The Lowell High School Athletic Department has announced that Kim Gavelek will join the high school as the head coach of the girls’ varsity soccer program. The Lowell native has a wealth of soccer experience, including coaching at the high school level, Parks Department and travel teams. Gavelek has over a decade of experience managing four Premier Soccer teams, where she worked hand-in-hand with the coaching staff to build her coaching skills.
Gavelek served for seven years as a girls’ soccer coach at Lowell High School. She began her coaching career as a volunteer coach for three years, and was then named head coach for the next four years. Gavelek’s “first’s” at Lowell High School were to defeat Munster, in a shoot-out, and tie Crown Point. In 2008, Gavelek lead her team to 3rd place in the NCC Conference with a conference record of 3-1, and a season record of 12-3-2. It is also noteworthy, that no team scored more than one goal on their team the entire regular season. This same team boasted 6 out of 15 players as NCC academic recipients.
Coach Gavelek has a true love for the game of soccer. She continues to play on women’s soccer teams year-round.
“I’m excited to be back coaching at Lowell High School. Since I left the program, I have done extensive research and study on new and innovative ways to coach soccer. I’m a strong believer in motivational tools, and use them regularly to build my teams.”