to state championships in 2004, 2006, and 2007. He led the Boys' team to state championships in 2003, 2009, and 2012. The Boys were the State Runner-Up in 2002, 2016, and 2019. Gibson also organized a Soccer trip to England and Scotland where the team attended professional matches and trained at professional clubs.
Gibson has served as a coach with the Homewood Soccer Club since 2015. He was a coach with the Mountain Brook Soccer Club/Birmingham United Soccer Association from 2004-2015.
Gibson played for The University of the South from 1985-1989. He was named All-CAC three times and still holds the record for career goals (70) and most goals in a season (20). He later played professionally for the Birmingham Grasshoppers in the USISL Premier Division and the Alabama Saints in the USISL Amateur Division.
Coach Gibson stated, "I am delighted to have the opportunity to lead the Girls soccer program at Hewitt-Trussville. Competing against some of the best girls' teams in the state is a challenge I will relish and I look forward to helping the girls achieve success in elevating the program to the same elite level as the Huskies' other athletic teams."
HTHS Principal Aaron King stated, "Coach Gibson has a proven track record of success and we are excited to have him leading our Girls Soccer program. We compete in a challenging area and we knew we had to find the very best to lead our girls. With Coach Gibson's experience, his love of the sport, and his dedication to his student athletes, we feel we have a recipe for success."
Trussville City Schools Athletics Director Lance Walker said, "We are excited to welcome Coach Gibson and his family to Trussville. Coach Gibson is an experienced and respected Soccer coach that has experienced championship-level success during his career. I am impressed by his plan to make Hewitt-Trussville Soccer an elite program in our state. We are looking forward to supporting him and our players as they prepare for the 2025 season."
There will be a meet and greet with Coach Gibson on Tuesday June 4 at 6pm in the HTHS Lecture Hall.
