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Norm Peterson

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Assistant Director of Career Development & Head Women's Soccer Coach

Norm is the Assistant Director of Career Development and the Head Women’s Soccer Coach on the Johnson Campus.

Students who want to learn more about Skills Assessments, Internships, Resume preparation and interview skills, should look on the Portal and connect with Norm and the resources under the Career Development tile.

As an advocate for students on and off the field, the athletes on Norm’s team are well-positioned to succeed. He expects dedication that allows these student athletes to be the best versions of themselves. The 2025 Season will be Coach Norm’s fifth season leading the Vermont State University Johnson Women’s Soccer Program. The 2023 season saw the Badgers reach a record number of wins as a NCAA institution and in 2024, the Badgers made the North Atlantic Conference Semi-finals. Coach Norm has led the Badgers to three consecutive conference playoff appearances after a five-year drought.

In Norm’s time at Johnson, he has coached fourteen players to end of season all-Conference teams and five more to weekly conference player-of-the-week awards. The 2024 team placed nine players on the All-Conference Academic team and the team has won the award for highest team GPA on campus three consecutive years.

Norm says, “Whether you are on a soccer team, in a group at work or in your family life, I believe you should focus on making the place around you better. Great teams are filled with great teammates, so model the behavior you want to see. We are constantly trying to raise the standards for ourselves – in our lives and in our play. I expect the same for all the Student Athletes involved in the Women’s Soccer Program at Johnson.”

Norm grew up in Central Massachusetts, worked in Boston for twelve years and Bermuda for eight before coming to Vermont in 2014. A graduate of Bryant University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Finance, Coach Norm went on to earn a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College.

He holds Coaching licenses from the US Soccer Federation and United Soccer Coaching Association and has studies at threefourthrre.com and TOVO academy. Norm lives in Waterbury Vermont with his wife, two children, and adopted dog and a cat who adopted them.

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