Position: Co-Owner, Mockingbird Valley Soccer Club
Assistant Coach Louisville Lightning
Ted Nichols, born in Milwaukee, WI, spent his grade and high school years in Rockford, IL. He was the varsity goalkeeper for the Rockford Boylan High School , and played select soccer for Rock Run Express, Rockford United and Chicago Maroons. After graduating from high school, Nichols went to Aurora University in Aurora, IL, where he continued as a varsity goalkeeper. He transferred to Monmouth and finished out his playing career while graduating in 1993 with a Business Administration degree with a focus in sports marketing and a minor in communications. He began his coaching career while a Graduate Assistant at Monmouth.
Nichols has worked for Rockford Professional Baseball, the Montreal Expos and Chicago Cubs for a total of four years. He began his sales career with McCormick Equipment Co., Inc. where his job has taken him to Milwaukee, Tampa, Orlando and Boston, MA. In 1996, Nichols and his family located to Louisville, KY with McCormick. Nichols is now an owner of McCormick Equipment Co., Inc.
In May 2007, Nichols and R. Wayne Estopinal purchased Mockingbird Valley Soccer Club.
Nichols has been the Goalkeeper trainer for Mockingbird from 1998-2007. He started and instructed the Nichols Goalkeeping Academy from 2002-2007. Ted is also the Assistant Varsity Soccer coach for St. Xavier High School soccer, 2000-present.
Nichols and his wife Jenny reside in the city of Hurstbourne with their three children Ryan, Libby and Davis.
Nichols will be helping out with the goalkeepers for the Lightning as well as fulfilling assistant coach duties.
