Shane Schmidt

Shane has always been involved in athletics from a very early age. He has been involved with soccer since the age of 7 and played for high schools in Wisconsin and Indiana, winning several State Cup Championships. He played for the United States National Team and played in multiple U.S. Olympic Festivals. Shane then continued his soccer career to compete professionally, as a member of the Lexington Bluegrass Bandits, Milwaukee Wave, and Indiana Blast. He has been coaching the Carmel High School men's soccer team for the past 25 years and this will be his 17th year as the Head Coach. Shane began his MEKS journey as a member of the cleaning crew, but found interest in learning how to coach and spot gymnastics due to his daughter being a part of our MEKS Team. He will certainly be an asset to our team, allowing for our gymnasts to be spotted safely and achieve higher skills!