Drexel University Athletics
Men's Soccer
- Title:
- Assistant Men's Soccer Coach
Rick Tompkins is the third member of Drexel’s coaching staff, completing a triumvirate of coaches who have all patrolled the sidelines together for the past 16 seasons. The Penn State graduate joined Meehl and Hartman at Philadelphia Textile in 1992 and has been a part of the brain trust ever since.
Tompkins’ soccer coaching career had its roots at the Shipley School in Bryn Mawr, Pa. where he was head coach of the girls’ team and an assistant on the boys’ side as well. Tompkins held the post after returning to his native Philadelphia to attend law school following a successful three-year playing career at Penn State.
Since then, Tompkins has been involved in coaching local soccer at all levels. He is a U.S. Soccer Federation A-licensed coach and has been involved as President of the Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer Association and the Inter-County Soccer League. Tompkins serves on the U.S. Youth Soccer Risk Management Committee and has served as an assistant coach for the U.S. Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program.
Throughout his years of coaching Tompkins has been recognized as one of the game’s best teachers. In 1993 he received the U.S. Soccer Federation’s Bob McNulty Award for coaching excellence and in 2005 he was inducted into the Philadelphia Soccer Hall of Fame.
At Drexel, Tompkins primarily assists with scouting and is also involved in some aspects of game coaching and running practices. Tompkins also spearheads Drexel soccer’s youth and community outreach efforts. He has played an integral part in getting several youth soccer programs out to support Drexel soccer.
Tompkins currently resides in Abington Township with his wife Marianne. He has three children, Rachel and Mark who are both Penn State alums, and Paul, who is currently working in the construction industry. Rick also has one grandchild, Aidric Li. Tompkins is a partner in the Norristown law firm Morrow, Tompkins, Trueblood and Lefevre.
