Girls' Soccer
2004 Coach of the Year
Jim Burnside
New Trier High School
Winnetka,
Illinois Impact Statement
Burnside continues to lead New Trier to State Titles, from 2004 until now.
Biography
Jim Burnside of New Trier High in Winnetka, Illinois is the 2004 NHSCA National Girls’ Soccer Coach of the Year honoree. Burnside’s troops won a second straight Illinois title with back-to-back undefeated campaigns.
Since being honored in 2004, Burnside has kept New Trier at the top of the class. In addition to the two titles from the early 2000’s, Burnside and Trevian’s won four more in 2006, 2014, 2015 and 2016. The Trevians also finished second in the state in 2005, 2017 and 2018.
Burnside has amassed 529 career victories as of the completion of the 2019 season and finished 3rd at the Illinois 3A State Championships.